Skip to main content
Penelope Spheeris profile
Actor

Penelope Spheeris

Directing

Career Snapshot

Explained

These indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.

Acting credits

21

Active

Consistent number of acting credits.

TMDB popularity

0.7

Low visibility

TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.

Movies: 54Series: 5Crew credits: 42

TMDB ID: 58448

IMDb ID: nm0790715

Known for: Directing

Born: December 2, 1945

Age: 80

Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1969 - 2022

Years active: 54

Average TMDB rating: 6.54

Wikidata: Q441578

Other jobs

Director (31)Producer (8)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)Writer (1)

Biography

Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization.  She has also directed feature films, including Wayne's World, her highest grossing film.

LN
Latest Netflix

Discover the latest movies and series available on Netflix. Updated daily with trending content.

About

  • AI Policy
  • This is a fan-made discovery platform.
  • Netflix is a registered trademark of Netflix, Inc.

© 2026 Latest Netflix. All rights reserved.