Augustine Frizzell (born July 27, 1979) is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She made her feature film directorial debut with ''

Never Goin' Back ''Never Goin' Back'' is a 2018 American Stoner film, stoner comedy written, directed, and edited by Augustine Frizzell. It stars Maia Mitchell and Camila Morrone as two broke teenage waitresses who stumble through a series of misadventures as the ...

'' (2018).

Early life

Growing up in Garland, Texas, Frizzell attended

South Garland High School South Garland High School (SGHS) is a secondary school located in Garland, Texas. The school is part of the Garland Independent School District. The mascot for SGHS is the Titan, after retiring the Colonel, and the school colors are red and Columb ...

. She took classes at

Richland College Dallas College Richland Campus (often stylized as Richland or RLC) is a public community college in Dallas, Texas. The school was founded in 1972 and is part of Dallas College. It is the largest campus in the college, featuring about 20,000 st ...

Career

Frizzell made her directorial debut with the 2018 film ''

'', which starred Maia Mitchell and

Camila Morrone Camila Rebeca Morrone Polak (; born June 16, 1997) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of actors Maximo Morrone and Lucila Polak; and was also raised in part by actor Al Pacino (who served as a parental figure during his long- ...

as two waitresses trying to get to Galveston. The film premiered at the

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, and was later distributed by

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. In 2018, Frizzell directed the pilot for

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's ''

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''. Frizzel's next film was an adaptation of

Jojo Moyes Pauline Sara Jo Moyes (born 4 August 1969), known professionally as Jojo Moyes, is an English journalist and, since 2002, an award-winning romance novelist, #1 New York Times best selling author and screenwriter. She is one of only a few author ...

novel '' The Last Letter from Your Lover''. The film starred

Felicity Jones Felicity Rose Hadley Jones (born 17 October 1983) is a British actress. She started her professional acting career as a child, appearing in '' The Treasure Seekers'' (1996) at age 12. She went on to play Ethel Hallow for one series of the tele ...

and

Shailene Woodley Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress. Born in San Bernardino, California, Woodley was raised in Simi Valley, and started modeling at the age of four and began acting professionally in minor television roles. She ...

and premiered in 2021 through online streaming service

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. Frizzel is set to direct the

Ryan Reynolds Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian-American actor. He is one of the highest-grossing film actors of all time, with a worldwide box-office gross of over billion. He began his career starring in the Canadian teen ...

film ''

Stoned Alone ''Home Alone'' is a series of American Christmas family comedy films originally created by John Hughes, and directed by Chris Columbus ( 1– 2), Raja Gosnell ( 3), Rod Daniel ( 4), Peter Hewitt ( 5), and Dan Mazer ( 6). The films revolve arou ...

''.

Personal life

Frizzell is the granddaughter of musician

Lefty Frizzell William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. Frizzell released many songs that charted ...

. She is married to fellow filmmaker David Lowery. Frizzell has a daughter, Atheena Frizzell, who is also a director and actress.

Filmography

Films Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frizzell, Augustine Living people 1979 births 20th-century American actresses American film directors American women screenwriters People from Garland, Texas 21st-century American actresses