Ernestine "Tina" Rathborne (born 1950) is an American film director and screenwriter. She is best known for writing and directing the 1988 film ''

Zelly and Me ''Zelly and Me'' is a 1988 American drama film written, directed and produced by Tina Rathborne and starring Isabella Rossellini, Glynis Johns and Alexandra Johnes. Filmmaker David Lynch features in a minor role. Released on April 15, 1988, ''Zel ...

'', her feature film directorial debut. Prior to this, she directed television film ''

The Joy That Kills ''The Joy that Kills'' is a 1985 American made-for-television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's 1894 short story "The Story of an Hour." It was directed by Tina Rathborne and co-written by Rathborne and Nancy Dyer. It was broadcast on the PBS tele ...

'' (1984), which later became an episode of the anthology series '' American Playhouse''. Rathborne also went on to direct two episodes of the television series ''

Twin Peaks ''Twin Peaks'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery serial drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It premiered on American Broadcasting Company, ABC on April 8, 1990, and originally ran for two seasons until its cance ...

'' ("

Episode 3 ''Episode III'', ''Episode 3'' or ''Episode Three'' may refer to: * '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'', a 2005 film *Episode 3 (Humans series 1), TV series episode *Episode 3 (Peep Show), TV series episode *Episode 3 (The Tudors), ...

", "Episode 17"). Rathborne is an alumna of

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. She was married to real estate developer and conservationist Philip Yardley DeNormandie from 1973 until their 1987 divorce. They later remarried and had two children. Their second divorce was filed in 2017 and finalized in 2023; Rathborne initiated both divorces.

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