Writing Robert Harling Directed The Evening Star 1996 Acting Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels Self 1996 Other Credits Coiffure & Confidences Author 2018 Steel Magnolias Writer 2012 Laws of Attraction Screenplay 2004 A Smile Like Yours Executive Producer 1997 The First Wives Club Screenplay 1996 Soapdish Screenplay 1991 Steel Magnolias Screenplay 1989 Agent-readable