Erin Cressida Wilson | |
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| Born | February 12, 1964 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter, author |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | J. C. MacKenzie |
| Children | 1 |
Erin Cressida Wilson (born February 12, 1964) is an American playwright, screenwriter, professor, and author. [1]
Wilson is known for the 2002 film Secretary, which she adapted from a Mary Gaitskill short story. It won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and holds a rating of 75% on Rotten Tomatoes. [2] She also wrote the screenplays for the 2006 film Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, starring Nicole Kidman; for the 2009 erotic thriller Chloe, directed by Atom Egoyan (remake of the 2003 French film Nathalie...); for the 2014 drama Men, Women & Children, co-written with its director Jason Reitman (from the novel by Chad Kultgen); and the 2016 mystery thriller The Girl on the Train, from the Paula Hawkins novel of the same name. The latter is her highest-grossing film to date. [3] [4] [5] [6] She was also a writer-producer on the HBO series Vinyl. [7]
Wilson has also authored dozens of plays and short works. She has taught at Duke University, [8] Brown University, [9] and the University of California, Santa Barbara. [10]
Early life
Education
Wilson attended San Francisco University High School and studied Theatre at Smith College, a women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Filmography as screenwriter
- Secretary (2002)
- Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
- Chloe (2009)
- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
- Men, Women & Children (2014)
- The Girl on the Train (2016)
- Snow White (2025)
- Cheshire Crossing (TBA)
- Maestra (TBA)
- Indecent Proposal (TBA) [11]
- Untitled Madonna biopic (scrapped) [12] [13]
Plays
- When the Girls Come Out to Play (1985)
- Dakota's Belly, Wyoming (1986)
- Flying Hormones (1989)
- Rio Esmerelda (1989)
- Soiled Eyes of a Ghost (1989)
- Cross-Dressing in the Depression (1993)
- My Girl is in Front (1996)
- Hurricane (1998)
- The Erotica Project (1999)
- The Trail of Her Inner Thigh (1999)
- Stop All the Clocks (2002)
- Wilder (2003)
- Hands (2013) [14]
References
- ^ Andrea LeVasseur (2016). "Erin Cressida Wilson". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Secretary". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus". Metacritic.
- ^ "Chloe". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Men, Women & Children". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "The Girl on the Train". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Erin Cressida Wilson". IMDb. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "The Art of Adaptation". Duke Magazine.
- ^ "New Humanities Faculty 2003". Brown University Administration.
- ^ "Script to Screen: Secretary". Carsey-Wolf Center UCSB.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 30, 2018). "Paramount Players Plots Remake Of 'Indecent Proposal;' Erin Cressida Wilson Writing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (24 January 2023). "Madonna Biopic At Universal Not Moving Forward". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (24 January 2023). "Madonna Biopic Starring Julia Garner Scrapped as Singer Embarks on World Tour (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Erin Cressida Wilson". Doollee. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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- Living people
- American women screenwriters
- American dramatists and playwrights
- Independent Spirit Award winners
- Writers from San Francisco
- Duke University faculty
- Brown University faculty
- University of California, Santa Barbara faculty
- 21st-century American women writers
- Screenwriters from California
- 1964 births
- Screenwriters from North Carolina
- Screenwriters from Rhode Island
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- American women academics