Erin_Cressida_Wilson

Erin Cressida Wilson

Erin Cressida Wilson

American dramatist

Erin Cressida Wilson (born February 12, 1964) is an American playwright, screenwriter, professor, and author.[1]

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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

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

  1. [1]
    Andrea LeVasseur (2016). "Erin Cressida Wilson". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24.
  2. [2]
    "Secretary". Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. [3]
    "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus". Metacritic.
  4. [4]
    "Chloe". Rotten Tomatoes.
  5. [5]
    "Men, Women & Children". Rotten Tomatoes.
  6. [6]
    "The Girl on the Train". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. [7]
    "Erin Cressida Wilson". IMDb. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  8. [8]
    "The Art of Adaptation". Duke Magazine.
  9. [9]
    "New Humanities Faculty 2003". Brown University Administration.
  10. [10]
    "Script to Screen: Secretary". Carsey-Wolf Center UCSB.
  11. [11]
    Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 30, 2018). "Paramount Players Plots Remake Of 'Indecent Proposal;' Erin Cressida Wilson Writing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  12. [12]
    Grobar, Matt (24 January 2023). "Madonna Biopic At Universal Not Moving Forward". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  13. [13]
    Donnelly, Matt (24 January 2023). "Madonna Biopic Starring Julia Garner Scrapped as Singer Embarks on World Tour (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  14. [14]
    "Erin Cressida Wilson". Doollee. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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