Erin Cressida Wilson
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Erin Cressida Wilson (born February 12, 1964) is an American playwright, screenwriter, professor, and author.[1]
Erin Cressida Wilson | |
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Born | (1964-02-12) February 12, 1964 (age 60) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter, author |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse | J. C. MacKenzie |
Children | 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]