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Gender: Female

Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 14

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Biography

Erin Cressida Wilson (born February 12, 1964) is an American playwright, screenwriter, professor, and author. Wilson is known for the 2002 film Secretary, which she adapted from a short story by Mary Gaitskill. It won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and received critical acclaim. 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. She was also a writer-producer on the HBO series Vinyl. Wilson has also authored dozens of plays and short works. She has taught at Duke University, Brown University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Description above from the Wikipedia article Erin Cressida Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Secretary
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7

Secretary

(2002) Screenplay
Stoker
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7

Stoker

(2013) Additional Writing
The Girl on the Train
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6

The Girl on the Train

(2016) Screenplay
Men, Women & Children
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7

Men, Women & Children

(2014) Screenplay
Disney's Snow White
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4

Disney's Snow White

(2025) Screenplay
Chloe
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6

Chloe

(2010) Screenplay
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
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6
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2002 Sitting In Mr. Grey's Waiting Room (uncredited)
2000 Ellie
1991 Jessie Darrow
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2013 Additional Writing
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2010 Associate Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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