Erin Cressida Wilson Explained

Erin Cressida Wilson
Birth Date:	12 February 1964
Birth Place:	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 received critical acclaim.^[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)
• (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 ^{[12] [13] [14]}

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)^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Erin Cressida Wilson. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324081412/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/122450/Erin-Cressida-Wilson/biography. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Andrea LeVasseur. 2016. 2016-03-24.
2. Web site: Secretary . Rotten Tomatoes.
3. Web site: Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus . Metacritic.
4. Web site: Chloe . Rotten Tomatoes.
5. Web site: Men, Women & Children . Rotten Tomatoes.
6. Web site: The Girl on the Train . Rotten Tomatoes.
7. Web site: Erin Cressida Wilson. IMDb. September 3, 2023.
8. Web site: The Art of Adaptation . Duke Magazine.
9. Web site: New Humanities Faculty 2003 . Brown University Administration.
10. Web site: Script to Screen: Secretary . Carsey-Wolf Center UCSB.
11. Web site: Paramount Players Plots Remake Of 'Indecent Proposal;' Erin Cressida Wilson Writing . Fleming . Mike Jr. . . July 30, 2018 . July 31, 2018 . mdy .
12. https://deadline.com/2024/07/madonna-biopic-script-whos-that-girl-1236012338/
13. News: Madonna Biopic At Universal Not Moving Forward. Deadline Hollywood. 24 January 2023. 24 January 2023. Grobar. Matt.
14. News: Donnelly . Matt . Madonna Biopic Starring Julia Garner Scrapped as Singer Embarks on World Tour (EXCLUSIVE) . 24 January 2023 . . 24 January 2023.
15. Web site: Doollee. Erin Cressida Wilson. September 3, 2023.