Discipline: Theatre – playwriting

Erin Cressida Wilson

Discipline: Theatre – playwriting
Region: New York, NY
MacDowell Fellowships: 1995

Erin Cressida Wilson is an American playwright, screenwriter, professor, and author. 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 currently holds a rating of 75% on Rotten Tomatoes. She also wrote the screenplays for the 2006 film Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, starring Nicole Kidman; the 2010 erotic thriller Chloe, directed by Atom Egoyan (remake of the 2003 French film Nathalie...); 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 novel by Paula Hawkins. The Girl on the Train is her highest grossing film to date. Wilson has also authored dozens of plays and short works. She has taught at Duke University, Brown University, and University of California, Santa Barbara.

Studios

Watson

Erin Cressida Wilson worked in the Watson studio.

Built in 1916 in memory of Regina Watson of Chicago, a musician and teacher, this studio was donated by a group of her friends, along with funds for its maintenance. Originally designed to serve as a composers’ studio with room for performance, Watson was used as a recital hall for chamber music for a…

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