Susannah Grant
1963 (61 год)Born in New York City, Grant attended Miss Porter's School and graduated from Amherst College in 1984. She later studied at the AFI Conservatory, where she received the Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting.
From 1994 to 1997, she was a producer and key writer for the Fox drama series Party of Five. Grant wrote the screenplays for Ever After, Erin Brockovich (directed by Steven Soderbergh), 28 Days, and Disney's Pocahontas, earning an Oscar nomination for Erin Brockovich in 2001.
Following her Academy Award nomination, Grant adapted In Her Shoes and Charlotte's Web for the screen and wrote and directed Catch and Release, featuring Jennifer Garner and Timothy Olyphant. She was also featured in The Dialogue.
In 2011, Grant created and produced the CBS series A Gifted Man and received the Valentine Davies Award the same year. In September 2013, she lectured on screenwriting as part of the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series. In 2014, she created the ABC drama series Members Only for the 2014–15 television season.
In 2019, Grant co-created, wrote, and directed the Netflix miniseries Unbelievable, starring Kaitlyn Dever and Toni Collette, based on true events. Recently, she signed a first-look deal with Lionsgate Television and directed the Netflix film Lonely Planet, starring Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth.
Grant has been married to Christopher Henrikson since 1995, and they have two children.
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Susannah Grant
Dave Moldavon
Susannah Grant
Susannah Grant received an Oscar nomination for her screenplay for Erin Brockovich, an inspirational story based on the life of a working-class heroine. After her nomination, she went on to adapt In Her Shoes and Charlotte's Web, as well as write and direct Catch and Release. Here, Grant goes into the midwife vs. mother role of novel adaptations, the importance of finding your voice and why sometimes you just have to be able to really, really suck.
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Susannah Grant
Lonely Planet
Susannah Grant
Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth
Katherine Loewe, a struggling writer, travels to a Moroccan resort to finish her novel after separating from her long-term partner. Owen Brophy, a finance manager, accompanies his girlfriend, Lily, who is attending a writer’s retreat. Katherine and Owen bond during a local excursion, while Owen faces challenges with Lily and the retreat’s demanding authors. As tensions rise with Lily’s escalating drinking and an affair, Owen and Katherine's connection deepens into a romance. However, after Katherine's laptop containing her novel is stolen, she returns to New York. Months later, they reunite at a bar, where Katherine confesses her feelings, leading to a heartfelt kiss.
Lonely Planet
