Erica Schmidt

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Erica Schmidt
Born1975 (age 49–50)
United States
Occupations
  • Theatre director
  • playwright
  • screenwriter
Years active1998–present
Notable work Cyrano (screenplay)
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
Children2

Erica Schmidt (born 1975) is an American theatre director, playwright, and screenwriter best known for writing the BAFTA- and Academy Award-nominated 2021 film Cyrano , based on her 2018 stage musical of the same name. The musical premiered at the Goodspeed. [1] She was nominated for the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay [2] and the Sunset Film Circle Award for Best Screenplay. [3]

In 2020, Schmidt received nominations for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play and Outstanding Revival of a Play for her off-Broadway all-female adaptation of Macbeth . She has created and directed several other off-Broadway plays, including Humor Abuse, The Play Company, Lucy, and A Month in the Country. [4] [5]

She received a Robert and Gloria Hausman Theater Honor from the Princess Grace Foundation in 2001. [6]

Schmidt has been married to actor Peter Dinklage since 2005. [7] Together, they have two children, a daughter in 2011 and a son in 2017. [8] [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ Arnott, Christopher (2022-03-02). "'Cyrano' movie starring Peter Dinklage started on a Connecticut stage". Hartford Courant . Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  2. ↑ Neglia, Matt (2021-12-13). "The 2021 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  3. ↑ Neglia, Matt (2021-11-24). "The 2021 Sunset Circle Award Nominations (SCA)". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  4. ↑ Britt, Tabitha (May 9, 2024). "Who Is Peter Dinklage's Wife? All About Erica Schmidt". People.com . Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  5. ↑ BWW, Team. "Erica Schmidt: Credits, Bio, News & More | Broadway World". BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  6. ↑ "Princess Grace Award Winners - Theater". Princess Grace Foundation-USA . Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  7. ↑ Lawrence, Will (2015-08-09). "Peter Dinklage: 'Tyrion has a sense of humour – even in the worst of times'". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  8. ↑ Mitchell, John (April 18, 2013). "Peter Dinklage talks 'Game of Thrones' fights and being a 'DwILF' in Playboy". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ Lawrence, Will (August 7, 2015). "Peter Dinklage: 'Tyrion has a sense of humour – even in the worst of times'". The Guardian . Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ "GoT star Peter Dinklage welcomes second child". theweek.in. October 21, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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