Heather Robinson

Last updated
Heather Robinson Ross
Heather Robinson The Perfect Man Screenwriter.JPG
Born (1978-07-31) July 31, 1978 (age 41)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
  • philanthropist
Years active2000–present

Heather Robinson Ross (born July 31, 1978) is an American screenwriter, film producer and author.

United States Federal republic in North America

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. Most of the country is located contiguously in North America between Canada and Mexico.

Screenwriter Writer who writes for TV, films, comics and games

A screenplay writer, scriptwriter or scenarist is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.

A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script; coordinating writing, directing, and editing; and arranging financing.

Contents

Early life

Robinson was raised in Littleton, Colorado, and graduated from Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Arizona, in 1996. She became the youngest employee at American Cablevision, moving up the crew ranks while her mother went on to direct and produce her own Public-access television shows on cable TV and access TV.

Littleton, Colorado Home Rule Municipality in Colorado, United States

Littleton is the Home Rule Municipality in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties that is the county seat of Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The city is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city population was 41,737 at the 2010 United States Census, ranking as the 20th most populous municipality in the State of Colorado.

Sahuaro High School Public secondary school in Tucson, Arizona, United States

Sahuaro High School is a public high school located in Tucson, Arizona, United States, part of the Tucson Unified School District. It is located on the far east side of the city at 545 North Camino Seco, just north of Vicksburg Street between Broadway and Speedway Boulevards. The school's mascot is the cougar, and its colors are scarlet and navy.

Tucson, Arizona City in Arizona, United States

Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and is home to the University of Arizona. The 2010 United States Census put the population at 520,116, while the 2015 estimated population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was 980,263. The Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area (CSA), with a total population of 1,010,025 as of the 2010 Census. Tucson is the second most-populated city in Arizona behind Phoenix, both of which anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the U.S.–Mexico border. Tucson is the 33rd largest city and the 58th largest metropolitan area in the United States (2014).

Career

In 2004, Carrie Fisher convinced Robinson to write a screenplay based on her life as a teenager living with a single mom. Robinson sold her first feature script, The Perfect Man, to Universal Studios that starred Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear and Chris Noth. The film was based on her teenage years in Tucson, Arizona. [1] In 2007 she worked for Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Productions in Chicago, Illinois. In 2008 Robinson and her mother, Jan, remodeled the New Beginnings for Women & Children shelter, through their organization, Refused Reused. [2] Robinson has worked through her own organization Refused Reused in conjunction with the U.S. House of Representatives to help people and animals in shelters. Robinson has donated over 200 Pounds of leather to the Boy Scouts of Southern Arizona for their leather merit program. [2] After taking time off to care for her grandmother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Robinson has found herself touring the film festival market as a Co-Producer on Dog Power a documentary following dog-powered sports such as the international phenomenon of canicross, bike & scooterjoring, skijoring, cart, sprint and middle distance sled dog racing.

In December 2018, Robinson was elected to serve on the board of The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect EndCAN.org in Denver, Colorado. [3]

Heather Robinson, Carrie Fisher, Jan Robinson at Carrie Fisher's 50th birthday celebration. HRCFJR.jpg
Heather Robinson, Carrie Fisher, Jan Robinson at Carrie Fisher's 50th birthday celebration.

Other activities

In addition to being a volunteer and financial contributor to the Wright Flight Organization, Robinson is also active in many other community oriented programs. She is a financial contributor to domestic abuse shelters, animal shelters and financially supports the Alzheimer's Spark! Program in Denver, Colorado.

Maria Shriver's Wipe Out Alzheimer's Campaign WOALZ.jpg
Maria Shriver's Wipe Out Alzheimer's Campaign

Personal life

Robinson is married to Lt. Colonel Gary Ross.

In October 2017, Robinson was interviewed on a Tucson, Arizona radio station and shared a story of how her friend Carrie Fisher once delivered a cow tongue to a producer who sexually assaulted Robinson in 2000. [4] [5]

Related Research Articles

Katie Hnida Player of American football

Katharine Anne Hnida is an American football player who became the first woman to score in an NCAA Division I-A game, college football's highest level. She accomplished this as placekicker for the University of New Mexico Lobos on August 30, 2003.

Tricia Leigh Fisher is an American actress and singer.

With respect to human trafficking, Saudi Arabia was designated, together with Bolivia, Ecuador, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Burma, Jamaica, Venezuela, Cambodia, Kuwait, Sudan, Cuba, North Korea, and Togo, as a Tier 3 country by the United States Department of State in its 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report required by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 on which this article was originally based. Tier 3 countries are "countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so." The 2006 report shows some effort by the Kingdom to address the problems, but continues to classify the Kingdom as a Tier 3 country. The report recommends, "The government should enforce existing Islamic laws that forbid the mistreatment of women, children, and laborers..."

Arizona Historical Society organization

The Arizona Historical Society (AHS) is a non-profit organization whose goal is to collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate the history of Arizona, the West, and Northern Mexico as it pertains to Arizona. It does this through 4 regional divisions. Each division has a representative museum. The statewide divisions are as follows: Southern Arizona Division in Tucson, the Central Arizona Division in Tempe, the Northern Arizona Division in Flagstaff, and the Rio Colorado Division in Yuma. It was founded in 1884.

Robert William Fisher American fugitive

Robert William Fisher is an American fugitive wanted for the alleged murder of his wife and two children, and blowing up the house in which they lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, on April 10, 2001. He was named by the FBI as the 475th fugitive to be placed on the list of FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives on June 29, 2002.

<i>The Perfect Man</i> (2005 film) 2005 film by Mark Rosman

The Perfect Man is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Mark Rosman and written by Gina Wendkos. It stars Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Ben Feldman and Chris Noth. Shooting for the film began in May 2004. Despite receiving mostly negative reviews from critics, the film was a box office success.

<i>Delusions of Grandma</i> book by Carrie Fisher

Delusions of Grandma is a novel by actress and author Carrie Fisher that was published in 1993.

The 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1989, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Seattle. A total of 63 games were played.

<i>The Hillz</i> 2004 film

The Hillz is a 2004 film written and directed by Saran Barnun and starring Rene Heger, Jesse Woodrow, and Paris Hilton. It centers around four kids from Beverly Hills who form a ruthless gang. The entire film features Steve's (Woodrow) feeble attempts to obtain Heather Smith (Hilton) as his girlfriend, and a ruthless rebel child with some clear psychological disorders named Duff and his friend T trying to earn respect in their gang.

Heather Sharfeddin is a United States novelist. Her novels explore western themes based on her early life in Idaho and Montana. She currently lives in Oregon where she teaches Creative Writing at Linfield College.

Marilyn Van Derbur American model, activist and writer

Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur is the Miss Colorado 1957, 1958 Miss America pageant holder, author and motivational speaker.

<i>Benji: Off the Leash!</i> 2004 film by Joe Camp

Benji: Off the Leash! is a 2004 American comedy-drama film that was shot in various parts of Utah.

Helen Ring Robinson American politician

Helen Ring Robinson (1878–1923), was an American suffragist, writer, and political office holder. She was either the first or the second woman to serve as a state senator in the United States and the first in the Colorado State Senate. She was elected in 1913.

Hannah Marie Wormington was an American archaeologist known for her writings and fieldwork on southwestern and Paleo-Indians archaeology over a long career that lasted almost sixty years.

Billie Lourd American actress; daughter of Carrie Fisher

Billie Catherine Lourd is an American actress. She is known for starring as Chanel #3 in the Fox horror comedy series Scream Queens (2015–2016) and for her roles in the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story (2017–present). She also appears as Lieutenant Connix in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). Lourd is the only child of the actress Carrie Fisher.

Hendrika Bestebreurtje Cantwell is an American retired physician, professor emerita of pediatrics at the University of Colorado Denver, advocate for abused and neglected children, and parenting educator. She was one of the first physicians in the United States to work for a child protection agency, serving with the Denver Department of Social Services from 1975 to 1989. Her work there brought her in contact with an estimated 30,000 cases of suspected child abuse and she testified as an expert witness in thousands of court cases. An author of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and teaching manuals on the detection and treatment of child abuse, she has also conducted workshops and training programs for professionals throughout Colorado. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1990.

Merle Catherine Chambers is an American lawyer, business executive, and philanthropist. She founded and served as CEO of Axem Resources, a private oil and gas exploration and production company, from 1980 to 1997, and since 1997 is the president and CEO of Leith Ventures, a private investment firm. She chairs the Merle Chambers Fund, which supports justice, equality and opportunity; women's economic self-sufficiency; and the early care and education of children. She is also an active political contributor in Colorado, focusing on Democratic and women candidates. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, she was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2004, the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Hall of Fame in 2009, and the Colorado Business Hall of Fame in 2010.

Fannie Eller Lorber was a Russian-born philanthropist and community activist. She founded the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children, later known as the National Home for Jewish Children.

Carrie Ann Lucas American disability rights activist

Carrie Ann Lucas was a lawyer, disability rights advocate, and activist in the United States. She founded Disabled Parents Rights, an organization to fight discrimination against parents with disabilities. In addition to fighting for parents' rights in Colorado and nationally, she also worked to combat "right to die" legislation. With others from ADAPT, she was arrested after a 58-hour sit-in in the office of Colorado Senator Cory Gardner in 2017.

References

  1. "Duff 'Perfect' enough for U Pix, Platt Prods.(Report)". 2003-09-11.
  2. 1 2 Villareal, Phil (August 16, 2009). "U.S. House's scrap leather finds new life in Tucson". The Arizona Daily Sun.
  3. http://www.endcan.org/board
  4. "Carrie Fisher Once Sent a Cow's Tongue to a Producer Who Allegedly Assaulted Her Friend (Report)". 2017-10-17.
  5. "Carrie Fisher Found Out Her Friend Was Sexually Assaulted By An 'Oscar Winning Producer' — What She Did Next Was The Stuff Of Hollywood LEGEND! (Report)". 2017-10-17.