Susannah Grant

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Susannah Grant
Born (1963-01-04) January 4, 1963 (age 61)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer, director
Spouse
Christopher Henrikson
(m. 1995)
Children2

Susannah Grant (born January 4, 1963) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer.

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Early life

Grant was born in New York City. She studied at Amherst College and attended the AFI Conservatory. [1] She is also a Miss Porter's School alumna as well as an Amherst College alumna, having graduated in 1984. She later was accepted to the American Film Institute and received the Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting. [2]

Career

From 1994 to 1997 she worked on television as the producer and major writer of the Fox drama series Party of Five . She wrote the screenplays for Ever After , Erin Brockovich , directed by Steven Soderbergh, 28 Days , and Disney's Pocahontas . For Erin Brockovich she received an Oscar nomination in 2001. [1]

After her Academy Award nomination, Grant adapted In Her Shoes and Charlotte's Web for the screen and wrote and directed Catch and Release , starring Jennifer Garner and Timothy Olyphant. Grant was featured in The Dialogue. [3]

Grant created and produced the CBS series A Gifted Man in 2011. She received the Valentine Davies Award in 2011. [4] In September 2013, Grant delivered a screenwriting lecture as part of the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series. [5] In 2014, Grant created the ABC drama series Members Only for the 2014–15 American television season. [6] [7] [8]

In 2019, Grant co-created, wrote and directed the Netflix miniseries Unbelievable , starring Kaitlyn Dever and Toni Collette, adapted from real events. [9] More recently, she signed a first look deal with Lionsgate Television. [10] Grant wrote and directed the Netflix film Lonely Planet starring Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth. [11]

Personal life

Grant has been married to Christopher Henrikson since 1995, and they have two children. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorWriter
1995 Pocahontas NoYes
1998 Ever After NoYes
2000 28 Days NoYes
Erin Brockovich NoYesLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay
Literary Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated – Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture
2005 In Her Shoes NoYes
2006 Catch and Release YesYes
Charlotte's Web NoYes
2009 The Soloist NoYes
2016 The 5th Wave NoYes
2024 Lonely Planet YesYes

Television

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterExecutive
Producer
Creator
1994–1997 Party of Five YesYesYesNo63 episodes
2011–2012 A Gifted Man NoYesYesYes16 episodes
2014 Members Only NoYesYesYesUnaired
2016 Confirmation NoYesYesNoTV movie
2019 Unbelievable YesYesYesYesMiniseries
2022 Fleishman Is in Trouble NoNoYesNo
2023 Lessons in Chemistry NoNoYesNo

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