Tristine Skyler

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Tristine Skyler
Born (1971-07-27) July 27, 1971 (age 51)
Alma mater Princeton University
Occupation(s)Writer, producer, actress

Tristine Skyler (born July 27, 1971) [1] is an American writer, playwright and producer. Born and raised in New York City, Skyler graduated cum laude from Princeton University.

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Early life and education

Skyler was born and raised in New York City, where she began her career as an actress, appearing in films, television, as well as in the theatre. She is the sister of Edward Skyler, former Deputy Mayor of Operations for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. She attended Princeton University, graduating cum laude with a B.A. in English. [2] [3]

Career

Skyler is the author of the play The Moonlight Room, [4] about at-risk youth in New York City, which she co-produced at the TriBeCa Playhouse in 2003 before transferring to a commercial run Off-Broadway on Theater Row. [5] It was named one of the 'Ten Best Plays of the Year' by The New York Times and The New York Post , and has since been performed all over the country. Previously she co-wrote the feature film "Getting to Know You," directed by her sister, Lisanne Skyler, and adapted from short stories by Joyce Carol Oates. The film starred Zach Braff, and Bebe Neuwirth and premiered in the Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival, the 'Critics Week' section of the Venice Film Festivals, and received "Two Thumbs Up" from Ebert and Roeper .

In 2005, the actress Julia Stiles hired her to adapt Sylvia Plath's iconic novel The Bell Jar for the screen. Her screenplay won the support of the top Plath scholars in the world, and she was asked to participate in Plath's induction into the American Poets' Corner at St. John's Cathedral in New York City. She was later included as an expert in the BBC documentary Inside the Bell Jar which aired in August 2018. During that same period, she found Robert Kanigel's acclaimed biography The Man Who Knew Infinity and originated and executive produced the film adaptation with the writer/director. The Man Who Knew Infinity tells the story of the self-taught Indian math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, whose work is considered the foundation of the digital age. The film, starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons, made its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was distributed in the US and globally in 2016. It was screened at the White House by the Office of Science and Technology as part of an initiative on media representation of STEM fields in October 2016, and featured in the Breakthrough Prize ceremony in November 2016. The film also launched a worldwide annual scholarship competition for gifted young mathematicians.

In 2015 it was announced that Skyler had co-written with Scarlett Johansson, who will also direct, an adaptation of Truman Capote's lost novella Summer Crossing which was rediscovered and published in 2005. She has received public readings of two new plays, "Fight or Flight" produced by MCC Theater starring Sebastian Stan and Aaron Tveit, and in July 2022 "To the Lookout House" starring Tavi Gevinson and Jeremy Bobb.

Personal life

Skyler is a founding committee member of the Kristen Ann Carr Fund, the first charity dedicated to sarcoma research, and is a board member for the non-profit organizations Solar Responders, and Smartspaces.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Kidco Bette Cessna
1984 Old Enough Sarah
1990 Cadillac Man Lisa
1999Getting to Know You IreneCo-writer
2000 The Intern Deborah Duchet
2000 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Tristen Ryler
2001LonesomeVivian
2003Final DraftRachelAlso producer
2013 Innocence Co-writer
2013 Chlorine Trudy
2015 The Man Who Knew Infinity Producer
2016 Brillo Box (3 ¢ Off) Producer
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 ABC Weekend Special: The Haunted Mansion Mystery Angel2 episodes
1989 Kate & Allie Sherry2 episodes
1995–96 All My Children TiffanyRecurring role
1999 Now and Again Cyber Cafe Waitress1 episode
1999 Angel Holly1 episode
2002 Providence Amy1 episode
2006 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Abigail Phillips1 episode

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