
Person
Erin Cressida Wilson
Writing · Born 1964-02-12 · San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Erin Cressida Wilson (born February 12, 1964) is an American playwright, screenwriter, professor, and author. Wilson is known for the 2002 film Secretary, which she adapted from a short story by Mary Gaitskill. It won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and received critical acclaim. She also wrote the screenplays for the 2006 film Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, starring Nicole Kidman; for the 2009 erotic thriller Chloe, directed by Atom Egoyan (remake of the 2003 French film Nathalie...); for the 2014 drama Men, Women & Children, co-written with its director Jason Reitman (from the novel by Chad Kultgen); and the 2016 mystery thriller The Girl on the Train, from the Paula Hawkins novel of the same name. The latter is her highest-grossing film to date. She was also a writer-producer on the HBO series Vinyl. Wilson has also authored dozens of plays and short works. She has taught at Duke University, Brown University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Description above from the Wikipedia article Erin Cressida Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Snow White
Screenplay

American Playhouse
Jessie Darrow

Secretary
Sitting In Mr. Grey's Waiting Room (uncredited)

The Girl on the Train
Screenplay

Stoker
Additional Writing

Chloe
Screenplay

Men, Women & Children
Screenplay

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Writer

Eleanor the Great
Executive Producer

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2025Eleanor the GreatExecutive Producer
- 2025Snow WhiteScreenplay
- 2016The Girl on the TrainScreenplay
- 2014Men, Women & ChildrenScreenplay
- 2013Walking StoriesWriter
- 2013Call Me Crazy: A Five FilmWriter
- 2013StokerAdditional Writing
- 2010ChloeScreenplay
- 2006Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane ArbusScreenplay
- 2002SecretarySitting In Mr. Grey's Waiting Room (uncredited)
- 2000Above SuspicionEllie
- 1991DarrowJessie Darrow
- 1982American PlayhouseJessie Darrow
- —Invisible WomanWriter
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