Susannah Grant

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

Susannah Grant
Born	(1963-01-04) January 4, 1963 New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter, producer, director
Spouse(s)	Christopher Henrikson ( m. 1995)
Children	2

Life and career

Grant was born in New York City. She studied at Amherst College and attended the AFI Conservatory.[1] 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. 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] 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 and wrote the Netflix miniseries Unbelievable, starring Kaitlyn Dever and Toni Collette, adapted from real events.[9]

Personal life

Grant has been married to Christopher Henrikson since 1995, and they have two children.[10][11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Credited as		Notes
		Director	Writer
1995	Pocahontas	No	Yes
1998	Ever After	No	Yes
2000	28 Days	No	Yes
	Erin Brockovich	No	Yes	Las 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	No	Yes
2006	Catch and Release	Yes	Yes
	Charlotte's Web	No	Yes
2009	The Soloist	No	Yes
2016	The 5th Wave	No	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Credited as				Notes
		Director	Writer	Executive Producer	Creator
1994–1997	Party of Five	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	55 episodes
2011–2012	A Gifted Man	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	16 episodes
2014	Members Only	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unaired
2016	Confirmation	No	Yes	Yes	No	TV movie
2019	Unbelievable	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

References

1. "Susannah Grant - Biography - Movies & TV". NYTimes.com. 1963-01-04. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
2. "Susannah Grant". The New York Times. February 7, 2005. Retrieved November 17, 2006.
3. The Dialogue: Learn from the Masters Interview
4. "Seth Freeman, Susannah Grant to Receive WGA West Award". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
5. "Susannah Grant Delivers her BAFTA Screenwriters' Lecture". BAFTA. September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
6. "ABC to Stick with Split Seasons for Most of Its Dramas". The Futon Critic. May 13, 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
7. Andreeva, Nellie (January 22, 2014). "Soapy Drama From David O. Russell & Susannah Grant Gets ABC Series Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
8. Littleton, Cynthia (January 22, 2014). "ABC Gives Series Order to Drama From David O. Russell and Susannah Grant". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
9. "'Unbelievable' Bosses on Adapting an Unreliable Witness' Assault Story". Variety. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
10. "Stay-at-Home Mom Gets Oscar Nod". ABC News.
11. "Susannah Grant Biography". IMDB.

External links

• The Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
• Susannah Grant on IMDb