Jane Anderson
American actress, screenwriter and director · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1954 · age 72
Jane Anderson is an American playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, and actress. She wrote and directed the feature film The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005), and wrote the film It Could Happen to You (1994), starring Nicolas Cage.
Jane Anderson is read about 38 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
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Close ties
Richard Jenkins Jane wrote It Could Happen to You (1994)
Stockard Channing Jane directed Baby Blues (1998)
Julianne Moore Jane directed The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Jessica Lange Jane directed Normal (2003)
Goldie Hawn Produced When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
Woody Harrelson Jane directed The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Holly Hunter Jane directed When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
Hayden Panettiere Jane directed Normal (2003)
Tom Wilkinson Jane directed Normal (2003)
Clancy Brown Jane directed Normal (2003)
Erik Knudsen Jane directed The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Richard Bull Jane directed Normal (2003)
Trevor Morgan Jane directed The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Nora Dunn Jane directed The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Jordan Todosey Jane directed The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Andrew Bergman Directed It Could Happen to You (1994)
Michael Ritchie Directed The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
Michael Seater Jane directed The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Jennifer Todd Produced If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
Jocelyn Moorhouse Directed How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Emile Sherman Produced Strange Arrivals
Roger Ross Williams Directed Strange Arrivals
James Manos Jr. Produced The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
Laurie MacDonald Produced How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Awards
About this person
She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her work on the miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2014).
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1954 · age 72
Where to find them
In the same film or series as Jane
Barrie InghamAlso in P.O.P. (1984)
Rondi ReedAlso in Normal (2003)Terry RyanAlso in The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Steve EastinAlso in The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
Paul CollinsAlso in When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
Jacques DevelayAlso in Normal (2026)