Erin Cressida Wilson


Erin Cressida Wilson is an American playwright, screenwriter, professor, and author.
Wilson is known for the 2002 film Secretary, which she adapted from a Mary Gaitskill short story. It won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and currently holds a rating of 75% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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 ; for the 2014 drama Men, Women & Children, co-written with its director Jason Reitman ; and the 2016 mystery thriller The Girl on the Train, from the Paula Hawkins novel of the same name and it is her highest-grossing film to date.
Wilson has also authored dozens of plays and short works. She has taught at Duke University, Brown University, and University of California, Santa Barbara.

Early life

Education

Wilson studied Theatre at Smith College, a women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Filmography as screenwriter