Best Female Screenwriters
by BatBanks | created - 17 Mar 2015 | updated - 17 Mar 2015 | Public
1. Fran Walsh
Writer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Fran Walsh is a New Zealand writer and wife of New Zealand film director Peter Jackson. She co-wrote The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which is seen by many as Jackson's magnum opus and one of the most significant film series ever made. She also wrote The Hobbit trilogy, a prequel to Jackson's ...
Heavenly Creatures (1994), Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-03), King Kong (2005), The Lovely Bones (2009), The Hobbit (2012-2014)
2. Philippa Boyens
Writer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Philippa Boyens is a New Zealand writer and producer who has co-written several of Peter Jackson's films. She co-wrote the Academy Award winning Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Hobbit trilogy which is a prequel to the Lord of the Rings films, The Lovely Bones, Mortal Engines, and the 2005 remake of ...
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-03), King Kong (2005), The Lovely Bones (2009), The Hobbit (2012-2014)
3. Caroline Thompson
Writer | Edward Scissorhands
Caroline Thompson was born on April 23, 1956 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Addams Family (1991) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). She is married to Steve Nicolaides. She was previously married to Henry ...
Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Addams Family (1991), The Secret Garden (1993), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Black Beauty (1994), Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2002) (TV), City of Ember (2008)
4. Brenda Chapman
Writer | Brave
Brenda Chapman is an American animator, animation film director and writer from Beason, Illinois. She directed the Pixar film Brave and the DreamWorks Animation film The Prince of Egypt. She wrote the storylines of The Lion King and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She is married to Kevin Lima, fellow ...
Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Lion King (1994), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Brave (2012)
5. Irene Mecchi
Writer | The Lion King
Irene Mecchi was born on September 21, 1949 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is a writer, known for The Lion King (1994), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and Brave (2012).
The Lion King (1994), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Annie (1999) (TV), Brave (2012)
6. Rita Hsiao
Writer | Mulan
Rita Hsiao was born and raised in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA, the American-born daughter of Chinese parents. At UC San Diego, she majored in artificial intelligence, but decided t olook for a job in writing. After writing a spec script fo r"The Wonder Years, " she joined Disney. She wrote a pilot of her...
Mulan (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999)
7. Emma Thompson
Actress | Sense and Sensibility
Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London, into a family of actors - father Eric Thompson and mother Phyllida Law, who has co-starred with Thompson in several films. Her sister, Sophie Thompson, is an actor as well. Her father was English-born and her mother is Scottish-born. ...
Sense and Sensibilty (1995), Wit (2001) (TV), Nanny McPhee (2006), Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
8. Linda Woolverton
Writer | Maleficent
Linda Woolverton was born in Long Beach, California, graduating from high school in 1969 and having been an honors student in her schools theater program. She enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a BFA in Theater Arts in 1973. She worked full-time for a year in the ...
Beauty and the Beast (1991), Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Maleficent (2014)
9. Nancy Meyers
Writer | It's Complicated
Nancy Jane Meyers is an American filmmaker. She has written, produced, and directed many critically and commercially successful films including Private Benjamin (1980), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Baby Boom (1987), Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), The Parent ...
Private Benjamin (1980), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Baby Boom (1987), Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), The Parent Trap (1998), Something's Gotta Give (2003), The Holiday (2006), It's Complicated (2009)
10. Jane Goldman
Producer | Kick-Ass
Jane Goldman was born on June 11, 1970 in England, UK. She is a producer and writer, known for Kick-Ass (2010), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Stardust (2007). She has been married to Jonathan Ross since August 1988. They have three children.
Stardust (2007), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Woman in Black (2012), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
11. Melissa Mathison
Writer | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Melissa Mathison was born on June 3, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for E.T. (1982), The BFG (2016) and Kundun (1997). She was married to Harrison Ford. She died on November 4, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Black Stallion (1979), E.T. (1982), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
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