Susannah Grant (born January 4, 1963) is an American screenwriter,
director, and producer.Grant was born in New York City. She studied at
Amherst College and attended the AFI Conservatory. 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.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. Grant
was featured in The Dialogue.Grant created and produced the CBS series
A Gifted Man in 2011. She received the Valentine Davies Award in 2011.
In September 2013, Grant delivered a screenwriting lecture as part of
the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series. In 2014, Grant
created the ABC drama series Members Only for the 2014â€"15 American
television season.
director, and producer.Grant was born in New York City. She studied at
Amherst College and attended the AFI Conservatory. 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.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. Grant
was featured in The Dialogue.Grant created and produced the CBS series
A Gifted Man in 2011. She received the Valentine Davies Award in 2011.
In September 2013, Grant delivered a screenwriting lecture as part of
the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series. In 2014, Grant
created the ABC drama series Members Only for the 2014â€"15 American
television season.
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