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Jane Anderson
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Who is this?
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. 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).
Career
- 1954Born
- Won Writers Guild of America Award
- Won Primetime Emmy Award
- Won Women in Film Honors
- Won PEN Center USA
- Won News and Documentary Emmy Awards
Trivia
- •Place of birth: California
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, screenwriter, film director, television actor
What happened recently
Susan Jane Anderson Obituary (2026) - Wahpeton, ND - Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home
Vycky Jane Anderson Obituary (2026) - Snellville, GA - Tom M. Wages Funeral Service
Marsha Jane Anderson Obituary (2026) - Pleasant Mount, PA - Howell Family Funeral Home, Inc.
Obituary information for Jane Brannen Anderson - Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory
Eloise Goudeau Anderson Obituary Apr 26, 2026 - Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Homes
Paula Anderson Obituary (2026) - Daleville, IN - Ballard and Sons Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Jane H. Anderson Obituary (2026) - Sun Prairie, WI - Cress Funeral & Cremation Service
NYU Anthropologist Anderson Co-Leads Process to Codify World’s First Global Standard on Indigenous Peoples’ Data
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