Allison Anders

Screenwriter

Birthday November 16, 1954

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Ashland, KY

Age 70 years old

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About

Screenwriter, director, and producer most known for her independent films including 1992's Gas, Food Lodging. She was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2013 for directing the TV movie Ring of Fire about the love affair between Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.

Before Fame

She matriculated from UCLA Film school.

Trivia

She suffered a mental breakdown and had to be hospitalized at the age of 15. She has since recovered.

Family Life

Her father abandoned her mother and siblings when she was four years old.

Associated With

She has been friends with the band Duran Duran, including lead singer, Simon LeBon, since the 1980s.