Ann Biderman

Birth Name:

Ann Biderman

Profession

Writer, Script department, Producer

Was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for New Series for "Ray Donovan" in 2014
Got her start as the writer of the film "American Dreamer" in 1984
Quote: "I just never subscribed to the theory that there were certain subject matters that I had to write about․ I'm not interested in weddings and dresses and dating․․․I always just did what I wanted and figured I'm allowed to write whatever․․․I want to․"
Quote: "(On writing for the macho male archetype): "I don't know if it's about protection or creating some idealized version of a man, some Pygmalion thing․ Building the archetypal man that I desire, in some sense․""
Adapted author Peter Hoeg's "Mis Smilla's Sense for Snow" into the award-winning film "Smilla's Sense of Snow․"
Best known as the creator and executive producer of TV series "Southland" and "Ray Donovan․"
Co-wrote the sceenplay for the film adaptation of William Diehl's novel "Primal Fear," as well as Bryan Burrough's "Public Enemies․"
As a youth, she stayed at the Chelsea Hotel in New York, where she and her sister encountered Allen Ginsberg, Leonard Cohen, and the band Jefferson Airplane

1994Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama Series:Winner
2014WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Nominated

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