Allison Anders

Born 1954 · director, screenwriter

Allison Anders is an American independent film director whose films include Gas Food Lodging, Mi Vida Loca and Grace of My Heart. Anders has collaborated with fellow UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate Kurt Voss and has also worked as a television director. Anders' films have been shown at the Cannes International Film Festival and at the Sundance Film Festival. She has been awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant as well as a Peabody Award.

Allison Anders, in order

1. 1987 Border Radio: directed, wrote
2. 1992 Gas Food Lodging: directed, wrote
3. 1993 Mi Vida Loca: directed, wrote
4. 1995 Four Rooms: directed, wrote · critics 14%, audiences 69% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
5. 1996 Grace of My Heart: directed, wrote · critics 81%, audiences 79% · streaming on Criterion Channel
6. 1999 Sugar Town: directed, wrote
7. 2000 Welcome to Hollywood: acted · directed by Adam Rifkin
8. 2001 Things Behind the Sun: directed, wrote
9. 2004 Cold Case (TV series): directed · audiences 94% · streaming on Roku Channel
10. 2006 Men in Trees (TV series): directed
11. 2006 This Film Is Not Yet Rated: acted · directed by Kirby Dick · critics 84%, audiences 81%
12. 2011 A Crush on You (TV movie): directed
13. 2011 The Lie: acted · directed by Joshua Leonard
14. 2013 Ring of Fire (TV movie): directed
15. 2013 The Mentalist (TV series): directed
16. 2014 Orange Is the New Black (TV series): directed · critics 90%, audiences 82% · streaming on Netflix
17. 2017 Beaches: directed
18. 2017 Riverdale (TV series): directed