Biography
Erin Cressida Wilson (born February 12, 1964) is an American playwright, screenwriter, professor, and author. Wilson is known for the 2002 film Secretary, which she adapted from a short story by Mary Gaitskill. It won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and received critical acclaim. She also wrote the screenplays for the 2006 film Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, starring Nicole Kidman; for the 2009 erotic thriller Chloe, directed by Atom Egoyan (remake of the ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Eleanor the Great
2025
Executive Producer
Follows a 90-year-old woman trying to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living i...
Snow White
2025
Screenplay
Following the benevolent King's disappearance, the Evil Queen dominated the once fair land with a cruel streak. Princess Snow White flees the castle w...
The Girl on the Train
2016
Screenplay
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her ...
Men, Women & Children
2014
Screenplay
Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relat...
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
Writer
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
Stoker
2013
Additional Writing
After India Stoker's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect ...
Walking Stories
2013
Writer
Delicate and slightly surreal, “Walking Stories” is a romantic comedy directed by Luca Guadagnino.
Chloe
2010
Screenplay, Associate Producer
A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006
Screenplay
In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. Respe...
Secretary
2002
as Sitting In Mr. Grey's Waiting Room (uncredited)
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship t...
Secretary
2002
Screenplay, Story Developer
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship t...
Above Suspicion
2000
as Ellie
A fugitive from justice may also be a killer.
Darrow
1991
as Jessie Darrow
The life and career of Clarence Darrow, the noted American lawyer and civil libertarian.
Invisible Woman
N/A
Writer
In order to protect her family, a retired beauty queen turns to a life of crime.
Cheshire Crossing
N/A
Screenplay
The story of Dorothy from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Alice of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Peter Pan's Wendy, who meet in boarding school for...