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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.
Birth Name
Mary Allison Anders
Born
Tuesday, 16 November 1954
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self - Director / Self - Director (voice) | 2023 |
| Only in Theaters | Self | 2022 |
| Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be? | Self | 2020 |
| The Movies | Self - Director, Gas Food Lodging | 2019 |
| Hal | Herself / Self | 2018 |
| The Lie | Allison | 2011 |
| American Grindhouse | Self - Director, Mi Vida Loca / Herself | 2011 |
| Iconoclast | Herself / Self | 2010 |
| The One Man Beatles | Self | 2009 |
| Tales from the Script | Herself / Self | 2009 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self - Director / Self - Director (voice) | 2023 |
| Only in Theaters | Self | 2022 |
| Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be? | Self | 2020 |
| The Movies | Self - Director, Gas Food Lodging | 2019 |
| Hal | Herself / Self | 2018 |
| The Lie | Allison | 2011 |
| American Grindhouse | Self - Director, Mi Vida Loca / Herself | 2011 |
| Iconoclast | Herself / Self | 2010 |
| The One Man Beatles | Self | 2009 |
| Tales from the Script | Herself / Self | 2009 |
| Wanderlust | Herself / Self | 2006 |
| This Film Is Not Yet Rated | Self - Director of 'Gas - Food - Lodging' | 2006 |
| Welcome to Hollywood | Allison Anders | 1998 |
| Raw Footage | Self | 1996 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Sorry for Your Loss | 2018 |
| Mayans M.C. | 2018 |
| Time After Time | 2017 |
| Riverdale | 2017 |
| Beaches | 2017 |
| Graves | 2016 |
| Proof | 2015 |
| The Affair | 2014 |
| The Divide | 2014 |
| Murder in the First | 2014 |
| Gang Related | 2014 |
| TURN: Washington's Spies | 2014 |
| Orange Is the New Black | 2013 |
| Ring of Fire | 2013 |
| Strutter | 2013 |
| Mystery Girl | 2011 |
| Southland | 2009 |
| The Mentalist | 2008 |
| Men in Trees | 2006 |
| What About Brian | 2006 |
| The L Word | 2004 |
| Cold Case | 2003 |
| Things Behind the Sun | 2001 |
| Grosse Pointe | 2000 |
| Sugar Town | 1999 |
| Sex and the City | 1998 |
| Grace of My Heart | 1996 |
| Four Rooms | 1995 |
| Mi vida loca | 1994 |
| Gas Food Lodging | 1992 |
| Border Radio | 1987 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| I Believe in Unicorns | 2014 |
| Strutter | 2013 |
| The Pacific and Eddy | 2008 |
| Lover Girl | 1997 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |
