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Melissa Marie Mathison was an American film and television screenwriter and an activist for the Tibetan independence movement. She was best known for writing the screenplays for the films The Black Stallion (1979) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), the latter of which earned her the Saturn Award for Best Writing and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Birth Name
Melissa Marie Mathison
Born
Saturday, 03 June 1950
Died
Wednesday, 04 November 2015
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Spielberg | Self - Screenwriter / Self | 2017 |
| Refuge | Self | 2006 |
| E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002 |
| In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese | Self | 1998 |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Elliot's School Nurse | 1982 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Spielberg | Self - Screenwriter / Self | 2017 |
| Refuge | Self | 2006 |
| E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002 |
| In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese | Self | 1998 |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Elliot's School Nurse | 1982 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The BFG | 2016 |
| Kundun | 1997 |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1983 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
| 1983 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |
