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Home/People/Allison Anders
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Born
Nov 16, 1954
Age 71
Place of Birth
Ashland, Kentucky, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

20
Movies
2
TV Shows
25
Directed
IMDb Profile

Allison Anders

Directing

Biography
Allison Anders (born November 16, 1954) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allison Anders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell poster

The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell

as Self
2025
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed poster

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self - Director (voice)
2023
Only in Theaters poster

Only in Theaters

as Self
2022
Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be? poster

Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?

as Self
2020
Hal poster

Hal

as Self
2019
Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens poster

Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens

as Self
2016
American Grindhouse poster

American Grindhouse

as Herself
2011
Iconoclast poster

Iconoclast

as Herself
2010
The One Man Beatles poster

The One Man Beatles

Cast
2009
A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders poster

A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders

as Self
2009
Tales from the Script poster

Tales from the Script

as Self
2009
Acting for Douglas Sirk poster

Acting for Douglas Sirk

as Self
2008
Wanderlust poster

Wanderlust

as Herself
2006
This Film Is Not Yet Rated poster

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

as Self - Director of 'Gas - Food - Lodging'
2006
Sundance 20 poster

Sundance 20

as Herself
2002
The Making of Border Radio poster

The Making of Border Radio

as Self
2002
Welcome to Hollywood poster

Welcome to Hollywood

as Allison Anders
2000
Cinefile: Reel Women poster

Cinefile: Reel Women

as Self
1995
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder poster

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

as Self
1994
Made in the USA poster

Made in the USA

as Self
1993