Susannah Grant (born January 4, 1963) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer.
Early life Grant was born in New York City. She studied at Amherst College and attended the AFI Conservatory. She is also a Miss Porter's School alumna as well as an Amherst College alumna, having graduated in 1984. She later was accepted to the American Film Institute and received the Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting.
Career From 1994 to 1997, she worked on television as the producer and major writer of the Fox drama series Party of Five. She wrote the screenplays for Ever After, Erin Brockovich, directed by Steven Soderbergh, 28 Days, and Disney's Pocahontas. For Erin Brockovich she received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 2001 at the 73rd Academy Awards.
After her Academy Award nomination, Grant adapted In Her Shoes and Charlotte's Web for the screen and wrote and directed Catch and Release, starring Jennifer Garner and Timothy Olyphant. Grant was featured in The Dialogue.
Grant created and produced the CBS series A Gifted Man in 2011. She received the Valentine Davies Award in 2011. In September 2013, Grant delivered a screenwriting lecture as part of the BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters' Lecture Series. In 2014, Grant created the ABC drama series Members Only for the 2014–15 American television season.
In 2019, Grant co-created, wrote and directed the Netflix miniseries Unbelievable, starring Kaitlyn Dever and Toni Collette, adapted from real events. More recently, she signed a first look deal with Lionsgate Television. Grant wrote and directed the Netflix film Lonely Planet starring Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth.
Personal life Grant has been married to Christopher Henrikson since 1995, and they have two children.
Filmography Film Year TitleDirectorWriter 1995 Pocahontas 1998 Ever After 2000 28 Days Erin Brockovich 2005 In Her Shoes 2006 Catch and Release Charlotte's Web 2009 The Soloist 2016 The 5th Wave 2024 Lonely Planet
Television YearTitleCredited asNotesDirectorWriterExecutiveProducerCreator 1994–1997 Party of Five 63 episodes 2011–2012 A Gifted Man 16 episodes 2014 Members Only Unaired 2016 Confirmation TV movie 2019 Unbelievable Miniseries 2022 Fleishman Is in Trouble 2023 Lessons in Chemistry TBA Discretion
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result2000 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Best ScreenplayErin Brockovich PEN Center USA Literary Award for Best Screenplay Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Awards Best Original Screenplay Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay Satellite Awards Best Original Screenplay Edgar Award Best Motion Picture
References
External links The Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting