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Robin Stender Swicord is an American screenwriter and film director. She is best known for literary adaptations. In 2009 the screenplay for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, credited to Swicord (story) and Eric Roth and based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. Swicord also wrote the screenplay for the film Memoirs of a Geisha, based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Golden, for which she won a 2005 Satellite Award. Her other screenplay credits include Little Women, Practical Magic, Matilda, The Perez Family, and Shag.
Born
Tuesday, 01 January 1952
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Movies | Self - Screenwriter, Self - Screenwriter, Little Women (1994) / Screenwriter, Memoirs of a Geisha, Self - Screenwriter, Memoirs of a Geisha / Screenwriter, Little Women (1994), Self - Writer, Little Women (1994) | 2019 |
| On Story | Self | 2011 |
| The 81st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2009 |
| The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Robin Swicord | Self | 2007 |
| The Jane Austen Book Club | Woman with Blue Shirt at Bus Stop | 2007 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood | Self | 2000 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Movies | Self - Screenwriter, Self - Screenwriter, Little Women (1994) / Screenwriter, Memoirs of a Geisha, Self - Screenwriter, Memoirs of a Geisha / Screenwriter, Little Women (1994), Self - Writer, Little Women (1994) | 2019 |
| On Story | Self | 2011 |
| The 81st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2009 |
| The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Robin Swicord | Self | 2007 |
| The Jane Austen Book Club | Woman with Blue Shirt at Bus Stop | 2007 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood | Self | 2000 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Wakefield | 2017 |
| The Jane Austen Book Club | 2007 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Little Women | 2019 |
| Practical Magic | 1998 |
| Matilda | 1996 |
| The Perez Family | 1995 |
| Little Women | 1994 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2009 | Oscar | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Nominated |
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |
