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Robin Swicord

Screenwriter / Film Director | * 10/23/1952 (71) | Columbia, South Carolina (United States of America (USA))
Robin Stender Swicord (born October 23, 1952) is an American screenwriter, film director, and playwright, best known for literary adaptations. Her notable screenplays include Little Women (1994), Matilda (1996), Practical Magic (1998), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), the latter of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. She wrote and directed the 2007 film The Jane Austen Book Club. Swicord is the wife of screenwriter Nicholas Kazan, and the mother of actresses Zoe Kazan and Maya Kazan. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Board of Directors. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Robin Swicord

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Robin Swicord as Actress(1)

Movies with Robin Swicord as Crew(16)

Production/Producer2019 Little Women
Directing/Director2017 Wakefield
Writing/Writer2017 Wakefield
Writing/Writer2016 The Promise
Directing/Director2007 The Jane Austen Book Club
Writing/Screenplay2007 The Jane Austen Book Club
Writing/Screenplay2005 Memoirs of a Geisha
Production/Co-Producer1998 Practical Magic
Writing/Screenplay1998 Practical Magic
Writing/Writer1996 Matilda
Writing/Screenplay1995 The Perez Family
Production/Co-Producer1994 Little Women
Writing/Screenplay1994 Little Women
Writing/Screenplay1989 Shag
Writing/Screenplay1987 You Ruined My Life
Writing/Writer1980 Cuba Crossing

TV Shows/Series with Robin Swicord as Crew(2)

Writing/Teleplay2019 When They See Us
Production/Co-Executive Producer2019 When They See Us

Full Name: Robin Swicord
Born: Thursday, 10/23 1952 (October) in Columbia, South Carolina (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 71 years + 158 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Florida State University
Spouses (current/former): Nicholas Kazan
Robin Swicord frequently works together with these people:
Ava DuVernay (5x, Crew)
Julia Kuperberg (4x, Crew)
Clara Kuperberg (4x, Crew)
Danny DeVito (3x, Actor)
Denise Di Novi (3x, Crew)
Francine Maisler (2x, Crew)
Eric Nelsen (2x, Actor)
Trini Alvarado (2x, Actress)
Gary O'Grady (2x, Crew)
Tom Fleischman (2x, Crew)
Terry Sweeney (2x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:105116, Added: 06/23/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024