Allison Anders

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Allison Anders

Directing 71 November 16, 1954

Ashland, Kentucky, USA

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…

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Riverdale

Riverdale

8.4 2017 TV Show
The Mentalist

The Mentalist

8.4 2008 TV Show
Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black

7.6 2013 TV Show
Four Rooms

Four Rooms

5.9 1995 Movie
Sex and the City

Sex and the City

7.4 1998 TV Show
Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas

8.1 1984 Movie
Cold Case

Cold Case

7.7 2003 TV Show
The L Word

The L Word

7.7 2004 TV Show
Mayans M.C.

Mayans M.C.

8.0 2018 TV Show
The Affair

The Affair

6.7 2014 TV Show
Southland

Southland

7.9 2009 TV Show
This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

7.1 2006 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell

    Movie Self

  2. 2023
    Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    Movie Self - Director (voice)

  3. 2022
    Only in Theaters

    Movie Self

  4. 2020
    Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?

    Movie Self

  5. 2019
    Hal

    Movie Self

  6. 2018
    Sorry for Your Loss

    TV show Director

  7. 2018
    Mayans M.C.

    TV show Director

  8. 2017
    Riverdale

    TV show Director

  9. 2017
    Beaches

    Movie Director

  10. 2016
    Graves

    TV show Director

  11. 2016
    Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens

    Movie Self

  12. 2015
    I Believe in Unicorns

    Movie Executive Producer

  13. 2014
    The Affair

    TV show Director

  14. 2014
    TURN: Washington's Spies

    TV show Director

  15. 2013
    Orange Is the New Black

    TV show Director

  16. 2013
    Ring of Fire

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2013
    Strutter

    Movie Producer

  2. 2013
    Rock N Roll Mamas

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 2011
    A Crush on You

    Movie Director

  4. 2011
    American Grindhouse

    Movie Herself

  5. 2010
    Iconoclast

    Movie Herself

  6. 2009
    The One Man Beatles

    Movie

  7. 2009
    Southland

    TV show Director

  8. 2009
    A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders

    Movie Self

  9. 2009
    Tales from the Script

    Movie Self

  10. 2008
    Acting for Douglas Sirk

    Movie Self

  11. 2008
    The Mentalist

    TV show Director

  12. 2007
    Indie Sex

    TV show Self

  13. 2007
    The Pacific and Eddy

    Movie Executive Producer

  14. 2006
    Men in Trees

    TV show Director

  15. 2006
    This Film Is Not Yet Rated

    Movie Self - Director of 'Gas - Food - Lodging'

  16. 2006
    Wanderlust

    Movie Herself

  17. 2006
    What About Brian

    TV show Director

  18. 2004
    The L Word

    TV show Director

  19. 2003
    Cold Case

    TV show Director

  20. 2002
    Sundance 20

    Movie Herself

  21. 2002
    The Making of Border Radio

    Movie Self

  22. 2001
    Things Behind the Sun

    Movie Director

  23. 2000
    Welcome to Hollywood

    Movie Allison Anders

  24. 2000
    Grosse Pointe

    TV show Director