Anne Spielberg | |
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| Born | (1949-12-25)December 25, 1949 (age 75) Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1968–present |
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| Relatives | Steven Spielberg (brother) Nancy Spielberg (sister) Kate Capshaw (sister-in-law) |
Anne Spielberg (born December 25, 1949) is an American screenwriter and film producer. Best known as the co-producer and co-writer of the screenplay for the 1988 movieBig, she is the younger sister offilm directorSteven Spielberg.[1][2][3][4]
Born on December 25, 1949, inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, Anne Spielberg is a daughter of the lateArnold Spielberg, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the late Leah (Posner) Spielberg, and also the sister of filmmakerSteven Spielberg, Nancy Spielberg and Sue Spielberg.[5]
After working for her brother's production company,Amblin Entertainment, Spielberg and her neighborGary Ross co-wrote the movieBig in 1988, for which she was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay. She was also a co-producer on the film, along with noted television and film producerJames L. Brooks. Spielberg was an uncredited co-writer of the filmSmall Soldiers (1998); it was inspired by the combination ofChild's Play (1988) andToy Story (1995).[6]
Her life, and the lives of her siblings, were depicted in Steven Spielberg's 2022 semi-autobiographical film,The Fabelmans, with her portrayed as the fictional Reggie Fabelman, the first younger sister of the main characterSammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle). She was played byJulia Butters.[7][8]
