Allison Anders

Born: 1954-11-16 in 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 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.