Laeta Kalogridis | |
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Born | August 30, 1965 Winter Haven, Florida |
Laeta Elizabeth Kalogridis (born August 30, 1965) is a screenwriter and an executive producer. She is a graduate of Davidson College in Davidson, NC and University of Texas at Austin and attended UCLA's prestigious film school. She has written scripts for Alexander (2004), Night Watch (2006 in U.S.), Pathfinder (2007) and Shutter Island (2010). She has also served as an executive producer for the television series Birds of Prey and Bionic Woman. She is also the founder of the pro-union website Hollywood United and was involved as a peacemaker in the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
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Year | Film | Credit |
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2002 | Birds of Prey | Executive producer, writer for episodes "Slick" and "Premiere" |
2004 | Alexander | Screenwriter |
2006 | Night Watch | Screenwriter (English language version) |
2007 | Pathfinder | Screenwriter |
Bionic Woman | Executive producer, writer for the episode "Pilot" | |
2009 | Avatar | Executive producer |
2010 | Shutter Island | Screenwriter, executive producer |
Laeta Kalogridis wrote a spec script about Joan of Arc titled In Nomine Dei. She sold the script to Warner Bros. in April 1994, but a film was not produced.[1] Kalogridis has also been involved in writing the following planned films:
Laeta Kalogridis became involved as a peacemaker in the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, working with writers and producers to reach a solution. The New York Times reported her involvement, "Ms. Kalogridis and her friends... had become a pipeline to the guild members holding out for sizable gains, whose support would be needed if any deal was to be reached."[11]