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Anne Spielberg

American screenwriter and film producer (born 1949)

Summary

American screenwriter and film producer (born 1949)

Field	Value
name	Anne Spielberg
birth_date
birth_place	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
occupation
years_active	1968–present
spouse	Danny Opatoshu
mother	Leah Posner
father	Arnold Spielberg
relatives	Steven Spielberg (brother)
Nancy Spielberg (sister)
Kate Capshaw (sister-in-law)

Nancy Spielberg (sister) Kate Capshaw (sister-in-law)

Anne Spielberg (born December 25, 1949) is an American screenwriter and film producer. She is best known as the co-producer and co-writer of the screenplay for the 1988 movie Big. She is the younger sister of film director Steven Spielberg.

Early life

Born on December 25, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Anne Spielberg is a daughter of the late Arnold Spielberg, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the late Leah (née Posner) Spielberg, and also the sister of filmmaker Steven Spielberg, Nancy Spielberg and Sue Spielberg.

Career

After working for her brother's production company, Amblin Entertainment, Spielberg and her neighbor Gary Ross co-wrote the movie Big in 1988, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. She was also a co-producer on the film, along with noted television and film producer James L. Brooks. Spielberg was an uncredited co-writer of the film Small Soldiers (1998); it was inspired by the combination of Child's Play (1988) and Toy Story (1995).

In popular culture

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 character Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle). She was played by Julia Butters.

References

McBride, Joseph. (2011). "Steven Spielberg: A Biography". Univ. Press of Mississippi.
"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/613371730/?terms=%22Anne%20Spielberg%22&match=1 Walter Scott's Personality Parade]." Salt Lake City, Utah: ''The Salt Lake Tribune'', July 24, 1988, p. 126 (subscription required).
Gilchrist, Todd. "[https://variety.com/2023/awards/spotlight/fabelmans-spielberg-1235486729/ Julia Butters on ‘The Fabelmans,’ Stealing Scenes From DiCaprio and Meeting Anne Spielberg]." Los Angeles, California: ''Variety'', January 12, 2023.
Kuperinsky, Amy. "[https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/11/the-fabelmans-shows-how-steven-spielbergs-passion-for-film-ignited-in-nj.html 'The Fabelmans' shows how Steven Spielberg's passion for film ignited in N.J.]" Iselin, New Jersey: NewJersey.com, March 11, 2023.
"[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200825005972/en/Arnold-Spielberg-Computer-Pioneer-Dies-At-103 Arnold Spielberg, Computer Pioneer, Dies At 103]." San Francisco, California: BusinessWire, August 26, 2020.
Schiff, Stephen. "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/03/21/steven-spielberg-profile-schindlers-list Seriously Steven Spielberg]." New York, New York: ''The New Yorker'', March 13, 1994 (subscription required).
Spielberg, Nancy. "[https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-722694 Nancy Spielberg: This is how it feels watching your life on screen - opinion]." Israel: ''The Jerusalem Post'', November 19, 2022.
Kuperinsky, "'The Fabelmans' shows how Steven Spielberg's passion for film ignited in N.J.," in NewJersey.com, March 11, 2023.

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