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Whit Anderson

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  • Actress
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Whit Anderson
Whit Anderson studied theater, music theater, and playwriting at Northwestern University, as well as script analysis and Shakespeare with world renowned coaches Larry Moss and Patsy Rodenburg, OBE, respectively. Following college, she moved to Los Angeles to focus fully on writing, during which time she assisted Tony Award winning composer Jason Robert Brown, Oscar nominated writer/director Gary Ross, and finally, comedy superstar Jim Carrey.

Since then, Anderson has been screenwriting full time, developing both original and adapted content for HBO, Showtime, NBC, Warner Brothers, Paramount, CBS, Stars, Netflix, and Sky UK.
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      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Joey King, Brianne Tju, Keith Powers, and Chase Stokes in Uglies (2024)
    Uglies
    4.7
    • Writer
    • 2024
    Charlie Cox in Daredevil (2015)
    Daredevil
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Ocean's Eight (2018)
    Ocean's Eight
    6.3
    • Museum Gala Host
    • 2018
    Jim Carrey in Yes Man (2008)
    Yes Man
    6.8
    • Yes Patron(as Whitney Anderson)
    • 2008

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    Writer



    • Joey King, Brianne Tju, Keith Powers, and Chase Stokes in Uglies (2024)
      Uglies
      4.7
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • Tom Ellis, Damon Wayans Jr., Augustus Prew, Joel Courtney, Gina Rodriguez, and Liza Koshy in Players (2024)
      Players
      5.7
      • written by
      • 2024
    • Jason Bateman in Ozark (2017)
      Ozark
      8.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Charlie Cox in Daredevil (2015)
      Daredevil
      8.6
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • written by
      • teleplay by
      • 2016
    • Scott Cohen, Margarita Levieva, Morgan Spector, Gavin Stenhouse, and Alexandra Peters in Allegiance (2015)
      Allegiance
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • written by
      • 2015

    Producer



    • The Twilight Zone (2019)
      The Twilight Zone
      6.0
      TV Series
      • producer (as Whitney Anderson)
      • 2019

    Actress



    • Ocean's Eight (2018)
      Ocean's Eight
      6.3
      • Museum Gala Host
      • 2018
    • Jim Carrey in Yes Man (2008)
      Yes Man
      6.8
      • Yes Patron (as Whitney Anderson)
      • 2008
    • Saw Rebirth (2005)
      Saw Rebirth
      5.8
      Short
      • Jill (voice, as Whitney Anderson)
      • 2005
    • Through Walls
      Short
      • Liz Meyers (as Whitney Anderson)
      • 2004
    • Brian Vander Ark, Donny Brown, Doug Corella, and A.J. Dunning in The Verve Pipe: Happiness Is (2002)
      The Verve Pipe: Happiness Is
      Music Video
      • Grace
      • 2002

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    • Alternative names
      • Whitney Lyn Anderson
    • Height
      • 1.78 m

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      Beat out over 20 other writers to craft the screenplay for the proposed Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) remake, but a change of guard at Warner Brothers ultimately shelved the project before she even completed her work.

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