What is Allison Anders?
{{Infobox person | name = Allison Anders | image = Allison Anders accepts the Peabody Award, May 2002 (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Allison Anders at the [[Peabody Award|61st Annual Peabody Awards]] (2002) | image_size = | birth_name = Mary Allison Anders | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|16}} | birth_place = [[Ashland, Kentucky|Ashland]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States]] | residence = | education = | alma_mater = [[UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television]] | occupation = Director<br />Screenwriter | years_active = 1987–present | known_for = ''[[Gas Food Lodging]]''<br />''[[Mi Vida Loca]]''<br />''[[Grace of My Heart]]'' | spouse = | partner = | children = 3 | parents = Alberta Steed<br />Bob Anders }} '''Mary Allison Anders''' (or just '''Allison Anders'''; born November 16, 1954) is an [[United States|American]] [[independent movie]] [[Movie director|director]]. Her movies include ''Gas Food Lodging'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Certified Genius|publisher=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/19/theater/film-certified-genius-with-a-tatoo.html|access-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Mi Vida Loca]]'' and ''Grace of My Heart''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allison Anders|publisher=Film Reference|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/9/Allison-Anders.html|access-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref> Anders' movies have been shown at [[Cannes Film Festival]] and at [[Sundance Film Festival]]. Anders was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant and a [[Peabody Award]]. Anders was born near [[Ashland, Kentucky]] ==Awards== * 1986: [[Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting]] – ''Lost Highway'' * 1986: [[Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards]] – ''Lost Highway'' * 1988: [[Independent Spirit Awards]] for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature|Best First Feature]] – ''[[Border Radio]]'' * 1992: [[New York Film Critics Circle]] for Best New Director – ''[[Gas Food Lodging]]'' * 1992: [[National Society of Film Critics]] for Best New Director – ''[[Gas Food Lodging]]'' * 1992: [[Independent Spirit Awards]] for [[Inde