Directed credits
22
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Allison Anders
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 14All crew credits: 29
TMDB ID: 3110
IMDb ID: nm0025978
Known for: Directing
Born: November 16, 1954
Age: 71
Place of birth: Ashland, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2025
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.84
Wikidata: Q2838329
Frequent jobs
Director (22)Executive Producer (3)Writer (2)Producer (1)Production Assistant (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Allison Anders.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Allison Anders.
6.9
Sorry For Your Loss
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.0
Mayans M.C.
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
8.4
Riverdale
Director • 2 eps
2017 Series
5.0
Graves
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
TURN: Washington's Spies
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Orange Is the New Black
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.9
Southland
Director • 2 eps
2009 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
6.6
Men in Trees
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.9
What About Brian
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
7.6
The L Word
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Cold Case
Director • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.8
Grosse Pointe
Director • 2 eps
2000 Series
7.4
Sex and the City
Director • 5 eps
1998 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Allison Anders.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Allison Anders.
8.4
Riverdale
Director • 2 eps
2017 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.0
Mayans M.C.
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.9
Southland
Director • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.8
Cold Case
Director • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.7
Orange Is the New Black
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.6
The L Word
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.4
Sex and the City
Director • 5 eps
1998 Series
7.1
TURN: Washington's Spies
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Allison Anders.
8.1
Paris, Texas
Production Assistant
1984 Movie
6.1
Beaches
Director
2017 Movie
5.9
Four Rooms
Director
1995 Movie
Strutter
Producer
2013 Movie
5.3
Lover Girl
Executive Producer
1997 Movie
4.3
Sugar Town
Director
1999 Movie
5.7
Only in Theaters
as Self
2022 Movie
6.3
Gas Food Lodging
Director
1992 Movie
6.6
Mi Vida Loca
Writer
1994 Movie
6.2
I Believe in Unicorns
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
5.5
Border Radio
Director
1987 Movie
3.8
Welcome to Hollywood
as Allison Anders
2000 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Allison Anders.
8.4
The Mentalist
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.4
Riverdale
Director • 2 eps
2017 Series
7.7
Orange Is the New Black
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.4
Sex and the City
Director • 5 eps
1998 Series
7.8
Cold Case
Director • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Southland
Director • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.6
The L Word
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.0
Mayans M.C.
Director • 2 eps
2018 Series
4.5
Intimate Portrait
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
TURN: Washington's Spies
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.6
Men in Trees
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.9
What About Brian
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Allison Anders.
6.2
I Believe in Unicorns
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Strutter
Producer
2013 Movie
2.0
The Pacific and Eddy
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
6.0
Things Behind the Sun
Writer
2001 Movie
5.3
Lover Girl
Executive Producer
1997 Movie
6.6
Mi Vida Loca
Writer
1994 Movie
8.1
Paris, Texas
Production Assistant
1984 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Allison Anders.
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
as Self
2025 Movie
5.7
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self - Director (voice)
2023 Movie
5.7
Only in Theaters
as Self
2022 Movie
2.0
Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?
as Self
2020 Movie
6.5
Hal
as Self
2019 Movie
Shirley Clarke: The Artist with the Lens
as Self
2016 Movie
6.7
American Grindhouse
as Herself
2011 Movie
8.5
Iconoclast
as Herself
2010 Movie
The One Man Beatles
2009 Movie
6.5
Tales from the Script
as Self
2009 Movie
5.0
Wanderlust
as Herself
2006 Movie
7.1
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self - Director of 'Gas - Food - Lodging'
2006 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Allison Anders.
