Melisa Wallack

Melisa Wallack was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended Skidmore College; she graduated with a B.A. in English and a B.S. in Business.

Named one of Variety's "10 Screenwriters to Watch" in 2005, Melisa Wallack has written for both feature films and television. Ms. Wallack wrote the original screenplay for Meet Bill, and directed the independent feature with Bernie Goldmann. The movie starred Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Banks, Logan Lerman, and Timothy Olyphant.

She conceived the screen story for Mirror Mirror, which became the hit fantasy comedy directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, and Armie Hammer. Among her screenplays is Emily the Strange, with Chloë Grace Moretz.

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