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Anne Spielberg
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| Born | December 25, 1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Years active | 1968–present |
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| Relatives | Steven Spielberg (brother) Kate Capshaw (sister-in-law) |
Anne Spielberg (born December 25, 1949) is an American screenwriter and producer. 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 (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).
