Anders was born in Ashland, Kentucky, to mother Alberta "Rachel" Anders (née Steed) and father Robert "Bob" Anders. She has two sisters, one of whom, … See more

Film
In 1986, Anders won a Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award for a script called Lost Highway that she wrote … See more

In 2003, Anders became a Distinguished Professor at the University of California Santa Barbara, where she teaches in the Film And Media Studies Department one quarter each year. She has taught courses on topics including autobiographic writing, rock and roll films, … See more

• 1986: Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting – Lost Highway
• 1986: Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards – Lost Highway
• 1988: Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Feature – Border Radio See more

Anders has three children. Her two daughters are Tiffany Anders, a musician and music supervisor, and Devon Anders. Her son, Ruben Goodbear Anders, was fostered (and eventually adopted) by the Anders family for three years after the death of his … See more

Film
Television
• 1999: Sex and the City – director, 4 episodes: "The Caste System", "La Donleur Exquise", "Drama Queen", "The Big Time" See more

• Anders, Allison. "On Claudia Weill's film 'Girlfriends.'" Sight & Sound. Vol. 25 (10). London: British Film Institute, October 2015. ISSN 0037-4806 See more