Amy Talkington

Amy Talkington
Born	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Education	Barnard College (BA) Columbia University (MFA)
Alma mater	Choate Rosemary Hall
Occupation(s)	Film director, writer, producer
Years active	1997–present
Relatives	Wallace H. Savage (grandfather) Virginia Savage McAlester (mother)

Amy Virginia Talkington is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and author.

Background

Talkington was born in Dallas, Texas. Her father, Clement Talkington, is a surgeon; her mother, Virginia Savage McAlester, is an architectural historian and political activist.^{[citation needed]}

Talkington attended the Hockaday School in Dallas and Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and her M.F.A. in film directing from Columbia University's School of the Arts.

Filmmaking

Talkington first received notice for her short films, all of which take as their subject a young and headstrong female protagonist. Number One Fan (1997) won the jury prize at the

Talkington wrote and directed her first feature, Night of the White Pants, in 2006. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival ^[7] and stars Tom Wilkinson, Selma Blair, and Nick Stahl. Her recent screenwriting work includes Ungifted, Under Cover, the musical #HotFuss,^[8] an adaptation of the memoir Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, and remakes of the 1980s films Valley Girl ^[9] and Private Benjamin.^[10] Talkington is also developing her own novel Liv, Forever.^[11] She also wrote the screenplays for the TV movies Brave New Girl and Avalon High, for which she won a Writers Guild Award.^[12]

Personal life

Talkington lives in Los Angeles with her husband, record producer and film- music supervisor and editor Robbie Adams.^[13] They have two daughters.

Filmography

Features

• Night of the White Pants - Director/Writer (2004)
• Valley Girl - Writer (2020)

Selected Shorts

• Number One Fan- Director/Writer (1997)
• Second Skin- Director/Co-writer (1998)
• Bust- Director/Writer (1999)
• The New Arrival- Director/Co-writer (2000)
• Our Very First Sex Tape- Director (2003)
• Confessions- Writer/Director/Producer (2007)

TV Movies

• Brave New Girl- Writer/Producer (2004)
• Avalon High- Screenplay adapted from the book by Meg Cabot (2008)

References

External links

• Personal Website