Erin Dignam
Appearance
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | California, U.S. | July 20, 1955
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | Q1 (1977, 1978) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1977) |
US Open | Q1 (1977) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1977) |
Erin Dignam (born July 20, 1955) is an American film director, screenwriter and former professional tennis player.[1]
A native of California, Dignam qualified for the singles main draw of the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.[2]
Dignam directed and wrote the films Denial (1990) and Loved (1997), both starring actress Robin Wright.[3] The 2021 film Land, which is Wright's directorial debut, is from a screenplay co-written by Dignam.[4] She has also written the screenplay for the films The Yellow Handkerchief (2008) and Submergence (2017).
References
[edit]- ^ Waltson, Charles (September 26, 1977). "She's Set A Limit On Her Search For Stardom". The Evening Independent.
- ^ "Summaries of Wimbledon Tennis". The New York Times. 22 June 1977.
- ^ Contemporary North American Film Directors. Wallflower Press. 2002. p. 139.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (January 31, 2021). "'Land' Review: Robin Wright Directs Herself in a Too-Familiar Grief Drama". IndieWire.