Raised in Florida

Worked on THE FLORIDA FLAMBEAU newspaper while in college

Wrote and produced short films for the State of Florida

Was advertising copywriter for IBM in New York

First play, "Last Days at the Dixie Girl Cafe" produced Off-Broadway

First produced script, the ABC TV-movie "You Ruined My Life"

Feature screenwriting debut, "Shag"

Directorial debut with short film "The Red Coat"; also scripted

Returned to feature films as adaptor of "Little Women"

Scripted "The Perez Family"

Collaborated with husband Nicholas Kazan on the script for "Matilda"

Penned the adaptation of Alic Hoffman's novel "Practical Magic"

Penned the screenplay adatation for "Memoirs of a Geisha"

Wrote the screenplay for Karen Joy Fowler's novel "The Jane Austen Book Club" starring an ensemble cast; also directed the film

Adapted (with Eric Roth) the story for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay