Susannah Grant was a screenwriter and director who first gained widespread notoriety in 2000 for her Oscar-nominated screenplay, “Erin Brockovich.” A former television writer for the feel-good drama “Party of Five” (Fox, 1994-2000), Grant made a name for herself crafting strong, fully-realized female lead characters at a time when legions of actresses were up in arms over a lack of substantial roles for women. Grant continually experimented in genres from drama to comedy to family fare, never losing focusing on the underrepresented lives of diverse women.Grant was born on Jan. 4, 1963, in New
