Throughout history, there have been many women screenplay writers who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female such as Nora Ephron, Lillian Hellman, Elvira Lindo, Hella Wuolijoki, Shonda Rhimes. The women featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and many more countries.
Shonda Rhimes13 January 1970, American
Television Producer
Nora Ephron19 May 1941, American
Screenwriter, Producer, Director
Janet McTeer05 August 1961, British
Actress
Kim Eun-sook1973 AD, South Korean
Screenplay Writer
Lillian Hellman20 June 1905, American
Dramatist and Screenwriter
Delores Taylor27 September 1932, American
Actress
Elvira Lindo23 January 1962, Spanish
Journalist
Hella Wuolijoki22 July 1886, Finnish
Writer
Caroline Aherne24 December 1963, British
Actor, Comedian, Television producer, Television
Amy Sherman-Palladino17 January 1966, American
Screenwriter
Honey Irani25 August 1955, Indian
Actor, Writer, Screenwriter
Martha Fiennes05 February 1964, British
actor, screenwriter, writer
S. E. Hinton22 July 1948, American
Writer
Diablo Cody14 June 1978, American
Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director,
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal15 March 1946, American
screenwriter, film producer
Kay CannonAmerican
Elaine May21 April 1932, American
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Stage actor,
Jill SolowayAmerican
Fran Walsh10 January 1959, New Zealander
Actor, Screenwriter, Film producer, Songwriter,
Alma Reville14 August 1899, British, American
Screenwriter, Film editor, Writer
Paula PellAmerican
Jenji Kohan05 July 1969, American
Screenwriter, Film director, Television producer
Lise Mayer29 November 1959, British
screenwriter
Nadine Labaki18 February 1974, Lebanese
Actor, Film director, Artist, Screenwriter
Oriana Fallaci29 June 1929, Italian
War correspondent, Politician, Writer, Journalist,
Mary Hayley Bell22 January 1911, Chinese, British
Actress
Kari SkoglandCanadian
Melissa Rosenberg28 August 1962, American
Screenwriter, Writer
Katsura Hoshino21 April 1980, Japanese
Mangaka
Rosie Shuster19 June 1950, Canadian
Screenwriter
Frances Marion18 November 1888, American
Screenwriter
Terri Tatchell1978 AD, Canadian
screenwriter
Fannie Hurst18 October 1885, American
Novelist, Screenwriter, Writer
Catherine TregennaWelsh