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.
Paula Pell
American
Honey Irani(Actor, Writer, Screenwriter)
25 August 1955
Indian
Martha Fiennes(actor, screenwriter, writer)
05 February 1964
British
Amy Sherman-Palladino(screenwriter, dancer)
1966 AD
American
Melissa Mathison(Screenwriter)
03 June 1950
American
Kay CannonAmerican
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Caroline Aherne(Actor, Comedian, Television producer, Television director, Screenwriter)
24 December 1963
British
Elaine May(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Stage actor, Writer, Playwright)
21 April 1932
American
Nadine Labaki(Actor, Film director, Artist, Screenwriter)
18 February 1974
Lebanese
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal(screenwriter, film producer)
15 March 1946
American
Diablo Cody(Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director, Dancer, Writer, Blogger, Journalist)
14 June 1978
American
Alma Reville(Screenwriter, Film editor, Writer)
14 August 1899
British,American
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Jenji Kohan(Screenwriter, Film director, Television producer)
05 July 1969
American
Fran Walsh(Actor, Screenwriter, Film producer, Songwriter, Composer, Lyricist)
10 January 1959
New Zealander
Lise Mayer(screenwriter)
29 November 1959
British
Oriana Fallaci(War correspondent, Politician, Writer, Journalist, Conspiracy theorist)
29 June 1929
Italian
Jill SolowayAmerican
Kari SkoglandCanadian
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Melissa Rosenberg(Screenwriter, Writer)
28 August 1962
American
Rosie Shuster(Screenwriter)
19 June 1950
Canadian
Katsura Hoshino(Mangaka)
21 April 1980
Japanese
Terri Tatchell(screenwriter)
1978 AD
Canadian
Fannie Hurst(Novelist, Screenwriter, Writer)
18 October 1885
American
Catherine TregennaWelsh