Dana Stevens (born October 16, 1963) is an American screenwriter and television writer/producer.

Early life

Dana grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and is a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA.

Career

She has written films including

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, starring Viola Davis and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood; Netflix hit

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, starring Kevin Hart; the adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel, '' Safe Haven'', directed by

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; '' City of Angels'', starring

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and

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; '' For Love of the Game'', directed by Sam Raimi; '' Blink'', directed by

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; and '' Life or Something Like It'', starring

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. She was the creator and executive producer of ''

What About Brian ''What About Brian?'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J. J. Abrams' company Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on April 16, 2006, on ABC, as a mid-season replacement and concluded ...

'', an ABC television series produced by J. J. Abrams that aired for two seasons and "Reckless" on CBS. Stevens did an uncredited rewrite on ''

The World Is Not Enough ''The World Is Not Enough'' is a 1999 spy film, the nineteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by Michael Apted, from an ...

'', directed by her then-husband

, primarily to strengthen the female characters' roles. She was the last female screenwriter involved with writing a ''Bond'' film until

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provided a script polish to ''

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'' in 2019. She is a regular advisor at the Sundance Institute writer and filmmaker labs, and serves on the final selection committee for the Academy's Nicholl's Fellowship Screenwriting Award.

Personal life

Stevens and director

were married for 10 years before divorcing, and the couple have a son.

Writing credits

* '' Blink'' (1993) * '' City of Angels'' (1998) * '' For Love of the Game'' (1999) * ''

'' (1999) (Uncredited) * '' Life or Something Like It'' (2002) * ''

'' (2006-2007) (Also creator) * '' Safe Haven'' (2013) * ''Reckless'' (2013) (Also creator) * ''

'' (2021) * '' The Nightingale'' (2022) * ''

'' (2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevens, Dana 1963 births Living people Screenwriters from California Television producers from California American women television producers American television writers Writers from Whittier, California American women screenwriters American women television writers 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American women writers