Janet Peoples (born 1938) is an American

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. She co-wrote the script for the 1995

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

-nominated film ''

12 Monkeys ''12 Monkeys'' is a 1995 American Science fiction film, science fiction thriller film directed by Terry Gilliam from a screenplay by David Peoples and Janet Peoples, based on Chris Marker's 1962 short film ''La Jetée''. It stars Bruce Willis, M ...

'' with her husband

David Peoples David Webb Peoples (born February 9, 1940) is an American screenwriter who co-wrote ''Blade Runner'' (1982), and later wrote ''Unforgiven'' (1992) and ''12 Monkeys'' (1995). He has been nominated for Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA awards. Peopl ...

who has written a number of films, mostly science fiction or fantasy. Peoples and her husband also co-wrote the 1980 documentary ''

The Day After Trinity ''The Day After Trinity'' (or ''The Day After Trinity: J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb'') is a 1981 documentary film directed and produced by Jon H. Else in association with KTEH public television in San Jose, California. Synopsis ...

'', which was also nominated for an Academy Award.

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