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Annabelle Gurwitch

Date of birth: 1961-11-04

Place of birth: Mobile, Alabama, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Annabelle Gurwich, Anabelle Gurwitch, Annabele Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch

Biography

Annabelle Gurwitch is a New York Times Bestselling author, actress, and television host. Her most recent book is Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate to (Penguin Random House), in which Gurwitch writes stories inspired by her hilariously dysfunctional childhood. Other books: I See You Made an Effort, (Penguin Random House) was a Thurber Prize for American Humor Writing Finalist and a New York Times Bestseller; You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up (Random House), and Fired! (Simon and Schuster), premiered as a Showtime Comedy Special. Co-host of the popular Dinner & a Movie on TBS, she's written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, amongst other publications and was a regular commentator for NPR's All Things Considered. Gurwitch is adapting Wherever You Go, There They Are for Janollari Entertainment and NBC. She adapted I See You Made an Effort with Liz Tuccillo and producer Sarah Condon for F/X, and You Say Tomato, I Say Shut up with Jeff Kahn, for Lifetime.

Movie Credits

The Shaggy Dog
2.4

The Shaggy Dog

2006-03-09

The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most im

Masterminds
2.6

Masterminds

1997-08-22

A rebellious teen uses his talent for pranks to outwit the security consultant who has taken the stu

Melvin Goes to Dinner
2.7

Melvin Goes to Dinner

2003-12-04

Marital infidelity, religion, a guy in heaven wearing a Wizards jersey, anal fetishes, cigarettes an

The Cable Guy
3

The Cable Guy

1996-06-10

When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and do

Three Wishes
3.1

Three Wishes

1995-10-27

While Jane Holman is driving with her two sons, she accidentally runs into a drifter, Jack McCloud,

Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2.7

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

2011-04-14

A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is

Not Like Us
1.9

Not Like Us

1995-08-15

A sexy, horror-filled story featuring two gorgeous aliens who move into a small American town.

Intimate Betrayal
0

Intimate Betrayal

1996-01-01

Two old friends reunite before a wedding to put the sins of their past behind them. What starts out

A Buddy Story
0

A Buddy Story

2010-01-01

Buddy Gilbert (Gavin Bellour) is a struggling musician living in NYC. He spends his days touring the

Encino Woman
2

Encino Woman

1996-04-20

After thawing, a young prehistoric woman, Lucy, gets herself taken care of by David, a young intern

Love-Struck
1.5

Love-Struck

1997-05-31

Two years after her last failed relationship, Emily Vale has stopped believing in love. This brings

The Medicine Show
2.4

The Medicine Show

2001-10-10

A cynical young man, diagnosed with cancer, meets a brash young leukemia patient in the hospital who

The 4th Tenor
1.8

The 4th Tenor

2002-12-03

A restaurant owner falls in love with an opera singer and, desperate to impress her, travels to Ital

Ambulance
3.3

Ambulance

2022-03-16

Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, asks for help f

Teach 109
3.5

Teach 109

1990-01-01

In the future, surgeons practice their skill on androids designed to imitate patients, but Dr. Garre

The Tower
1.7

The Tower

1993-08-16

A mix-up with a security card causes a malevolent building to try and kill an employee on his first

Automatic
2.4

Automatic

1995-04-08

Robgen industries newest security system is "The J Series Automatic", an android model designed and

Moola
1.9

Moola

2007-04-20

Just as the business which Steve helped create, American Lightsticks, is on the brink of collapse, a

MouseHunt
3.3

MouseHunt

1997-12-19

Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they

TV-Dad
0

TV-Dad

1988-10-24

TV-Dad has never had a family of his own, and when he finds out that he is going to die, he creates

ManFast
1.9

ManFast

2003-01-01

4 women fast from men for 100 days. No talking to, no touching of, no flirting with, and above all:

Bright Lights, Big City
2.9

Bright Lights, Big City

1988-04-01

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the me

Delivery Boys
1.8

Delivery Boys

1985-04-02

The Delivery Boys, a New York squad of breakdancing young men who work for a local pizza place, ente

'Til There Was You
1.9

'Til There Was You

1997-05-30

Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in. It took them twenty

Kiss Daddy Goodnight
2.5

Kiss Daddy Goodnight

1987-10-29

At night, baby-face Laura dresses up as a vamp and lets random guys at bars pick her up, just to dru

Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
4.3

Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick

1993-12-16

Just Like That: A receptionist in a large firm cheats on her voyeuristic lover with a delivery boy w

Daddy Day Care
3

Daddy Day Care

2003-05-09

Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires

Pollock
3.3

Pollock

2000-09-06

In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: I

One Night Stand
2.8

One Night Stand

1997-11-14

In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with

Pizza Man
1.4

Pizza Man

1991-01-01

When someone orders a pizza, Elmo the pizza man uncovers a government conspiracy and will stop at no

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
2.6

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920

1999-10-21

On summer break from college, Indy stage-manages a new Broadway musical revue composed by George Ger

Life with Mikey
2.9

Life with Mikey

1993-06-04

Michael Chapman, a former child TV star, runs a struggling talent agency specilizing in child acts.

Goosed
1.6

Goosed

1999-09-28

Sheltered rich girl Charlene has an over-protective mother who insists that her daughter should marr

Fired!
3

Fired!

2007-06-05

When actress Annabelle Gurwitch was fired from a play by Woody Allen, she wondered how she would cop

Chance of a Lifetime
2.6

Chance of a Lifetime

1991-11-18

Since the death of her husband 10 years ago, Evelyn has been working hard for her company, but had n

Changing Habits
0.7

Changing Habits

1997-05-20

An aspiring artist runs from men as a result of an early life problem that has left her relationship

Cadillac
5

Cadillac

1997-10-01

Three friends experimented with acid in high school, Jimmy had a terrible acid trip that ended in a

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1.5

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?

1988-11-13

A pair of thieves are pursued by the U.S. Army, the Mexican federales and Apaches in this made-for-T

Your Mother Wears Combat Boots
2.8

Your Mother Wears Combat Boots

1989-03-27

An overprotective single mother tries to stop her son joining the parachute unit by sending him to t

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
3

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

1998-07-24

Billy Collier is a photographer working on a series of pictures featuring recreations of movie kisse

Teddy Bears' Picnic
1.1

Teddy Bears' Picnic

2001-04-30

In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California r

It's Us
2.4

It's Us

2016-01-05

A volatile young married couple moves from Los Angeles to Vermont in search of a geographical marria

They Come at Night
0

They Come at Night

1998-09-16

In 1986 LA, an illegal immigrant (Elpidia Carrillo) suffers from past tortures in her native El Salv