Annie Baker
Annie Baker | |
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Baker at the 2014 Brooklyn Book Festival | |
| Born | April 1981 (age 44) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright, teacher |
| Education | New York University (BFA) Brooklyn College (MFA) |
| Notable works | Body Awareness (2008) Circle Mirror Transformation (2009) The Aliens (2010) The Flick (2013) John (2015) Janet Planet (2023) |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Drama Steinberg Playwright Award |
| Spouse | Nico Baumbach |
| Children | 1 |
Annie Baker (born April 1981) is an American playwright and film director. She is known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Flick (2013). She has written a string of plays which are set in the fictional town of Shirley: Body Awareness (2008), Circle Mirror Transformation (2009), The Aliens (2010), and Nocturama (2014). She made her feature film directorial debut with the A24 coming-of-age drama Janet Planet (2023).