Andersweatheredaroughchildhoodandyoungadultlifewhichnotonlyencouragedanescapistpenchantformakingupcharactersbutalsoaninsider'ssympathyforthestrongbutput-uponwomenwhopeopleherfilms.GrowingupinruralKentucky,Anderswouldalwaysrememberhangingontoherfather'slegatagefiveasheabandonedherfamily.Travelingfrequentlywithhermotherandsisters,Anderswouldlaterberapedatage12,endureabusefromastepfatherwhooncethreatenedherwithagun,andsufferamentalbreakdownatage15.VenturingbacktoKentuckyfromLosAngelesat17,shewouldsoonmovetoLondontolivewiththemanwhowouldfatherherfirstchild.UponherreturntotheUS,Andersfinallybegantopickupthepiecesofherlife.SheenrolledinjuniorcollegeandlatertheUCLAfilmschoolandmanagedwhenaseconddaughtercamealong.Enchantedwith_WimWenders_'films,shesodelugedthefilmmakerwithcorrespondencethathegaveherajobasaproductionassistantonhisfilmParis,Texas(1984).AftergraduatingfromUCLA,Andersmadeherfeaturewritinganddirectingdebut,BorderRadio(1987),astudyoftheLApunkscene,incollaborationwithtwoformerclassmates.Herfirstsoloeffort,Gas,FoodLodging(1992),tellingofasinglemotherandhertwoteenagedaughters,andherfollowup,Mividaloca(1993),lookingatgirlgangsintheEchoParkneighborhoodofLAwhereAnderssettled,haveshownhertobeadeeplypersonalfilmmakerwhohasusedherownexperiencetomakegrittilyrealistic,well-observed,gentlyamblingstudiesofwomencomingofageamidtough,sterilesocialconditions.

性别: 女

星座: 天蝎座

出生日期: 1954年11月16日

出生地: 美国,肯塔基州,阿什兰

职业: 导演 / 编剧 / 制片人 / 演员 / 服装

更多外文名: Mary Allison Anders (本名)

更多中文名: 艾莉森·安德斯

imdb编号: nm0025978

1992年 第42届柏林国际电影节 主竞赛单元 金熊奖(提名) 旅客。