Amy Talkington

Amy Virginia Talkington is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and author.

Early life and education

Talkington was born in Dallas, Texas. Her father, Clement Talkington, is a surgeon; her mother, Virginia Savage McAlester, was an architectural historian and political activist.

Talkington attended the Hockaday School in Dallas and Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and her M.F.A. in film directing from Columbia University's School of the Arts.

Filmmaking Talkington first received attention for her short films, all of which revolve around a young and headstrong female protagonist. Number One Fan (1997) won the jury prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival; Second Skin (1998) was in competition the Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by Canal +, HBO, and the Sundance Channel; and Bust (1999) was part of Fox 2000's FXM shorts series. The New Arrival (2000) was the first film ever made using the "immersive" running 360-degree camera. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Talkington wrote and directed her first feature, The Night of the White Pants, in 2006. The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival and stars Tom Wilkinson, Selma Blair, and Nick Stahl. Her screenwriting work includes an adaptation of Ungifted, the musical Undercover, the musical #HotFuss, an adaptation of the memoir Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, a remake of Valley Girl, and a remake of Private Benjamin. Talkington is also developing an adaptation of her own novel Liv, Forever. She wrote the screenplays for the TV movies Brave New Girl and Avalon High; she and Julie Sherman Wolfe won a Writers Guild of America Award for the latter.

Personal life

Talkington lives in Los Angeles with her husband, record producer, music supervisor, and music editor Robbie Adams. They have two daughters.

Filmography Short film Year Title Director Writer Producer 1997 Number One Fan 1998 Second Skin 1999 Bust 2000 The New Arrival 2003 Our Very First Sex Tape 2007 Confessions

Feature film Year Title Director Writer 2004 The Night of the White Pants 2020 Valley Girl

Television Year Title Writer Producer 2004 Brave New Girl 2008 Avalon High