Anne Wheeler

Anne Wheeler, OC, (born September 23, 1946) is a Canadian film and television writer, producer, and director.

Biography After graduating in mathematics from the University of Alberta, Wheeler was a computer programmer before traveling abroad.

In 2017 Wheeler won a Leo Award for Best Direction (Television Film) for the Hallmark movie Stop the Wedding.

Wheeler was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1995. In 2012 she received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Wheeler has also been awarded seven honorary doctorates and is the first woman to be given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of Canada.

Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer Producer 1986 Loyalties 1988 Cowboys Don't Cry 1989 Bye Bye Blues 1991 Angel Square 1999 Better Than Chocolate 2000 Marine Life 2001 Suddenly Naked 2002 Edge of Madness 2011 Knockout

Documentary film Year Title Director Writer Producer 1975 Great Grand Mother 1976 Augusta 1981 A War Story 2000 The Orkney Lad: The Story of Isabel Gunn 2013 Chi 1977 Happily Unmarried 1978 Priory: The Only Home I've Got 1979 Triangle Island Welfare Mothers Never a Dull Moment 1983 Great Days in the Rockies From Bears to Bartok 1984 Children Of Alcohol This Is Only a Test

Short film Year Title Director Writer 1977 Happily Unmarried 1978 Teach Me to Dance 2000 Legs Apart

Television TV movies Year Title Director Writer Producer Writer 1993 The Diviners 3-hour special Other Women's Children 1995 The War Between Us 1996 Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story 2002 The Investigation 2003 Betrayed 2004 A Beachcombers Christmas 2006 Christmas on Chestnut Street 2007 Mom, Dad and Her 2008 Mail Order Bride Living Out Loud Dancing Trees (Partners in Crime) 2009 The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger 2012 The Horses of McBride 2014 The Color of Rain 2015 A Country Wedding 2016 Stop the Wedding Best Direction, 2017 Leo Awards 2023 Friends & Family Christmas

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