Kelly Fremon Craig

Producer, Writer, Director

Birthdate: January 1, 1981 (45 Years Old)

Birthplace: Whiitier, California

Kelly Fremon Craig (birthname: Kelly Fremon Craig) is a rising director-writer-producer. Her first feature credit was as the screenwriter for the comedy, Post Grad (2009), starring Alexis Bledel, with Michael Keaton, Carol Burnett, Jane Lynch, and J.K. Simmons. Craig’s acclaimed filmmaking debut—as writer, director, and executive producer—was The Edge of Seventeen (2016), produced by James L. Brooks and starring Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, and Haley Lu Richardson, proving to be a solid indie hit ($19.4 million gross on a $9 million budget) after its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and along the way winning the Best First Film prize from the New York Film Critics Circle. Craig’s second feature, again with Brooks as a fellow producer, was her adaptation of Judy Blume’s beloved book, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023), starring Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, and Kathy Bates, and released by Lionsgate Films. Craig’s second screenwriting-only credit was Ordinary Angels (2023), co-written with Meg Tilly, with the cast of Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Nancy Travis, and Tamala Jones, under Jon Gunn’s direction. Craig’s third writing-directing-producing feature was her adaptation of Adrienne Brodeur’s memoir, Wild Game (date to be announced).

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Personal life

Kelly Fremon Craig was born and raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier, California. Craig earned her B.A. in English and graduated from the University of California, Irvine. Craig is married with one son.

Known For

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Director (2023)

The Edge of Seventeen

Director (2016)

Kelly Fremon Craig Movies

Director

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2023 |
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023
Comedy, Drama, Family
Eleven-year-old Margaret moves from the city to the suburbs and starts to contemplate everything about life, friendship and adolescence. She relies on her mother, Barbara, who offers loving support, and her grandmother, Sylvia.
2016 |
The Edge of Seventeen
The Edge of Seventeen
2016
Comedy, Drama
High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.

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2024 |
Ordinary Angels
Ordinary Angels
2024
Drama
Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.
2023 |
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023
Comedy, Drama, Family
Eleven-year-old Margaret moves from the city to the suburbs and starts to contemplate everything about life, friendship and adolescence. She relies on her mother, Barbara, who offers loving support, and her grandmother, Sylvia.
2016 |
The Edge of Seventeen
The Edge of Seventeen
2016
Comedy, Drama
High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.

Facts About Kelly Fremon Craig

Fast Development: It took Kelly Fremon Craig only two drafts of her screenplay of The Edge of Seventeen to be greenlit by James L. Brooks’ Gracie Films, the project’s production company.

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