X

Join or Sign In

Sign in to customize your TV listings

Continue with Facebook Continue with email

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

Ann Peacock Biography

Birth Name:Ann Peacock

Birth Place:Cape Town, South Africa

Profession Writer

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from the University of Cape Town with a degree in English literature and speech and drama, and also earned her law degree there
  • Wrote her first film, an adaptation of the novel "A Lesson Before Dying," for HBO in 1999
  • Best known as a screenwriter who worked on "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and "Nights in Rodanthe․"

Awards

  • 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie: winner
  • 2000Humanitas Prize-PBS/Cable Category: winner
  • 2006Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
  • 2006Camie-: winner
  • 2006Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
  • 2006Humanitas Prize-Feature Film Category: nominated
  • 2008Humanitas Prize-90 Minute Category: nominated
  • 2012Image Award-Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television): winner