Other names Anita Addison Years active 1976–2004 | Name Anita Addison Role Television Director | |
Full Name Anita Laraine Wharton Addison Born 1952 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States Occupation Television and film director, television producer Died January 24, 2004, New York City, New York, United States Movies Deep in My Heart, Copshop, There Are No Children Here Similar People Anne Bancroft, Alice Krige, Joe Cacaci, Gloria Reuben, Lynn Whitfield | ||
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Anita W. Addison (September 6, 1952 – January 24, 2004) was an American television and film director and producer.
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Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Addison began working as a journalist before embarking on a directing and producing career. In the late 1980s, she worked as a senior VP of drama development at Lorimar before working as a producer at Warner Bros. Television. In 1989, she earned an Academy Award nomination for directing the short film Savannah.
From 1995 to 1998, Addison was VP of drama development at CBS. After leaving CBS, she worked on numerous television series including Family Law and EZ Streets with director and writer Paul Haggis. In 1999, she directed the television movie Deep in My Heart. Addison died on January 24, 2004 in New York City. Haggis dedicated his Oscar-winning film Crash to Addison.