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Anne Wheeler

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Born
Dorothy Anne Wheeler

(1946-09-23) September 23, 1946 (age 78)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Occupation Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter,Short Story Writer
Years active 1975–present
Spouse(s) Luben Izov
Children Morgan Wheeler-Hendren, Quincy Wheeler-Hendren, Step son Alexander Izov
Parent(s) Benjamin Morrill Wheeler and Nellie Rose (Nee Pawsey) Wheeler
Relatives Brothers Harry Benjamin, Kenneth Philip and Alan Edmund

Anne Wheeler (born September 23, 1946) is a talented Canadian filmmaker. She writes, produces, and directs movies and TV shows. She has even been honored with the Order of Canada, which is a very special award in Canada.

Anne's Journey to Filmmaking

Anne Wheeler first studied math at the University of Alberta. After graduating, she worked as a computer programmer. But her travels around the world changed her path. She felt inspired to tell stories.

When she came back to Canada, she joined friends to start a film group. From 1975 to 1985, she worked for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). This is a famous place that makes films about Canada.

Her first big movie was A War Story (1981). It was about her own father, Ben Wheeler. He was a doctor in a prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during World War II. War has been a common topic in her films. She explored it again in Bye Bye Blues (1989) and The War Between Us (1995).

Anne Wheeler also directed episodes for many popular TV shows. These include Anne with an E, Private Eyes, and Cold Squad.

Awards and Special Honors

Anne Wheeler has received many awards for her amazing work.

  • She was nominated four times for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction. This award is for the best director in Canadian films. Her nominated films include Loyalties (1986) and Bye Bye Blues (1989).
  • Her TV miniseries, The Sleep Room (1998), won Gemini awards. These awards are for the best in Canadian television.
  • In 2017, she won a Leo Award for directing the Hallmark movie Stop the Wedding.

In 1995, Anne Wheeler was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. This is one of the highest honors a Canadian citizen can receive. She also got the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. She has received seven honorary doctorates, which are special degrees from universities. She is also the first woman to get a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of Canada. This award celebrates her long and successful career.

Anne Wheeler's Films and TV Shows

Anne Wheeler has directed and written many different types of films and TV shows.

Movies

Here are some of the feature films she has directed or written:

Year Title Director Writer Producer
1986 Loyalties Yes Yes No
1988 Cowboys Don't Cry Yes Yes Yes
1989 Bye Bye Blues Yes Yes Yes
1990 Angel Square Yes Yes No
1999 Better Than Chocolate Yes No No
2000 Marine Life Yes No No
2001 Suddenly ... Yes No Executive
2002 Edge of Madness Yes Yes No
2011 Knockout Yes No No

Documentary films Anne Wheeler has also made many documentary films, which tell true stories:

Year Title Director Writer Producer
1975 Great Grand Mother Yes Yes No
1976 Augusta Yes Yes No
1981 A War Story Yes Yes Yes
2000 The Orkney Lad: The Story of Isabel Gunn Yes No No
2013 Chi Yes No No
1977 Happily Unmarried No No Yes
1978 Priory: The Only Home I've Got No No Yes
1979 Triangle Island No No Yes
Welfare Mothers No No Yes
Never a Dull Moment No No Yes
1983 Great Days in the Rockies No No Yes
From Bears to Bartok No No Yes
1984 Children Of ... No No Yes
This Is Only a Test No No Yes

Short films She has also directed shorter films:

Year Title Director Writer
1977 Happily Unmarried Yes No
1978 Teach Me to Dance Yes No
2000 Legs Apart Yes Yes

Television

TV movies Here are some TV movies Anne Wheeler has worked on:

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1984 Change of Heart Yes No No For the Record series
1993 The Diviners Yes No No 3-hour special
Other Women's Children Yes No No
1995 The War Between Us Yes No No
1996 Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story No Yes Yes
2002 The Investigation Yes No No
2003 Betrayed Yes Yes No
2004 A Beachcombers Christmas Yes No No
2006 Christmas on Chestnut Street Yes No No
2007 Mom, Dad and Her Yes No No
2008 Mail Order Bride Yes No No
Living Out Loud Yes No No
Dancing Trees (Partners in Crime) Yes No No
2009 The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger Yes No No
2012 The Horses of McBride Yes No No
2014 The Color of Rain Yes No No
2015 A Country Wedding Yes No No
2016 Stop the Wedding Yes No No Best Direction, 2017 Leo Awards
2023 Friends & Family Christmas Yes No No

TV series She has also directed episodes for many TV series:

Year Title Notes
1984-1985 Global Playhouse Episodes One's a Heifer and To Set Our House in Order (Also writer)
1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater 1 episode
1990 Mom P.I. 2 episodes
1992 North of 60 2 episodes
1995 Jake and the Kid 2 episodes
1996 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Pilot
1998 Cold Squad 3 episodes
The Sleep Room Miniseries
1998-2003 Da Vinci's Inquest 7 episodes
2000 Mysterious Ways 1 episode
Beggars and Choosers 1 episode
2004-2005 This Is Wonderland 8 episodes
2005 Godiva's 2 episode
2006 Jozi-H 2 episodes
The Guard 2 episodes
2014 Heartland 2 episodes
2021 Firefly Lane 2 episodes

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