# Anne Wheeler > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anne_Wheeler > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anne_Wheeler.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Wheeler > Source revision: 1335002398 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian film director}} {{Infobox person | honorific_suffix = [OC](/source/Order_of_Canada) | name = Anne Wheeler | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Dorothy Anne Wheeler | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|09|23}} | birth_place = [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), Canada | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Film director
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Screenwriter, Short Story Writer | years_active = 1975–present }} '''Anne Wheeler''', [OC](/source/Order_of_Canada), (born September 23, 1946) is a Canadian film and television writer, producer, and director.{{cite web |url=http://www.annewheeler.com/ |title=Anne Wheeler |website=AnneWheeler.com |access-date=January 7, 2021}} ==Biography== After graduating in mathematics from the [University of Alberta](/source/University_of_Alberta), Wheeler was a computer programmer before traveling abroad. Her years of travels inspired her to become a storyteller and when she returned she joined a group of old friends to form a film collective. From 1975 to 1985 she worked for the [NFB](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada) where she made her first feature film, ''A War Story'' (1981), which was about her father, [Ben Wheeler](/source/Ben_Wheeler_(Canadian_doctor)) and his time as a doctor in a P.O.W. camp during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). The war is a common theme in her work and she revisited it later in her films ''[Bye Bye Blues](/source/Bye_Bye_Blues_(film))'' (1989) and ''The War Between Us'' (1995). Her first non-NFB film was ''[Loyalties](/source/Loyalties_(1986_film))'' in 1986. In addition to her films, Wheeler has directed episodes of ''[Anne with an E](/source/Anne_with_an_E)'', [''Private Eyes''](/source/Private_Eyes_(TV_series)), ''[Strange Empire](/source/Strange_Empire)'', ''[The Romeo Section](/source/The_Romeo_Section)'', ''[The Guard](/source/The_Guard_(Canadian_TV_series))'', ''[This Is Wonderland](/source/This_Is_Wonderland)'', ''[Da Vinci's Inquest](/source/Da_Vinci's_Inquest)'', and ''[Cold Squad](/source/Cold_Squad)''. ==Awards and honors== Wheeler has been nominated four times for the [Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction](/source/Genie_Award_for_Best_Achievement_in_Direction) for her films ''[Loyalties](/source/Loyalties_(1986_film))'' (1986), ''[Cowboys Don't Cry](/source/Cowboys_Don't_Cry_(film))'' (1988), ''[Bye Bye Blues](/source/Bye_Bye_Blues_(film))'' (1989), and ''[Suddenly Naked](/source/Suddenly_Naked)'' (2001). Her 1998 television miniseries, ''[The Sleep Room](/source/The_Sleep_Room_(1998_film))'', won [Gemini awards](/source/Gemini_awards) for best television movie and best direction."The Sleep Room", ''The Canadian Historical Review'', Volume 80, Number 4, December 1999 pp. 698-705 In 2017 Wheeler won a [Leo Award](/source/Leo_Award) for Best Direction (Television Film) for the [Hallmark](/source/Hallmark_Channel) movie ''[Stop the Wedding](/source/Stop_the_Wedding)''.{{cite web|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2017/winners/by_name.php#Television_Movie|title=Leo Awards 2017 Winner|work=Leo Awards|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-date=June 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608101713/http://www.leoawards.com/2017/winners/by_name.php#Television_Movie|url-status=dead}} Wheeler was made an Officer of the [Order of Canada](/source/Order_of_Canada) in 1995.{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/women/030001-1269-e.html |title=Anne Wheeler |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401131051/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/women/030001-1269-e.html |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |publisher=Library and Archives Canada }} In 2012 she received the [Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal](/source/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=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Producer |- | 1986 | ''[Loyalties](/source/Loyalties_(1986_film))'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1988 | ''[Cowboys Don't Cry](/source/Cowboys_Don't_Cry_(film))'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 1989 | ''[Bye Bye Blues](/source/Bye_Bye_Blues_(film))'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 1991 | ''[Angel Square](/source/Angel_Square)'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1999 | ''[Better Than Chocolate](/source/Better_Than_Chocolate)'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | 2000 | ''[Marine Life](/source/Marine_Life_(film))'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | 2001 | ''[Suddenly Naked](/source/Suddenly_Naked)'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive}} |- | 2002 | ''Edge of Madness'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2011 | ''[Knockout](/source/Knockout_(2011_film))'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- |} '''Documentary film''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Producer |- | 1975 | ''Great Grand Mother'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1976 | ''Augusta'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1981 | ''[A War Story](/source/A_War_Story)'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2000 | ''The Orkney Lad: The Story of Isabel Gunn'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | 2013 | ''[Chi](/source/Chi_(2013_film))'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | 1977 | ''Happily Unmarried'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | 1978 | ''[Priory: The Only Home I've Got](/source/Priory%3A_The_Only_Home_I've_Got)'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | rowspan="3"|1979 | ''Triangle Island'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | ''Welfare Mothers'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | ''Never a Dull Moment'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | rowspan=2|1983 | ''Great Days in the Rockies'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | ''From Bears to Bartok'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | rowspan=2|1984 | ''Children Of Alcohol'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | ''This Is Only a Test'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |} '''Short film''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer |- | 1977 | ''Happily Unmarried'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1978 | ''Teach Me to Dance'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2000 | ''[Legs Apart](/source/Preludes_(film_series))'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |} ===Television=== '''TV movies''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Producer ! Writer |- | rowspan="2"| 1993 | ''[The Diviners](/source/The_Diviners_(film))'' | {{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](/source/Mom%2C_Dad_and_Her)'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- |rowspan=3|2008 | ''[Mail Order Bride](/source/Mail_Order_Bride_(2008_film))'' | {{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](/source/The_Gambler%2C_the_Girl_and_the_Gunslinger)'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 2012 | ''[The Horses of McBride](/source/The_Horses_of_McBride)'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 2014 | ''The Color of Rain'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 2015 | ''[A Country Wedding](/source/A_Country_Wedding)'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 2016 | ''[Stop the Wedding](/source/Stop_the_Wedding)'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Best Direction, 2017 [Leo Awards](/source/Leo_Awards) |- | 2023 | ''Friends & Family Christmas'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- |} '''TV series''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Notes |- | 1984 | ''[For the Record](/source/For_the_Record_(Canadian_TV_series))'' | Episode 46: [''A Change of Heart''](/source/For_the_Record_(Canadian_TV_series)) |- | 1984-1985 | ''[Global Playhouse](/source/Global_Playhouse)'' | Episodes ''One's a Heifer'' and ''To Set Our House in Order'' (Also writer) |- | 1985 | ''[The Ray Bradbury Theater](/source/The_Ray_Bradbury_Theater)'' | Episode [''The Martian''](/source/List_of_Ray_Bradbury_Theater_episodes) |- | 1990 | ''[Mom P.I.](/source/Mom_P.I.)'' | 2 episodes |- | 1992 | ''[North of 60](/source/North_of_60)'' | 2 episodes |- | 1995 | ''[Jake and the Kid](/source/Jake_and_the_Kid_(1995_TV_series))'' | 2 episodes |- | 1996 | ''[The Adventures of Shirley Holmes](/source/The_Adventures_of_Shirley_Holmes)'' | Pilot |- |rowspan=2|1998 | ''[Cold Squad](/source/Cold_Squad)'' | 3 episodes |- | ''[The Sleep Room](/source/The_Sleep_Room)'' | Miniseries |- | 1998-2003 | ''[Da Vinci's Inquest](/source/Da_Vinci's_Inquest)'' | 7 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2000 | ''[Mysterious Ways](/source/Mysterious_Ways_(TV_series))'' | Episode 6:[''Twins''](/source/Mysterious_Ways_(TV_series)) |- | ''[Beggars and Choosers](/source/Beggars_and_Choosers_(TV_series))'' | 1 episode |- | 2004-2005 | ''[This Is Wonderland](/source/This_Is_Wonderland)'' | 8 episodes |- | 2005 | ''[Godiva's](/source/Godiva's)'' | 2 episode |- | rowspan=2|2006 | ''[Jozi-H](/source/Jozi-H)'' | 2 episodes |- | ''[The Guard](/source/The_Guard_(TV_series))'' | 2 episodes |- | 2014 | ''[Heartland](/source/Heartland_(Canadian_TV_series))'' | Episodes 5: [''Endings and Beginnings''](/source/List_of_Heartland_episodes) and 6: [''Steal Away''](/source/List_of_Heartland_episodes) |- |2014 | ''[When Calls the Heart](/source/When_Calls_the_Heart)'' | Episode 9: [''Change of Heart''](/source/List_of_When_Calls_the_Heart_episodes) |- | 2021 | ''[Firefly Lane](/source/Firefly_Lane)'' | Episodes 3: [''Dancing Queens'' and 4: ''Love is a Battlefield''](/source/Firefly_Lane) |- |} ==See also== * [List of female film and television directors](/source/List_of_female_film_and_television_directors) * [List of LGBT-related films directed by women](/source/List_of_LGBT-related_films_directed_by_women) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926231334/http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=46&csid1=69&navid=87 Canadian Film Encyclopedia |A publication of The Film Reference Library/a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group] * [http://www.annewheeler.com/ Official web site] * {{IMDb name|name=Anne Wheeler|id=0923768}} * [http://femfilm.ca/director_search.php?director=anne-wheeler&lang=e Anne Wheeler] at the [http://femfilm.ca/index.php?lang=e Canadian Women Film Directors Database] * [https://www.nfb.ca/directors/anne-wheeler/ Anne Wheeler] at the [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada) {{Anne Wheeler}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wheeler, Anne}} Category:1946 births Category:Canadian women film directors Category:Canadian television directors Category:Canadian women television directors Category:Living people Category:Officers of the Order of Canada Category:Film directors from Edmonton Category:Writers from Edmonton Category:Canadian women screenwriters Category:Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts alumni Category:Best Original Song Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Category:Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Short Documentary Film Category:20th-century Canadian screenwriters Category:21st-century Canadian screenwriters Category:20th-century Canadian women writers Category:21st-century Canadian women writers Category:Canadian women documentary filmmakers Category:Screenwriters from Alberta --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Anne Wheeler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Wheeler) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Wheeler?action=history)). 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