Allison Schroeder is an American screenwriter and producer. She co-wrote the film Hidden Figures with Theodore Melfi, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Schroeder's other writing credits include Christopher Robin, Frozen II, Heart of Stone, and the newest of her writings, A Minecraft Movie.
Early and personal life Schroeder graduated from Melbourne High School in Florida. While in high school, Schroeder interned at NASA, where Schroeder's grandparents worked. She majored in economics at Stanford University, and after working as a consultant for two years, Schroeder went to University of Southern California to earn a Masters of Fine Arts in the Film Production Program.
In 2016, Schroeder married writer Aaron Brownstein. They have a daughter, Emily, born in 2016.
Career Schroeder began her writing career as a staff writer on 90210 and also wrote two made-for-TV movies. She then went on to create the show Side Effects, a musical drama about a teenage girl and her family. Side Effects originally debuted in 2013 as a long-form special on the AwesomenessTV YouTube channel, co-produced by AwesomenessTV and Universal Cable Productions. It then went on to air as a 90-minute special on E!.
In 2013, she also sold her spec script Agatha to Paramount Pictures with Will Gluck attached to direct; Disruption Entertainment’s Mary Parent and Cale Boyter were producing along with Benderspink. The script was described as an action adventure which surmises what really happened to Agatha Christie during the 11 days she went missing.
In 2014, producer Donna Gigliotti hired Schroeder to pen the script for Hidden Figures, after optioning the book proposal by Margot Shetterly. Schroeder interned at NASA and her grandfather and grandmother also worked there, providing her with first-hand insight in the world of NASA. She won Best Adapted Screenplay at the Humanitas and Veritas Awards for co-writing Hidden Figures. Schroeder was also nominated for an Academy Award, BAFTA, and WGA Award.
After Hidden Figures, Schroeder went on to co-write Christopher Robin starring Ewan McGregor for Disney, in which she said she spent months thinking up "Pooh-isms." Schroeder was nominated for a second Humanitas Award for co-writing the script.
In 2017, she also took out a pitch for a movie about Susan Fowler, the Uber engineer whistleblower. Good Universe beat out three other bidders to land Disruptors with Schroeder penning the script and Kristin Burr producing.
In 2018, Schroeder joined Frozen II to co-write with Jennifer Lee. Frozen II ended up breaking box office records, earning well-over a billion dollars.
Schroeder was then tapped in 2019 to pen a script for the video game adaption of Minecraft at Warner Brothers.
In August 2023, Netflix released Heart of Stone, an action-thriller starring Gal Gadot whose script was written by Schroeder and Greg Rucka. The film was directed by Tom Harper and had over 100 million views on Netflix, making it one of the most watched films on Netflix in 2023.
In March 2025, Warner Bros. and Vertigo Entertainment released A Minecraft Movie, an action adventure comedy film. The script for this film was written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, and Schroeder, adding to her list of successful movies. It was directed by Jared Hess. The film has become the biggest film of the year reaching $200 million in seven days, besting Captain America: Brave New World.
Filmography Film and television YearTitleCredited asNotes Writer Other 2007 Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse Script supervisor and construction crewShort film 2007–2008 Smallville Production assistant: 15 episodes 2008 Pineapple Express Production assistant 90210 Episode: "That Which We Destroy"Co-wrote with Caprice Crane The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Show coordinatorTV special 2011 Mean Girls 2 Television filmCo-wrote with Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser 2012 Free Samples Special thanks 2015 Guidance Web series 2016 Hidden Figures Co-wrote with Theodore Melfi 2018 Christopher Robin Co-wrote with Alex Ross Perry and Tom McCarthy 2019 Frozen II Additional screenplay materialUncredited soundtrack writing2023 Heart of Stone Co-wrote with Greg Rucka2025 A Minecraft Movie Co-story writer with Chris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer
Awards and nominations For - Hidden Figures (with Theodore Melfi) Nominated: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated: BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay Nominated: USC Scripter Award Nominated: Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Winner: Humanitas Prize for Feature Film (tied with Hacksaw Ridge)
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