Mary Agnes Donoghue

Mary Agnes Donoghue (26 March 1943 in Queens) is an American screenwriter and director. Following early jobs as a secretary and short story writer, Donoghue's first writing credit was the 1984 film ''The Buddy System''. She went on to pen the screenplays for ''Beaches'' (1988) and ''Paradise'' (1991), which was also her directorial debut. Donoghue co-wrote and co-produced ''Deceived'' (1991) and two years later, her first play, ''Me and Mamie O'Rourke'', made its debut at the Strand Theatre in London. In the 2000s, Donoghue wrote the screenplay for ''White Oleander'' (2002) and co-wrote ''Veronica Guerin'' (2003) with Carol Doyle. In 2013, Donoghue wrote and directed ''Jenny's Wedding''. Provided by Wikipedia