Anne Wheeler

Anne Wheeler, OC, (born September 23, 1946) is a Canadian film and television writer, producer, and director.

[1] 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 where she made her first feature film, A War Story (1981), which was about her father, Ben Wheeler and his time as a doctor in a P.O.W.

In addition to her films, Wheeler has directed episodes of Anne with an E, Private Eyes, Strange Empire, The Romeo Section, The Guard, This Is Wonderland, Da Vinci's Inquest, and Cold Squad.

[2] In 2017 Wheeler won a Leo Award for Best Direction (Television Film) for the Hallmark movie Stop the Wedding.