Gillian Robespierre (born June 29, 1978)[2] is an American director and writer, known for writing and directing the films Obvious Child and Landline.

[4] In 2009, Robespierre co-wrote (with Anna Bean and Karen Maine) and directed the short film Obvious Child, about a young woman who is impregnated after a one-night stand and decides to have an abortion.

[7] Robespierre later expanded the short into her 2014 feature film debut Obvious Child with Slate once again playing the lead role.

In early 2015, Robespierre announced she was developing a comedy pilot for FX with Elisabeth Holm, who co-wrote Obvious Child, starring Jenny Slate and Ari Graynor.

It was announced in January 2021 that Robespierre would direct an adaptation of Melissa Broder's novel The Pisces, about a woman and her "erotic infatuation with a merman".