Biography
Lynn Siefert is a screenwriter and playwright. She wrote the story for the 1993 film Cool Runnings and co-wrote its screenplay with Tommy Swerdlow and Michael Goldberg. She also wrote the screenplay for the 1998 film Cousin Bette.
Siefert studied playwriting and received a master's degree from Yale University. Her plays include Coyote Ugly, which premiered at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company directed by John Malkovich, and Little Egypt. She has written episodes for television series including I'll Fly Away (1992) and Once and Again (2001).
