Anne Rice is an American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotica. She is perhaps best known for her popular and influential series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles, revolving around the central character of Lestat. Books from The Vampire Chronicles were ...
Richardson High School, University of North Texas, Texas Woman's University, San Francisco State University
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Stan Rice (m. 1961–2002)
Children
Christopher Rice, Michele Rice
Parents
Howard O'Brien, Katherine Allen O'Brien
Siblings
Alice Borchardt
Nicknames
A. N. Roquelaure , Anne Rampling , Anne O'Brien Rice , Howard Allen O'Brien , Rice, Anne , Howard Allen Frances O'Brien
Awards
World Horror Convention Grand Master Award, Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Horror
Nominations
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Lambda Literary Award for Horror/Science Fiction/Fantasy, Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Science Fiction/Fantasy
Movies
Interview with the Vampire, Queen of the Damned, Exit to Eden, Feast of All Saints, Christ the Lord
On connecting: We're frightened of what makes us different.
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Vampires have always been part of our culture. There have always been superstitions surrounding death and burial in western Europe and the idea that the dead will come back. When you write a story about good and evil using a vampire, you are reaching back to the Renaissance for a figure as powerful as God and the devil. What I love about my readers is that they really understand what my books are about.
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The vampire is always presented as someone who is living a heightened existence and that is very seductive. He is also someone who is able to satisfy all of his cravings. I don't see this as a time of weakness at all. The vampire image reflects the enormous leap in visual perspective. This is the time of Federal Express, long-distance calls and faxes. Someone can get up in the morning and call New York or Paris. All kinds of business transactions and close book deals can be made -- it's like flying all over the world. Vampires are superhuman magnifications of us, of the way we feel in these powerful times.
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The vampire is that glittering, dazzling rule-breaker and outsider who has gained ascendancy over time and place.
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To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.
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Fact
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Irish-American.
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Has currently put her New Orleans home up for sale and is moving to Florida. [February 2004]
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Lives in La Jolla, California. [2005]
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Received a 12,000 dollar advance for "Interview with The Vampire".
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Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 36, a son Christopher Travis Rice (aka Christopher Rice) on March 11, 1978. Child's father is her now late husband, Stan Rice.
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(August 5, 1972) Her only child, a daughter Michele Rice, died from leukemia at the age of 5.
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 24, a daughter Michele Rice on September 21, 1966. Child's father is her now late husband, Stan Rice.
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Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 133, pp. 369-377. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
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Chose the pseudonym Anne Rampling, under which she penned her novels "Exit to Eden" and "Belinda," in honour of actress Charlotte Rampling because Anne "admired Charlotte's grace."
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Has written under the pseudonyms Anne Rampling and A.N. Roquelaure.
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Has a collection of several hundred pairs of black button-up shoes.
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Her sister, Alice Borchardt, is also a novelist.
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Her novel "The Vampire Lestat" is currently being made into a stage production with songs by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
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Has written several other novels outside her famous Vampire Chronicles, including the Mayfair Witch trilogy, erotica and historical fiction. However, none of these books has achieved the fame (or sales) of her vampire tales.
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Lives and works in the California desert.
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Suffers from diabetes.
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Has pictures of herself giving birth to son, Christopher Rice, on the walls of her New Orleans home.
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Has claimed in interviews that she fears the dark.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Vampire Chronicles
TV Movie based on the novels "Interview with the Vampire" and "The Vampire Lestat" by pre-production
The Young Messiah
2016
novel "Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt"
Queen of the Damned
2002
novels "The Vampire Chronicles"
Earth Angels
2001
TV Movie
Feast of All Saints
2001
TV Movie book
Rag and Bone
1998
TV Movie story
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
1994
novel / screenplay
Exit to Eden
1994
novel "Exit To Eden"
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Vampire Chronicles
TV Movie executive producer pre-production
Earth Angels
2001
TV Movie executive producer
Feast of All Saints
2001
TV Movie executive producer
Rag and Bone
1998
TV Movie executive producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Place Among the Undead
2016
TV Series documentary
Herself (2016)
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf
2016
TV Series
Herself
Lestat, Louis, and the Vampire Phenomenon
2014
Video short
Herself
ITW ThrillerFest Banquet Awards
2014
TV Special
Herself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2012-2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Colbert Report
2012
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Author, The Wolf Gift
The Hour
2012
TV Series
Herself
The Future of Fear
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Real Vampire Files
2010
TV Movie documentary
Herself
CBS News Sunday Morning
2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
The O'Reilly Factor
2005
TV Series
Herself
Scarborough Country
2005
TV Series
Herself
Charlie Rose
1994-2005
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself
Larry King Live
2003
TV Series
Herself
Night Bites: Women and Their Vampires
2003
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Crossing Over with John Edward
2002
TV Series
Herself
SexTV
2001-2002
TV Series documentary
Herself
Interview With the Vampire: In the Shadow of the Vampire
2001
Video documentary short
Herself - Author / Screenwriter
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-2000
TV Series
Herself
Biography
2000
TV Series documentary
Herself
Great Books
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself
Ellen
1996
TV Series
Herself
Ancient Mysteries
1994
TV Series documentary
Herself
Bookmark
1993
TV Series
Herself
Without Walls
1993
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Oprah Winfrey Show
1991
TV Series
Herself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1995
Hugo
Hugo Awards
Best Dramatic Presentation
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
1994
ACCA
Awards Circuit Community Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)