Heidi Ferrer

Heidi Ferrer was an American screenwriter.

A native of Salina, Kansas, Ferrer initially set out to pursue a career in acting when she moved to Los Angeles in the late 1980s, studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. A few years later, she began to pursue screenwriting.

Ferrer sold her first spec script to producer Arnold Kopelson. She then continued to sell scripts and do rewrites for major studios while building a career in TV.

Ferrer worked with producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec on the WB series Dawson’s Creek and ABC’s Wasteland.

Ferrer also scripted Princess, a family telefilm which debuted on ABC in 2008 and continued to air for several years, as well as the 2008 Paris Hilton film The Hottie & the Nottie. She was a member of the Writers Guild of America for 24 years.

Ferrer died May 26, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. She was 50.