Kim Krizan (born November 1, 1961) is an
American writer and actress best known for originating the characters in the "Before" series with her writing on
Before Sunrise (1995) and
Before Sunset (2004), for which she was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a Writers Guild Award. Both films were based on characters she created with
Richard Linklater. Krizan currently resides in Los Angeles, where she writes and teaches writing courses, most notably at
UCLA.