Anne Roiphe

Anne Roiphe
Anne Roiphe at the Jewish Women's Archive awards luncheon in 2012
BornAnne Roth
(1935-12-25) December 25, 1935
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • non-fiction writer
  • essayist
Period1967—present
Notable worksUp the Sandbox (1970), Fruitful: A Memoir (1996)
SpouseJack Richardson
Dr. Herman Roiphe
ChildrenEmily Carter
Katie Roiphe
Rebecca Roiphe

Anne Roiphe (born December 25, 1935) is an American writer and journalist. She is best known as a first-generation feminist and author of the novel Up the Sandbox (1970), filmed as a starring vehicle for Barbra Streisand in 1972. In 1996, Salon called the book "a feminist classic."