Erin Gruwell was born on 15 August 1969 in California, USA. She is a writer, known for Freedom Writers (2007), Cesar 911 (2014) and Hello Sunday (2020). She was previously married to Scott Casey.

Erin Gruwell at an event for Freedom Writers (2007)

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Hilary Swank and Erin Gruwell in Freedom Writers (2007)

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Hilary Swank, Mario, Hunter Parrish, April Hernandez Castillo, Jason Finn, and Jaclyn Ngan in Freedom Writers (2007)

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