Wendy Wasserstein | |
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| Born | October 18, 1950 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 2006 (aged 55) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Mount Holyoke College (BA) City University of New York, City College (MA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Period | 1977–2006 |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1989) Tony Award for Best Play (1989) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Bruce Wasserstein (brother) |
Wendy Wasserstein (October 18, 1950 – January 30, 2006) was an American playwright. She was an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. She received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1989 for her play The Heidi Chronicles.