She is the granddaughter of Sidney Buchman, a prominent Hollywood screenwriter.
She studied at USC’s School of Cinema-Television, graduating in 1989.
She and Rick Jaffa are one of Hollywood’s few long-standing husband-and-wife writing teams.
She has worked on both science fiction and fantasy franchises, showing wide genre versatility.
She avoids the spotlight compared to her actor brother, Michael B. Silver.
She was announced as co-writer for all four Avatar sequels alongside James Cameron.