Anne Richardson

It all started when…

Anne went to her first voice coaching with renowned Broadway actor Judy Blazer. She took one look at Anne and said, “Honey, you need to be on camera.” She’s been on or behind one ever since… Anne Richardson is a New York City-based actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker. She is the writer and director of the award-winning short film "I’ll Hide, You Seek,” executive produced by Michael Hausman, Milos Forman’s creative producer for over 30 years, including the Academy Award-winning "Amadeus.”

As a screenwriter, Anne has three thrillers available for streaming, including "Baby Obsession," "Murder in the Vineyard," and "Friends in Deadly Places." Her talent has been recognized by the Sundance Writer’s Lab, where she was a semi-finalist.

Anne is a member of the Drama Desk and Obie award-winning theater company, The Barrow Group. She is a Helen Hayes Award nominee and a Best Actress nominee for her role in "Blindness" at the Tenerife Film Festival. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Baylor University with a B.A. in Theater and History.

As a child of the 80s, Anne's love for cinema began with "The Muppet Movie," followed by "ET," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and "A Room with a View." In her teens, she was particularly drawn to films like "Star Wars," "When Harry Met Sally," "Dirty Dancing," and every John Hughes film ever made. These films inspired her passion for cathartic stories with rich characters that audiences can relate to. She believes in the power of cinema to tell stories that can change the world.

Actor

Anne Richardson is known for her ability to move gracefully between comedy and drama – on stage, on screen and in her filmmaking and writing.  She is a long-time member of The Barrow Group (Drama Desk & Obie Award Winning Theatre) having played numerous roles there including Cathy in Craig Wright's ORANGE FLOWER WATER and originating the role of Gillian in Arlene Hutton's 40 STAT 70.  Anne is a 2007 LAByrinth Theatre Company Artistic Fellow.  Her first film BLINDNESS (lead) went to Cannes and garnered her a Best Actress Nomination in the Tenerife Film Festival. She is also one of the top commercial actresses in her category. 

Screenwriter

No matter comedy, dramedy or drama, Anne explores deep feelings of loss and disconnection in relationship, all the while believing in the power of love, creativity and imagination to win in the end.

ON AIR

My Escort Best Friend (Lifetime Original Movie, 2021) Trailer

Murder in the Vineyard (Lifetime, 2020) Trailer

Baby Obsession (Lifetime, 2018) Trailer

I’ll Hide, You Seek (Sofytv, Big Apple Film Festival, Award Winner, My Hero International, 2018) Trailer

My True Love's Wedding/Forever in My Heart (Hallmark Channel, story by) Trailer

IN DEVELOPMENT

Deliver Me: 1988 (film, psychological thriller)

log line: October 1988. After a young doctoral candidate with a traumatic past is rescued from a car crash while on the way to meet a new love interest he met through a personal ad, he comes to realize the doctor who rescued him is his worst nightmare.  A religious fanatic with terrifying agenda.

The Big Texas Murder Mystery (film, murder mystery, Sundance Writer’s Lab Semi-Finalist)

log line: A 20th Wedding Anniversary celebration goes to hell in a hand basket, when a group of Texas Billionaires, their wives and staff become trapped in a Hill Country mansion and the bodies start piling up.

Manahatta (film, supernatural thriller)

log line: A couple comes face to face with their worst fears, when their son is taken by an evil and ancient spirit living in the underbelly of their new apartment buidling.

Interior (tv pilot - drama, Bluecat Episodic Semi-finalist)

log line: February 1981.  A rising star of interior design with unorthodox methods awakens the deepest truth in others, while living as authentically as he can in a double life.

Thrift Ladies (tv pilot - comedy, workshopped at The Barrow Group, starring Anne Richardson, Lynn Cohen & Deidre Goodwin)

log line: In a city like New York, you wanna go where everyone knows your name, has your back, and maybe even score a pair of sweet used pair of Manolos...

Director

To me, directing a film is like playing jazz.  There is form and structure, a clarity in the story we are telling, but there is also freedom to discover and be surprised by what comes out of the "letting go."  Creating a safe space for all players - both in front of and behind the camera - helps us let go into the story and see what’s there.  And what’s there is usually much deeper and richer than anything that I could do on my own or try to control.  This is what excites me most as a director, the spontaneous “magic” in being so clear about story, and then letting go, trusting it and everyone involved to tell it with freedom, confidence and grace.