Anita Rosenberg | |
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 Anita Rosenberg holding clapboard for Assault of the Killer Bimbos in 2012. | |
| Alma mater | NYU Graduate Film School San Francisco Art Institute |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, filmmaker |
| Website | www |
Anita Rosenberg is an American filmmaker and artist. She wrote and produced the film Modern Girls and wrote and directed the film Assault of the Killer Bimbos . In her later career she worked as a sculptor and feng shui practitioner.
Rosenberg is from Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Walnut Hills High School. [1] She attended San Francisco Art Institute where she earned a BFA, and later graduated from NYU Graduate Film School with a Master's degree. [2]
After graduating from NYU [3] in 1982, Rosenberg moved to Los Angeles to become a filmmaker. [1] Her first film was the 1986 comedy Modern Girls , which she both wrote and produced. [4] She became a film director in 1988 with the release of Assault of the Killer Bimbos . [5]
Rosenberg is a sculptor and her art was used in the film Modern Girls. [4] Her artwork was also used on the set of The Middle . [6] She is also the niece of illustrator Manuel Rosenberg [7] and a Feng shui practitioner. [8] [9]
Rosenberg released How to Be the Star of Your Life: Lessons from Hollywood & Beyond in 2024. [10] The book contains 24 interviews with her celebrity friends and colleagues and documents their insights into succeeding in Hollywood. [11] The book was a bronze medalist winner at the 2024 Independent Publisher Book Awards. [12]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1986 | Modern Girls | Writer and producer [13] |
| 1988 | Assault of the Killer Bimbos | Writer and director [13] |
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