Anna Thomas (born July 12, 1948) is a film screenwriter, film producer and writer. She was born in Stuttgart, Germany, to a Polish family and came to the United States as an infant. She grew up in Michigan and California.Thomas met her future husband Gregory Nava while working on her master's degree at University of California, Los Angeles. They married in 1975 and have collaborated on many projects. They have two sons: Christopher (born 1984) and Teddy (born 1985).
Living in a rambling ranch house on top of a ridge outside Ojai, California. [2006]
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Cookbook author.
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Wrote the classic vegetarian cookbook "The Vegetarian Epicure," which was published in 1972. Her second cookbook, "The Vegetarian Epicure, Book Two," was published in 1978.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Frida
2002
screenplay
My Family
1995
written by
A Time of Destiny
1988
written by
El Norte
1983
writer
The End of August
1982
The Haunting of M.
1979
writer
The Confessions of Amans
1976
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner
2008
Documentary producer
My Family
1995
producer
A Time of Destiny
1988
producer
El Norte
1983
producer
The Haunting of M.
1979
producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Haunting of M.
1979
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Haunting of M.
1979
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Wrong Hands
2010
special thanks
The Tree of Ghibet
2007
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
In the Service of the Shadows: The Making of El Norte
2009
Video documentary
Herself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1985
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
$250,000
