Sonja O'Hara

She was selected as one of the “10 Filmmakers to Watch” by Independent Magazine, chosen by a jury from MovieMaker Magazine, the Sundance Institute and Austin Film Festival. Past recipients include Barry Jenkins, the Oscar-winning director of Moonlight. O'Hara created the critically acclaimed Amazon series Doomsday, which won Best Series at HBO's ITVFest. A Streamy Nominee (for “Best Indie Series”), O'Hara was presented the “Best Director” award out of 4,000 submissions at The New York Television Festival. She was a guest speaker in SXSW Film Festival on the episodic TV panel. Her upcoming series Astral was greenlit by Adaptive Studios, and she will write and direct all six episodes. In 2007, O'Hara appeared on the New York stage in a production of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer's play The Deer Park as a character based on Marilyn Monroe. In 2019, O'Hara made her feature film directorial debut helming the live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese video game Root Letter.

O'Hara began acting at age ten, appearing in school plays, including a local production of The Nutcracker in which she played Clara. She is the youngest of two siblings. At 17, O'Hara moved to New York City to attend The New York Conservatory For Dramatic Arts. In 2006, she was cast as a lead in the New York debut of the recently discovered Tennessee Williams play Pieces of Paradise, directed by Stephan Morrow.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2010 — Da Heist — Rachel White • 2010 — In the Hands of God — Eve • 2010 — #1 Cheerleader Camp — Betty • 2011 — Shark Bite — Joanie • 2011 — data-sort-value="Victorville Massacre, The" | The Victorville Massacre — Stephanie Storms • 2011 — For the Children — Anabelle • 2012 — Bananazzz — Andenisse Brown • 2013 — Town Red — Lily • 2013 — Rambler — Alice • 2014 — Ovum — Calpurnia Dylan • 2020 — Root Letter — Director • 2022 — Mid-Century — Dr. Kerri Brenan — Actor and Director • TBA — Snare — Rowena Sullust — Actor and Director