Nancy O'Brien Bio

Nancy O'Brien is a writer, performing artist, loyal friend, caring daughter, loving sister, and mother of four rescued fur babies who has maintained a lifelong and unrelenting interest in the humanities and performing arts.

While watching her first theatrical performance as a child, Nancy was mesmerized by the scenes, sequences, and dialogue of the characters. It moved her so much that she immediately realized she was destined to participate in performance and ultimately the writing of the scenes that brought those human characters to life. Achieving this goal, she would come to learn, mandated that she overcome mountains of obstacles, many she didn't realize she faced. She grew up in a simple household in Pittsburgh, raised by wonderful, stable parents, but in the type of Irish-Catholic household that didn't share in her grand aspirations or dreams. She knew she had to get out of her charming but perhaps limited hometown and comfort zone. She needed to travel to the largest population centers, to truly understand human interaction, artistic performance, and then translate that into her career.

Taking her fear head on, Nancy decided to take a huge chance, and with no money, no support, and not knowing anyone, she moved to London to study classical writing and theatre. She was thrilled to participate in and observe one of the most classical stages of modern human history, the Royal Shakespeare Company. She learned everything she could about live performances onstage, ran lights, props, wardrobes, and even managed stages, helped during auditions, and performed office work. She lived in London for a year, and in order to continue following her dream, she immediately relocated to Los Angeles.

Since she has resided in Los Angeles, Nancy has earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from California State University Northridge, and has worked in Hollywood for many years. Recently, Nancy entered her screenplay, "City Girl" into four major screenwriting contests and became a quarter finalist in The Page Awards and Scriptapalooza. She has two other screenplays in the works, a Sci-Fi action film entitled Search for the Evil Eleven, and the other, a short horror film called Hotel Horror. She's also created an original one hour dramatic television show and written a sitcom, complete with bible. She is rewriting her novel, which she hopes to ultimately turn into a TV show. Nancy has also written and performed stand-up comedy material from the West to the East coast, as well as written for other comedians.

Nancy spends her free time pursuing physically challenging activities in nature, including rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, skiing, and mountain biking. She's a brand ambassador for Dixiedevil.com which features endurance athletic apparel. She is also an accomplished world traveler, having visited Morocco, Peru, and recently having returned from an Epic trip in Italy.

Nancy has enjoyed many successes, as well as endured the inevitable setbacks inherent within any life cycle. Through all the ups and the downs, however, she has never relented in her lifelong study of the performing arts, and she has always maintained her pursuit to be a talented and accomplished writer. She remembers always that writing provides her an unparalleled satisfaction and the most rewarding feelings, knowing no greater satisfaction than that which comes by completing any writing masterpiece.