Anne Renton is an award winning Australian/American director of film and television. She is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Australian Directors’ Guild. Most recently, Anne directed 3 episodes of MY BRILLIANT CAREER for Netflix. In 2023, Anne won the DGA award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs for the Apple TV+ show BEST FOOT FORWARD. Anne has also directed episodes of GOOD COP/BAD COP, HE HAD IT COMING, THE ROOKIE, THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE RESIDENT, MACGYVER, THE BOLD TYPE, THE FOSTERS, BONES among others. 

Anne directed the award-winning short film LOVE IS LOVE featuring Emmy winner Jane Lynch. Anne’s feature film, THE PERFECT FAMILY, starring Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel and Jason Ritter, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film went on to screen at over 50 festivals worldwide prior to its US theatrical release. 

Anne graduated from Sydney University with a B.S. in Physiotherapy. Her passion for the healing arts led her to travel internationally and study many forms of complementary medicine, healing, psychology and spirituality. While living in New York City, Anne studied acting and her inspiration for directing developed through a love of script analysis and storytelling. Anne’s background infuses her directing- she brings intuition, kindness and collaboration to her work as a director. 

Anne is also a co-founder of the LGBTQ+ committee at the DGA. She and her wife split their time between Los Angeles, CA and Newcastle, NSW, Australia.