Angela Workman is a renowned screenwriter who has adapted thrillers, romances, dramas, and adventurous true stories for various prominent companies worldwide. Her notable projects include researching and writing about the lives of the Bronte sisters for DreamWorks, and writing a feature film about the treasure fleet of Ming Emperor Zhu Di and his Muslim naval commander Zheng He for Warner Bros.
Angela has collaborated with acclaimed directors such as David Fincher, Roland Emmerich, Niki Caro, Wayne Wang, and Leslie Dektor. She is currently writing a biopic on Nancy Dickerson for Stephen Colbert and has had her first feature film, THE WAR BRIDE, starring Anna Friel, released on Amazon.
As a screenwriter, Angela has adapted works by notable authors and historians, including Gavin Menzies, Lisa See, Diane Ackerman, Jo Baker, Edith Wharton, John Coe Robbins, Linda Gordon, Viktor Frankl, and John Dickerson. Before becoming a screenwriter, Angela trained as a classical stage actress and graduated from the Yale School of Drama.
Angela has been involved in various projects, including writing a romantic drama about New York City Ballet dancer Tanny le Clercq for The Weinstein Company, and producing a film about trailblazing journalist Nancy Dickerson for Stephen Colbert and Showtime. She has also adapted "Man's Search for Meaning," Viktor Frankl's seminal book about survival, for Straight Up Impact, Tony Robbins, and the Frankl estate in Vienna.
In addition, Angela is currently working on adapting MACBETH as an erotic gothic thriller told through the eyes of Lady Macbeth, sister of the prophet hags, married to a mortal and in loss of her witchy foresight, turned now to human ambition and murder.
