Anna O’Brian (born January 23, 1993) is the director of Disney’s “Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation,” a brand-new animated comedy from the creators of Disney Channel’s hit series “Big City Greens.” O’Brian is an Emmy®-nominated writer and artist. For more than 10 years, she has worked as a writer, storyboard artist and character designer on many highly acclaimed shows, including “We Bare Bears” at Cartoon Network, “Harvey Beaks” at Nickelodeon and “Amphibia” at Walt Disney Television Animation. In 2016, she was hired as a storyboard artist on the first season of “Big City Greens” before eventually becoming a director on the series for seasons two and three. In 2020, Anna was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for writing on the series. O’Brian attended the University of Florida and later transferred to CalArts to study animation, where her film “Good Morning” was accepted into the 2013 CalArts Producers Show. She lives in Burbank with her cat Square.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 23, 1993 (33)
- Naples - Florida - USA
- Director and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 4 credits in all
Where can I watch Anna O'Brian's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Anna O'Brian's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
4 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Shortsgiving with Big City Greens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Big City Greens(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Harvey Beaks(2015)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows