Mandy Fabian grew up on a ranch in Texas, mostly just entertaining her dog, until she moved to Austin and became the youngest member of a professional sketch comedy troupe before attending Vassar College to major in film. (What? I know. Her parents thought that too.)

After years doing comedy in NYC theatres much cooler than she is, she moved to LA, bought a horse, and worked as a singer-songwriter, producing 3 albums before returning to her focus as a writer-director. Since then, she’s been relentlessly creating female-driven stories.

Mandy co-created and directed The Young Hillary Diaries, Lifetime's first digital series, and the Amazon digital series Dropping the Soap, which won Jane Lynch an Emmy for Best Actress in a Short Form Original in 2017. She was a Sony Directing Fellow, named “Best New Filmmaker” by NewFilmmakers LA, and her debut feature Jess Plus None, which won a finishing grant from Warner Bros 150, was hailed as a laugh-out-loud LGBTQ+ “Big Chill meets Bridesmaids”, premiering at the BFI Flare Festival in London in 2023, now streaming in North America. All of Mandy’s award-winning short films have appeared in festivals, with the majority acquired and distributed by ShortsTV.

Currently, Mandy splits her time between London and Los Angeles, with her husband, actor Patrick Fabian, her two daughters, and a shameless hoarding of reusable water bottles.  She continues to direct and write and has been commissioned by Objective Fiction to develop a television series in the UK about…you guessed it…amazing older female characters finding their way in the world.

She loves collaborating (and gives great advice, ask anyone) so feel free to reach out with any questions, comments or burning desires. She’d love to hear from you.