Nancy Stephens

Biography

Nancy Stephens has lived in Los Angeles for 40 years with her filmmaker husband, Rick Rosenthal, and their three adult children. Nancy transitioned seamlessly from a long and successful acting career and member of the prestigious Actors Studio to being a full time advocate for both Environmental Sustainability and the Arts. She’s been on the Board of Directors of the Union of Concerned Scientists since 2001, where she is one of just five citizen activists among a host of esteemed scientists and Nobel Laureates. She also serves on the Board of Americans For The Arts. On the international front, Nancy supports two brilliant young women Conservation Biologists and their program in Kenya, Lion Guardians, working with the Maasai to save lions. Nancy has been an Executive Producer on a number of Whitewater Film projects with her husband, including the Sundance and Indie Spirit award-win.ner MEAN CREEK and together they have supported many documentary projects such as the award-winning film THE SQUARE and the Academy Award nominated short OPEN HEART, full length documentary CARTEL LAND, as well as this year’s 2017 Sundance documentary BEND THE ARC. In 2014, Nancy participated in the first public screenings of OPEN HEART in rural Rwanda and is delighted to share that the film changed the distribution of antibiotics for children with strep throat in Rwanda, which will help prevent the development of rheumatic heart disease in thousands of Rwandan children. She also attended the Skoll World Forum in 2014 and 2015 and both films THE SQUARE and OPEN HEART were screened for the International Community of Social Entrepreneurs. Nancy is also very proud of Executive Producing SELAH AND THE SPADES, ALWAYS IN SEASON, DARK MONEY, FEELS GOOD MAN, and REBEL HEARTS. Nancy is a frequent and active advocate for strong scientifically based Environmental Policy as well as advocating for Federal funding for the Arts on every level and as a crucial inclusion in public school education.