Anna Foerster | |
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Born | 1971 (age 45–46) Germany |
Occupation | Cinematographer, television director, film director |
Years active | 1994–present |
Anna J. Foerster is a German-born American film and television cinematographer and director. She is best known for collaborations with director Roland Emmerich, working under different capacities on every film directed by him dating back to Independence Day (1996), with the exception of the 2000 film The Patriot.
As a second unit cinematographer, Foerster worked on the films Alien: Resurrection (1997), Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002), Johnson Family Vacation (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Æon Flux (2005) and 10,000 BC (2008), also working as a second unit director on the latter four films.
She was the cinematographer for the visual effects and/or miniature unit on Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1998), Pitch Black (2000) and Stuart Little 2 (2002).
As a director, she directed five episodes of the television series Criminal Minds, an episode of its spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, three episodes of Unforgettable, and four episodes of the Starz series Outlander.
Foerster made her feature film directing debut with the 2016 action horror film Underworld: Blood Wars.