Anna Reynolds (born 1 June 1968) is a British novelist, playwright, and screenwriter.
She is the author of Tightrope (1991) and Jordan, which was voted "Best Play of 1992" at the Writers Guild Awards, and co-author of The Winding Sheet, a film that won a Silver Hugo at the Chicago Film Festival.
Her screenplay Paradise was broadcast by the BBC and The Winding Sheet by Channel 4 Television in the UK.
In 1986, at the age of 17, Anna Reynolds suffered a severe episode of premenstrual stress syndrome, which led to the death of her mother.
Reynolds' was initially convicted for murder, but after she had served 2 years at Durham Prison, the verdict was overturned based on evidence provided by Dr Katharina Dalton,[2] clarifying that the incident was the result of the condition.