Carol Sobieski (née O'Brien; March 16, 1939 – November 4, 1990) was an American screenwriter whose work included the scripts for Annie (1982) and Fried Green Tomatoes (1991).

Sobieski was born Carol O'Brien in Chicago, Illinois, in 1939.

[1][2] In 1978, Sobieski won the Humanitas Prize for the television series Family.

[citation needed] Sobieski and author Fannie Flagg were awarded the 1991 USC Scripter Award for their screenplay for Fried Green Tomatoes, the film adaptation of Flagg's novel, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

[3] Sobieski died on November 4, 1990, in Santa Monica, California, at age 51.