Angela Russo-Otstot

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| birth_name = Angela Russo

| birth_date = 1978

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio

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| nationality = American

| education = Syracuse University

| occupation = Screenwriter, producer

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| title = Chief Creative Officer, AGBO

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| father = Basil Russo

| relatives = Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (brothers)

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Angela Russo-Otstot (born 1978) is an American screenwriter and film producer.{{Cite news|last=Vary|first=Adam B.|title=From 'The Gray Man' Sequel to Live-Action Fantasy Puppets, the Russo Sister Takes the Lead at AGBO|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/features/gray-man-2-butch-sundance-series-rege-jean-page-agbo-angela-russo-otstot-1235419678/|date=2 November 2022|work=Variety}}{{Cite news|last=Ordoña|first=Michael|title=The Russo brothers get deeply personal in their big-budget indie 'Cherry'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2021-02-21/the-russo-brothers-get-deeply-personal-in-big-budget-indie-cherry|date=21 February 2021|work=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite news|last=Armitage|first=Helen|title=Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Angela Russo-Otstot's Cameo Explained|url=https://screenrant.com/captain-america-2-movie-angela-russo-otstot-cameo/|date=25 January 2020|work=Screen Rant}} She is the chief creative officer (CCO) at AGBO. She is best known as the co-writer of Cherry, as well as for her collaboration with her brothers, directors Anthony and Joe Russo.{{Cite news|last=Vary|first=Adam B.|title=Russo Brothers' Studio AGBO Promotes Angela Russo-Otstot to Chief Creative Officer |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/agbo-angela-russo-otstot-chief-creative-officer-1235420604/|date=2 November 2022|work=Variety}}{{Cite news|last=Morona|first=Joey|title=Russo brothers come home, team up with sister to make 'Cherry,' their most personal film yet|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/02/russo-brothers-come-home-team-up-with-sister-to-make-cherry-their-most-personal-film-yet.html|date=21 February 2021|work=Cleveland.com}}

Early life and education

Angela Russo-Otstot was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1978. She is the daughter of Patricia Gallupoli and attorney and former judge Basil Russo, whose families emigrated from Sicily and Abruzzo. She is the sister of filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo, commonly known as the Russo brothers.{{Cite web|title=Italians in Hollywood|author=Italian American Museum of Los Angeles|url=https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/bgICZnGiLUtPLA|website=Google Arts & Culture}}{{Cite news|last=O'Connor|first=Clint|title='Captain America: The Winter Soldier': Directors Anthony and Joe Russo on landing in the Marvel universe and their love of '70s crime thrillers|url=https://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/2013/06/captain_america_the_winter_sol_5.html|date=2 June 2013|work=Cleveland.com}} During high school, she and her mother cooked meals for the crew of her brothers' first film, Pieces. She studied theater and acting at Syracuse University, after which she studied the Meisner acting technique for two years at the William Esper Studio.{{Cite news|title=Behind the Story: A CHERRY Family Affair with the Russos|url=https://www.clevelandfilm.com/events/bts-cherry-russos/|date=5 March 2021|website=Greater Cleveland Film Commission}}

Career

After completing her studies, Russo-Otstot began her career as a writer. She sold a pilot to HBO when she was 25 years old. She continued on to write for FX's The Shield and ABC's V. She also taught screenwriting and playwriting at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Art. During that time, her brothers recruited her to join AGBO. In 2017, she joined AGBO as senior vice president of the story department under Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and developed Netflix's Extraction and A24's Everything Everywhere All At Once.{{Cite news|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|title=How the Russo Family Switched From Superheroes to America's Opioid Crisis With 'Cherry'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/how-the-russo-family-switched-from-superheroes-to-americas-opioid-crisis-with-cherry-4120727/|date=25 January 2021|work=The Hollywood Reporter}} Along with Jessica Goldberg, she co-wrote Apple TV+'s Cherry, which was released in early 2021.{{Cite news|last=Conlin|first=Dan|title=The Russo Brothers Also Have A Sister And She Co-Wrote 'Cherry'|url=https://gamerant.com/russo-brothers-sister-cherry/|date=27 January 2021|work=Game Rant}} In November 2022, she was promoted from president of creative to chief creative officer at AGBO. She was an executive producer for The Gray Man (Netflix, 2022), Citadel (Amazon Prime Video, 2023), Extraction 2 (Netflix, 2023), and The Electric State (Netflix, 2025).{{Cite news|last=Weintraub|first=Steven|title='The Gray Man': Russo Brothers Break Down the Massive Prague Action Set Piece From Inception to Screen|url=https://collider.com/the-gray-man-russo-brothers-interview-prague-action-scene/|date=17 July 2022|work=Collider}}{{Cite news|last=Zee|first=Michaela|title='The Electric State' Trailer: Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt Go to War Against Robots in the Russo Brothers' Netflix Movie|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/the-electric-state-trailer-millie-bobby-brown-chris-pratt-1236162369/|date=17 October 2024|work=Variety}}

Through AGBO's "Gozie AGBO" banner, she has also led investment in underrepresented voices via independent films such as the IFC film Relic and All Fun and Games which was distributed by Vertical.{{Cite news|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|title='All Fun And Games': Asa Butterfield & Natalia Dyer Horror Exec-Produced By The Russo Brothers Begins Shoot, Adds Cast & Inks Pre-Sales Around The World For Anton|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/asa-butterfield-natalia-dyer-horror-russo-brothers-fun-games-1234996276/|date=7 April 2022|work=Deadline}}{{Cite news|last=Dawe|first=Luke|title=It's 'All Fun and Games' for Natalia Dyer in New Horror Movie Trailer|url=https://collider.com/all-fun-and-games-trailer/|date=8 August 2023|work=Collider}}

She has made cameo appearances in some of her brothers' productions, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 2014 and two episodes of Arrested Development.

In 2021, Russo-Otstot received an Honorary Doctor of Art degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art, along with her brothers, in recognition of their contributions to film, television, and their hometown of Cleveland.{{Cite news|title=Anthony Russo, Joe Russo and Angela Russo-Otstot receive honorary doctorates from Cleveland Institute of Art|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/anthony-russo-joe-russo-and-angela-russo-otstot-receive-honorary-doctorates-from-cleveland-insitute-of-art|date=12 March 2021|work=WEWS-TV}}

In 2024, Russo-Otstot was a speaker at the Produced By Conference presented by the Producers Guild of America.{{Cite news|last=Carson|first=Lexi|title=Lucia Aniello, Greg Berlanti and Stephanie Allain to Speak at PGA's Produced By Conference|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/pgas-produced-by-conference-lucia-aniello-greg-berlanti-stephanie-allain-1235958098/|date=14 May 2024|work=Variety}}

She runs the Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum, which was founded in 2016 and has helped fund the creation of 47 films.{{Cite news|last=Basile|first=Paul|title=Our Stars Align for Hollywood Award|url=https://franoi.com/highlights/our-stars-align-for-hollywood-award/|date=26 March 2024|work=Fra Noi}}

Filmography

=Filmmaking credits=

==Television==

class="wikitable" \|+{{sronly\|Television credits}} !scope=col\| Year !scope=col\| Title !scope=col\| Writer !scope=col\| Producer !scope=col\| Notes
scope=row\| 2006 \| E-Ring \|\| {{yes}} \|\| {{no}} \|\| 6 episodes
scope=row\| 2007 \| Day Break \|\| {{yes}} \|\| {{no}} \|\| 1 episode
scope=row\| 2008 \| The Shield \|\| {{yes}} \|\| {{no}} \|\| 2 episodes
scope=row\| 2009 \| Trust Me \|\| {{yes}} \|\| {{partial\|co-producer}} \|\| wrote 2 episodes; co-produced 1 episode
scope=row\| 2009-2010 \| V \|\| {{yes}} \|\| {{partial\|co-producer}} \|\| wrote 2 episodes; co-produced 11 episodes
scope=row\| 2023 \| Citadel \|\| {{yes}} \|\| {{partial\|executive}} \|\| wrote 1 episode; executive-produced 6 episodes
scope=rowgroup rowspan=2\| 2024 \| Citadel: Diana \|\| {{no}} \|\| {{partial\|executive}} \|\| 6 episodes
Citadel: Honey Bunny	{{no}}	{{partial\|executive}}	6 episodes
scope=row\| Upcoming \| Extraction{{Cite news\|last=Otterson\|first=Joe\|title='Extraction' TV Series Starring Omar Sy Ordered at Netflix From Glen Mazzara With Russo Brothers Producing\|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/extraction-tv-series-omar-sy-netflix-russo-brothers-glen-mazzara-1236314014/\|date=20 February 2025\|work=Variety}} \|\| {{no}} \|\| {{partial\|executive}}

class="wikitable"

|+{{sronly|Television credits}}

!scope=col| Year

!scope=col| Title

!scope=col| Writer

!scope=col| Producer

!scope=col| Notes

scope=row| 2006

| E-Ring || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 6 episodes

scope=row| 2007

| Day Break || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 1 episode

scope=row| 2008

| The Shield || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 2 episodes

scope=row| 2009

| Trust Me || {{yes}} || {{partial|co-producer}} || wrote 2 episodes; co-produced 1 episode

scope=row| 2009-2010

| V || {{yes}} || {{partial|co-producer}} || wrote 2 episodes; co-produced 11 episodes

scope=row| 2023

| Citadel || {{yes}} || {{partial|executive}} || wrote 1 episode; executive-produced 6 episodes

scope=rowgroup rowspan=2| 2024

| Citadel: Diana || {{no}} || {{partial|executive}} || 6 episodes

Citadel: Honey Bunny

6 episodes

scope=row| Upcoming

| Extraction{{Cite news|last=Otterson|first=Joe|title='Extraction' TV Series Starring Omar Sy Ordered at Netflix From Glen Mazzara With Russo Brothers Producing|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/extraction-tv-series-omar-sy-netflix-russo-brothers-glen-mazzara-1236314014/|date=20 February 2025|work=Variety}} || {{no}} || {{partial|executive}}

==Film==

scope=rowgroup rowspan=2\| 2020 \| Relic \|\| {{no}} \|\| {{partial\|executive}}
class = "wikitable" \|+{{sronly\|Film credits}} !scope=col\| Year !scope=col\| Title !scope=col\| Writer !scope=col\| Producer
Extraction	{{no}}	{{partial\|executive}}
scope=row\| 2021 \| Cherry \|\| {{yes}} \|\| {{partial\|executive}}
scope=row\| 2022 \| The Gray Man \|\| {{no}} \|\| {{partial\|executive}}
scope=rowgroup rowspan=2\|2023 \| All Fun and Games \|\| {{no}} \|\| {{yes}}
Extraction 2	{{no}}	{{yes}}
scope=row\| 2025 \| The Electric State \|\| {{no}} \|\| {{yes}}
scope=rowgroup rowspan=2\| Upcoming \| The Legend of Ochi{{Cite news\|last=Lowe\|first=Justin\|title='The Legend of Ochi' Review: A24's Family-Friendly Fantasy Is a Richly Imagined, Gorgeously Designed Throwback\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-legend-of-ochi-review-willem-dafoe-finn-wolfhard-helena-zengel-1236115716/\|date=27 January 2025\|work=The Hollywood Reporter}} \|\| {{no}} \|\| {{partial\|executive}}
The Bluff{{Cite news\|title= Ismael Cruz Cordova, Safia Oakley-Green & Vedanten Naidoo Join Amazon MGM's 'The Bluff' \|last=Grobar\|first=Matt\|url= https://deadline.com/2024/05/the-bluff-movie-casts-ismael-cruz-cordova-safia-oakley-green-more-1235901686/ \|date=2 March 2024\|website=Deadline}}	{{no}}	{{yes}}

=Acting credits=

==Television==

class="wikitable" \|+{{sronly\|Television acting credits}} !scope=col\| Year !scope=col\| Title !scope=col\| Role !scope=col\| Notes
scope=rowgroup rowspan=2\|2004 \| LAX \|Lily \|3 episodes
\| Arrested Development \|Teacher \|2 episodes

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!scope=col| Year

!scope=col| Title

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scope=rowgroup rowspan=2|2004

| LAX

|Lily

|3 episodes

| Arrested Development

|Teacher

|2 episodes

==Film==

class="wikitable" \|+{{sronly\|Film acting credits}} !scope=col\| Year !scope=col\| Title !scope=col\| Role
scope=row\|2002 \|Welcome to Collinwood \|Arguing woman
scope=row\| 2014 \| Captain America: The Winter Soldier \|Garcia
scope=row\|2022 \|The Gray Man \|C.I.A. Tech

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!scope=col| Year

!scope=col| Title

!scope=col| Role

scope=row|2002

|Welcome to Collinwood

|Arguing woman

scope=row| 2014

| Captain America: The Winter Soldier

|Garcia

scope=row|2022