Kathy Kolla is an American director, screenwriter, and actress. Her debut short film, "Another Day, Another Dime" won the 2009 Audience Choice award at the Flint Film Festival in Flint, Michigan. In 2011, Kolla directed a public service announcement featuring the singer Johnny Mathis for the Nat King Cole charity, "Nat King Cole Generation Hope." Her environmental documentary "The Great Los Angeles River" was also awarded second-place honors at the 2013 Going Green Film Festival.