Originally from Chicago, Shaina Steinberg graduated from Vassar College with a BA in English Literature.  During and after college, she traveled extensively, including living abroad in Scotland and working in Colorado as a horse wrangler.  She received her master’s degree from New York University where she studied the representation of war in art and literature, culminating in a thesis on photojournalism and the Vietnam anti-war movement.

Shaina began her career working on Malcolm In The Middle, before joining the WB show Everwood.  At the end of the series, she moved on to Cold Case,Bionic Woman and the Starz show Spartacus.  She also wrote two episodes of Chase for NBC.

Additionally, Shaina has developed pitches, pilots and features with companies such as Temple Hill, Fremantle, eOne, and Alcon.  She was named to the Young and Hungry List in 2013, the WriteHer List in 2017, and The Women’s List in 2025.

Her most recent film, Bride Hard starring Rebel Wilson, was released in theaters on June 20th, 2025.

Shaina currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and an unbelievably fluffy Australian shepherd.