Rehana Mirza was born on July 14, 1978 in Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA. Mirza is an American filmmaker of Pakistani/Filipina heritage.

She is a writer and director, known for Fillum Star: The Peter Patel Story (2004), Quarter Life Crisis (2006) and Hiding Divya (2006).

Earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Playwriting from the Columbia University School of the Arts in New York City (May 2007).