Anna is an award winning actor, writer, director. A dual American/Australian citizen with Irish-Scottish heritage. Also able to work in Europe. Films that Anna has written and starred in/or directed have screened at Academy Qualifying Festivals such as Raindance and Rhode Island. Theatre trained in London and Sydney, her first roles were on Television and film in Australia where she worked with iconic actors Jack Thompson, Bill Hunter, Chris Heywood and esteemed directors Phillip Noyce and Ken Cameron. Also became the well known face of the Colgate commercials and other Clio Award winners. This was followed by lead roles on stage throughout Britain as well as in NY and LA along with film and TV roles. Her directorial debut film, The Aerial Girl, garnered six awards and four nominations. It screened at 40 Film Festivals worldwide. Anna is the recipient of the Platinum Award for Best Film and Screenplay from BAFTA/LA Short Film Members' Festival for her film, Chasing Chekhov. (writer-producer-star). Most recently Anna wrote and directed Take My Heart, a short film that will be woven into larger project. Her previous film, Finding Momma, had successful screenings at Garden State Film Festival and NYC International Film Festival in April 2016, garnering two nominations. Her next project is the feature film, Art of Deceit, which she has written and will direct. In London her first job was with the Young Peoples Playwright's Program at The Royal Court Theatre. Favorite roles in Repertory Theatre include Sarah in The Norman Conquests by Alan Ayckbourn and many classics as well as new plays in London at theatres such as The ICA and The Roundhouse. In New York Anna studied with venerable teachers, Stella Adler and Robert Lewis. She subsequently played lead roles in Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway shows; such as Elizabeth in The Crucible with The Ensemble Company at the Roundabout Theatre. Anna attended workshops at The Actor's Studio in Los Angeles, studying with Martin Landau and Shelly Winters for several years. Her theatre credits in LA include the Theatre East and Complex Theatre productions of her play, Chasing Chekhov; Lost in the Movies at The Court theatre; and Anon by Kate Robin (Writer: Six feet Under) with The Echo Theatre Company. Her other award winning films include: Coming Into Money and The Red Scarf. The films were produced by her film company VisionFire Films Inc; which she operates with her partner: producer/director Peter Sands. Their combined films have screened at over seventy film festivals worldwide and sold to Television. VisionFire Films has several projects in development including Art of Deceit; Tough 2 Love and the TV pilot concept: The Other Day (Elo Otro Dia) Anna's latest play, The Grass Couch, was developed by a Broadway theatre company in New York and is moving to the next phase. Memberships: BAFTA; SAG-AFTRA, AEA; The Dramatists Guild of America, Alliance of Women Directors; Women in Media. Show less «