Anna is an award winning actor, writer and director. Her directorial debut film, The Aerial Girl, has garnered six awards and three nominations. It recently screened at The Short Film Corner, Festival De Cannes and also on PBS as part of their Shorts Showcase. The film has screened at over thirty Film Festivals worldwide.
Anna worked as a teen actor in Australia with top directors Phillip Noyce, Ken Cameron and actors such as Jack Thompson, Chris Heywood, Bill Hunter in films such as : Scobie Malone, The Golden Cage, The Mugs and the TV Series, Alvin Purple. At the same time she became the well known face of the Colgate commercials. Moving to London to work on stage, Anna's first job was with the Young Peoples Playwrights Program at The Royal Court Theatre. She then went on to play lead roles in Repertory Theatres throughout the UK; such as Sarah in The Norman Conquests by Alan Ayckbourn and many classics as well as new plays in Rep and in London 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. Theatre credits in Los Angeles includes the Theatre East and Complex Theatre productions of her play, Chasing Chekhov; Lost in the Movies at The Court theatre; and a recent role in Anon by Kate Robin (Writer: Six feet Under) at Playhouse 52 with The Echo Theatre Company.
Anna's first play, Chasing Chekhov was developed at the Actors Studio. It was subsequently made into a film starring Anna opposite Neil Dickson. It won Best Film Award at the British Academy of Film & Television Arts/LA Short Film Festival in 2008 along with other awards. Anna also wrote and acted in the award winning films: Coming Into Money and The Red Scarf. The films were produced by her film company VisionFire Films Inc; which she runs with her partner: producer/director Peter Sands. Their combined films have screened at over sixty film festivals worldwide and sold to Television. VisionFire Films has several projects in development including the thriller feature films, Girl On A Train and Four Way Stop.
Anna's latest play, The Grass Couch, is in development with a theatre company and moving to the next phase.
Memberships include: The British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Los Angeles; SAG-AFTRA, AEA, and the Dramatists Guild of America.
