Anna – the Actor

 

• Lead actor (travel agent) in the COI TV commercial High Life.

• Guest lead (Jill Barlow) in the ITV comedy drama William and Mary.

• Guest featured actor (Tessa Richards) in the BBC medical drama Bodies.

• Dance theatre performer for Two Lives, performed at Siobhan Davies Dance studios, London.

• Works regularly for the corporate sector, using her skills to help create performances for live

events, role play scenarios and training DVDs.

 

Click here for Anna’s media CV.

 

Member of Equity and The Actors Centre, London.

Spotlight view PIN: 1419-8974-9432.

 

Click here to view Anna’s Spotlight profile.

This includes detailed information on Anna’s acting and voice credits, as well as photos, voice clips and a showreel.

 

Brief description of physical appearance:

Playing age: 20-30, Blind from birth, Fair, Height: 157 cm (5 ft 2 inches), Weight: 48 kg (7 stone 7 lbs), UK Dress: 6, UK Shoe: 5

 

Anna has been working professionally as an actor since 2003, and has had the opportunity to work with some exceptionally talented and inspiring actors and directors, including actors Julie Graham, Max Beesley and Patrick Baladi and directors Matthew Evans and Jed Mercurio.

 

Although not a formally trained actor, her media experience began at the young age of nine, with the making of the RNIB video, Anna’s Story. Filmed by The Moving Picture Company, this fourteen-minute documentary told a “day in the life of” story of her experience of mainstream education and day-to-day life as a young blind person.

 

Anna’s input into media projects continued regularly throughout her school years, with numerous filming days for TV news programmes and documentaries, as well as magazine interviews and photo shoots.

 

After leaving school, she initially began working as a voice artist, later embarking on modelling and acting – her career is always evolving and expanding.

 

Anna trains regularly at The Actors Centre, London and has also received one-to-one tuition in singing and contemporary dance.

 

She is keen to be considered for all acting roles, irrespective of whether or not her disability is part of the casting brief.

 

She says: “I’m pleased to be able to say that things are finally beginning to change – but the change is very slow.  It’s often still the case that casting professionals will only invite me to a casting if they are specifically looking for a performer who is blind.  I welcome these casting opportunities because, being blind, it’s only natural that I want the opportunity to portray my disability.  However, my disability does not always have to be central to a role – it can be far more incidental than that – so I am always keen to remind casting directors that I am, first and foremost, an actor with a wide range of skills and experience.  My disability is a secondary factor.”

 

If you are interested in meeting with Anna for a casting, or would like to ask her any questions about her work as an actor, please visit the link below to find out how to Contact Anna.