Anna Biani
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Anna Luca Biani | |
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| Born | Ana Giorgobiani April 1, 1991 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, filmmaker |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | [1] |
Anna Luca Biani[1] (Georgian: ანა ლუკა ბიანი; born 1 April 1991 as Ana Giorgobiani (Georgian: ანა გიორგობიანი;), also known by their stage name Anna Gurji (Georgian: ანა გურჯი), is an American actor. They first appeared in film as a child, in a short documentary named Town (1998). They made their dramatic debut in the short drama-film If This Day Never Happened (2006). Biani then gained the lead role as an 18th-century violinist named Cinka Panna, in Slovak-Hungarian feature film Cinka Panna, directed by Dusan Rapos.
Biography and career[edit]
Anna “Luca” Biani is a genderfluid actor from Tbilisi, Georgia, based in Los Angeles, CA, and goes by they/them pronouns. Luca began their acting career at the age of 6, appearing in a number of commercials, as well as a documentary. At the age of 14 Luca landed their first big role as a lead actor in the 2006 short film called "If This Day Never Happened", directed by their sister Khatuna Giorgobiani.[citation needed]
Two years later, Biani was cast as the leading role in the historical feature film Cinka Panna, where they played the 18th century Hungarian gypsy violinist Panna Czinka.[2] The film went on to win a Golden Palm Award at the 2009 Mexico International Film Festival.
Since then, Luca has acted in theater plays, improv comedy performances, and a series of films including Freaky Deaky, Windsor Drive and Sacred Blood.[citation needed]
Biani also appeared in Innocence of Muslims, a short film uploaded to YouTube in 2008, to which anti-Islamic content was added in post-production, without the actors' knowledge; Biani has expressed shock about this.[3]
Filmography[edit]
- G4
- Sacred Blood (2015)
- Windsor Drive (2015)
- Kessler’s Lab
- Freaky Deaky (2012)
- Loverly (2011)
- Christmas Eve. (2010)
- Memorias del desarrollo (2010)
- Sendpoint (2009)
- Cinka Panna (2008)
- If This Day Never Happened (2006)
- Town (1998)
References[edit]
- ^ "Anna Luca Biani". Anna Luca Biani. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ Bernát, Daniel (23 October 2008). "Cinka Panna nezahrala bez falošných tónov". Pravda. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Makarechi, Kia (17 September 2012). "Anna Gurji & 'Innocence Of Muslims': Horrified Actress Writes Letter Explaining Her Role". HuffPost. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Actors from Tbilisi
- Emigrants from Georgia (country) to the United States
- Film actors from Georgia (country)
- Television actors from Georgia (country)
- Stage actors from Georgia (country)
- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- American non-binary actors
- LGBT people from Georgia (country)
- Genderfluid people
- 21st-century American actors
- 21st-century American LGBT people