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Anna Biani

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Anna Luca Biani
Born
Ana Giorgobiani

(1991-04-01) April 1, 1991 (age 33)
Occupation(s)Actor, filmmaker
Years active1998–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

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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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Filmography

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Anna Luca Biani". Anna Luca Biani. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. ^ "ABOUT". annabiani. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  3. ^ Bernát, Daniel (23 October 2008). "Cinka Panna nezahrala bez falošných tónov". Pravda. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ^ "ABOUT". annabiani. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  5. ^ Makarechi, Kia (17 September 2012). "Anna Gurji & 'Innocence Of Muslims': Horrified Actress Writes Letter Explaining Her Role". HuffPost. Retrieved 23 May 2023.