Anna is a professional actor and writer, based in Melbourne, Australia. As a performer, she has worked in Australian television, film and theatre since 2010, and has been part of internationally acclaimed productions such as 'Spirited', 'Underbelly: Razor', 'Anzac Girls', 'House Husbands', 'The Doctor Blake Mysteries', 'Glitch' and 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'. She has been awarded the Heath Ledger Scholarship, the Inside Film 'Out of the Box' Award and the Matilda Award for 'Best Emerging Artist' As a writer, she specialises in fictional drama for stage and screen, narrative non-fiction literature and poetry. She received the Queensland Young Playwright's Award in 2008 and 2009, and was short-listed for the Queensland Premier's Drama Award in 2010 and national essay award 'The Horne Prize' run by 'The Saturday Paper' in 2016. Anna co-wrote and toured the parabolic theatre piece 'The People of the Sun', in partnership with SPARC and The Justice Conference in 2017. She writes spoken-word poetry, essays and lectures on the topics of faith, embodiment and femininity, and is invited to share her work internationally. She is currently writing a young adult fiction novel. Anna found a Christian faith in 2012. She has since lived, studied and worked both nationally and internationally, stretching and growing her relationship with God in diverse Christian communities. In 2015 she founded The Fireplace, a virtual and physical space to safely express and explore the intersection of creativity and spirituality, which secured funding from the Anglican Deaconess Ministries in 2018. Anna is passionate about encouraging creative young women as they learn to nurture their bodies, souls and relationships with God. She lives with her husband Jonathan and their young daughter Mercy in the hills of the Yarra Valley, where they finally have a real garden.