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- Anna Hannah Rezan is an award winning actress and director that was born in Athens, Greece, to a lawyer, who wanted to become an actress and to a federal judge who wanted to become a director. She is of Greek American Jewish (from her maternal grandparents), Spanish, Polish, and Greek from Izmir and Crete descent. Rezan grew up in Athens, Greece and began acting as a child on the stage of a Club Med while on family vacation, where she made her stage debut in the hotel's theatrical(musical) shows. At the age of 8 she had already decided that she wanted to make acting, her career.She appeared in many more productions through her early teens.
She enrolled in dance studies at the age of 4.The story is that she was staging theatrical plays with friends after school and directed her first short film at the age of 9, using her father's video camera in an attempt to persuade her parents to "allow" her to become an actress. Her parents were supportive but didn't love the idea and they revealed their own artistic endeavors to her when she was 17.
She began her career in her early teens by appearing in films and television series, most notably starring in the 2010 comedy film "ShowBitch". Her first international feature film co-starring role was in "La commedia di Amos Poe (2010)", that premiered in the 2010 Venice Film Festival.Her debut song "Let there be rain" was released internationally in 2011 and in 2016 her song "Let there be Love" was released internationally by Universal Music Group. In 2017 she co-starred in "Dance Fight Love Die: With Mikis On the Road (2017)'' by Asteris Koutoulas which premiered in Hof International Film Festival to rave reviews. Her directorial debut, My People (2023), is a documentary about the Jews of Greece during World War II, produced by her, Zafeiris Haitidis and Academy Award winners Mitchell Block and Kim Magnusson that is set to be released in 2024.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Mike Arch
- Statuesque figure
- Versatile
- Husky voice
- Grey green blue eyes
- In August 2020, Anna Rezan was listed among Mena Suvari, Jessica Chastain and Maria Menounos as one of the 100 Most beautiful women of Greek descent of all time by Listph.com.
- Rezan's IQ is estimated to be 174.
- Rezan is the great niece of C.P. Cavafy.
- [ Hannah Fierman mentioned about her in an interview] I love to work with is Anna Rezan. She is a fire-cracker actress with perhaps too much moxy for her own good. We get into fun trouble together.
- She and Hannah Fierman met when Rezan moved to NYC in 2009. As the two lived in Manhattan, they spent plenty of time together pursuing acting during their first international steps. Rezan mentioned that Fierman's encouragement was vital for her, while being a newbie in the city.
- [on personal style] To begin with, I believe that we should dress up every day and not only for a costume party or Halloween if we feel like it! My style really depends on my mood, and to be realistic on my schedule...I love my casual moments and my dressy moments equally.
- My creations aim to focus on the positive side of life and to promote focusing in solutions. It all started when as a child in this industry, I wanted to make people laugh or to inspire and encourage them, as myself I was and still, I am inspired by other people, films, songs, art, etc. When it's possible and appropriate I aim to promote health, happiness, laughter, joy, love, self-discovery and success in life.
- [on My People (2023) ] started to develop the project with Zaf, a dear friend in the industry whose work I deeply admire. He accepted the call to start creating this film with me, no matter if it seemed an impossible task at the beginning, dealing with the complexities, the horrific subject matter and most importantly the sense of an enormous responsibility.
- [on what superpower she would like to have] To live forever if I want to for the obvious reasons.
- [on her producing and directing My People (2023)] We hope it will spark a new beginning and awareness into understanding Greece's role in the protection of persecuted people, and how Greece still plays a vital role in the support of human rights today.
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