Rana McAnear spent her formative years in San Diego, California. She
has an older brother and two younger sisters. Her parents are Michael
and Marlowe McAnear.
Rana has been active in theater since she was in kindergarten so it was
only a matter of time before she made her move to Los Angeles. She has
been in LA since 2002 trying her hand at different facets of the film
industry until finally settling on costume design. She was greatly
influenced by her Grandmother, Mom and Aunt's love of fashion and
costumes. She is a FIDM graduate as of June 2012.
Rana was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia at age 16. She was
treated at Rady's Children's Hospital for 2 years. Her cancer has been
in complete remission since 1996. She is an active member of the
American Cancer Society, acting as a youth counselor for both CR4TS and
SIBS camp.