Anna Biani

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.

Anna Luca Biani
Born
Ana Giorgobiani

(1991-04-01) April 1, 1991
Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Actor, filmmaker
Years active1998–present
Website

Biography and Career

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.

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.

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