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Chiara D'Anna

Chiara D'Anna

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About me

Hi, I’m an Italian actress and director with dual UK/Italian citizenship. I grew up near Turin and trained in Italy, Poland, and the UK, while also studying Geology alongside my acting. I moved to London in the early 2000s and fell in love with Physical Theatre. I now teach movement at RADA and work as a Movement Director across stage, film, and opera.

My film career began with my debut in Peter Strickland’s award-winning movie Berberian Sound Studio, followed by my lead role in The Duke of Burgundy. My most recent work includes my American television debut in Missing the Boat (2026). I made my opera directorial debut in 2022, followed in 2024 by my film directorial debut with the multi-award-winning Brainland.

Information

Acting age
40-50 years
Year of birth
1978 (47 years)
Place of birth
Chieri (Torino)
Height (cm)
157
Weight (in kg)
44
Eye color
green
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Medium
Ethnicity and heritage
White or Caucasian
Stature
athletic / fit
Place of residence
London (GB)
Housing options
Turin (IT), Genoa (IT), Rome (IT), Lyon (FR)
Nationality
Italian
Languages
Italian(native)EnglishFrench
Dialects
Standard British English(native dialect)
Accents
EnglishFrenchItalianSpanish
Sport
SwimmingYoga
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Comedian, Theater
Special skills
ImprovisationStoryteller
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
Car class

Credits

Other professional training

2014 – 2019
PhD Performing Arts at London Metropolitan University
2004 – 2005
MA Physical Theatre at Royal Holloway University
2000
BSc + MSc Geology- University of Turin

Awards

2024
Best Story Experimental Dance & Music Festival Toronto (Short film)
2024
Messina Film Festival | Jury Special Prize (Short film)
2019
International Theatre Festival Città di Chivasso (Drama)
2019
International Theatre Festival Città di Chivasso (Drama)
2019
International Theatre Festival Città di Chivasso (Drama)
2019
International Theatre Festival Città di Chivasso (Drama)
2017
Los Angeles Film Awards (Short film)
2015
Les Arcs Film Festival | (nominated) (Feature film)
2015
Mar del Plata International Film Festival (nominated) (Feature film)
2014
The 13 Actors to watch out for in Toronto', TIFF Springboard (nominated) (Feature film)
2014
Toronto International Film Festival (nominated) (Feature film)
2012
Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Fund (Drama)

Film

2025 – 2026
Manhandling the Brain (Short film) In development
Director (OTH) Chiara D'Anna Producer: Brainland Collective Written by: Libretto by Andrew Platman, Ken Barrett and Heather Angus-Leppan
2023 – 2024
Brainland (Short film)
Director (OTH) Chiara D'Anna Producer: Brainland Collective Written by: Libretto by Andrew Platman, Ken Barrett and Heather Angus-Leppan
2021 – 2024
Everyone Is Going to Die (Feature film)
Tragedy (LR) Craig Tuohy Producer: Go Viddo
2022
A Dice with Five Sides (Feature film)
Margherita (SUP) Riccardo Tamburini Producer: Stars & Bones Productions
2022
TRAUMSPRACHE (Music video)
Victim (LR) Dylan Hayes Producer: Dylan Hayes Productions
2022
L’Armour (Short film)
Girl (LR) Antonio Giuffré
2022
Midnight Peepshow (Feature film)
Madame (SUP) Ludovica Musumeci Producer: Go Viddo
2017
Stars and Bones (Short film)
Morgana (LR) Riccardo Tamburini Producer: Stars & Bones Productions
2016
Circe and the Boy (Short film)
Circe (LR) Tom Rowe
2015
The Dante Project
Narrator (OTH) Diana Dell'Erba
2015
The Rook (Short film)
Italian Prisoner (LR) Smari Gunn Producer: Yarag Film Productions
2014
The Duke of Burgundy (Feature film)
Evelyn (LR) Peter Strickland Producer: Rook Films/Pioneer Pictures Casting Director: Shaheen Baig
2012
BerberianSound Studio (Feature film)
Elisa (SUP) Peter Strickland Producer: WarpX/Illuminations Film Casting Director: Shaheen Baig

Television

2025 – 2026
Missing the Boat (TV movie) In development
Valentina (GR) Maclain Nelson Producer: Hallmark, UFO International Productions Distribution: Hallmark, UFO International Productions Written by: Judith Berg, Sandra Berg, Maclain Nelson

Theater

2025
Pompeo Magno (Opera)
Movement Director (OTH) Max Emanuel Cenčić Producer: Parnassus Arts Productions Theater: The Margravial Opera House| Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival 2025 Written by: Nicolò Minato
2024
Ariadne Auf Naxos (Opera)
Director (OTH) Ivan Fischer & Chiara D'Anna Producer: Budapest Festival Orchestra Theater: Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto Festival Written by: Hugo von Hofmannsthal/ Richard Strauss
2023 – 2024
The Red Room Opera (Opera)
Director (OTH) Chiara D'Anna Producer: Ensemble Fantomas Theater: Teater Nordkraft - Aalborg Opera Festival, Denmark Written by: Dominique Power
2018 – 2021
Don't You Dare! (Drama)
Mutirole (LR) Chiara D'Anna Theater: Panta rei Theatre
2019 – 2020
Diary of An Expat (Drama)
Cecilia (LR) Katharina Reinthaller Theater: Paper Smokers Theatre Company
2018
Home (Drama)
Multirole (LR) Chiara D'Anna Theater: Panta Rei Theatre
2014 – 2015
I Giganti della Montagna (Drama)
Duccio Doccia (LR) Michele Guaraldo Theater: OPS Theatre Company
2013
Julius (Opera)
The Granny (LR) Jacek Ludwig Scarso Theater: Elastic Theatre
2013
Family Album (Other)
Harlequin (LR) Paola Cavallin & Emilia Teglia Theater: Odd Eye Theatre
2012
Don Quixote! Don Quixote!
Gary (LR) Chiara D'Anna Theater: Pleasance Theatre - Edinburgh Fringe
2011
Lulu8 (Other)
Young Lulu (LR) Elina Manni Theater: Elina Manni Productions
2011
Samhain Night (Other)
The Devil (LR) Chiara D'Anna Theater: Panta Rei Theatre
2011
Rocinante! Rocinante! (Other)
Gravedigger (LR) Chiara D'Anna Theater: Panta Rei Theatre - CLF Art Cafe Bussey Buildings
2011
Baroque Box (Opera)
The Artist (LR) Jacek Ludwig Scarso Theater: Elastic Theatre
2010
Baroccata (Drama)
Artista (LR) Jacek Ludwig Scarso Theater: Elastic Theatre

Other

2019 – 2020
White, Other (Workshop production)
Eliza (LR) Emilia Teglia Distribution: Odd Eye Theatre
2015
Barbarella Disco Dome
Barbarella (LR)