Anna Gurji
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Anna Giorgobiani well-known as Anna Gurji, is a Georgian
actress. She made her debut in the short drama-film "If this day never happened" (2006) but before that she appeared as a child in short documentary named "Town" (1998). In 2007 she got role in American TV-project "Signals" where she played Afanasiia. Then Anna gained the lead role as violinist of 18th century named Cinka Panna
in Slovak
-Hungarian
feature film "Cinka Panna" which was directed by Dusan Rapos
.
, Georgia
, began her acting career at the age of 6 appearing in a number of commercials as well as a documentary. In 2005, at the age of 14, she landed her first serious role as a lead actress in a short feature film called "If This Day Never Happened" (2006), directed by her sister Khatuna Giorgobiani. With the help of foreign casting directors, Anna was given a role in the US TV project "Signals" (2008), directed by Carlos Etzio Roman, which aired in New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
in Los Angeles
in 2008.
In 2008, Anna won a lead role in the full-length historical feature film "Cinka Panna" (2008), in which she plays the famous 18th Century Hungarian prima donna
. An international co-production, the film was directed by Dusan Rapos
and produced by Aron Sipos and Katarina Vanzurová.
For her next project, Anna will portray a foreign exchange student in Timothy Rhys independent feature film, "Rufus Rex", being shot on location in the US, in Maine, in 2009.
Anna has recently been attached to Jonathan Nolan's new film "Ape", also slated to be shot in 2009.
Anna is the daughter of a Georgian
film director Besarion Giorgobiani. In addition to playing the violin and writing poetry, Anna received an award for scholastic achievement, bestowed upon her by none other than the president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili
, in 2008.
Georgians
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
actress. She made her debut in the short drama-film "If this day never happened" (2006) but before that she appeared as a child in short documentary named "Town" (1998). In 2007 she got role in American TV-project "Signals" where she played Afanasiia. Then Anna gained the lead role as violinist of 18th century named Cinka Panna
Panna Cinka
Panna Cinka was a famous Hungarian-Romani violinist.Cinka was born in Sajógömör, Hungary to a Romani family of musicians. Her father was a court musician of Francis II Rákóczi...
in Slovak
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
-Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
feature film "Cinka Panna" which was directed by Dusan Rapos
Dusan Rapos
Dušan Rapoš is a Slovak film director, screenwriter and composer. He is married to Eva Vejmělková, a famous Czech actress. Initially, he was a journalist and worked as an editor at Slovak Radio...
.
Biography and Career
Anna Gurji, a native of TbilisiTbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, began her acting career at the age of 6 appearing in a number of commercials as well as a documentary. In 2005, at the age of 14, she landed her first serious role as a lead actress in a short feature film called "If This Day Never Happened" (2006), directed by her sister Khatuna Giorgobiani. With the help of foreign casting directors, Anna was given a role in the US TV project "Signals" (2008), directed by Carlos Etzio Roman, which aired in New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
New York International Independent Film and Video Festival is a film screening event in various American cities. It was founded in 1993, and its website claims it has been recognized by the film and entertainment industry as one of the leading film events on the independent festival circuit...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in 2008.
In 2008, Anna won a lead role in the full-length historical feature film "Cinka Panna" (2008), in which she plays the famous 18th Century Hungarian prima donna
Panna Cinka
Panna Cinka was a famous Hungarian-Romani violinist.Cinka was born in Sajógömör, Hungary to a Romani family of musicians. Her father was a court musician of Francis II Rákóczi...
. An international co-production, the film was directed by Dusan Rapos
Dusan Rapos
Dušan Rapoš is a Slovak film director, screenwriter and composer. He is married to Eva Vejmělková, a famous Czech actress. Initially, he was a journalist and worked as an editor at Slovak Radio...
and produced by Aron Sipos and Katarina Vanzurová.
For her next project, Anna will portray a foreign exchange student in Timothy Rhys independent feature film, "Rufus Rex", being shot on location in the US, in Maine, in 2009.
Anna has recently been attached to Jonathan Nolan's new film "Ape", also slated to be shot in 2009.
Anna is the daughter of a Georgian
Georgians
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
film director Besarion Giorgobiani. In addition to playing the violin and writing poetry, Anna received an award for scholastic achievement, bestowed upon her by none other than the president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili
Mikheil Saakashvili
Mikheil Saakashvili is a Georgian politician, the third and current President of Georgia and leader of the United National Movement Party.Involved in the national politics since 1995, Saakashvili became president on 25 January 2004 after President Eduard Shevardnadze resigned in a November 2003...
, in 2008.
Filmography
- The dress you wear (2010)
- Ape (2009)
- Rufus Rex (2009)
- Cinka Panna (2008)
- Signals (2007)
- If this day never happened (2006)
- Town (1998)