New York City born and Montclair, New Jersey raised, Anna Gustavsen just finished up two degrees (one in Performing Arts, one in Film and Television) at Savannah College of Art and Design. Her love for acting was born while watching Carrie Fisher's performance (and general demeanor) in Star Wars: A New Hope, and she still listens to Princess Leia's theme whenever she is preparing for a role. She's half Greek, half Norwegian, and completely proud to be a Jersey Girl.

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Prior to attending SCAD, Anna trained at the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts and New York Film Academy. She's been a mediocre ballerina, a theatrical flyman technician (despite her fear of heights), and a weathered field hockey goalie. Currently, she's a swordswoman-in-training, a collector of cool vintage jackets, and is renowned for her famous oatmeal cookie recipe. She is always writing something in her head.

 

Your Side of the Sidewalk (2025), where she stars opposite Nicholas Mays, was recently named Semi Finalist at the Academy Award qualifying Flickers' Rhode Island Int. Film Festival, following the success of Rhode Island's '23 Semi FInalist Love Locked (2022), where she stars opposite Benny Kardesh. Love Locked concluded its festival run with "Outstanding Achievement for Comedy Short" award at the Los Angeles Indie Short Fest and "Best Dark Comedy Film" at the Houston Comedy Film Festival. Her own directorial debut short Grog (2025) is in the early stages of a festival run, taking home "Best Ensemble Acting" at Trinity Film Festival. She's headed to Montclair Film Festival next, screening at the gorgeous Bellevue Theater (the very venue where she fell in love with movies) on October 22nd & 25th.

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Anna is thrilled to have been surrounded by talented friends and mentors as a member of SCAD's 2024 Acting Showcase, which can be found here. She's managed theatrically by Asteria Artists and represented commercially by Brady, Brannon, & Rich.

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