| Anna Chazelle | |
| Birth Place: | Princeton [1] |
| Birth Date: | September 14, 1987 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
Anna Chazelle is a French-American actor, writer, and director.
Chazelle is born and raised in Princeton,[2] graduated from New York University. After graduation, she continued her training at the Atlantic Acting School, the Shakespeare Forum, and the Ken Schatz Studio.[3] She made her directorial debut in 2014 with a short film called "The Pitch", then going on to write, direct and star in the post-apocalyptic short Narrow, which premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in summer 2020 and was an official selection at the Academy Award qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival.[4]
She is a co-founding member of the NYC-based performance troupe The Gyronauts, and also worked with Aerial Acrobat Entertainment. In 2021, she has signed on to write, direct and exec produce an untitled horror film based on the Greek legend of Medusa for Fangoria Studios.[4] She is also set to direct the latest film adaptation in the Elmore Leonard literary canon.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench | Laura | ||
| 2016 | LA LA LAND | Sarah / Hula Hooper | ||
| 2021 | Narrow | Sloane | ||
| 2022 | Babylon | Bobbie Hart | Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |