Ana-Sofia Mastroianna
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
A true polymath and polyglot, fluent in several languages, Ana-Sofia Mastroianna is known for an astonishing facility with a variety of accents as well as being an accomplished concert violinist, singer, dancer (American Ballet Theatre) and award-winning writer.
A Wooley/Fulbright Scholar, she studied in Paris and Moscow at their prestigious conservatories (CNSMP & Tchaikovsky) and in London at RADA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She returned to the US, acting in acclaimed theatrical productions On and Off Broadway: in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, "Titanic" and Off-Broadway, in the American premiere of the hugely successful New Group Theatre production of "Goose-Pimples" by Mike Leigh, directed by Scott Elliott. She garnered unanimous critical praise and earned nominations as Best Featured Performance in both the Drama Desk Awards as well as the Outer Critics' Circle Awards. As a result, she was invited by director Frank Oz, producer Brian Grazer and Steve Martin to co-star in the Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment feature, Bowfinger, written by and starring Steve Martin with Eddie Murphy.
In addition to her on-camera work, she is a highly sought-after voice actor having done award-winning turns as a narrator and voice talent for audio books as well as for film and in television series and commercials.
A Wooley/Fulbright Scholar, she studied in Paris and Moscow at their prestigious conservatories (CNSMP & Tchaikovsky) and in London at RADA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She returned to the US, acting in acclaimed theatrical productions On and Off Broadway: in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, "Titanic" and Off-Broadway, in the American premiere of the hugely successful New Group Theatre production of "Goose-Pimples" by Mike Leigh, directed by Scott Elliott. She garnered unanimous critical praise and earned nominations as Best Featured Performance in both the Drama Desk Awards as well as the Outer Critics' Circle Awards. As a result, she was invited by director Frank Oz, producer Brian Grazer and Steve Martin to co-star in the Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment feature, Bowfinger, written by and starring Steve Martin with Eddie Murphy.
In addition to her on-camera work, she is a highly sought-after voice actor having done award-winning turns as a narrator and voice talent for audio books as well as for film and in television series and commercials.