Anna
Anna

Anna

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1987
1h 40m
5.2(14 votes)
Drama

Overview

Czech refugee Krystyna travels to New York in search of her actress idol and fellow expatriate, Anna. After her own arrival in the Big Apple, Anna finds that celebrity often doesn't travel well, and she must go through a battery of humiliating auditions to try and get work in her adopted land. But when Krystyna and Anna finally meet, they provide a support structure for each other.

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32 members
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Sally Kirkland

Anna

Sally Kirkland
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Robert Fields

Daniel

Robert Fields
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Paulina Porizkova

Krystyna

Paulina Porizkova
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Gibby Brand

Director #1

Gibby Brand
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John Robert Tillotson

Director #2

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Julianne Gilliam

Woman Author

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Joe Aufiery

Stage Manager

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Lance Davis

Assistant #1

Lance Davis
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Deirdre O'Connell

Assistant #2

Deirdre O'Connell
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Ruth Maleczech

Woman #1 / Woman Named Gloria

Ruth Maleczech
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Holly Villaire

Woman #2 / Woman with Bird

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Shirl Bernheim

Woman #3 / Woman in White Veil

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Renée Coleman

Woman #4 / Woman in Bonnet

Renée Coleman
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Gabrielle Made

Woman #5 / Woman in Black

Gabrielle Made
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Jordana Levine

Woman #6 / Woman in Turban

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Rosalie Traina

Woman #7 / Woman in Gold

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Maggie Wagner

Actress D

Maggie Wagner
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Charles Randall

Agent

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Mimi Weddell

Agent's Secretary

Mimi Weddell
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Larry Pine

Baskin

Larry Pine
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Lola Pashalinski

Producer

Lola Pashalinski
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Stefan Schnabel

Professor

Stefan Schnabel
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Steven Gilborn

Tonda

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Rand Stone

George

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Geena Goodwin

Daniel's Mother

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Directing

David R. Ellis

Daniel's Father

David R. Ellis
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Brian Kohn

Jonathan

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Caroline Aaron

Interviewer

Caroline Aaron
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Vasek Simek

Czech Demonstrator #1

Vasek Simek
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Paul Leski

Czech Demonstrator #2

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Larry Attile

Czech Demonstrator #3

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Sofia Coppola

Noodle

Sofia Coppola

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