Anna-Marie Wayne
| Anna-Marie Wayne | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Website | Annamariewayne.com |
Anna-Marie Wayne is an American-British actress who began her career on TV and stage at an early age and has subsequently worked in film also. She is the daughter of musician Jeff Wayne.
She more recently fronts UK parenting and lifestyle channel It's Me, Anna-Marie as part of a YouTube original content initiative.
She currently splits her time between residences in the United Kingdom and Los Angeles.
Career
Wayne's TV career began in childhood, appearing on both BBC and ITV, the United Kingdom's national TV channels.
She signed to London's exclusive Sylvia Young Theatre School and went on to train for 3 years at the highly acclaimed Guildford School of Acting.
Since then she has worked in numerous films, on TV and on stage both in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Wayne has joined with LA-based Maker Studios to front its UK parenting & lifestyle channel It’s Me, Anna-Marie! – an offshoot of the highly successful US network The Moms View – which launched in August 2012. The channel has been created as part of the groundbreaking YouTube ‘Originals’ initiative, providing a wave of fresh new online programming. [1]
Film
Wayne's Film roles include:
- the lead role of Jacq opposite Jenny Agutter in Number One Longing, Number Two Regret[2]
- a role in Stephen Fry's Bright Young Things[3]
- a role in Curtis Anderson's Stupid Teenagers Must Die![4]
- the lead role of Sara opposite Mark Pellegrino in Disappearing in America[5] directed by Erik Rodgers
- a lead role in the dark fairy tale Spike directed by Robert Beaucage[6]
TV
Wayne appeared in the hit UK TV Series Grange Hill[7] and alongside Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean.
Stage
Her UK stage work has included playing the lead role of Laly in ‘Best Friends’ (New End Theatre as well as Edinburgh Festival where it was a fringe first nominee), Roberta in ‘The Railway Children’ (King’s Head Theatre), and lead roles in Slow Train to Izmir (Southwark Playhouse), ‘The Rival Queens’ (Union Theatre), ‘The Little Tragedies’ (Total Studios), ‘The Passing Out Parade’ (Etcetera Theatre) and ‘The Crucible’ (Electric Theatre).
She also is an ongoing part of the cast of her father Jeff’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds: Alive on Stage [8] playing The Journalist's fiancée, Carrie.
References
- ↑ Wayne, Anna-Marie. "It's Me Anna-Marie". YouTube Originals.
- ↑ "Number One, Longing. Number Two, Regret". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ↑ "Bright Young Things". Choice Brits. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ↑ "Stupid Teenagers Must Die!". Fancast. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ↑ "Disappearing In America: Trailers and Cast". CelebDomain.com. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ↑ Jason Buchanan. "Spike". All Movie Guide. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ↑ "Grange Hill". fuzzster. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ↑ "The War of the Worlds Live Special Edition DVD Review: ULLAdubULLA". Ciao!. Retrieved 2010-04-14.