Flo Ankah is a French and naturalized American actress,[1] director, and singer residing in New York City. She founded Simple Production in 2006.
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| Born | Bourgoin-Jallieu, France |
| Citizenship | France and United States |
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| Website | floankah |
Career
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Vocalist
editKnown in the nightclub scene performing with jazz improvisers, she is the bandleader of the Third Set Collective.[2]
Flo stars in the Broadway-style musical Loving the Silent Tears, directed by Vincent Paterson, at the Shrine Auditorium.[3] Her solo show Edith Piaf Alive premiered at Joe's Pub in the Public Theater; other sold out performances include Feinstein's/54 Below and Symphony Space; appearances include the Museum of Modern Art, Bryant Park and the New York Botanical Garden. Her interpretation of "Michelle" was included in The Beatles Complete on Ukulele.[4]
Actress
editFlo Ankah has appeared in film (Listen Up Philip, Then She Found Me) and television (One Life to Live). Featured as a voice artist in feature films (Stillwater, Magic in the Moonlight, My Old Lady, The Limits of Control), numerous television commercials, and is the voice for the French version of Vice News Tonight. Performed for artists such as Mina Nishimura,[5][6] and Meredith Monk (at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum).[7] Alumna of the Atlantic Acting School, and member of the Academy of Television Arts and Science since 2017.
Writer-Director
editOne Way and Waterfront Access? are Flo Ankah's award-winning films. She showed her choreography at Movement Research at the Judson Church, HERE Arts Center, and Dixon Place. Flo Ankah is an Alumna of the Kennedy Center Playwriting intensive.
Works
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Film Acting
- Listen Up Philip - (2014) Brandy, girlfriend to Jonathan Pryce's character. [citation needed]
Playwriting
- Out of the Box - (2018) 10-mins play, Athena Writes Fellowship[8]
Solo Performance
- Edith Piaf Alive - (2012) a play about the Little Sparrow,[9] Joe's Pub.
- Love is French - (2013) a modern twist to vintage tunes, Miami-Dade County Auditorium.
- April in Paris - (2016) a musical tribute to the French spirit,[10] Feinstein's/54 Below.
Art House Film
- ONE WAY - (2008) Best Experimental Film, 5th Big Apple Film Festival[11]
- Waterfront Access?[citation needed] - (2010) Golden Reel Award, Tiburon International Film Festival[citation needed]
Publications
- When Will Women Lead Storytelling in Hollywood? - Film essay published on the Clyde Fitch Report[12]
References
edit- ^ "French Actress Official website".
- ^ "Third Set – Music Collective".
- ^ "Starring in musical Loving the Silent Tears". 15 September 2012.
- ^ "Michelle on The Beatles Complete on ukulele". 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Timmy's Idea in Time Out NY". Time Out NY. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ La Rocco, Claudia (2009-10-10). "Timmy's Idea in the New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ Kourlas, Gia (2009-03-07). "Ascension Variations in NYTimes". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Athena Writes Fellow 2018".
- ^ Collet-Apraxine, Tatiana (2013-03-21). "Interview for Edith Piaf Alive at Joe's Pub". New York Theater Review. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ Burns Scully, Thomas (2016-05-04). "Remembering Paris Correctly. 'April in Paris' at Feinstein's/54 Below With Floanne". On Stage. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ "ONE WAY, a film by Floanne Ankah". 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Guest contributor, Women Directors in Hollywood".