Flo Ankah

Birthday: 5 February 1983, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère, France

Birth Name: Florence Annequin

Height: 167 cm

French actress Flo Ankah appears opposite Jonathan Pryce and Jason Schwartzman in Listen Up Philip (Sundance premiere). Her solo play with music-Edith Piaf Alive-is produced regularly at Joe's Pu ...Show More

French actress Flo Ankah appears opposite Jonathan Pryce and Jason Schwartzman in Listen Up Philip (Sundance premiere). Her solo play with music-Edith Piaf Alive-is produced regularly at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater. She starred in Loving the Silent Tears, before a sold-out audience of 6400 at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, directed by Vincent Paterson and opposite Liz Callaway, Debbie Gravitte, Jody Watley and Jon Secada.Born and raised on a French farm, Flo started out as a dancer and fell into acting by happenstance. She is a graduate of the Merce Cunningham Studio and Upright Citizens' Brigade, and is schooled in drama and opera. Determined, genuine and charismatic, she has been defined as "elegant and edgy in her personality" with "regal, glamorous looks like some old Hollywood beauty."As a theatrical artist, Flo played at the Inwood Shakespeare Festival, appeared in experimental works for Meredith Monk, Young Jean Lee, Mina Nishimura, and went on to perform solo at Symphony Space and Sleep No More. She was Timmy in Timmy's Idea-"bewitching and irritating" according to The New York Times-and played the execrable French girlfriend in Telly Savalas Live, because somebody had to do it.Flo is versatile with accents. She is the voice of luxury brands in French and American commercials. Passionate about working with playwrights and directors with a singular vision, she strives to make discoveries in performance. Flo loves to play with voice, rhythm and movement as the instrument of someone else's vision. And she can shut up on cue.She is also a songstress, performing vintage tunes with a modern twist under the name Floanne, backed by her band of jazz musicians. She has been featured on NPR and French national television. Solo appearances include Bryant Park, the New York Botanical Garden, the Standard Hotel, and the Metropolitan Room.Flo Ankah has received awards as a director for her experimental movies, and directs voice-over commercials. Her company Simple Production, produces collaborative film and stage works (presented at BAM, DGA, HERE Arts Center and Movement Research). She owns a 3D camera, which is pretty cool.Member of Actor's Equity and SAG-AFTRA. French citizen. Hide