Anya Banerjee

About Anya Banerjee

Anya Banerjee is a Kiwi-American actress and writer. Born in Platteville, Wisconsin, and raised in New Zealand, she completed a Masters in English Literature at the University of Auckland. Banerjee turned her literary research on prostitute-actresses in colonial Bengal into Apologies to the Bengali Lady, her first play. The piece was workshopped at Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics at Georgetown University before playing at The Tank NYC and, finally, Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it received shining reviews from The Scotsman, British Theatre Guide, and The List.
- IMDb mini biography by: Columbia University School of the Arts

Anya Banerjee is of Indian ethnicity and South Asian descent. She identifies as a Kiwi-American (New Zealand-American) actress, born in the United States and raised in New Zealand by parents who immigrated from Kolkata, India. She frequently references her South Asian, Bengali, and Indian cultural roots in interviews and performances.