Anna Garcia (actress)

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Anna Garcia
Born (1995-12-15) December 15, 1995 (age 29)
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Known for Very Important People , Fly Me to the Moon

Anna Garcia (born 1995) [1] is an American comedian and actress. She has acted in the television series Superstore , Hacks , It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , Party Down , and Very Important People . Her film debut was in the Greg Berlanti film Fly Me to the Moon . [2]

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Life and career

Garcia was born and raised in Beverly Hills, Michigan. [1] She began acting at age six and performed in productions at the Marquis Theater in Northville. [3] She also appeared in commercials. [1] After graduating from Groves High School, she attended the University of Michigan and majored in screen arts and culture. [1] As a student she was active in the improv group Midnight Book Club. [1]

She moved to Los Angeles after graduation to pursue acting professionally. [1] With fellow comedian Gabrielle DeCaro, she wrote and starred in the YouTube series The Pembrook Brothers. [4] She eventually booked acting roles on the series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , Bunk'd , Superstore , Hacks , and Party Down . [3] [4]

She began to focus on creating TikTok videos during the slowing of the COVID-19 pandemic and grew her following to approximately 200,000 people. [1] Garcia also appears on Dropout series including Very Important People and Make Some Noise . [5] [6]

Garcia's feature film debut was Fly Me to the Moon (2024) starring Scarlett Johansson. She portrays Ruby, the last role in the film to be cast after a chemistry read with Johansson. [4] [3]

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