Biography
Anna Johnson is a TV Presenter, Actress and Comedy Youtube Creator. Born in Cambridge, England where she was raised, after finishing her A-levels in Cambridge, Anna moved to London after winning a scholarship to Italia Conti Academy of Performing Arts. Whilst studying Musical Theatre, she decided to specialize in acting and went on to study in Los Angeles.
In the early years of Anna pursuing an acting career, she got scouted to model and went on to appear in TV commercials and campaigns for various brands, as well as appearing as a regular on ITV Lorraine. During this time Anna got her first agent who led her to the Stage and Screen in roles such as Kelly in "Eastenders" and Jane in "Idiots of Ants" at the Soho Theatre.
Whilst acting Anna also became fascinated by TV production and went on to work behind the scenes as a runner on big entertainment shows such as "Strictly Come Dancing" (BBC) and "Celebrity Juice" (ITV2). It was doing this that led Anna on to TV Presenting. Whilst standing in for a camera rehearsal, Anna was spotted by a producer who consequently cast her to present on "Secret Eaters" (channel 4). Johnson's career then ascended to doing more TV presenting for shows such as SKY 1's answer to T4 "Whats Up", The Health Lottery (Channel 5) and guest spots on GMB (ITV), 4music and Mel and Sue (ITV). Anna was also OK Magazines reporter which saw her interviewing huge named stars, plus hitting the red carpet for the lead up to the Cannes Film Festival. Her credits also include presenting segments for ITV's coverage of The Soap Award's, The Pride Of Britain Awards and the TV Choice Awards along with co-hosting a C4 pilot with Alan Carr. Anna also became a part of the cast on hit prank show, MTV Flash Prank, which was shown globally, this led Anna to join The You Generation Network, partnered with SYCO Entertainment, where she interviewed James Blunt and Paloma Faith for SONY. This has since resulted in Anna hosting and starring in Toast TV, another hit prank show. Anna will be joining the cast of an exciting show starting in November (2016) on ITV2.
Anna is also a fantastic comedy actress which can be seen on her hugely successful YouTube Channel. Her Channel combines, Pranks, Sketches and Parodies, with the latter gaining 8.5 million on her viral video, 'Cheerleader'. Anna's channel has recently been awarded a 'Next Up' award by YouTube and Google. Anna's comedy skills also meant joining comedy sensation Katherine Ryan on The Gadget Man for C4, a pilot for Zeppatron and a sitcom for an indie. Anna is also known for presenting The Football Republic, produced by Fremantle Media and Shotglass Media's "Spurred On".
As well as TV appearances, Anna has hosted several live events such as Smatt's International Polo, Selfridges Make Good Festival, In The Style, Apple Music,The London Graduate Fashion Show and The CSOY Awards.
Anna was awarded "One To Watch" by Marie Claire and won the mentor scheme with them.
