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Anna Akana was born on August 18, 1989 in United States. Anna Akana is credited as an actor, comedian and author. The age as of 2026 is 36.
My Take
Anna Akana strikes me as a genuine product of the creator era, someone who turned a YouTube following into a real multi-hyphenate career as actor, comedian, writer, director and producer. What earns my respect is that she refused to stay in any single lane while also refusing to scatter herself, building a coherent voice instead. Turning the grief of losing her sister into honest work about mental health took real courage. She has popped up in studio films like Ant-Man, yet she keeps making her own projects, and that insistence on authorship is exactly what I want from artists of her generation.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anna Akana
- Name (Japanese)
- アンナ・アカナ
- Reading
- あんな・あかな
- Born
- August 18, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- United States
- Occupation
- actor / comedian / author / film director / film producer
2. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.annaakana.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/annakayakana/
- Xhttps://x.com/annaakana
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%20Akana
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17305622
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Anna Akana born?
Born August 18, 1989 (age 36).
Where is Anna Akana from?
Anna Akana is from United States.
What does Anna Akana do?
Anna Akana works as actor, comedian, author, film director, film producer.
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