Andrea Fantauzzi

'Andrea Fantauzzi' (qv) was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan, but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. A graduate of The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, The Second City and the Owner and Founder of the production company Fanta-Zee, LLC., she has a strong background in improvisation, acting (comedy and drama), writing, directing and producing.She began her film and television career at the age of 14, but was seen on the stage from an earlier age. Her professional debut came at the age of 12 in "The Wizard of Oz" at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City and since that time, she has continued to earn much success in that realm. Having originated multiple roles, she is most well known for originating Teen Fiona in the Theatre for Young Audiences version of "Shrek the Musical" and Ann - 18 in "And other fairy tales" premiering in New York.In 2014, she received critical acclaim for her title performance in the coming of age drama _Adira (2014)_ (qv) - "Actress 'Andrea Fantauzzi' (qv) delivered one of the best performances I have seen..." (Jake's Movie Review), which was selected by Project Greenlight in 2014 as one of the top 200 indie films in the United States. Fantauzzi is also notable for her work in _Quality of Life (2014)_ (qv) sharing the screen with 'Kim Rhodes' (qv) (_Supernatural (2005)_ (qv); _The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005)_ (qv)) along with her upcoming series regular role of Sarah Ellington in the dystopian drama, _Black Zone_ (qv).Both an award-winning Actor and Director, she is also a Writer and Producer. Her directorial debut came with her very well received film _Letters from a Father (2017)_ (qv), which premiered at the Kansas International Film Festival back in 2017. Shortly after, Fantauzzi became a multi-award winning director with dozens of awards and nominations in various categories. She began her production career at 19, with the creation of the Custom Reel Division of Breakthrough Reels, with her colleague 'Chris Bylsma' (qv), where she served as one of the Directors along with serving as Lead Writer. 'Hala Finley' (qv) (_Man with a Plan (2016)_ (qv), _We Can Be Heroes (2020)_ (qv)) is her most well known client. She later worked on Season 4 of both NBC's _The Blacklist (2013)_ (qv) and FXX's _The Americans (2013)_ (qv) while attending The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. Other shows include: NBC's _The Voice (2011)_ (qv) and MTV's _Broke A$$ Game Show (2015)_ (qv).Recently joining The Second City, she made her writing debut on the stage with the sketch show "Me, Myself & Die" back in 2019. She is now currently producing two In-Development feature films on top of the new TV-MA television series, "_Black Zone_ (qv)".::Anonymous