Anna was born in Bucharest and came to Germany with her parents in the early 90s. During school she was involved in the school’s theater group, the school newspaper, and the school choir and also took part in the national mathematics competition. After graduating from high school, she began studying chemical engineering at KIT in Karlsruhe with a grant from the DAAD German Academic Scholarship Foundation. At the same time, she began to work as a model and starred in numerous TV productions and short films. After graduating from KIT, Anna-Maria completed an acting training in Cologne. Around this time she wrote her first short film script and discovered her passion for actively creating stories. Since then, she has worked – among other things – as an actor, presenter, writer, casting assistant, assistant producer and photographer.