Annie Heise Biography

Fast Facts

• Grew up watching her sister's horse riding lessons, and learned to ride when she was 6
• Knew she wanted to be an actor after landing the role of the witch in Into the Woods during her senior year of high school
• Attended journalism school before pursuing an acting degree
• Met her future husband John Alden when the two were in 7th grade; and they dated briefly before not seeing each other again until several years later
• A competitive horse rider, and has won a blue ribbon during her first-ever jumper show with the horse she leases named Ozzie