Annika Marks Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for "The Sessions" in 2012
• Her first role was as The Maiden in the 2001 short film in "G Spots?"
• Initially wanted to be a dancer and focused on ballet for much of her childhood before attending a summer program that also focused on acting
• Quote: "[My parents] always kind of made me feel like science and the arts are sort of one and the same-it's just a different way of expressing, you know, seeing the world differently․"
• Best known for her role as Amanda in "The Sessions" and as an Art History Student in "Mona Lisa Smile․"
• Wrote, produced, and starred in the short film "Me, You, a Bag & Bamboo" in 2009 and the film "Tocatta & Fugue" in 2007
• Has worked as a nanny, a waitress, an office worker, and numerous other jobs before breaking into acting