​Born in upstate New York, and raised in Rome, Italy,
​Mary Anna is fluent in Italian.  Growing up in Italy imparted her with a love of language, history, art, and the classics.   After graduating high school she returned to the United States for university and has a B.A. in Drama.

She has studied at the British American Drama Academy at Oxford and the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.   She is an empathic storyteller who brings passion and  professionalism to all her endeavors.