Article Summary: Anna Colwell from The Greening of Whitney Brown joins Runway Magazine discussing her acting career, personal style, and the creative projects that
Tell us about your upcoming role in THE GREENING OF WHTNEY BROWN?
I play Alicia, Whitney Brown’s (Sammi Hanratty) fun, artsy nanny. Alicia and Whitney have a pretty informal relationship, they are more like friends.
What was it like on set for the CHANGE UP and KILLERS?
KILLERS was my first feature film. That film had such a great cast, it was a pretty incredible way to usher me into the film world. Tom Selleck and Catherine O’Hara, enough said! The CHANGE-UP was so much fun because of Ryan and Jason, such sweet guys. Ryan had just been named ‘sexiest man alive’ and he really couldn’t have been more down-to-earth and gracious. At one point, Jason’s character has to stare at my chest for a long period of time and he apologized for feeling like a “creep”!
Tell us about your modeling background?
True confessions: I did glamour shots! After that, people gave us great feedback and suggested that my parents get me into modeling. Being that I had already expressed interest in acting, we thought it would be a great way to get my feet wet. I was pretty lucky to work as much as I did, as a kid, while still being in school. I did mostly commercial modeling for a long time, but artistically found fashion modeling way more interesting.
When did you make the move from commercials and modeling to film and TV?
Well, I haven’t stopped shooting commercials, I just so less now since I book work in TV and film. I first dabbled in television shooting different things for Turner. I started getting into the more serious acting roles about 3 1/2 years ago.
We heard you’re on the hit TV show THE GAME, can you tell us about that?
THE GAME was a great experience because it was my biggest TV role to date. I played Tia Mowry’s sidekick. It was a crazy shoot because I started out having a smaller part, by the end I had a much bigger and more integral part on the show. It was a new challenge, but so good.
Who are your favorite designers and why?
Well, it depends on my mood! I have a very eclectic style. I love Oscar de la Renta for something really pretty and feminine, Zac Posen for a cute cocktail dress, Pucci for a great pattern, and Armani Prive for something super glamorous and sexy. Plus, I’m a sucker for rock n’ roll fashion, like Alexander McQueen. I love to mix masculine and feminine pieces. A sequin or semi-sheer top with a leather jacket, so perfect.
