Anjelica Scannura

Anjelica Rose Scannura was born in Toronto, Ontario and is of Maltese and Irish ancestry. The vivacious beauty with green eyes began dancing at the age of four and has studied many forms of dance such as ballet, Irish dancing, flamenco and bellydance. Her determination, talent and persistence has led her to become an award-winning choreographer and she has travelled to Spain, Malta, Ireland, Jordan, the United States, Mexico and The Caribbean performing solo as well as with her family owned dance company Ritmo Flamenco. She has also won International dance competitions such as Bellydancer of the Universe and premiered work at the Madrid Choreographic Competition and performed with the Canadian Opera Company.A graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts, Anjelica was thrown into stage productions and plays where she was able to gain experience in acting. Booking her first commercials at the age of 17 (Swiss Chalet & Scotiabank), she began serious studies in acting is constantly training with influential coaches such as Lewis Baumander, Bruce Clayton, Matthew Harrison, Shawn Lawrence, Catherine McNally, Al Bernstein among others. Anjelica loves the comedic and improvisational side of acting and is currently performing Stand-Up comedy in various clubs in Toronto and surrounding areas.Anjelica has appeared on film, the small screen and music videos in a diverse range of styles. In “Camp Rock”” (Disney) she acted opposite Joe Jonas, appeared on “”Overruled”” (Family Channel) and was assistant choreographer for “”How to be Indie””. She enjoyed working with Canadian director Reginald Harkema in her supporting role in the TIFF film Manson, My Name is Evil alongside Sarah Gadon. She starred in the 2015 CBC movie “”Flamenco”” which won the So You Think You Can Pitch award at the ReelAsian Film Festival two years prior. She also recently appeared on “”Satisfaction”” (CTV), “”Exhibitionists”” (CBC), and “”Rogue”” (The Movie Network) alongside Cole Hauser.”