Born in India, she started performing at the age of 2 in her Grandmother’s living room, singing ‘Oh, My Darling Clementine’ with a bamboo stool as a stage, and a badminton racket for a guitar.

Growing up Singaporean, Avaana attended an international High School on a full artistic scholarship, and solidified her devotion to performance in training with Singapore Repertory Theatre’s (SRT) The Young Company.

Avaana graduated with a BFA in Acting from Syracuse University (bleed orange!). As a Third Culture Kid, an important skill that she has honed is acclimatizing herself to various parts of the world, training in London with Shakespeare’s Globe, attending Sorkin Week in Los Angeles, and completing the Tepper Semester in NYC.

Avaana approaches her work and life with gratitude and passion; Her superpower is her big feelings. She brings electricity and controlled chaos to her work, creating characters that are instinctive, unpredictable, and deeply human.

Actors who inspire her are Gina Rodrigez, Stephanie Hsu and Andy Samberg! I.e. anyone who can turn a fist fight into a dance battle…