Kristina Anapau

Kristina Anapau
Kristina Anapau, 2012; photo by Angela Marklew.
Born	Kristina Elizabeth Anapau Roper (1979-10-30) October 30, 1979 (age 37) Hawaii, US
Occupation	Actress, writer
Years active	1997–present

Kristina Anapau (born October 30, 1979) is an American actress and writer. She is known for her roles as Maurella on the HBO series True Blood and as Galina in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan.

Kristina Elizabeth Anapau Roper was born in Hawaii. She graduated from high school at age 15 and began her studies at University of Hawaii that same year. Before gaining success as an actress, Anapau had intended to become a classical ballerina, having trained seriously since the age of 4. She is a classically trained pianist and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Skidmore College in New York.

As a student of 16, while majoring in Art History and Dance, and with no plans of being an actress, Anapau was discovered by a talent agent and encouraged to audition for a new Universal Television film Escape from Atlantis (1997), which would be filming in Anapau's native Hawaii.

The role of Katriana in the Strathford Hamilton directed production would ignite Anapau's passion for acting, and at the bequest of the filmmaker, she relocated to Los Angeles where she pursued more work, ultimately continuing to work steadily across theater, film, and television.

Over the next few years, Anapau appeared in numerous productions, including the films Madison, starring Jim Caviezel and Academy Award Nominee Bruce Dern, the Lions Gate comedy 100 Girls, and Warner Brother's The Opposite Sex, as well as TV series General Hospital and Once and Again.

At age 20, Anapau joined the girl group "3G's" and they landed a recording contract with Hollywood Records and they spent the better part of a year recording an album and opening for Destiny's Child on MTV's TRL Tour.