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Janel Tanna

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Red Carpet Premiere of Sienna's Choice, 2016
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SAG-AFTRA actress, occasional writer/producer. Resides in NYC and also works in LA. Trained in method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. Also trained in the Meisner technique with James Brill of the Neighborhood Playhouse. Trained under Carl Ford of Susan Batson studios for character preparation. Theater and film experience.
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  • Awards
    • 31 wins & 10 nominations

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Janel Tanna
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Janel Tanna
Los Angeles premiere of Sienna's Choice, Best Actress award.
Festival De Cannes, 2017
Janel Tanna
2016-Melissa Hamburg Photography
2016-Melissa Hamburg Photography
2016-Melissa Hamburg Photography
2016-Melissa Hamburg photography
Janel Tanna
Janel Tanna

Known for

Sienna's Choice (2016)
Sienna's Choice
9.1
  • Sienna
  • 2016
Julia Silverman, Linda Palmer, Deon van Rooyen, Jennifer Hook, Lillian Trow, Scott Simerly Jr., Diane Musselman, Janel Tanna, and Chris Wirsig in Intervention (2019)
Intervention
9.6
Short
  • Amy
  • 2019
Janel Tanna in If Only for a Moment (2016)
If Only for a Moment
Short
  • Jordanna
  • 2016
Mike Sutton, Liz Chuday, Greg Genute, Charles Marinaro, Janel Tanna, Andrew Matthews, Melanie Raeven, and Darrell A. Pope in Savior (2015)
Savior
6.6
  • Vanessa Robinson(as Janel Smietana)
  • 2015

Credits

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Actress

  • Civil Disobedience
    • Young Officer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • A Journey told
    • Carol
    • Pre-production
  • Roommates on Elm Street
    • Angula, Sandy (as Janel Smietana)
    • Completed
    • TV Series
  • Forbidden
    • Rebecca (as Janel Smietana)
    • Completed
  • True North
    • Aurora
    • Pre-production
  • Bobcat Moretti (2022)
    Bobcat Moretti
    • Gia
    • 2022
  • Sebastian Stimman and Janel Tanna in Saturn's Window (2020)
    Saturn's Window
    • Cora Cadence
    • 2020
  • Julia Silverman, Linda Palmer, Deon van Rooyen, Jennifer Hook, Lillian Trow, Scott Simerly Jr., Diane Musselman, Janel Tanna, and Chris Wirsig in Intervention (2019)
    Intervention
    • Amy
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Brian White, Ameer Baraka, Shanti Lowry, Jermel Wilson, Eddie Davenport, Leticia Jimenez, Keeland Ellis, and Jillian Ferry in Bronx SIU (2018)
    Bronx SIU
    • Claire
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Paul Guilfoyle in Turnover (2019)
    Turnover
    • Dr. Tanna
    • 2019
  • Man with Van (2017)
    Man with Van
    • Courtroom (as Janel Smietana)
    • 2017
  • Renegades (2017)
    Renegades
    • The Assistant
    • Armstrong's Assistant
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Walter Koenig and Adrienne Wilkinson in Star Trek: Renegades (2015)
    Star Trek: Renegades
    • Armstrong's Assistant
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Janel Tanna in If Only for a Moment (2016)
    If Only for a Moment
    • Jordanna
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Cozmo's (2016)
    Cozmo's
    • Sheen (as Janel Smietana)
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Mercedes Ruehl, Christian Campbell, and America Olivo in Good Business (2016)
    Good Business
    • Restaurant Patron (as Janel Smietana)
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Irony of Catharsis (2016)
    Irony of Catharsis
    • Roxxi (as Janel Smietana)
    • 2016
  • Sienna's Choice (2016)
    Sienna's Choice
    • Sienna
    • 2016
  • Suicide
    • Zenobia (as Janel Smietana)
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Bobbi Salvör Menuez in My First Kiss and the People Involved (2016)
    My First Kiss and the People Involved
    • Bar Patron (as Janel Smietana)
    • 2016

Producer

  • Civil Disobedience
    • co-producer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Roommates on Elm Street
    • associate producer
    • Completed
    • TV Series
  • Civil Disobedience (2021)
    Civil Disobedience
    • co-producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Julia Silverman, Linda Palmer, Deon van Rooyen, Jennifer Hook, Lillian Trow, Scott Simerly Jr., Diane Musselman, Janel Tanna, and Chris Wirsig in Intervention (2019)
    Intervention
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Paul Guilfoyle in Turnover (2019)
    Turnover
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • Ellen Gerstein, Julia Parker, Mark Craig, Olivia Kuan, Linda Palmer, Scott Simerly Jr., Kruiz Mauga, and Krisd Mauga in Passage (2018)
    Passage
    • associate producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Joe (2018)
    Joe
    • associate producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Dale E. Turner in My Name Is Lamar (2017)
    My Name Is Lamar
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Janel Tanna in If Only for a Moment (2016)
    If Only for a Moment
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Sienna's Choice (2016)
    Sienna's Choice
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 2016

Writer

  • Janel Tanna in If Only for a Moment (2016)
    If Only for a Moment
    • creative writer
    • screenplay co-writer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Sienna's Choice (2016)
    Sienna's Choice
    • lead story writer
    • story by
    • co-writer (as Janel Smietana)
    • 2016

Videos3

Short reel-early work
Demo Reel 2:00
Short reel-early work
Intervention
Demo Reel 0:33
Intervention
Saturn's Window
Trailer 1:47
Saturn's Window

Personal details

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    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Janel Smietana
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Pictorials

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Female

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    Nominated Best Ensemble Cast-Hudson Valley International Festival 2016-Lead actress Sienna in the ensemble cast of Sienna's Choice.

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