New York/Atlanta based Actor

Ana Gates Shields

Ana is a New York City and Atlanta based actor originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up competing in figure skating and was a member of the first Theatre On Ice team in Georgia. Throughout her years performing on the ice, she fell in love with acting (but not the cold). 

She recently graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in acting. While at Tisch, Ana studied in both the Meisner studio and the Stonestreet Studio’s film acting residency program. Upon graduating, Ana received the Outstanding Achievement in Studio Award from the Meisner studio.

Ana’s passions include Earl Grey tea, her dogs, having dinner parties with friends, and reading fantasy books.

About

Year in Review

  • April 2026 (upcoming): Lead, Pilot, North Carolina

  • March 2026: Body Double,  Appendectomy,  director James Siewert

  • December 2025: Principle, Meta commercial

  • October 2025: Lead,  Fearless, staged reading, presented by Cherubs Productions and Western Star Entertainment for planned feature film

  • October 2025: Signed with DDO Artists Agency, Southeast Representation, Atlanta

  • September 2025: Signed with The Curv modeling agency, NYC

  • September 2025: Supporting, opposite Sinclair Daniel, The Forest Echoes Back, director Kate diRienzi

  • August 2025: Model, healthcare print campaign

  • August 2025: Co-writer and actor, Read My Lips, Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Theatre Village Review)

  • July 2025: Actor, For My Silent Sisters, staged reading and panel discussion about human trafficking and exploitation, NYU Tisch Meisner Studio, director Nate Flower 

    June 2025: Writer and actor, Read My Lips play, NYU Tisch Meisner Studio Alumni Incubator Program

  • May 2025: Lead,  Francesca written by Elizabeth Brundage (writer of All Things Heard and Scene for Netflix), director Sam Morris

  • April 2025: Signed with Stewart Talent Print and Lifestyle, NYC 

  • March 2025: Actor, NYU Thesis film Smoke Don’t Clear, director Brian Chu

  • March 2025: Actor,  NYU Thesis film Jaylah, director Christina Batte

  • February 2025: Lead, NYU Thesis film Night of Silence,  director Henry Armstrong