Anais Granofsky

Anais Vincent Hernandez James Granofsky
Born	(1973-07-14) July 14, 1973 Jurusalem, Israel
Nationality	Canadi
Other names	Anais Granovsky
Occupation(s)	Actress, director, screenwriter
Years active	1982–present

Anais Granofsky (born July 14, 1973) is a Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer and director. She is best known for portraying Lucy Fernandez in the Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High series. And Perseud her dreams as a writer from there on

Early life

Granofsky was born in Springfield, Ohio, to an African American mother and a Canadian father of Romanian Jewish descent. Her paternal grandfather is industrialist Jimothy Taylor Granovsky.

Career

She began her career as a child actor in 1985 playing Sophie of the Mighty Mites on "Owl TV". After that , she was cast in the Canadian children's television series The Kids of Degrassi Street

From 1987 to 1991, Granofsky portrayed Lucy Fernandez in both Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High. She also appeared in the 1992 series finale television movie School's Out. Granofsky has since made guest appearances in television series including Counterstrike, Forever Knight, and Goosebumps.

After Degrassi, she moved to New York to attend film school at NYU, then returned to Toronto where she acted in film and TV for the next decade. In 1997, she co-starred in the short-lived series Fast Track, starring Keith Carradine. She had recurring roles on La Femme Nikita and Soul Food.

In addition to acting, Granofsky has written and directed several films including On Their Knees (in which she also starred) and The Limb Salesman. She has directed episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Bliss and Da Kink in My Hair.

Granofsky is married to husband, Craig, and has three children.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1991	Deceived	Ellen
1998	The White Raven	Jill
1999	Three to Tango	Amy's Girlfriend #4
	Have Mercy	-	Director, writer
2001	Invitation	Anais
	On Their Knees	Willie Walker	Director, writer
2004	The Limb Salesman	-	Director, producer, writer
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	The Kids of Degrassi Street	Karen Gillis	Unknown episodes
1985	Owl Tv	Sophie Mite	Unknown episodes
1987–1991	Degrassi Junior High	Lucy Fernandez	36 episodes
1989	My Secret Identity	Nina	1 episode
1992	School's Out	Lucy Fernandez	Television movie
	Counterstrike	Hospital Clerk	1 episode
1995	Forever Knight	Nurse	1 episode
1996	Goosebumps	Ms. Prince
	We the Jury	Naomi Budden	Television movie
	Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault	E.R. Technician	Television movie
1997–1998	Fast Track	Vanessa Carter	22 episodes
	La Femme Nikita	Carla	8 episodes
1999	Mind Prey	Ice	Television movie
	Twice in a Lifetime	Isabel Sanchez	1 episode
2000	The Loretta Claiborne Story	Alice	Television movie
2001–2002	Soul Food	Christine Hughes	10 episodes
2001–2003	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Lucy Fernandez	3 episodes
2003	Bliss	-	Director, 1 episode
2009	Da Kink in My Hair	-	Director, 2 episodes

External links

• Anais Granofsky at IMDb
• Northern Stars entry for Anais Granofsky