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 completed her IB Diploma on a full artistic scholarship in High School, 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!) and has multiple New York City theater credits including her recent Off-Broadway Debut! As a Third Culture Kid, an important skill that she has honed is acclimatizing herself to different 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.