Anais Granofsky

• Other Names — Anais Granovsky • Born — 14 July 1973 • Birthplace — Springfield, Ohio • Occupation — * Actress • Director • Screenwriter • Years Active — 1982present

Granofsky was born in Springfield, Ohio, to an African American mother and a Canadian father descended from Jews who were originally from Russia and Poland. Her paternal Russian-Jewish great-grandparents fled to Romania in 1920 after an aunt was murdered by the Bolsheviks, having bribed a border guard. Granofsky's family later immigrated to Toronto in 1927. Her paternal grandfather is industrialist Phil Granovsky.

Anais began her career as a child actor in 1985 playing Sophie of the Mighty Mites on "Owl TV". After, 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 (1992), Forever Knight (1995), and Goosebumps (1996). 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. Granofsky and Canadian filmmaker/co-star Ingrid Veninger both appear fully nude in a scene in On Their Knees. Granofsky exposes her vulva and pubic hair in the aforementioned scene, making her one of the few filmmakers to have directed herself in a full-frontal nude scene. 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, including basketball player Toby Fournier.

Anais Granofsky television credits • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 1985 — Owl Tv — Sophie Mite — 1 episode • 1985–1986 — data-sort-value="Kids of Degrassi Street, The" | The Kids of Degrassi Street — Karen Gillis — 6 episodes • 1987–1991 — Degrassi Junior High — Lucy Fernandez — Main role • 1989 — My Secret Identity — Nina — 1 episode • 1992 — School's Out — Lucy Fernandez — TV movie • Counterstrike — Hospital Clerk — Episode: "D.O.A." • 1995 — Forever Knight — Nurse — 1 episode • 1996 — Goosebumps — Ms. Prince • We the Jury — Naomi Budden — rowspan=2TV movie • Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault — E.R. Technician • 1997–1998 — Fast Track — Vanessa Carter — Main role • La Femme Nikita — Carla — Recurring role • 1999 — Mind Prey — Ice — TV movie • Twice in a Lifetime — Isabel Sanchez — 1 episode • 2000 — data-sort-value="Loretta Claiborne Story, The" | The Loretta Claiborne Story — Alice — TV movie • 2001–2002 — Soul Food — Christine Hughes — Recurring role • 2001–2003 — Degrassi: The Next Generation — Lucy Fernandez — 4 episodes • 2003 — Bliss — rowspan=2 — Director, 1 episode • 2009 — Da Kink in My Hair — Director, 2 episodes

Anais Granofsky is recorded as actress, film director, screenwriter, film producer and writer.