Ilana Kohanchi
Acting
Biography
Born in Russia, raised in San Francisco, performing throughout her entire life, Ilana began acting at the age of 5. She had always loved to be on stage or in front of a camera. She was first recognized at the age of 12, when her middle school drama teacher chose her to perform in a city wide drama festival, where she won a prize for her interpretation of a french monologue. Her love of acting followed her from the french school in San Francisco to UC Davis where she received a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Communication. She continued to study the craft at ACT, a renowned acting school in San Francisco. Ilana appeared in a few indie films during her college years before moving to Los Angeles, where she studied at the Ivana Chubuck Studio. The multi-lingual actress quickly began working, seen in Season 3 of "The Newsroom" on HBO and Season 2 of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" on Fox, as well as the lead role of the romantic comedy: feature film "Nowhere Girl." She made appearances on popular shows like "Chicago PD" and "Veep". She went on to portray notable characters like 'Iryna Maximoff' in Marvel's hit "WandaVision." ilana continues to study with renowned acting coach Jo Kelly, and can be seen in the lead role of the new mockumentary style feature film "The Second Coming of John Cooper".
Known For
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
Chicago P.D.
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.
MacGyver
A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.
Veep
Restless in the Florida Keys, Etta Tiger Jonze dreams of a life in Miami's glittering, sub-tropical kingdom. When her family's drug-running business shatters in tragedy, however, Etta embarks on a dangerous journey through Miami's neon-lit underbelly that will define who she is and what she's ultimately capable of.
M.I.A.
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
The Newsroom
Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
WandaVision
Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families.
Atlanta
Go behind the scenes of the shows and movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following the filmmakers, cast and crew, and Marvel heroes every step of the way.
Marvel Studios Assembled
When Zoe's sister, Rachel, ends up dead from an apparent suicide, Zoe takes it upon herself to find out the truth. Through Rachel's diary Zoe is able to follow a trail to a world of nightclubs and the secrets they hold.
Nightclub Secrets
A tragic accident leads a man to the aid of his closest friend. The war against PTSD, matched with the battles of marriage are obstacles they must face. One will fight in the cage, the other will fight for his daughter.
Memoirs of a Fighter
John Cooper, the biggest Hollywood star of his generation, partied away his career and vanished from the public eye. Years later, a documentary crew finds him living on the couch of his biggest fan in a tiny one bedroom apartment, and captures his moronic attempts to rebuild his career from scratch.
The Second Coming of John Cooper
A broken-hearted guy meets a girl who turns his life around - he'd be crazy not to fall in love with her.
Nowhere Girl
A family drama about a young woman who kidnaps a decorated WWII veteran. Their road adventure fills with quirkiness and unforeseen dangers.
Winter Nights
15 years after tragedy sends him into depression, Pee Pee Wong (Andreas Beckett), the world's ex-top gunslinger is abruptly met with his past. Will he be able to conquer his fears and protect 'The Last House of Super Sexy, Barely Clothed, Drug Guzzling Nymphomaniacs' from his savage arc nemesis Wong Wong Pee (Johnny Christos) and his gang of horny ruffians? 'What's Eating Pee Pee Wong?' takes you into the wild west like never before in writer/director Phree Swearingen's latest philm.