Anu Valia

Anu Valia was born to a Sikh family in Indiana and grew up in the Greater Chicago area, specifically in the town of Schererville, Indiana.^[2][3] Valia studied dance from age 5, and in high school organized a charity dance performance to support people with HIV/AIDS.^[2] After graduating from Morgan Park Academy in 2006, Valia went to school New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.^[2][4]

From 2011 to 2013, Valia served as a producer at CollegeHumor, appearing as herself in several videos and earning a nomination for a Webby Award.^[5][6]

Valia wrote and directed the short film Lucia, Before and After, about a young woman waiting to have an abortion in Texas. The film won the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award.^[7] In 2018, Valia joined the Los Angeles production company Majority, which works to create opportunities for female directors.^[4]

She has directed episodes of shows including Never Have I Ever, Mixed-ish, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, Love Life, A.P. Bio, And Just Like That..., The Big Door Prize and The Afterparty.^[5] Additionally, Valia served as a story producer for the television adaptation of My Brother, My Brother and Me.^[5]

In July 2020, Valia, who is of Indian descent, was announced as a mentor in the inaugural year of a mentorship program connecting aspiring talent of South Asian descent in the television and film industry with actors, writers, and leaders who could mentor them in Hollywood.^[8]

In December 2020, Marvel Studios announced that Valia will be directing episodes of the Disney+ streaming series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a 2022 release.^[9]

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• www.akvalia.com (personal website)