Biography

Sana Etoile was born in Meknes, Morocco to parents originally from the legendary city of Casablanca. Sana spent most of her youth migrating from place to place.

She was a perennial honor student that was fluent in Arabic, French and English. Her first whiff of acting came in middle school, when her father encouraged her to join the school's theater group to give her life balance creatively.

After graduating high school with a major in Math, she decided to pursue a degree in Business Administration at the only American university in Morocco. Her love for travel and adventure made her transfer to Southern Arkansas University in the U.S. to finish her studies where she graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing.

After graduating college, Sana made her way to Los Angeles with an eye toward the entertainment industry. Being surrounded by the artists of the entertainment industry influenced Sana to pursue acting by enrolling in a two-year acting program at the Ruskin School of Acting.

In 2009, Sana was offered the lead role in the short film "In The Hills of Deleij". The film would go on to have a successful run in festivals and garner attention for its timely focus on the tragedy of Darfur. Following the success of "Deleij", Sana joined the cast of the AFI produced project, "Thief". "Thief" would pick up awards at The Angelus Film Festival, the Student Academy Awards and The Heartland Film Festival where it was awarded the Short Film Grand Prize. This acclaim was followed by a lead role in the feature film "Dream in American" that was released the summer of 2011 through Saddle Ranch Productions. "The Custom Mary", released in 2011 to much critical acclaim, would be another in a string of successful films to star Sana. Recently, Sana has completed filming for Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's upcoming film, "The Adventures of Tintin".

- IMDb mini biography by: Donald McQuade