Ana Silva

Ana Silva (she/her) is an award-winning actress, writer, and comedian from Portland, Oregon. An ALTA Award winner for Outstanding Improviser in Chicago (2018), Ana was previously an understudy for The Second City’s National Touring Company and is currently a teacher at The Second City and Paramount School of the Arts. Runner-Up for Best Stage Actor in Chicago (Chicago Reader – 2021), she has worked in theaters across the Chicagoland area including Steppenwolf, Paramount Theatre, The Marriott Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Theatre Wit, and The Gift Theatre. She is an ensemble member of the improv teams: Baby Wants Candy and Improvised Jane Austen.