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Ilana Turner is an American film, stage, and television actress, as well as a model. Early in her career, she was also credited as Ilana Kira.

Early Life
Turner, now based in [| Los Angeles, CA] was born and raised in the [| Washington, DC area]. Her parents are professional musicians and she grew up playing ‘cello, dancing, and figure skating. Turner can be seen playing her own ‘cello in the film The Crackle & Space. Now an ex-pro skater, Turner was trained by world-renowned coaches Cecily Morrow and Natalia Dubova at the Olympic Center in [| Lake Placid, NY].

She hosted, wrote, and produced cable talk shows through the magnet and CAP programs at Eastern Junior High and [| Montgomery Blair High School] (also the alma matter of [| Ben Stein] and [| Goldie Hawn]). Turner started acting professionally while still in high school when her boyfriend’s mother, a talent manager, started to send her out on auditions. She went on to earn a BA in Theater and Dance from [| Hampshire College]. Turner started working as a model right out of school and has appeared in dozens of print campaigns. She considers [| Lainie Kazan] a mentor.

Acting Career

 * 1) Film credits: The Crackle & Space; The Red Ace Cola Project; Never Say Macbeth with [| Mark Deklin]; Target Audience 9.1 with [| Rex Lee]
 * 2) Stage credits: world premiere of Vertical Commute at [| The Edinburgh Fringe Festival]; and Frozen and [| Suzan-Lori Parks]' 365 Plays for 365 Days in Los Angeles; member of Bobby Hot Stuff, a long-form improv team based at [|i.O. West]
 * 3) Television credits: [|Big Love] with [| Bill Paxton] and [| Robert Pine]; sketch comedy pilots The Ministry of Unknown Science for [| Spike TV] (Turner’s scene was one of the Top 10 most downloaded podcasts on itunes) and Science From the Edge of Tomorrow for [| Sci Fi Channel].