Acting
Ilana Kohanchi
Born 1992-06-28 · Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
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".
Acting credits
A family drama about a young woman who kidnaps a decorated WWII veteran. Their road adventure fills with quirkiness and unforeseen dangers.
Winter Nights
2009
6.6A broken-hearted guy meets a girl who turns his life around - he'd be crazy not to fall in love with her.
Nowhere Girl
2014
5.8When 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
2018
NRJohn 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
2024
2.0A 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
2022
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.
What's Eating Pee Pee Wong?
2012