\n Filmed in Yorkshire and featuring predominately local extras, Anna became involved with the project after being referred by her agent – Tarquin Talent Agency – who she joined while attending Stagecoach.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: \u201cIn The Choral, my character is a middle-class girl, and I think I\u2019m a nice person in the film.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt\u2019s different to my other roles \u2013 I\u2019m also in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Joseph Rowntree Theatre where I\u2019m playing Veruca Salt later this month \u2013 but I get to sing in both and I love singing. I\u2019d love to perform in New York one day.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n In the film, Anna features in two scenes: one in which she has a vocal solo singing Land of Hope and Glory and the second where she acts alongside Simon Russell Beale, who scolds her character in a scene.\n<\/p>\n
\n Anna with director Sir Nicholas Hytner (Image: Provided)\n<\/p>\n
\n Originally, she was called for a one-day shoot and given her own trailer \u2013 next to the film\u2019s assistant director \u2013 and chauffer, but due to scheduling, she was invited back the next day for further takes and to be featured in another scene.\n<\/p>\n
\n Anna added: \u201cIt was really good and the actors were really nice \u2013 Simon Russell Beale was really chatty and kept speaking to us inbetween takes. Ralph Fiennes was in character during the filming, but when we spoke to him after, he was nice too.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt was strange going from being on set in the morning to hanging out at my friend\u2019s house on an evening \u2013 it went from calm to crazy!\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Anna was also joined on set by one of her school teachers at Bootham, who was an extra but also features on the film’s poster (in the bottom right corner).\n<\/p>\n
\n The film’s poster and Anna’s headshot (Image: Provided)\n<\/p>\n
\n Anna\u2019s mum Sarah Armitage, also expressed her pride in her daughter\u2019s blossoming career as an actress saying: \u201cI think it\u2019s great. It\u2019s so great for Anna \u2013 she\u2019s actually dyslexic, so it\u2019s really good that this is her thing.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI expected her to be starstruck when she met Ralph Fiennes, but she was so patient and professional on set. It was a fantastic experience.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Anna added that she was delighted that the film, which had previously been rated a 15, had been reclassified to a 12A \u2013 meaning that she would be able to watch it in the cinema on opening night.\n<\/p>\n