Ariana Faith Carlson (born November 21, 1995), known professionally as Anna Faith, is an

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and

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er from

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. She is best known for impersonating the character of Queen Elsa from the

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animated film '' Frozen''.

Early life

Carlson grew up with her sister Lexie Grace in

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. Her parents are Jim and Karen Carlson. Her mother created the Elsa dress that she wears when performing. She has been publicly performing and modelling since she was in the second grade. She graduated high school in 2014. Her sister, Lexie Grace, portrays the other famous character from ''Frozen'', Princess Anna.

Career

She gained notable widespread media coverage in 2014 when she was discovered on Instagram as an Elsa

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. Carlson has reportedly been an extra in several films. She was invited to be an escort at a royal party in the United Arab Emirates. Carlson and her sister have appeared on radio stations, TV shows, and magazines. They have a fan base of over 1 million social media followers. She was named one of the top ten most popular cosplayers in the world. Carlson started to branch out and cosplay as characters from other films and comic books, including Rey from ''

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'' and

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from ''

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''. Anna has portrayed characters from ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', among others. Carlson and her sister are known as the 'Frost Sisters'. Carlson appears at cons and other events, serves as a model. She was named one of the Top 7 Sexiest Cosplayers in 2015. Articles about her ''Frozen'' resemblance have been featured on Playboy. Carlson's cosplay of

received attention in 2016 when she was compared to

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's portrayal of Harley Quinn in the movie ''

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''. Her versatility while cosplaying has been touted. Carlson was named "Queen of Disney Cosplay" for her work portraying various

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es. Following the release of ''

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'', Carlson cosplayed as Queenie Goldstein in January 2017 during the annual A Celebration of Harry Potter fan event that took place at

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. She debuted her new cosplay as

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in April 2017 where she was recognized at

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as one of the best cosplayers to appear at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo.

Personal life

Faith revealed in 2019 that she had breast augmentation in an emotional Twitter thread.

Other work

She also entertains

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patients. Carlson and her sister travel together with their mother and manager Karen for hospital visits, charity events, fundraisers, and schools.

Filmography

Film

TV series

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Faith, Anna 1995 births Living people American actresses Female models from Florida Cosplayers People from Daytona Beach, Florida 21st-century American women