Ayvianna Snow is a British-Irish actress known predominantly for her work in the horror genre. She was born in Derry,

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. She trained at the

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Film

Her first film appearance was in ''White Colour Black,'' directed by Joseph A. Adesunloye. ''White Colour Black'' was selected for the 2017

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and was nominated for two

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. She followed this with an appearance as the nun Sister Lilith in 2018 British film ''The Convent'', directed by Paul Hyett. Snow also appeared as the antagonist of 2020 feature film ''Black Lake,'' which screened at the Renegade Film Festival where it won the Best Cinematography award. In 2021, she appeared as the lead antagonist, in British-Indian horror film '' Barun Rai and the House on the Cliff'' opposite

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and

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. She also appeared opposite

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as Victoria in '' The Lockdown Hauntings'' which was directed by Howard J. Ford and filmed entirely during the COVID-19 lockdown in England. In 2022, she appeared in the Irish film ''LOLA'' as reporter Rebecca Cavendish. ''LOLA'' was selected to screen at

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and had a theatrical release in 2023. It is the first Irish film to win the Melies D'Or at

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. It also won the Melies d'Argent award at

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. It was one of the most watched films on BFI Player in 2023. It featured a soundtrack by

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. ''LOLA'' was nominated for seven

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in 2024 in the categories Best Film, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Original Music, Best Script, and Best Production Design, winning two (Best Original Music and Best Costume Design). She appeared in ''Video Shop Tales of Terror'', playing a woman trafficked by the Nazis in the 1940's, directed by Michael Fausti with

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acting as executive producer. The film was inspired by the true story of

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. She first worked wit
Creativ Studios
in 2022, appearing as Jessica in ''Ripper's Revenge','' based on the

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legend. She worked with the studio again in 2023, this time appearing as Maria in ''Wrath of Dracula'' directed by Steve Lawson. She worked with the studio again in 2025, appearing as Kendra in Dublin-set horror ''The St Patrick's Day Massacre.'' In 2022, she appeared as Elvina in ''Argh & the Quest for the Golden Dragon Skull'' directed by

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, and played The Spy in the music video for ''"The Invisible Man"'' by The Damned from their '' Darkadelic'' album. She appeared in two new horror films in the summer of 2023, both of which screened in competition at FrightFest; ''How To Kill Monsters'' directed by Stewart Sparke, and ''Punch'' directed by Andy Edwards. In 2023, she was appointed a judge at the Romford Film Festival. In 2024, she was appointed the host of Romford Film Festival, replacing Kevin Haldon. In 2024, she appeared in two vampire films;

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and Drained (2024 film), both directed by

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. In 2025, she appeared as the Succubus in Andy Edwards' ''Rumpelstiltskin'' which had its world premiere at

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. ''Rumpelstiltskin'' won Best Thriller and Best Producer (Andy Edwards and Becca Hirani) at the

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in 2025.

Theatre

Snow appeared in ''Anguish & Enthusiasm'' in 2013, directed by American artis
Sarah Pierce
at

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; the show transferred to

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. Snow appeared in ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' at Brass Works Theatre in 2012, directed by

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, and ''Inside Wagner's Head'' in 2013 at

Linbury Studio Theatre The Royal Opera House (ROH) is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. The ROH is the main home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orch ...

starring

Simon Callow Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFT ...

. She is elected Chair of Equity London North branch. She is a Trustee of Unity Theatre Trust, alongside fellow trustees

Ann Mitchell Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939) is a British stage and television actress. She came to prominence in the 1980s when she starred as Dolly Rawlins in the crime series ''Widows'' as well as the sequels '' Widows 2'' and '' She's Out'', all writt ...

and

Shola Adewusi Shola Adewusi (born 1963) is a British actress of Nigerian descent, of stage screen and radio. Her television work includes '' Little Miss Jocelyn'', the BBC comedy sketch show series written by and starring Jocelyn Jee Esien. In addition, A ...

Video games

She has worked with D'Avekki Studios, appearing as Millicent in '' Dark Nights with Poe and Munro'' and as Jamie in ''Murderous Muses.''

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snow, Ayvianna British film actresses Irish film actresses Actresses from Derry (city) Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Arden School of Theatre Women in horror film