Anna Kis was born in Budapest, 1969. Having graduated in English and German Linguistics and Literature at ELTE University in 1992, she pursued a career of teaching, freelance translation, interpretation and journalism. In 1997 she completed a PhD course in Renaissance and Baroque English Literature, where her topic was: Shakespeare on Film. In 2002 she gave her career a turn and started her studies at the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest.