Muazana 'Ana' Golja is a Canadian actress who portrayed Zoë Rivas on Degrassi and Degrassi: Next Class. Ana is good friends with Aislinn Paul, who played Clare Edwards, who wrote a story about her character Zoë in You Oughta Know. She is also good friends with Eric Osborne, Andre Kim, Luke Bilyk, Olivia Scriven, Sarah Fisher, Ricardo Hoyos, Lyle Lettau and Sara Waisglass.
Trivia
- "Ana" is actually her stage name. Her birth name is Muazana.
- Ana is an Aquarius.
- She ships Eclare, Bhandallas, Camaya, Frankston, Matlingsworth and Zoëmund.
- Her first kiss was on screen with Eric Osborne, who portrays Miles.
- Ana is a fan of One Direction and her favorite is Harry Styles.
- Downton Abbey is one of her favorite shows.
- She is a classically trained singer.
- She also stars as Ellen in a web-series called Unlikely Heroes.
- She has been acting since she was 9 and a half.
- She did her own stunts in Spiderwebs.
- She's also a fan of Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, and Lady Gaga.
- She is of Albanian descent and speaks Albanian.
- The first thing she does in the morning is check her phone.
- She prefers dogs over cats.
- Her number one celebrity crush is Leonardo Dicaprio.
- Her favorite ice cream flavour is tiramisu and she tend to stay away from fruit flavours.
- She plays piano, clarinet and used to play guitar.
- Her favorite Instagram filter is Mayfair, but she does use Lo-Fi and x-pro ll a lot too.
- She would never wear anything with spikes.
- She never played a character like Zoë before, and she would not be friends with her.
- If she was stuck on a deserted island, she would want Imogen to keep her company.
- One of her new year resolutions is to do more volunteer work.
- She loves the film Serendipity.
- She auditioned for Degrassi on December 18, 2012.
- She has a parrot named Papaguya.
- Her mom is her role model.
- She loves Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Colin Firth; and she would be honored if she get to work with them one day.
- She has a fear of Clowns.
- She doesn't have a middle name.
- She has auditioned for Imogen and Talia.
- She worked with Dylan Everett and Melinda Shankar in How To Be Indie.
- Phantom of the Opera is her favorite musical.
- She hates horror films and can't handle anything scary.
- Her favorite Beyoncé song is Partition.
- Andre Kim (Winston) took her to his prom.
- She loves fashion.
- She will release music under her real name.
- She is best friends with Aislinn Paul.
- She starred in Full Out with Degrassi co-star, Sarah Fisher, and former Degrassi star, Jake Epstein.
Filmography
Television
Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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2010
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Vacation With Derek
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Isabella
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TV Movie
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Television
Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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2005
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1-800-Missing
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Lucy
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1 episode
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2008
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Flashpoint
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10 year old Penny
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1 episode
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2009
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Franny's Feet
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Panda
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1 episode
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2010
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The Staying Guy
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Little girl contestant
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1 episode
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2011
|
Little Mosque on the Prairie
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Betty Sue
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2 episodes
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2011
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How to be Indie
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Dotty
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2 episodes
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2010-2011
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Connor Undercover
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Lily
|
20 episodes (series regular)
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2011
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Clue
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Liz
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5 episodes (series regular)
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2010-2011
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What's Up Warthogs!
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Laney
|
40 episodes (series regular)
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2012
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Super Why!
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Additional Voice/Girl
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2 episodes
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2013
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Life with Boys
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Cassandra
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1 episode
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2013
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Unlikely Heroes
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Ellen
|
Web Series
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2013-2015
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Degrassi
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Zoë Rivas
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Series regular
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2014
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En Vouge Christmas
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Amber
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TV Movie
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2015
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Full Out
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Ariana Berlin
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TV Movie
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2016
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Dumb Luck
|
Taylor
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Short Film (post-production)
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2016-2017
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Degrassi: Next Class
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Zoë Rivas
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Series regular
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2018
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Crazy for the Boys
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London
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Movie (filming)
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Gallery