Ana Nogueira

Ana Nogueira is an American actress, playwright, and screenwriter.

Early life Nogueira was born in the United States to a Brazilian father and American mother. Nogueira grew up in East Falls, Philadelphia, and attended Friends' Central School. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee in 2007.

Career Nogueira is known for playing Sarah in Sarah + Dee and Penny Ares in The Vampire Diaries. She originated the role of Eliza Hamilton in the original Vassar workshop production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's stage musical Hamilton.

She has written the plays Empathitrax and Which Way to the Stage.

She is collaborating with James Gunn on his DC Universe, screenwriting several films including Supergirl (2026), an untitled Teen Titans film, and an untitled Wonder Woman film.

Personal life Nogueira is married to actor/writer Nick Blaemire. In September 2022, she gave birth to a daughter.

Filmography Writer Theatre Empathitrax (2016) Which Way to the Stage (2022)

Short film We Win (2018)

Feature film Supergirl (2026)

Actress Short film Year Title Role 2007 Sarah + Dee Sarah

Feature film Year Title Role 2017 Never Here Karin

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008–2009, 2015 The Battery's Down Molly Black 10 episodes 2012 El Jefe Maria Rodriguez Television film Baby Daddy Chloe 1 episode 2013 Blue Bloods Nona Palmeira 2 episodes 2013–2014 The Michael J. Fox Show Kay Costa 13 episodes 2014 My Day Shayna 2016 The Vampire Diaries Penny Ares 5 episodes 2017 The Blacklist Lena Mercer 4 episodes 2020–2024 Hightown Donna 15 episodes