Anna Daniels

Anna Daniels is an Australian author, comedian, radio producer, television presenter and actress. She is arguably most notable for a botched radio interview with Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe, and for her current voice acting role in Bluey, where she voices the recurring character Janelle.

Early life One of five children in her family, Daniels grew up in the Queensland city of Rockhampton.

Daniels attended a local Catholic school, The Cathedral College, where she was school captain. She graduated in 1998. to deliver a speech at the school's Academic Awards ceremony in 2015; and to launch her debut novel, Girl in Between in 2017.

After graduating from The Cathedral College, Daniels attended the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, where she graduated with a journalism degree majoring in creative writing in 2002. before returning to Rockhampton to commence work as a producer for ABC Capricornia

Daniels moved to Melbourne in 2009, where she began work at ABC Radio Melbourne, producing the breakfast program, hosted by Red Symons.

Daniels botched the interview so badly, she ultimately decided to edit it and have it broadcast as a comedic look at how not to conduct an interview. The comedy piece, entitled How Not To Interview Russell Crowe, went on to win the ABC's Comedy Segment of the Year at the annual ABC Local Radio Awards, held in Melbourne in 2004.

Television Daniels has worked on various television programs including The Project and Landline on ABC Television. She currently voices recurring character Janelle, the mother of secondary character Lucky and his younger brother Chucky, in the animated series Bluey. After executives at The 7pm Project saw the piece, they allowed to be aired on the program which led to Daniels covering other stories for the program as a "roving reporter".

Filmography Television YearTitleRole2021–presentBlueyJanelle