Anaïs, Anaís, or Anais () is a female given name.
People with the given name
In literature
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Anaïs Nin
Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell ( ; ; February 21, 1903 – January 14, 1977) was a French-born American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the d ...
(writer) (1903–1977), real name Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, a French-Cuban-American diarist, essayist, novelist and writer of short stories and erotica
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Marjorie Anaïs Housepian Dobkin, Armenian-American writer and professor
In music
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Anaïs (singer) (born 1965), real name Régine Hantelle, a French female singer, also part of duo Alice et Anaïs and the duo Anaïs et Didier Barbelivien
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Anaís (born 1984), Dominican Latin pop singer, winner of the second season of ''Objetivo Fama''
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Anaïs Lameche (born 1987), Swedish singer
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Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell (; born March 26, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright. Mitchell has released eight studio albums, including ''Hadestown (album), Hadestown'' (2010), ''Young Man in America'' (2012),[Anaïs Perrière-Pilte (1836–1878), French composer
* Anaís Vivas (born 1989), Venezuelan singer
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In film and theater
* Anaís (actress) (born 1974), Mexican actress
* Anaïs Aubert, known as Mademoiselle Anaïs
Anaïs Pauline Nathalie Aubert, known as Mademoiselle Anaïs (1802–1871) was a French actress.
Biography
Anaïs was born in Toury, Eure-et-Loir, and entered the Comédie-Française in 1816 at the age of just fourteen. In 1832 she was chosen to ...
(1802–1871), French actress
* Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette (born 1979), Canadian actress, film director, and screenwriter
* Anaïs Delva (born 1986), French singer and actress
* Anaïs Demoustier
Anaïs Aude Marie Michèle Demoustier (; born 29 September 1987) is a French actress. She was nominated for Most Promising Actress twice at the César Awards, in 2009 for '' Les Grandes Personnes'' and in 2011 for '' Living on Love Alone''. In 2 ...
(born 1987), French actress
* Anaïs Fargueil (1819–1896), French actress
* Anais Granofsky
Anais Granofsky (born May 14, 1973) is an American-born Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer and director, who is best known for playing the role of Lucy Fernandez in the '' Degrassi'' television franchise, appearing as a main character in ' ...
(born 1973), Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer and director
* Anaïs Perrière-Pilte (1809–1878), French composer
In fashion
* Anais Catala, Iraqi-French model
* Anais Mali (born 1991), French model
* Anais Pouliot (born 1991), Canadian model
* Anaïs Veerapatren (born 1986), Mauritian beauty pageant
In sports
* Anaïs Bescond
Anaïs Bescond (born 15 May 1987) is a retired French biathlete, olympic champion and world champion. She is also a non-commissioned officer.
Career
Bescond was born in Aunay-sur-Odon. She moved to Morbier, in the Jura region, with her family ...
(born 1987), French biathlete
* Anaïs Caradeux (born 1990), French skier
* Anaïs Chevalier (born 1993), French biathlete
* Anais García Balmaña (born 1980), Spanish Paralympic swimmer
* Anaïs Lagougine (born 1988), French rugby union player
* Anaïs Laurendon
Anaïs Laurendon (born 15 April 1985) is a former French tennis player.
Her best WTA singles ranking is 180, which she reached on 11 October 2010. Her career-high in doubles is 246, attained on 11 July 2011.
Laurendon played her last match on ...
(born 1985), French tennis player
* Anaïs Michel (born 1988), French weightlifter
* Anaïs Morand (born 1993), Swiss figure skater
* Anaïs Laurendon
Anaïs Laurendon (born 15 April 1985) is a former French tennis player.
Her best WTA singles ranking is 180, which she reached on 11 October 2010. Her career-high in doubles is 246, attained on 11 July 2011.
Laurendon played her last match on ...
(born 1985), French tennis player
* Anais Oyembo (born 1980), Gabonese sprinter
* Anaïs Ventard (born 1996), French figure skater
* Anaïs Vincent (born 2000), French Para-cyclist
In other fields
* Anaïs Baydemir (born 1979), French-Turkish journalist and weather presenter
* Anaïse Kanimba, Rwandan activist
* Anaïs Napoleón (1831–1912), French-Spanish photographer
* Anaïs Toudouze (1822–1899), French artist and fashion illustrator
Fictional characters
* Madame Anaïs, brothel-keeper in the 1928 novel '' Belle de Jour'' and the 1967 film of the same name
* Anaïs, portrayed by Anaïs Reboux in the film '' À ma sœur!'' (2001)
* Anais Watterson, in the animated series ''The Amazing World of Gumball
''The Amazing World of Gumball'' (also known simply as ''Gumball'' or by its abbreviation ''TAWOG''; retitled ''The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball'' beginning with its The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, seventh season) is an animated si ...
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* Anais, the Latin American dub name for Fuu of ''Magic Knight Rayearth
is a Japanese manga series created by CLAMP. Appearing as a serial in the manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from the November 1993 issue to the February 1995 issue, the chapters of ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' were collected into three bound volu ...
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*Saint Anais, Living Saint of Sisters of Battle Order of the Sacred Rose, in the video game '' Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm''
*Anais, illegitimate daughter of King Foltest in '' The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings'' video game
*Anais Adler, portrayed by Eve O'Brien in ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (season 21, episode 8).
*Anais Barnes-Gaines, the daughter of Sheryll Barnes and Charlotte Gaines on '' FBI: Most Wanted''
*Anais Six, one of the guardians―godlike computer programmes―in ''