Born in the city of Biel (CH) Anna Pieri Zuercher grew up in a multicultural family, with an Italian mother and a Swiss German father. Actress and pianist by profession, she switches back and forth between film, television, theatre and music. She is fluent and performs in French, Italian and German, and that's one of the reasons for her successful international career.
In 2019 Anna Pieri Zuercher won the Prix Swissperform for best lead actress as Nina Favre in "Double Vie", a TV show directed by Bruno Deville.
On screen, alongside Marina Hands and Sofiane Zermani, she has been seen in "Hors Saison", a Franco-Swiss co-production directed by Pierre Monnard; together with François Berléan in "Last Dance", a feature film by Delphine Lehericey; in the series "Alter Ego" alongside Gian Marco Tognazzi; in "Neumatt", directed by Andrea Staka and Christian Johannes Koch; in "Station-Horizon" a TV show directed by Pierre-Adrian Irlé and Romain Graf; "Il vicino tranquillo" by Fulvio Bernasconi; "Break-ups" by Ted Tremper; "Anomalia" by Pierre Monnard; and "Paul s’en va" by Alain Tanner.
Since 2019, Anna has been shooting the series Tatort in Zürich, in which she plays the protagonist role of investigator Isabelle Grandjean. This is the oldest and most popular crime drama TV series currently broadcast in German- speaking countries. It is watched every week by around 10 million people.
The TV series Uniformes, directed by Romain Graf, will be released on April 23, 2026 on Play RTS, and will air weekly on RTS 1 starting April 26, 2026.
She is currently preparing for the shooting of TrueScaryTales, directed by Torsten C. Fischer, which will begin filming in May.
Alongside her acting career, she is also a filmmaker. Her short film Cherubs, co-directed with Pietro Zuercher, has begun its festival run across several international festivals, including the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF), the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – Shorts (PÖFF Shorts), the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), and the Beverly Hills Film Festival.
She is also developing her first feature film, a dark comedy titled Grave, produced by Cinédokké in co-production with Finland and Estonia. The shoot for Grave is scheduled for early 2027
