Giovannie Cruz was born on an American military installation in Wuerzburg Germany to parents from the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico Her family relocated to Texas where she grew up and she eventually attended the University of North Texas College of Music where she got her Bachelors Degree in Opera Early Music In the years since Giovannie has worked in film television and as an anime voice actor music director for Sonys FUNimation Productions now Crunchyroll Productions In 2019 Giovannie appeared in backtoback Warner Brothers blockbusters The Suicide Squad directed by James Gunn and Reminiscence directed by West World CoCreator Lisa JoyNolan where she appeared on screen across Hugh Jackman Shes also made TV appearances in Queen of the South Queen Sugar NCIS New Orleans and more During the devastating C19 Pandemic Giovannie had the fortune to be called up by James Gunn again to work on The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and its accompanying Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special She also was invited back to work with Horror Film icon Barbara Crampton on Cramptons second undertaking at producing the subsequent film Suitable Flesh directed by Joe Lynch made its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival where it opened to much acclaim In her downtime Giovannie spends time writing producing feature films and exploring the vast landscapes of California and Texas as an avid hiker and camper She also mentors actors as part of her personal mission to elevate her home community in Texas to a status on par with other markets such as New York and Los Angeles She loves animals live music coffee moving her body and great reads although shes guilty of having books read to her through audiobooks Giovannie is repped in NY Los Angeles BAC Talent the South Central USLinda McAlister Talent and the South Eastern US Action Talent Agency