Ariana Faith Carlson, more familiar to fans by the handle Anna Faith, is a Florida-born model, cosplayer, and social media personality whose uncanny resemblance to Queen Elsa of Frozen made her a viral hit in 2014. Now she splits her time between convention appearances, sponsored posts, and independent film roles while engaging with a following of over a million on Instagram and elsewhere. Her brand is cheerful, family‑friendly, and steeped in fantasy worlds—from Disney castles to comic‑book galaxies. When she slips into the famous ice‑blue dress her mother sewed, crowds still do a double-take—but these days you’re just as likely to spot her in Wonder Woman armor or carrying Harley Quinn’s baseball bat, proving she’s more than a one‑character wonder.
At fan conventions, she usually appears alongside her sister Lexie Grace; together they’re billed as the “Frost Sisters,” a duo that sells out photo‑ops and handles corporate bookings from Orlando to Abu Dhabi. Anna has also stepped onto movie sets: the creature feature Night of the Insolent Vermin (2023) and thriller Dark Echoes (2020) gave her first IMDb credits, adding “actor” to her résumé.
Before Fame
Anna was born on November 21, 1995, in Daytona Beach, Florida, to Jim and Karen Carlson. Home felt like a craft room: her mom, a seamstress, stitched costumes for local theater, and school projects often came with a glue gun. Anna sang in church programs and modeled for department‑store catalogs while still in elementary school. She and Lexie spent weekends reenacting Disney scenes, and by high school, Anna was posting makeup looks and princess skits online.
It all turned around for her last year of high school. On a whim, she posed next to a cardboard cutout of Elsa at a cinema, took a picture, and posted it. The photo bounced around on Reddit and morning television, and the reserved high school student was soon receiving invitations to visit children’s hospitals, birthday parties, and newsrooms. ABC News even featured a piece on “the actress most resembling Elsa,” and the summer flew by before graduation.
Trivia
- Top‑ten cosplayer: Pop‑culture sites placed her on their “most popular cosplayers” lists in 2018, praising her kid‑magnet likeness.
- More than Elsa: She has debuted 40‑plus characters, including Rey, Queenie Goldstein, and Wonder Woman, most of them photographed by her father, a hobbyist shutterbug.
- Royal invite: A Dubai family once hired her to greet guests at a private palace party—complete with falcons and indoor snowfall.
- Heart for hospitals: Hospital visits remain her favorite gigs; she sings “Let It Go,” decorates IV poles with snowflake stickers, and hands out Frozen coloring books.
- Biggest crowd reaction: Ironically, it isn’t Elsa. Anna says the loudest cheers now come when she walks a convention floor as Harley Quinn, thanks to the Margot Robbie films.
Family Life
The Carlsons run their cosplay venture like a tight‑knit startup. Dad handles lighting rigs, Mom still sews every sequin, and Lexie scripts skits for their joint YouTube channel. Offstage, the sisters are simply best friends who road‑trip with show‑tune playlists.
In late 2019, Anna announced her engagement to British‑born actor Matthew Rippy, and the pair married on a Florida beach the following spring. They now split time between Orlando and Atlanta, where many Southeast film shoots take place.
Anna shared in late 2024 that she was pregnant again, writing, “This is my last time being pregnant and I wanted to enjoy every second.” By early 2025, she hinted that the new baby had arrived, though she keeps her children off‑camera “until they can tell their own stories.”
Associated With
Because her career is rooted in Frozen, Anna’s world naturally overlaps with the film’s stars. Broadway icon Idina Menzel, who voices Elsa, once surprised Anna backstage at a charity event—an encounter Anna still calls her ultimate fan‑girl moment. Meanwhile, Kristen Bell, the voice of Princess Anna, indirectly influences Anna Faith every time Lexie puts on the green coronation gown the sisters designed together.
At conventions, Anna collaborates with fellow cosplayers, prop makers, and illustrators, but her closest creative partner remains Lexie. Together, the Frost Sisters’ Elsa‑and‑Anna duo continues to melt hearts and—in Anna’s words—“bring a flurry of joy” wherever they go.
