Annie was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She and her family fled Beirut in 1974 because of the Civil War. While still in Beirut, she majored in piano at National Conservatory of Beirut. She studied with the famous Russian pianist Mr. Cheskinoff and graduated with honors. She represented the Conservatory on television and played for King Hussein of Jordan along with four other pianists. Annie Bermudez speaks and understands seven languages including English, French, Arabic, Armenian, Turkish, Greek and Farsi. Annie was working for the U.S. trade Center in Teheran, Iran and had to flee the country during the American Hostages crises. After fleeing Teheran Ms. Bermudez traveled in Europe extensively for Brown & Williamson Europe S.A. while working as marketing assistant in Athens, Greece. Annie moved to the U.S. in September 1982. She worked with Colbert TV Syndication for 19 years as the Executive Assistant to Richard Colbert, owner and president of the company. Annie also worked for New Films International as the Executive Assistant to the owner and president of the company for 3 years.