She was born on 2 November 1979 in Vilnius, Lithuania, and graduated from the Sietuva secondary school in 1997. From 1999 to 2002 she studied economics at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE Riga). From 2002 to 2009 she performed in the theatre studio "Palėpė" (headed by O. Kesminas), from 2002 to 2005 she danced in the performances of choreographic projects of the theatre "Vilnius Ballet" (headed by J. Smoriginas). In 2006 - 2010 she studied acting at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (specialisation - puppeteer; course directors - A. Latėnas and G. Storpirštis). Since 2010, A. Stankūnaitė has been working as an actress in Vilnius theatre "Lėlė".