- Ana Layevska
Infobox Actor
name = Ana Layevska
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birthdate = birth date and age|1982|1|10
location =Kiev ,Ukraine
birthname = Anna Laevskaya Rastsvetaeva
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homepage =Ana Layevska (Russian:Анна Лаевская Расцветаева) (born Anna Laevskaya Rastsvetaeva on
January 10 ,1982 inKiev ,Ukrainian SSR , nowUkraine ), is a Russian-Mexican actress oftelenovela s.Biography
Born to Russian parents Sergei Laevski and Inna Rastsvetaeva, Ana's family moved to
Mexico when she was only nine years old. She has been tied to drama since then. She is fluent in Russian, Spanish and English.Fact|date=August 2008In
Mexico Ana studied acting in theCentro de Educación Artística ofTelevisa . Thanks to her skills she obtained some roles in novelas such as "Preciosa " (1998) and "Amor gitano" (1999), acting withMauricio Islas andMariana Seoane . Those were relatively small roles but they were good experience as well.Fact|date=August 2008Eventually, producer Pedro Damián called her to participate in
telenovela s "Primer amor: a 1000 x hora" (2000), in which she shared credits withKuno Becker ,Mauricio Islas ,Valentino Lanús andAnahí . She won theTVyNovelas Award for best female revelation, as well as thePalmas de Oro prize in the same category.In 2001, she starred in her first film, "In the Time of the Butterflies", where she had the opportunity of acting with
Salma Hayek andEdward James Olmos . In 2005, she participated in the reality TV show "Bailando por un sueno ", where celebrities are paired with contestants in a dance-based competition. Despite being unpopular with the judges, she was saved from eviction three times by public telephone voting, eventually placing third overall.Other than acting, Layevska also sings and plays two instruments: violin and piano. When she was younger, she took classes in classical music.Fact|date=August 2008
Filmography
Telenovelas
Films
* "
Casi Divas " as Ximena (2008)
* "Cansada de besar sapos " as Andi (2006)
* "In the Time of the Butterflies" as Lina Lovaton (2008)Television series and specials
* "
Vecinos " as Sara (2006)
* "Bailando por un sueno " as herself (2005)
* "" as Lisa (2004)
* "Mujer, casos de la vida real " as Adela (2002-2003)
* "Primer Amor... Tres Años Después " as Marina Iturriaga Camargo (2001)References
*imdb|id=0493521|name=Ana Layevska
* [http://www.alma-latina.net/01actresses/a/ana_layevska.shtml Ana Layevska] at thetelenovela database
*es icon [http://www.esmas.com/espectaculos/artistas/319203.html EsMas]
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