Anna Serhiivna Layevska (; born January 10, 1984), known as Ana Layevska, is a Ukrainian-

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actress and singer.

Early life

Born in

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, Ana is the only child of violinist Serhii Laievskyi and actress Inna Rastsvetaeva. In 1987, Ana and her family moved from Kyiv to Moscow, and in 1991 they moved to

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. She started playing the violin when she was five and started acting upon moving to Mexico.

Career

, she studied acting at the

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. Thanks to her skills she obtained some roles in videoclips like "Carolina" by singer David and telenovelas such as '' Alguna vez tendremos alas'' (1997), ''Preciosa'' (1998) and '' Amor Gitano'' (1999), acting with

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. Those were relatively small roles but they were good experiences as well. Eventually, producer Pedro Damián called her to participate in

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s '' Primer amor... a mil por hora'' (2000), in which she shared credits with

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. She won the

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for best female revelation, as well as the Palmas de Oro prize in the same category. In 2001, she starred in her first film, ''

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'', where she had the opportunity of acting with

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. In 2005, she participated in the reality TV show ''

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'', 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. Her most recent appearance is in the hit telenovela '' El Fantasma de Elena'' as Elena Calcaño from Telemundo Studios. She played her second main villain role in

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's '' Mi Corazón Insiste'' alongside

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, and

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. In 2012, she played in

's '' Relaciones Peligrosas'' as Paty, a main role, alongside

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and Gabriel Coronel. In 2013, she starred in

's '' Dama y obrero'', as Ignacia Santamaria, the lead protagonist, alongside

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and Fabián Ríos. In 2016 she returned to

as Camila Borges the main antagonist of the series ''Sin rastro de ti'', alongside

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and

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Personal life

Other than acting, Layevska also sings and plays two instruments: violin and piano. When she was younger, she took classes in classical music. She is fluent in

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and

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. Since 2014, Layevska has been married to businessman Rodrigo Moreira, with whom she has a daughter, Masha, and a son, Santiago.

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

* 2015: The magazine ''People en Español'' named as one of "50 Most Beautiful".

Notes

References

External links

*
Ana Layevska
at the Telenovela Database *

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