Anastasia Baranova is an American actress originally from Russia. Acts in films, works as a dubbing actress, voices feature films, animation projects and computer games. Height - 168 cm. According to the zodiac sign Taurus. Her filmography contains 19 projects. She is familiar with a wide audience by the role of Jennifer “Scout” in the project of the television format “Scout safari”. She became famous for the role of Addison Carver in the television series "Nation Z".
Anastasia Baranova. Biography
The actress was born on April 23, 1989 in the city of Moscow (RSFSR, USSR). From a very early age she began working in the modeling business, taking part in photography. In 1998, the future actress and her mother left for the USA in order to continue their career as a fashion model. Two years later, the family settled in California, and shortly after this, Anastasia began to master the profession of actor. In parallel, she studied English with the help of special educational games. He can freely communicate in two languages - English and Russian. Educated at Chapman University. Lives in Los Angeles.
The first step in the film industry
I personally saw the world of the American film industry while working in the series "Lizzy Maguire", in which she got a small role. She was later offered to play a major role in the Scout Safari project. The entire filming process took place in South Africa, so Anastasia had to settle in this country for some time. The project was broadcast on television for two seasons and was closed after the 26th series.
Subsequent roles
Anastasia Baranova’s list includes such well-known television projects as New Joan of Arc, Drake and Josh, Malcolm in the Spotlight and others. In 2007, she became a member of the Vampires project. Three years later, she was involved in the film of the serial format “Svetlana”.
In 2014, she began to play the role of Addison Carver in the science fiction television series "Nation Z" - the project of the television channel Syfy.
In 2003, a fantasy drama “New Joan of Arc” was released, in which Anastasia Baranova played one of the secondary roles. This is a series with episodes of 43 minutes about a teenager Joan, who, by the command of God, goes to work in a bookstore, where she faces the image of the famous French warrior. Of those who are next to this heroine, few people believe that she is chosen, although the clues that were given to her from somewhere above helped to solve the most terrible crimes.
Work in the youth series
The actress combined shooting in this series and in the youth comedy project "Drake and Josh." This is a multi-part story of two stepbrothers. Drake is dreamy and passionate, whose plans are to become famous throughout the world as a musician. Josh is a cheerful teenager who very often acts on emotions, which is typical for those who look at the world through the eyes of a child. She doesn’t know how to lie, which is why she often gets into various funny situations. The project was broadcast for several years in various countries and gained during this time a huge army of young fans around the world, including in Russia.
Russian trace
The actress Anastasia Baranova is Russian by nationality, and she came from Russia relatively recently, apparently that's why she was offered to play one of the roles in the comedy series Svetlana, in which the main character leaves the USSR in order to open her own business - a brothel called “ St. Petersburg House of Forbidden Pleasures. " Her dream comes true, and soon Svetlana becomes a real business woman, who has to support not only herself, but also an unemployed spouse, her offspring and a huge team of prostitutes. She is quite capable of it, since she brings a lot of money to the house, because in addition to the main work, she has an additional one: she works as a political consultant.
New roles
In 2016, Anastasia Baranova, whose films have a television format, played the role in the horror movie “Welcome to Willits” with Garrett Clayton and Dolph Lungren. This is a story about a small village from which its inhabitants began to disappear in a nearby forest. At first, this situation is perceived as something ordinary, because people could simply get lost, but the search team finds bloody remains in the forest, which clearly indicates that strange and terrible things are happening here.
Talking about her role in the film "Nation Z", the actress notes that her heroine is related by impudence and sarcasm.