Ana Layevska
Anna Sergeyevna Layevska (Ukrainian: Анна Сергіївна Лаєвська, romanized: Anna Serhiyivna Layevsʹka, Russian: Анна Сергеевна Лаевская, romanized: Anna Sergeyevna Layevskaya; born January 10, 1982), known as Ana Layevska, is a Mexican actress and singer, born in Ukraine.
Anna Layevska | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna Rastsvietaieva January 10, 1982 |
| Citizenship | Mexican-Russian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress , singer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Rodrigo Moreira (m. 2014) |
| Partner | Rafael Amaya (2006-2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | esmas.com/ana-layevska |
Early life
Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, 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 Mexico.[1] She started playing the violin when she was five and started acting upon moving to Mexico.[2]
Career
In Mexico she studied acting in the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa. 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 Mauricio Islas and Mariana Seoane. Those were relatively small roles but they were good experience as well.
Eventually, producer Pedro Damián called her to participate in telenovelas Primer amor... a mil por hora (2000), in which she shared credits with Anahí, Kuno Becker, Mauricio Islas and Valentino Lanús. She won the TVyNovelas Award for best female revelation, as well as the Palmas 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 and Edward James Olmos. In 2005, she participated in the reality TV show Bailando Por Un Sueño, 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 Telemundo's Mi Corazón Insiste alongside of Jencarlos Canela, Carmen Villalobos, and Angelica Maria.
In 2012, she played in Telemundo's Relaciones Peligrosas as Paty, a main role, alongside Sandra Echeverría, Maritza Bustamante and Gabriel Coronel.
In 2013, she starred in Telemundo's Dama y obrero, as Ignacia Santamaria, the lead protagonist, alongside José Luis Reséndez and Fabián Ríos.
In 2016 she returned to Televisa as Camila Borges the main antagonist of the series Sin rastro de ti, alongside Adriana Louvier and Danilo Carrera.
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.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Génesis 3:19 | Lisa | Short film |
| 2006 | Cansada de besar sapos | Andrea / Andi | |
| 2008 | Casi divas | Ximena | |
| 2009 | The Fighter | Helen | |
| 2009 | Me importas tú, y tú | Unknown role | |
| 2011 | El firulete | Ana | Short film |
| 2014 | Cantinflas | Miroslava Stern | |
| 2017 | La leyenda del diamante | Helena |
Television
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Alguna vez tendremos alas | Violinist | Uncredited |
| 1998 | Preciosa | Bit Part | |
| 1999 | Cuento de Navidad | Unknown role | |
| 1999 | Amor gitano | María | |
| 2000 | Primer amor, a mil por hora | Marina Iturriaga Camargo | |
| 2001 | Primer amor, tres años después | Marina Iturriaga Camargo | Television film |
| 2001 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Lina Lovaton | Television film |
| 2001–2002 | El juego de la vida | Paulina De La Mora | |
| 2002–2003 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Adela | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Clap, el lugar de tus sueños | Valentina | |
| 2005 | La Madrastra | Estrella San Román Fernández | |
| 2006 | Vecinos | Sara | Episode: "Rento mi departamento" |
| 2006 | Decisiones | Ana María Matute | Main cast |
| 2006 | Las dos caras de Ana | Ana Escudero / Marcia Lazcano | |
| 2008 | Querida enemiga | Lorena De la Cruz/Lorena Armendàriz Ruiz | Main role; 110 episodes |
| 2009 | Mujeres asesinas | Marcela Rodríguez | Episode: "Clara, fantasiosa" |
| 2009 | Verano de amor | Valeria | 7 episodes |
| 2009 | Tiempo final | Pilar | Episode: "Cumpleaños" |
| 2009 | El que habita las alturas | Teresa | Television film |
| 2010–2011 | El fantasma de Elena | Elena Calcaño / Daniela Calcaño | |
| 2011 | Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán | Débora Noriega | Main role; 112 episodes |
| 2011 | Burn Notice | Irina | Episode: "Depth perception" |
| 2012 | Relaciones peligrosas | Patricia "Patty" Milano | Main role; 83 episodes |
| 2013 | Dama y obrero | Ignacia Santamaría | Main role; 80 episodes |
| 2014 | Isa | Dedal | Television film |
| 2016 | Sin rastro de ti | Camila Borges | Main Antagonist; 16 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Blue Demon | Silvia | 14 episodes |
| 2017 | Maldita tentación | Estefanía Braun | Main role |
| 2017 | Érase una vez | Cinthia | Episode: "El patito feo" |
| 2017 | Dopamine | Jessica | |
| 2018 | Y mañana será otro día | Margarita Gonzalez | |
| 2019 | Yankee[3][4] | Laura Wolf | Main Role |
| 2021 | The War Next-door | Silvia Espinoza | Main role[5] |
Awards and nominations
- 2015: The magazine People en Español named as one of "50 Most Beautiful".
| Year | Award | Category | Title of Work | Result |
| 2001 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Female Revelation | Won | |
| Best Kiss | Won | |||
| 2006 | Best Young Lead Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Best Lead Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Premios ACE | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Best Bad Girl | Nominated | |
| The Perfect Couple | Relaciones Peligrosas | Nominated | ||
| The Best Kiss | Nominated | |||
| Premios People en Español | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Nominated | ||
| Premios People en Español | Best Actress | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c "Ana Layevska interview in CNN en Español" (in Spanish). AnaLayevskaFC. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Ana Layevska". IMDb.
- ^ "Yankee Season 1 Review: Another Netflix Drug Lord Series…". Ready Steady Cut. July 13, 2019.
- ^ "Notes on Streaming: Mexican YANKEE, The Drug War From the Inside". Screen Anarchy. July 13, 2019.
- ^ "Personajes de 'Guerra de Vecinos': quién es quién en la serie". www.milenio.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-07.
External links
- Ana Layevska at IMDb
- Ana Layevska at the Telenovela Database
- (in Spanish)