Ana Layevska


Anna Sergeyevna Layevska, known as Ana Layevska, is a Mexican actress and singer, of Russian descent.

Early life

Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of Russian violinist Serhii Laievskyi and actress Inna Rastsvetaeva. In 1987, Ana and her family moved from Kiev to Moscow, and in 1991 they moved to Mexico. She started playing the violin when she was five and started acting upon moving to Mexico.

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, Preciosa and Amor Gitano, 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, 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.
She is fluent in Russian, Spanish and English. She stands at.

Filmography

YearTitleRolesNotes
1997Alguna vez tendremos alasViolinistUncredited
1998PreciosaBit Part
1999Cuento de NavidadUnknown role
1999Amor gitanoMaría
2000Primer amor, a mil por horaMarina Iturriaga Camargo
2001Primer amor, tres años despuésMarina Iturriaga CamargoTelevision film
2001In the Time of the ButterfliesLina LovatonTelevision film
2001–2002El juego de la vidaPaulina De La Mora
2002–2003Mujer, casos de la vida realAdela3 episodes
2003Clap, el lugar de tus sueñosValentina
2005La MadrastraEstrella San Román
2006VecinosSaraEpisode: "Rento mi departamento"
2006Las dos caras de AnaAna Escudero / Marcia Lazcano
2008Querida enemigaLorena de la CruzMain role; 110 episodes
2009Mujeres asesinasMarcela RodríguezEpisode: "Clara, fantasiosa"
2009Verano de amorValeria7 episodes
2009Tiempo finalPilarEpisode: "Cumpleaños"
2009El que habita las alturasTeresaTelevision film
2010–2011El fantasma de ElenaElena Calcaño / Daniela Calcaño
2011Mi corazón insiste en Lola VolcánDébora NoriegaMain role; 112 episodes
2011Burn NoticeIrinaEpisode: "Depth perception"
2012Relaciones peligrosasPatricia "Patty" MilanoMain role; 83 episodes
2013Dama y obreroIgnacia SantamaríaMain role; 80 episodes
2014IsaDedalTelevision film
2016Sin rastro de tiCamila BorgesMain Antagonist; 16 episodes
2016–2017Blue DemonSilvia14 episodes
2017Maldita tentaciónEstefanía BraunMain role
2017Érase una vezCinthiaEpisode: "El patito feo"
2017DopamineJessica
2018Y mañana será otro díaMargarita GonzalezMain Antagonist
2019YankeeLaura WolfMain Role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitle of WorkResult
2001TVyNovelas AwardsBest Female Revelation
Primer Amor - A Mil por Hora
2001TVyNovelas AwardsBest Kiss
Primer Amor - A Mil por Hora
2006TVyNovelas AwardsBest Young Lead Actress
La Madrastra
2007TVyNovelas AwardsBest Lead Actress
Las Dos Caras de Ana
2009Premios ACEBest Actress
Querida Enemiga
2012Premios Tu MundoThe Best Bad Girl
Mi Corazón Insiste en Lola Volcán
2012Premios Tu MundoThe Perfect Couple
Relaciones Peligrosas
2012Premios Tu MundoThe Best Kiss
Relaciones Peligrosas
2012Premios People en EspañolBest Supporting Actress
Relaciones Peligrosas
2013Miami Life AwardsBest Supporting Actress
Relaciones Peligrosas
2013Premios People en EspañolBest Actress
Dama y Obrero