# Ana Layevska

Anna Serhiivna Layevska (Ukrainian: Анна Сергіївна Лаєвська; born January 10, 1982), known as Ana Layevska, is a Ukrainian-born Mexican actress and singer.

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

## Career

In Mexico, she studied acting at 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 experiences 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 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.
Since 2014, Layevska has been married to businessman Rodrigo Moreira, with whom she has a daughter, Masha, and a son, Santiago.

## Filmography

Film roles :
| 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

Television roles :
| 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 | Laura Wolf | Main Role |
| 2021 | The War Next-door | Silvia Espinoza | Main role |
| 2022 | Mi secreto | Mariana Moncada de Ugarte | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Dra. Lucía, un don extraordinario | Mariana Esquivel | |

## 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 | Primer Amor - A Mil por Hora | Won |
| 2001 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Kiss | Primer Amor - A Mil por Hora | Won |
| 2006 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Young Lead Actress | La Madrastra | Nominated |
| 2007 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Lead Actress | Las Dos Caras de Ana | Nominated |
| 2009 | Premios ACE | Best Actress | Querida Enemiga | Nominated |
| 2012 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Best Bad Girl | Mi Corazón Insiste en Lola Volcán | Nominated |
| 2012 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Perfect Couple | Relaciones Peligrosas | Nominated |
| 2012 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Best Kiss | Relaciones Peligrosas | Nominated |
| 2012 | Premios People en Español | Best Supporting Actress | Relaciones Peligrosas | Nominated |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Relaciones Peligrosas | Nominated |
| 2013 | Premios People en Español | Best Actress | Dama y Obrero | Nominated |