Anastasia Baranova (Russian: Aнастасия Баранова; born 23 April 1989[1]) is a Russian actress, best known for her starring roles as Jennifer "Scout" Lauer on the television series Scout's Safari and as Addison "Addy" Carver on the Syfy series Z Nation.
Anastasia Baranova | |
|---|---|
Aнастасия Баранова | |
| Born | 23 April 1989 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Biography
editBaranova was born in Moscow, Russia, in what was then part of the Soviet Union. As a child, she began modeling in Moscow. In 1998, Baranova and her mother, Ata, moved from Russia to Minnesota in the United States, where she continued to model. In 2000, they moved to California, where Baranova began her acting career. To learn the English language, she used the JumpStart CD-ROM series and took speech and singing classes.[1][2] She is fluent in both Russian and English, and studied at Chapman University.
She is a graduate of the Los Angeles-based school The Acting Corps.[3] As of 2010[update], she lives in Los Angeles, California.
Career
editBaranova began her acting career in 2002 with a small speaking role on the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire. She then won the lead role for the Discovery Kids/NBC television series Scout's Safari, playing the character Jennifer "Scout" Lauer. Filming began in July 2002, and primarily took place at locations around South Africa.[1][2] The series ran from October 2002 to February 2004, lasting two seasons and 26 episodes.
Baranova has had one- or two-episode appearances on several television series, including Sons of Anarchy, Joan of Arcadia, Veronica Mars, Drake & Josh, 7th Heaven, and Malcolm in the Middle. She also appeared in the 2007 film Rise: Blood Hunter. In 2010, she made an appearance on the HDNet series Svetlana.
In 2014, Baranova joined the cast of the Syfy post-apocalyptic horror-comedy-drama series Z Nation, playing the role of Addison "Addy" Carver.[4][5][6]
In the 2019 video game Metro Exodus she voiced the character of Katya.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Rise: Blood Hunter | Teen girl | |
| 2011 | Apocalypse, CA | Giant interviewee 2 | |
| 2014 | Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? | Young Emma | |
| 2016 | Welcome to Willits | Courtney |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lizzie McGuire | Cara Gunther | Episode: "Over the Hill" |
| 2002–04 | Scout's Safari | Jennifer "Scout" Lauer | Lead role |
| 2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Exchange Student | Episode: "No Bad Guy" |
| 2004–05 | Veronica Mars | Lizzie Manning | Episodes: "Like a Virgin", "Green-Eyed Monster" |
| 2005 | Drake & Josh | Yooka | Episode: "We're Married" |
| 2005 | 7th Heaven | Lizzie Wheeler | Episode: "Ring Around the Rosie" |
| 2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Sonja | Episode: "Blackout" |
| 2010 | Svetlana | Nastya | Episode: "Wish Fulfillment" |
| 2012 | 90210 | Reece Turner | Episode: "902-100" |
| 2013 | Sons of Anarchy | Escort | Episode: "Huang Wu" |
| 2014–2018 | Z Nation | Addison "Addy" Carver | Lead role: 46 episodes |
| 2017 | Syn | Xael | Lead role: 17 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rise of Nightmares | Sacha / Tasha | [8] |
| 2011 | The Darkness II | Angelus / Venus / Additional Voices | |
| 2014 | Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z | Miss Monday | |
| 2015 | Evolve | Additional voices | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b c Smith, Margaret (2002). "Meet Anastasia Baranova". Discovery.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ a b Smith, Margaret (2002). "A Teen Actress' Career". Discovery.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ "Testimonials". TheActingCorps.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ LezWatch.TV. "Addy Carver". LezWatch.TV. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "'Z Nation': Harold Perrineau, Tom Everett Scott, DJ Qualls Join Syfy's Zombie Series". Variety. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Goodman, Tim (12 September 2014). "'Z Nation': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Meet the Voice Actors of Metro Exodus' Voice Cast".
- ^ "Anastasia Baranova (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Sledgehammer Games. Evolve. Activision. Scene: Credits, 10:54 in, Voice Over Performers.