Yana Ana Zhovinsky
- Actress
Yana Zhovinsky was born in Odessa, Ukraine to mother Anna and father
Michail, both of whom were computer programmers at the time. Full of
energy and a love for dance, she was enrolled in Children's Performing
Arts Academy in Odessa, Ukraine in 1992, just prior to her third
birthday. There she was trained in all aspects of theatrical
performance, as well as ballroom and modern dance. She simultaneously
began attending music school, learning to play the violin, and
participating in solo concerts as young as six years old. She continued
training and performing in theater, dance, and violin until her family
immigrated to the United States in 1999. Residing in California, just a
year after immigration, she joined a youth theater company and a
competitive dance team. She continue her training and education in
performing arts all the way through college, and earned a BA in
Sociology with a double minor in Dramatic Arts and Russian from
University of California, Davis. Since immigrating to the United
States, she has performed in over 50 theatrical productions, dance
competitions, a violin concerts. She continues to pursue projects in
film and television, as well as theatrical productions.