Anastasia Baranova facts for kids

Anastasia Baranova (Russian: Aнастасия Баранова; born on April 23, 1989) is an actress from Russia. She is well-known for her main roles as Jennifer "Scout" Lauer in the TV show Scout's Safari. She also played Addison "Addy" Carver in the Syfy series Z Nation.

About Anastasia Baranova

Anastasia Baranova was born in Moscow, Russia. At that time, Moscow was part of the Soviet Union. When she was a child, she started modeling in Moscow. In 1998, Anastasia and her mother moved from Russia to Minnesota in the United States. She continued her modeling work there.

In 2000, they moved to California. This is where Anastasia began her acting career. To learn English, she used the JumpStart CD-ROM series. She also took classes for speech and singing. Anastasia speaks both Russian and English very well. She studied at Chapman University. She also graduated from The Acting Corps, an acting school in Los Angeles. As of 2010, she lives in Los Angeles, California.

Anastasia's Acting Career

Anastasia Baranova started acting in 2002. Her first small role was on the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire. After that, she got a big role in the Discovery Kids/NBC TV series Scout's Safari. She played the main character, Jennifer "Scout" Lauer. They started filming in July 2002. Most of the filming happened in South Africa. The show ran for two seasons. It had 26 episodes and was on TV from October 2002 to February 2004.

Anastasia has appeared in many other TV shows. She had guest roles in shows like Sons of Anarchy, Joan of Arcadia, Veronica Mars, Drake & Josh, 7th Heaven, and Malcolm in the Middle. She was also in the movie Rise: Blood Hunter in 2007. In 2010, she appeared in the show Svetlana.

In 2014, Anastasia joined the cast of Z Nation. This Syfy show is a mix of horror, comedy, and drama. It is set after a big disaster. She played a main character named Addison "Addy" Carver.

Anastasia also uses her voice for video games. In 2019, she voiced the character Katya in the video game Metro Exodus.