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Anna Anka
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Danuta Anna Kołodziejska
1971 (age 53–54) Poland
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| Other names | Anna Yeager Anna Åberg |
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| Children | 2 |
Anna Anka (born in 1971) is a Swedish and American model, actress, and author. She became well-known for appearing in the Swedish reality TV show Svenska Hollywoodfruar (which means Swedish Hollywood Wives). Anna Anka was also married to the famous Canadian singer Paul Anka.
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Early Life and Modeling
Anna Anka was born in Poland. Her birth name was Danuta Anna Kołodziejska. When she was three years old, a Swedish couple adopted her. They lived in a town called Bjuv in Sweden.
In 1994, Anna moved to the United States to start a career as a model. She had competed in the international Miss Hawaiian Tropic beauty pageant and finished in eighth place. This competition prevented her from joining the Miss Sweden pageant that year.
Career Highlights
Anna Anka has appeared in a few American films. She had a small role in the movie Dumb and Dumber, where she was credited as Anna Åberg. She spoke two lines in Swedish in the film. She also played minor parts in movies like The Specialist and Drop Zone.
Besides acting, Anna Anka has also written a book. It is a workout and training guide called The 30-minute pregnancy workout book: The Complete Light Weight Program for Fitness.
Starring in Svenska Hollywoodfruar
In 2009, Anna Anka became very popular in Sweden. This happened when she was featured in the reality show Svenska Hollywoodfruar. The show followed three Swedish women who lived in Hollywood. It was shown on Swedish TV3 and became incredibly popular. The program set a new record for the highest number of viewers for a show made by TV3.
Personal Life
In 1999, Anna Anka started working as a personal trainer for the musician Paul Anka. They got married in 2008. After their marriage, Anna focused on being a full-time housewife. She has two children: a son born in 2005 with Paul Anka, and an older daughter from her first marriage to Louis Yeager.
Paul Anka filed for divorce in December 2009. Paul and Anna Anka officially divorced later in 2010. By August 2014, Anna Anka shared that she was on good terms with Paul.
In June 2017, a court decided that Paul Anka would have custody of their son. Anna Anka appealed this decision in August 2017.
See also
In Spanish: Anna Anka para niños
