Born on September 5, 1989, in Kaliningrad, Russia, Anastasiya Valeryevna Stezhko is a versatile Russian actress and model who has become a prominent fixture in contemporary Russian television and cinema. Before her acting career took off, she spent nine years playing competitive volleyball for the "Dynamo" team in her hometown, a background she credits for her professional discipline. She later moved to Moscow to study acting at the prestigious Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), graduating in 2013 from the workshop of Vladimir Grammatikov. Stezhko gained widespread recognition for her roles in popular series such as the supernatural drama Angel or Demon, the comedy How I Became Russian, and the sports drama Beryozka, where she played a prima dancer. With a filmography spanning over 30 projects, including a brief appearance in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Oscar-nominated Loveless and a starring role in the detective series Neizvestnyy, she continues to be a sought-after talent in both romantic and dramatic genres.