Anna Katerina Baryshnikov (born May 22, 1992) is an American actress. She had her breakout role as Sandy in the 2016 film '' Manchester by the Sea'' and was a series regular in the CBS sitcom '' Superior Donuts'' first season. From 2019 to 2021, she played

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on the

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series '' Dickinson''.

Early life

Baryshnikov is the daughter of Russian-American ballet dancer and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov and former ballet dancer Lisa Rinehart. As a young girl, she took beginner's

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classes but decided she was unsuited to it, as she was too hyperactive and talkative when she was supposed to be focused at the

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. Her elder half-sister, from her father's relationship with actress

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, is dancer Shura Baryshnikov. Anna grew up in

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, and attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City.

Career

Baryshnikov began acting at age 6 in a children's theater production of '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', portraying Peaseblossom, a handmaiden to fairy queen Titania. After graduating from

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in 2014, she began acting professionally on various television series, including ''

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'' on HBO. Her parents were initially hesitant about her career choice before becoming supportive. Baryshnikov's most prominent role to date was in the 2016 critically acclaimed drama '' Manchester by the Sea'', alongside

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and Michelle Williams. Her character, Sandy, is a girlfriend of Patrick Chandler, portrayed by

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. She practiced her character's

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by working with a dialect coach and going to Boston-area malls to hear how local teenage girls spoke. Baryshnikov starred as grad student Maya in the

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series '' Superior Donuts'', based on the play of the same name by

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. The series, which debuted in February 2017, was renewed for a second season by CBS, but Baryshnikov's character does not appear in the second season. In 2017, she appeared in the Broadway production of the play ''

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.'' In 2018, she appeared in the film '' The Kindergarten Teacher''. On September 26, 2018, Baryshnikov was cast in the role of

in the

series '' Dickinson'', alongside Hailee Steinfeld.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baryshnikov, Anna 1992 births Living people American people of Russian descent

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 12 ...

21st-century American actresses Northwestern University alumni American television actresses People from Palisades, New York American film actresses Place of birth missing (living people) Actresses from New York (state)