Anna Andreyevna Gorshkova (russian: Анна Андре́евна Горшко́ва; born 28 November 1983) is a Russian actress and model, who made her debut as Polina Penkova in the 2003
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Bednaya Nastya
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Biography
Gorshkova was born in
Moscow
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,
Russian SFSR
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,
Soviet Union
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. Her father, Andrei Gorshkov, worked in the
KGB
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, and her mother, Tatiana, graduated from the
Plekhanov Institute of National Economy, but after the birth of Anna devoted herself to raising her daughter. Gorshkova's parents divorced when she was four years old and her father immigrated to the United States. Despite this, she and her father kept a great relationship.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Russian television actresses
Russian film actresses
Actresses from Moscow
Russian female models
Russian models
State University of Management alumni
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