Anna Chapman is an American actress and model, best known for her portrayal of Anna Romanov in the Rex Strong film series Chapman was born on February 23, 1982 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father, Vasily Kushchyenko, was a former Soviet diplomat who had emigrated in 1978 and changed his name the same year. Her mother, Justine, was an american. Chapman had a relatively ordinary childhood, studying at the Washington High School, and then Cleveland University.