Karina Smirnoff


About

Birth Place
Kharkivs'ka Oblast', UA
Born
January 02, 1978

Biography

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Swing State (2016)
Shall We Dance (2004)

Dance (Feature Film)

Shall We Dance (2004)
Choreographer

Life Events

1983

Began taking ballet lessons at the age of five

1992

Moved to the U.S.

1999

Represented the U.S. in various dance competitions with partner Louis van Amstel

2004

Feature acting debut in the U.S. remake of "Shall We Dance," starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez

2006

Representing Russia, won first place at the 2006 Grand-Prix Dynamo in Moscow with partner Dmitri Timokhin

2006

Joined the cast of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" with celebrity partner Mario Lopez; placed second in the competition

2007

Guest starred on the Disney Channel series "Hannah Montana"

2011

Won the 13th season of "Dancing with the Stars" with celebrity partner J.R. Martinez

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