Anna Baryshnikov is an actress, known for Manchester by the Sea (2016), Wiener-Dog (2016) and Superior Donuts (2017). Baryshnikov is the daughter of Russian American ballet dancer and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov and former ballet dancer Lisa Rinehart. Her elder half-sister, from her father's relationship with actress Jessica Lange, is dancer Shura Baryshnikov. Anna grew up in Palisades, New York, and attended school in New York City.She began acting at age 6 in a local theater production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, portraying Peaseblossom, a handmaiden to fairy queen Titania. After graduating from Northwestern University in 2014, she began acting professionally on various television series, including Doll & Em on HBO.Baryshnikov's most prominent role to date was teenager Sandy in the 2016 drama Manchester by the Sea, alongside Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams. She currently stars in the CBS series Superior Donuts, based on the play of the same name by Tracy Letts.
