Anush Petrosyan

Anush Petrosyan (x|Armenian: Անուշ Պետրոսյան, x|Russian: Ануш Петросян; born 4 July 1976) is an Armenian actress and model. Petrosyan first came to prominence in Armenia for her role as Talita in the comedy-drama film x|Miasin (1998). She later appeared in recurring roles on the Armenian sitcoms x|Yerjanik (1997–2003), x|Mahanum e dzez het (1990–2002), and x|Anahiti ashkharhy (2005–2008), before reaching mainstream audiences with her starring role as Anya Krasnova-Harutyunyan in the x|Channel One Russia serial drama Krasnovy (2007–2015), the latter of which earning Petrosyan four x|Russian Television Awards.

Following her success on Krasnovy, Petrosyan starred in the short-lived Channel One Russia comedy-drama x|Lulu (2016–2017), before returning to Armenia and starring in the supernatural drama x|Gisherayin zangery (2017–present).

Early life and education
Petrosyan was born on 4 July 1976 in x|Yerevan in the x|Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union to parents Davit Petrosyan (born 1950) and Marta Stepanyan (born 1951). Her father is a musician and folk guitarist, while her mother is a primary school teacher and part-time poet. Both of her parents are only of partial Armenian ancestry; her father was born to an Armenian father and x|Russian mother, while her mother was born to an Armenian father and a x|Lithuanian mother. They were both born and raised in Yerevan, however. Petrosyan was raised within the x|Armenian Apostolic Church and is the eldest of three children; her younger brothers include Grigor (born 1980) and Gor (born 1982). She grew up in the x|Kanaker neighborhood of Yerevan.

Petrosyan began her schooling in 1982, where she realized that she wished to pursue a career in the arts. She went on to graduate from high school in 1994. After graduating, Petrosyan enrolled in the x|Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, and received a bachelor's degree in performing arts in 1998.

Career
Petrosyan first came to prominence in Armenia for her role as Talita in the comedy-drama film x|Miasin (1998). She later appeared in recurring roles on the Armenian sitcoms x|Yerjanik (1997–2003), x|Mahanum e dzez het (1990–2002), and x|Anahiti ashkharhy (2005–2008), before reaching mainstream audiences with her starring role as Anya Krasnova-Harutyunyan in the x|Channel One Russia serial drama Krasnovy (2007–2015), the latter of which earning Petrosyan four x|Russian Television Awards.

Following her success on Krasnovy, Petrosyan starred in the short-lived Channel One Russia comedy-drama x|Lulu (2016–2017), before returning to Armenia and starring in the supernatural drama x|Gisherayin zangery (2017–present).

Personal life
Petrosyan began dating French cosmetics businessman Jean-Claude Le Bon in 2003. They became engaged in 2008, and later married two years afterwards. They have three children together; their children include Sophie (born 2010), Anne-Marie (born 2015), and Michel (born 2017). The family primarily resides in x|Saint-Cloud, France, while they also have residences in x|Monte Carlo, Monaco, x|Yerevan, Armenia, and x|Moscow, Russia. All three of Petrosyan's children speak the x|Armenian language, and are being raised as x|Armenian Apostolic Christians.

Petrosyan is a citizen of x|Armenia, x|France, and x|Russia. She became a Russian citizen while living in Moscow in 2014, and became a French citizen through her marriage to Le Bon in 2016. She speaks fluent Armenian, x|Russian, x|French, and English.

Filmography
Main article: Anush Petrosyan filmography.

Awards and nominations
Main article: Awards and nominations received by Anush Petrosyan.