Anastasia Baranova (Russian: Aнастасия Баранова; born 23 April 1989[1]) is a Russian actress, best known for her starring roles as Jennifer "Scout" Lauer on the television series Scout's Safari and as Addison "Addy" Carver on the Syfy series Z Nation.
In 1998, Baranova and her mother, Ata, moved from Russia to Minnesota in the United States, where she continued to model.
Baranova began her acting career in 2002 with a small speaking role on the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire.
Baranova has had one- or two-episode appearances on several television series, including Sons of Anarchy, Joan of Arcadia, Veronica Mars, Drake & Josh, 7th Heaven, and Malcolm in the Middle.
In 2014, Baranova joined the cast of the Syfy post-apocalyptic horror-comedy-drama series Z Nation, playing the role of Addison "Addy" Carver.