Born in Slovenia, Yana Yanezic performed as an ice-skater and ballet dancer from the age of eight.

She started her extensive career as a professional dancer in Slovenia, and was offered a special talent grant to further her studies in dance and drama in London. While performing professionally as a full time dancer, Yana also studied Economics and Politics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and holds a degree in Economics.

She speaks fluent English, Slovenian and Serbo-Croat. As a voice-over she has recorded for the Slovenian Section of the BBC, GlaxoSmithKline and for ABC News.

Film credits include Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban, Johnny English,The Chamelion and The Saint. TV credits include Night and Day, Waking the Dead and The Bill. Commercials include Alfa Romeo, British Gas, BT Cellnet, Ariel, Nissan Micra, Guinness and Mitsubishi.

On the sports front Yana is a Tae-Kwon-Do gold medalist, an avid water skier and ice skater.