- Born
- Birth nameCatherine Joy Perry
- Nickname
- The Ravishing Russian
- Height1.70 m
- Best known as WWE Superstar "Lana" for the past decade, CJ Perry Barnyashev recently appeared opposite Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo in the sci-fi feature Cosmic Sin for Netflix and will next be seen in the thriller Wifelike opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Elena Kampouris for Paramount+. Raised in Latvia & Moscow the former Soviet Union instilled discipline & work ethic. CJ is a Jewish Russian with also Swedish / Portuguese heritage. She is also a Bulgarian and American citizen and splits her time living in Plovdiv Bulgaria, Riga Latvia, Hollywood & Nashville TN. CJ is a lover of adventure, storytelling & the arts. She began dancing at the professional level at the age of 10 with the Latvian National Ballet before moving to NYC at 17 to train with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Ballet Hispanico and Broadway Dance Center. Her additional feature credits include Interrogation for Lionsgate, Another Versions of You on Amazon Prime, Pitch Perfect 1 & 2 for Universal, and a lead role in the indie SOUL. CJ's TV credits include guest spots on Banshee for Cinemax, The Game for Bet and Adam Devine House Party for Comedy Central. CJ speaks fluent Russian and Bulgarian and has amassed a following across social media with over 4 million on Instagram, 1.6m on TikTok and 1.2m on Twitter- IMDb mini biography by: Eric Skinner
- SpouseMiroslav Barnyashev(July 29, 2016 - present)
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Speaks fluent Russian having grown up in Soviet Latvia.
- Grew up in the Soviet Union as a Christian missionary kid to American parents.
- Is a dancer trained in ballet, modern dance, and breakdancing.
- Was in WWE's NXT development program in Orlando where she trained as a wrestler. After an injury, she developed her character, Lana, who became the manager for Rusev (Miroslav Barnyashev).
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