# Anna Easteden > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anna_Easteden > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anna_Easteden.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Easteden > Source revision: 1354602630 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Finnish American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Anna Easteden | image = AnnaAtTiff.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = At the 2009 [Toronto International Film Festival](/source/Toronto_International_Film_Festival). | birth_name = Anna Katariina Shemeikka | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [Tohmajärvi](/source/Tohmaj%C3%A4rvi), Finland | occupation = Actress, [model](/source/Model_(profession)) | website = {{URL|http://www.AnnaEasteden.com}} }} '''Anna Easteden''' (born 29 November 1976) is a [Finnish-American](/source/Finnish_American) [actress](/source/actress). Her [film](/source/film) appearances include ''[The House of Branching Love](/source/The_House_of_Branching_Love)'' {{Cite web |title=The House of Branching Love |url=http://plaza.fi/kaista/elokuvat/uutiset/kaurismaen-uusi-elokuva-vilisee-tahtinayttelijoita |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623101458/http://plaza.fi/kaista/elokuvat/uutiset/kaurismaen-uusi-elokuva-vilisee-tahtinayttelijoita |archive-date=June 23, 2009 |access-date=August 29, 2009 |publisher=plaza.fi}} (2009) and ''[Sideways](/source/Sideways_(2009_film))'' (2009). She is known for her performance as "Bee Sting" in ''[Who Wants to Be a Superhero?](/source/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Superhero%3F)'' season 2 (2007) on [Sci Fi Channel](/source/Sci_Fi_Channel_(United_States)). She co-starred in [soap opera](/source/soap_opera)s: ''[Passions](/source/Passions)'' and ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)'' on [NBC](/source/NBC), the television series ''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))'' on [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) and ''[Two and a Half Men](/source/Two_and_a_Half_Men)'' on [CBS](/source/CBS). == Biography == Easteden was born in [Tohmajärvi](/source/Tohmaj%C3%A4rvi), [Finland](/source/Finland), as '''Anna Katariina Shemeikka''', the daughter of [dairy farmer](/source/dairy_farmer)s.{{Cite web |title=Anna Easteden. An International Actress |url=http://www.cinemawithoutborders.com/news/127/ARTICLE/1965/2009-08-16.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916200546/http://www.cinemawithoutborders.com/news/127/ARTICLE/1965/2009-08-16.html |archive-date=September 16, 2009 |access-date=August 29, 2009 |publisher=CinemaWithoutBorders.com}}{{Cite web |title=Dairy Farm |url=http://www.savonsanomat.fi/viihde/viihdeuutiset/maitotilalta-parrasvaloihin/211150 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717043853/http://www.savonsanomat.fi/viihde/viihdeuutiset/maitotilalta-parrasvaloihin/211150 |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2009 |publisher=savonsanomat.fi}} She has a younger brother, Antti. Easteden was raised in Finland until her teenage years, excelling in public schools, and graduating youngest in her class. === Modeling career === Easteden graduated from a Finnish modeling school at the age of 12 and shortly booked her first modeling job in Finland. She appeared in her first magazine cover after winning a national contest held by popular [teen magazine](/source/teen_magazine) ''SinäMinä'' (as Anna Shemeikka). Still a teenager, Anna Easteden received her first international modeling contract with a [Japan](/source/Japan)ese [modeling agency](/source/modeling_agency) and moved to [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo). In Tokyo she appeared in advertisements for companies such as: [Kanebo](/source/Kanebo), [Sony](/source/Sony), [Nissan](/source/Nissan_Motor_Company), [Wacoal](/source/Wacoal), [Oricom](/source/Oricom), [NEC](/source/NEC) and [Lux](/source/Lux). She was designer Akira Kimijima's house model and had an exclusive contract with a [Japan](/source/Japan)ese cosmetics company. Easteden also worked as a model in [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan), [Korea](/source/Korea), [Singapore](/source/Singapore), [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand), [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia), [Guam](/source/Guam) and finally the [United States](/source/United_States). In the US, Anna Easteden has modeled for companies including: [Avon](/source/Avon_Products), [Salvatore Ferragamo](/source/Salvatore_Ferragamo_Italia_S.p.A.), [Calvin Klein](/source/Calvin_Klein), [XOXO](/source/XOXO_(brand)), [Hermès](/source/Herm%C3%A8s), [Diesel](/source/Diesel_S.p.A.), [Pony](/source/Pony_International), [T-Mobile](/source/T-Mobile_US), [Toyo Tires](/source/Toyo_Tire_%26_Rubber_Company), [Michael Antonio](/source/Michael_Antonio), [Jockey](/source/Jockey_International), [Ashworth](/source/Ashworth_(clothing)), [Kohl's](/source/Kohl's), [Nissan](/source/Nissan_Motors), [Victoria's Bridal](/source/Victoria's_Bridal), [Gottschalks](/source/Gottschalks), [Anna's Linens](/source/Anna's_Linens), [PajamaGram](/source/PajamaGram), [Rio Hotel](/source/Rio_All_Suite_Hotel_and_Casino), ''[Marie Claire](/source/Marie_Claire)'', [Chevy](/source/Chevrolet), [Sue Wong](/source/Sue_Wong) and [Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf](/source/The_Coffee_Bean_%26_Tea_Leaf). === Acting career=== Easteden started her acting career in TV commercials in Japan, Taiwan, and the United States. In her first play she was [Sleeping Beauty](/source/Sleeping_Beauty) in the play ''Sleeping Beauty'', which premiered in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), at the [Downers Grove](/source/Downers_Grove%2C_Illinois) [Tivoli Theatre](/source/Tivoli_Theatre_(Downers_Grove%2C_Illinois)). Easteden is known for her performance as [supervillain](/source/supervillain) "Beesting" from ''[Who Wants to Be a Superhero?](/source/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Superhero%3F_(UK_TV_series))''. Her other television roles include: ''Two and a Half Men'', ''Bones'', ''Passions'', and ''Days of Our Lives''. Easteden is the host of [Wipeout](/source/Wipeout_(2008_U.S._game_show)) in Finland, that started airing in Finland on [FOX](/source/Fox_(Finnish_TV_channel)) in March 2013.{{Cite web |date=23 April 2013 |title=Award-Nominated Actress Anna Easteden Chosen As Host of Wipeout Finland |url=https://www.shockya.com/news/2013/04/23/award-nominated-actress-anna-easteden-host-wipeout-finland/ |access-date=16 June 2023 |website=Shockya}} ===Humanitarian Work=== Easteden conducted a comparative legal research study on the different aspects of asylum procedures in selected European countries for [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees](/source/United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees) (UNHCR) in [Bratislava](/source/Bratislava), [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia). Her research impacted the Slovak National Asylum Legislation, which was in the process of amendment. Easteden continued her work in [Bratislava](/source/Bratislava), with an international partner of The Foundation for a Civil Society (USA), where she was involved in the "Citizen Campaign "OK '98" for free and fair [elections](/source/elections). ==Personal life== Easteden married an American [baseball](/source/baseball) coach, Rob McKinley, in 2007 and gave birth to their daughter Everett on February 23, 2018. They live in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles).{{Cite web |title=Baseball Husband |url=http://www.ksml.fi/viihde/viihdeuutiset/baseball-valmentajamies-innostui-pesäpallosta/32710 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126142216/http://www.ksml.fi/viihde/viihdeuutiset/baseball-valmentajamies-innostui-pes%C3%A4pallosta/32710 |archive-date=November 26, 2009 |access-date=August 29, 2009 |publisher=ksml.fi}} == Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2001 || ''[Inside Schwartz](/source/Inside_Schwartz)'' || Golf Date || [Television series](/source/Television_series). Played as promos on [NBC](/source/NBC) |- | 2002 || ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)'' || Poster Movie Star || Television series |- |rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''[Let's Make a Deal](/source/Let's_Make_a_Deal)'' || Finnish Actress || Television gameshow |- | ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)'' || Francoise || Television series |- | 2004 || ''Casting About'' || Herself || |- |rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''[Happy Endings](/source/Happy_Endings_(film))'' || Body Double Maimee || |- | ''3 Wise Women'' || Dorothy Snapp || |- | 2006 || ''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))'' || Polina Decker || Television series |- |rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''[Who Wants to Be a Superhero?](/source/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Superhero%3F)'' || Bee Sting || Television series |- | ''[John from Cincinnati](/source/John_from_Cincinnati)'' || Beer Model Cutout || Television series |- | ''You're So Dead'' || Robin DeBiggers || |- | 2008 || ''[Passions](/source/Passions)'' || Julian's nurse || Television series |- |rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[The House of Branching Love](/source/The_House_of_Branching_Love)'' || Nina || |- ||''[Sideways](/source/Sideways_(2009_film))'' || Alli || Japanese film |- |rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''A Voice In The Dark'' || Harriet || |- | ''[Jimmy Kimmel Live!](/source/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!)'' || Miranda from ''[Sex and the City](/source/Sex_and_the_City)'' || Television series |- |rowspan="3" | 2011 || ''[Two and a Half Men](/source/Two_and_a_Half_Men)'' || Wanda || Television series |- | ''[Mann's World](/source/Mann's_World)'' || France's Redhead || Television pilot |- | ''Temazcal'' || Belle || |- |rowspan="1" | 2012 || ''[Through the lens](/source/Through_the_lens)'' || Mother || Nikon D800 Official D-Movies |} ==Awards== In 2010, Easteden was nominated for Best Supporting Actress award at the [Method Fest Independent Film Festival](/source/Method_Fest_Independent_Film_Festival) in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California. ==References== {{reflist|2}} == External links == * {{Official website}} * {{IMDb name|0794609}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Easteden, Anna}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:People from Tohmajärvi Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:Actresses from Los Angeles Category:American female models Category:American people of Finnish descent Category:Finnish expatriates in the United States Category:Finnish female models Category:Finnish television actresses Category:Finnish film actresses Category:American human rights activists Category:American women human rights activists Category:United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees goodwill ambassadors Category:Activists from California --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Anna Easteden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Easteden) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Easteden?action=history)). 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