Naya Naskovich

Naya Naskovich is an actress based in Los Angeles, New York and Zurich, and is of Swiss and Serbian background. She holds a Master's degree in German and Slavic Linguistics and Literature, and is fluent in five languages.She made her stage debut at the age of six in an adaptation of "The Jungle Book" in her hometown of Lucerne. Since then, she has worked on numerous stages throughout Switzerland. Some of the highlights of her career include productions of "Around the World in 80 Days" and "Emil and the Detectives" at the City Theatre of Lucerne (Luzerner Theater), which garnered rave revues nationwide. She also starred as 'Laurie Saunders' in "The Wave" at the Treibhaus stage, and was seen in the critically acclaimed "Moby Dick" at the Gessnerallee in Zurich.Naya has studied with many esteemed acting teachers in Switzerland, including Mira Sack at the Zurich University of the Arts. She then relocated to Los Angeles to continue her training, and to pursue her career in television and film. She studied at The Lee Strasberg Institute in Hollywood with such magnificent teachers as David Strasberg (Lee Strasberg's son), Sharon Angela, Carlos Colunga and MJ Karmi. Afterwards she graduated from The Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory, studying with many well-known teachers, including Martin Thompson, Ilia Volok, Peter Frisch and Andrew Wood.She recently appeared in several films, including "American Falls" directed by Toni Comas, "Drive Me Insane" directed by Junpei Suzuki, and "Jezebel" directed by Marvin Williams. She can also be seen in several comedy sketches, music videos and commercials. Naya returned to the stage in "Reservoir Bitches", a theatrical adaptation of Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs with an all-female cast at TreStage in Hollywood. Show less «