Biography: Anita Yoo (born Anita Smirnova) is an Estonian actress. She was born and raised in Tallinn, Estonia. She is of Russian, Korean and Ukrainian descent. Anita moved to Shanghai, China at the age of nineteen to study Mandarin Chinese and attended the prestigious Fudan University. She quickly started booking roles for Chinese film and TV productions. She acted in over 25 projects in China. The show "One Boat One World", where she played Phyl Decard, was number one in the television charts and had over one billion views. She is based in Los Angeles, California.