Ekaterina Sergeevna Andreeva (Russian: Екатери́на Серге́евна Андре́ева; born 27 November 1961 or 1965) is a Russian journalist, actress and anchor of Vremya and Novosti, Channel One Russia's main evening news bulletins since 1997.
Biography
Her father was a deputy chairman of the Gossnab of USSR, and her mother was a housewife. Ekaterina Andreeva has a younger sister, Svetlana.[1][2] As a child, she had an interest in basketball, and briefly studied at the School of Olympic Reserve.[1]
In 1990, she entered the All-union training courses for radio and television broadcasters (with the USSR Radio and Television). She studied with Igor Kirillov.
In 1991, Andreeva began working in television as an announcer leading the program Good morning at the Central Television and broadcasting company, Ostankino. In 1995, she began working for the TV Company ORT as the information program editor and presenter of the program Novosti.
In 2010, she was listed among the top 10 of Russian TV presenters.[4]
In August 2014, Ukraine included Andreeva in the sanctions list due to her position on the war in the east of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea by Russia.[5]
In October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, Andreeva drew backlash after she supported the anti-mask movement.[6]
On 14 March 2022, while reporting live on television, her colleague Marina Ovsyannikova held up a sign behind her as protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine for which both of them received worldwide attention.[7]
