Ania Bukstein
Rachel Hickman
Updated on March 13, 2026
Place of birth: Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Date of Birth: 7 June, 1982
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Ania Bukstein is an Israeli actress, singer, songwriter, and pianist. She portrayed Kinvara in the sixth season of Game of Thrones.
Ania was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, now Russia, to a Jewish family. Her father is a neuro-oncologist and her mother is a speech-language pathologist. She immigrated to Israel in 1990, when she was eight years old. She performs in Hebrew, Russian, French, and English, and also speaks Italian.
Ania is married to Israeli real estate developer Dotan Weiner, with whom she has a daughter. Dotan is a cousin of actress and television host Galit Gutman.
