Birth Name: Karina Smirnova
Place of Birth: Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of Birth: January 2, 1978
Ethnicity: Greek, Russian, Jewish
Karina Smirnoff is a Ukrainian-born American professional ballroom dancer. She is known for appearing in a multitude of Dancing with the Stars seasons.
Karina was born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, and moved to the United States in 1993. She has said that her father is Greek and her mother is Russian.
In 2009, OK! Magazine wrote that Karina is “half Jewish” and “considers herself a Christian”.
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