Ana de Armas Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festiva Cuban actress Ana de Armas spent half her 20-year career making her way to Hollywood with a three-year stint in Spain before heading to L.A. with three suitcases, her dog and very little English in 2016. The actress' trajectory since is the stuff of dreams with her some dozen credits since including Bladerunner 2049, Knives Out, No Time To Die, an Oscar-nominated performance in Blonde and Ballerina.