Anna Chapman (Àííà Âàñèëüåâíà ×àïìàí) was born Anna Kushchenko on Feb. 23, 1982, in Volgograd. Her father, Vasily, is a Foreign Ministry diplomat and former KGB agent. Her mother, Irina, is a mathematics teacher.

Education: Economics, Peoples' Friendship University, 2003.

2002-2006: Married to Alex Chapman. Anna acquired British citizenship through their marriage (her citizenship was revoked in July 2010).

2003-2006 Lived in Great Britain. Worked variously for NetJets Europe, Barclays Bank and for the Navigator hedge fund.

2006: Moved to the United States, where she ostensibly worked on U.S.-Russian real estate projects

June 27, 2010: Arrested by the FBI with nine others on suspicion of working for Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) as part of the so-called Illegals Program. Photos of the redhead that showcased her social life and travels were splashed all over the tabloids. She was branded a femme fatale and became a media sensation.

July 8, 2010: Pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of a foreign country

July 9, 2010: Deported to Russia in a prisoner swap

December 2010: Appointed to the public council of the Young Guard youth group

January 2011: Began hosting a television show, "Secrets of the World," on Ren-TV