Cheyanna Prelesnik - Biography

Cheyanna is known for her work on "General Hospital" (1963), Love at the Christmas Table (2012) (TV), The Equation of Life (2013), Last Chance (2012/IV) and Iceberg (2011/I)

She was only two years old when she was singing and dancing in her home on the Central Coast of California. She performed at age four in her first dance recital doing five dance numbers after only three months of dance classes, but it seemed acting was her passion. It was the beginning of others noticing something special about her, and they kept telling her mother "you need to get her into acting classes"! Their persistence won and her mother called the local acting teacher, Aaron Metchik. Cheyanna's mother asked if she could join his youth class at only 4 ½ years (youth class was 8-11 years) he said Cheyanna was young, but agreed to meet her. Cheyanna's personality and acting potential immediately landed her a spot in the class. As she advanced in the class, so did her opportunities and she always seemed to make her mark.

Cheyanna's career began at age five when she booked a principal role in the short film Iceberg, and she continued with several more short films, music videos and Guest-Starred in Project Preschool by Liam Kyle Sullivan that can be seen on YouTube. Cheyanna's big break came in May 2012 when she booked a role on ABC's General Hospital as the ghost of Hope. Cheyanna was later seen in Love at the Christmas Table a 2012 Lifetime Movie that aired numerous times during the 2012 and 2013 Holiday Seasons.

Cheyanna continues her training by attending a variety of acting classes in Los Angeles now, and her passion to learn is never ending. March 2013, Cheyanna was nominated by the 34th Annual Young Artist Awards for her performance as the ghost of Hope on General Hospital! October 2013, Cheyanna was flown to Dallas to film a series of Holiday commercials for Stage Stores, Inc. Cheyanna loves school, reading, dancing and spending time with her family and friends.