Anya Van Der Polk

Anya Van Der Polk is the supporting protagonist of "Donkey Kong Country Escapades," an ally to Team DK, and Ryker’s love interest.

Voices

 * Ayaka Fukuhara (Japanese; Teenager)
 * Riko Hanamura (Japanese; Adult)
 * Mae Whitman (English; Teenager)
 * Moira Kelly (English; Adult)
 * Leyla Rangel (Latin American Spanish; Teenager)
 * María Fernanda Morales (Latin American Spanish; Adult)
 * Laura Pastor (Castilian Spanish; Teenager)
 * Marta Barbará (Castilian Spanish; Adult)
 * Eva Lluch (Catalan; Teenager)
 * Marta Barbará (Catalan; Adult)
 * Kelly Marot (French; Teenager)
 * Sybille Tureau (French; Adult)
 * Rosemarie Houde (Canadian French; Teenager)
 * Hélène Mondoux (Canadian French; Adult)
 * Adak Azdasht (German; Teenager)
 * Alexandra Wilcke (German; Adult)
 * Veronica Puccio (Italian; Teenager)
 * Barbara De Bortoli (Italian; Adult)
 * Bárbara Oliveira (Portuguese; Teenager)
 * Cláudia Cadima (Portuguese; Adult)
 * Flávia Saddy (Brazilian Portuguese; Teenager)
 * Carla Pompílio (Brazilian Portuguese; Adult)
 * Xǔ Shū-Pín (Mandarin (Taiwan) Chinese; Teenager; As Maggie Hsu)
 * Lín Fāng-Xuě (Mandarin (Taiwan) Chinese; Adult)
 * Wú Xiǎo-Lěi (Mandarin (Mainland) Chinese; Teenager)
 * Wáng Lì-Huà (Mandarin (Mainland) Chinese; Adult)
 * Wong Saan-Ji (Cantonese Chinese; Teenager; As Kandy Wong)
 * Zoeng Pui-Dak (Cantonese Chinese; Adult)
 * Lee Seon-Yeong (Korean; Teenager)
 * Seo Hye-jeong (Korean; Adult)
 * Emily Holst White (Danish; Teenager)
 * Pernille Højgaard (Danish; Adult)
 * Kirsten Fennis (Dutch; Teenager)
 * Ryan van den Akker (Dutch; Adult)
 * Cecilia Olin (Swedish; Teenager)
 * Kayo Shekoni (Swedish; Adult)
 * Karen Halldórsdóttir (Icelandic; Teenager)
 * Steinunn Þorsteinsdóttir (Icelandic; Adult)
 * Benedikte Kruse (Norwegian; Teenager)
 * Anne Aartun (Norwegian; Adult)
 * Bismillah Nana (Thai; Teenager)
 * Chanjira Nimpitakpong (Thai; Adult)
 * Ol’ga Vecherik (Russian; Teenager; As Olga Vecherik)
 * Tat'yana Mikhalevkina (Russian; Adult; As Tatyana Mikhalevkina)
 * Zuzanna Galia (Polish; Teenager)
 * Krystyna Tyszkiewicz (Polish; Adult)
 * Kukka Roine (Finnish; Teenager)
 * Annimaria Rinne (Finnish; Adult)
 * Zsanett Czető (Hungarian; Teenager)
 * Ágnes Bertalan (Hungarian; Adult)
 * Antiyóni Frangoúli (Greek; Teenager)
 * Alexándra Pavlídou (Greek; Adult)
 * Einat Aronstein (Hebrew; Teenager)
 * Sarit Vinou-Elad (Hebrew; Adult)
 * Noura Said (Arabic; Teenager)
 * Amany Shawqy (Arabic; Adult)

Descriptions
Anya is a 13 year old girl with dark red velvet-colored hair tied in pigtails, amber eyes, and wearing a pink head bandana with gold flower designs on it, cyan short-sleeved shirt with poofy sleeves, a blue lederhosen-like dress, cream-colored socks, and black clog-styled slippers.

At age 25, Anya wears a cyan long-sleeved button-up shirt, a blue sleeveless maxi dress, a cream colored apron around her waist, and black ballet slippers, but retains her dark red velvet-colored hair and amber eyes; Plus, she doesn't wear the head bandana anymore.

Her expedition outfit is a blue long-sleeved safari shirt with the sleeves rolled up over a cyan cropped tanktop, a pink neckerchief, a blue safari hat with a cyan band in place of her head bandana, a gold yellow fannypack-like pouch around her hips, blue safari shorts, cream-colored socks, and black cargo boots.

During the summer season, she wears a cyan cropped tanktop with gold flower designs on the straps, blue mini shorts, and black flip-flop sandals with pale pink shell designs, along with her pink head bandana with the gold flower designs.

During the fall season, her outerwear is a blue long-sleeved, knee-length dress coat, along with her pink head bandana with the gold flower designs.

In both fall and winter, her outfit is a cyan long-sleeved fleece pullover, a blue sleeveless dress, and baby blue pants, along with her pink head bandana with the gold flower designs, cream colored socks, and black clog-styled slippers.

Her winter outerwear is a pink snow hat with a gold yellow pom-pom, a blue long-sleeved coat, dark blue snow pants, cyan mittens, a cyan scarf, and black boots.

When going out in the rain, she wears a cyan long-sleeved raincoat, a cyan rain hat, and cyan boots.

At night, she wears a cyan short-sleeved nightgown with poofy sleeves in both the spring and the summer.

Her pajamas are a blue long-sleeved flannel pajama jacket with buttons and blue long flannel pajama pants, and sometimes wears blue slippers in both the fall and the winter.

Her party outfit is a blue short-sleeved party dress with poofy sleeves, a cyan satin sash tied in a ribbon around her waist, clear baby blue stockings, frilly blue gloves, and a blue sunhat with an assortment of flowers in it, and sometimes carries a blue silk purse.

At a royal ball, she wears a cyan strapless ballroom dress, cyan shoes, cyan arm gloves, and a cyan beaded necklace.

When going swimming, she wears a cyan two piece bikini.

When going to church, she wears a baby blue sleeveless dress with a white Peter Pan collar, a baby blue headband with a bow centered on top, short white socks with frilly rims, and black ballet slippers.

Her Halloween costume is a princess costume consisting a lavender medium-sleeved dress with pink poofy sleeves, a lavender hennin with a pink contoise, and lavender ballet slippers.

Relationships
Maria Van Der Polk

Maria is Anya's older sister.

Tatiana Van Der Polk

Tatiana is Anya's other older sister.

Olga Van Der Polk

Olga is Anya's other little sister.

Alexei Van Der Polk

Alexei is Anya's little brother.

Nicholas Van Der Polk

Nicholas is Anya's father.

Alexandra Steinbrenner-Van Der Polk

Alexandra is Anya's mother.

Marie Daryovetsky-Van Der Polk

Marie is Anya's grandmother.

Ryker Sampson

Ryker is Anya's boyfriend (Later, husband).

Episode Appearances
Season 1

Christmas Specials

 * Donkey Kong Country Escapades: A Christmas Special

Movies

 * Donkey Kong Country Escapades: The Movie

Trivia

 * Anya's name is based on Anastasia Romanov from Don Bluth's 1997 film "Anastasia."
 * Speaking of that, her full name is Anastasia Gudrun Van Der Polk.
 * Like Simon and Ryker, Anya is in junior high and in 8th grade.
 * In Seasons 1-3, Anya starts out as a teenager. Yet, in Season 3’s last episode, Season 4’s first episode and the very beginning and very end of the movie, she is an adult, while in the rest of Season 4 and the movie, she is a teenager.
 * She likes all school subjects, and is, therefore, the smartest student in school.
 * She is the only polite human ally in Team DK.
 * Unlike her friends, Anya gets along with her family very well.