Oksana Sergeevna Akinshina (Russian: Оксана Сергеевна Акиньшина; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian actress. She is known for her roles in the films Sisters (2001), Lilya 4-ever (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Hipsters (2008) and Sputnik (2020).

Oksana Akinshina
Оксана Акиньшина
Akinshina in 2007
Born
Oksana Sergeevna Akinshina

(1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 37)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouses
Dmitry Litvinov
(m. 2007; div. 2010)
Archil Gelovani
(m. 2012; div. 2018)
Children3

Early life

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Akinshina was born on 19 April 1987 in what was then Leningrad in Russia, then part of the Soviet Union. Her father is a car mechanic, and her mother is an accountant. She has a younger sister.[1][2] At the time she landed the role in Lilya 4-ever (2002), Akinshina only spoke Russian and communicated with director Lukas Moodysson with the help of Alexandra Dahlström as her interpreter.[3]

Career

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Starting acting at age 12, Akinshina was discovered by Sergei Bodrov Jr. and made her screen debut in the Russian crime film Sisters (2001), Bodrov's directorial debut.[citation needed]

Her second film, Lilya 4-Ever (2001), earned her a 2002 European Film Award nomination for Best Actress. She lost, however, to the eight actresses of the film 8 Women (2002). For her role in Lilya 4-Ever, she also received the award for Best Actress in Leading Role from the Guldbagge Awards.[citation needed]

Since then, Akinshina has acted in the films Het Zuiden—directed by Martin Koolhoven—and The Bourne Supremacy (2004)—directed by Paul Greengrass.

Personal life

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From 2007 to 2010, Akinshina was married to businessman Dmitry Litvinov,[4] with whom she has a son (born 2009). In 2012, Akinshina married film producer Archil Gelovani, with whom she has two children, a son and a daughter. The couple separated in 2018.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Sisters Svetlana "Sveta" Malakov
2002 Lilya 4-ever Lilya Michailova
In Motion Ania
2003 The Moth Games Zoyka
Het zuiden [nl] Zoya
Kamenskaya III: The Illusion of a Sin Ira Terekhina TV series
2004 The Bourne Supremacy Irena Neski
Women in the Game without Rules Alka Mini-series
2005 Female Novel Ksenia TV series
2006 Captain's Children Polina Grinyova TV series
Moscow Zero Lyuba
Moscow Mission Anna
2007 Wolfhound Knesinka Elen
2008 Stilyagi Polsza
Birds of Paradise Katenyka
Number One Enemy Katya
2009 I Am [ru] Nina
2010 Blizzard Varya Mini-series
2011 Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive Tatiana Ivleva
2012 8 First Dates Vera Kazantseva
Wristcutters Marina
Nowhere to hurry Female Motorcyclist
2015 8 New Dates Vera Kazantseva
SOS, Ded Moroz, or all come true! Olga
Loop Nesterov Olga, Korolev's daughter TV series
2016 SuperBobrovy Sveta Bobrova
To each his own Oksana TV series
Versus Vera
Children's World
8 Best Dates Vera Kazantseva
2019 Quiet Comes the Dawn Maria Konnova
2020 Sputnik Tatyana Yuryevna Klimova
Chernobyl: Abyss Olga Savostina

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2002 Bratislava International Film Festival Awards Best Actress Sisters Won
2003 European Film Awards Best Actress Lilya 4-ever Nominated
Gijón International Film Festival Awards Best Actress Won
Guldbagge Awards Best Actress Won
Rouen Nordic Film Festival Awards Best Actress Won
Stockholm Film Festival Awards Best Actress Won
2012 Nika Award Best Actress Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Оксана Акиньшина — "сестра" Бодрова, любовь Шнура. Peoples.ru (Interview) (in Russian). Interviewed by Buravchikova, Daria. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b Оксана Акиньшина – одна из самых ярких звезд российского кинематографа. Belarusian Telegraph Agency (in Russian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Teen says 'nyet' to fame". The Age. 4 September 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  4. ^ Акиньшина отметила развод коньяком прямо на съемочной площадке. Segodnya.ua (in Russian). 23 November 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
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