Lyanka Georgievna Gryu (, ; born 22 November 1987) is a Russian theater and film actress.

Biography

Lyanka Gryu was born in

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. Her father was Moldovan actor Gheorghe Grâu (Gryu). Her mother was Russian actress Stella Ilnitskaya. Her parents separated when Lyanka was a child, and the father no longer maintains ties with the family. Gryu first appeared in film at four years old. At that time, her mother was finishing the

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(VGIK) and together with the four-year old Lyanka lived in a dormitory. In the corridors of the institute, Lyanka was noticed by chance was offered a role in the short film ''One'', based on a story by

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. The film received a large number of prizes in Europe as well as smaller festivals. At the insistence of producers, Gryu worked under the stage name Lyana Ilnitskaya, a name the executives felt was more palatable to Russian audiences. At the age of six, Gryu hosted a children's TV show called ''Tic-Tac''. Her first major role was Becky in the movie ''A Little Princess'' (1997) by director

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. For her role in the film, Ilnitskaya won the prize for Best Actress at the Rolan Bykov Moscow International Children's Film Festival, and the prize for Best Actress at the Film Festival ''Orlyonok''. In 2000, Ilnitskaya was filmed by director Oleg Pogodin in ''Triumph: Diary of the Red'', a story revolving around the main characters, children, playing adult games. The actress was 13 years old at the time. The film was never released. At 18 years, before entering the acting department

(course of Vladimir Grammatikov) Gryu stopped using her stage name and began working as Lyanka Gryu. Gryu's career bloomed in 2009, when she performed in two title roles: ''

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'' Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich, where she played the daughter of

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Jacqueline; and the series ''Barvikha'', where she played Evgeniya Kolesnichenko - a student from the "City" elite school. For the role of the daughter of D'Artagnan, Lyanka spent over 2 months in preparation, learning both horseback riding and fencing. In summer 2011, Gryu was chosen for the role of

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in the new Russian series about the adventures of

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with

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in the title role. In 2016, Gryu performed in the US independent film ''Impossible Monsters'' by Nathan Catucci and FX's television series ''The Americans''. Gryu divorced after 11 years of marriage and has a son.

Filmography

*1992: ''One'' as Katya Лянка Грыу: Зиму продержусь. Даже если лето (in Russian, trans-title: Lyanka Gryu: I will survive the winter. Even if summer)
/ref> *1996: ''The Third Son'' as episode *1997: ''

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'' as Becky *1998: ''

Who If Not Us Who If Not Us () is a Russian drama film by actor and director Valeriy Priyomykhov. Filming began in 1993, but due to lack of funding the film didn't appear on the screen for 5 years. Plot Dreaming to get rich, teenagers Snakes and Tolya plu ...

'' as Irochka *2000: ''Triumph'' as Katya *2001: ''Detectives 4'' as Lena *2001: '' Naked Nature'' as Ksyusha *2005: ''

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'' as Alisa *2005 / 2007: ''Doomed to Become A Star'' as Violetta *2006: ''Rogues'' as Nastya *2007: ''Experts'' as Inna *2009: ''

'' as Jacqueline, the daughter of D Artagnan *2009: ''Barvikha'' as Zhenya Kolesnichenko *2010: ''

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'' as Darya *2010: ''Heart to Heart'' as Zhenya *2013: ''In a Sport Only Girl'' as Jane *2013: ''

'' as Irene Adler *2014: ''The Pregnancy Test'' as Olga Olshanskaya *2017 / 2018: ''

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'' as Elina Sachko *2019: ''Impossible Monsters'' as Shayna

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gryu, Lyanka 1987 births Living people Russian film actresses Russian television actresses Russian stage actresses Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Actresses from Moscow 21st-century Russian actresses 20th-century Russian actresses Russian people of Moldovan descent Russian child actresses Russian TikTokers