Sofia Sergeevna Lebedeva (

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: Со́фья Серге́евна Ле́бедева, also '' tr.'' Sofya Sergeevna Lebedeva; born 14 December 1993) is a Russian actress. She has had roles in

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'' (2018),

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film ''

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'' (2023), and as Eleana and Empress Zoe in the

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series '' Vikings: Valhalla'' (2023–2024).

Early life

Born in

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in the

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, Lebedeva trained for ten years in

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. She was tutored to study at the Faculty of Global Studies at

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but instead she chose to go to drama school in Moscow.

Career

In 2018 she appeared as Lyudmilla Nikolayeva, a trafficking victim in BBC television series

. In 2023 she was seen as the enigmatic Sasha in the

drama

. Her performance was described as “touching” by James Verniere in

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. That same year she had a recurring role as Eleana, in the second series of the Netflix historical drama Vikings: Valhalla, subsequently to become Empress Zoe in season three.

Partial filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebedeva, Sofia 1993 births Living people Russian film actresses Russian television actresses People from Obninsk 21st-century Russian actresses