Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova (; born 21 January 1983) is a

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film, television and theater actress. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018).

Early life

Khodchenkova was born in

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. She briefly worked for a modeling agency. In 2005 Graduated from the

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, where she studied under the direction of Mikhail Borisovich Borisov.

Career

Khodchenkova’s debut-role was in the film ''

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'' (2003) directed by

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. For this role she was nominated for " Nika" award as Best Actress. She continued her career in the role of a clairvoyant Cassandra historical television series ''Talisman of Love'' (2005). Svetlana played a ballerina in Pavel Sanaev’s film '' Kilometer Zero'' (2007). In 2008, at the

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she won the award for Best Actress in ''

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''. She is also known for her roles in

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films '' Love in the Big City'' (2009), its sequel, ''

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'' (2010), and ''

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'' (2011). She starred in the TV-series '' Lavrova's Method'' (2011), and appeared as Irina in ''

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'' (2011). Khodchenkova attended the premiere of ''Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'' at the 68th

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, on September 5, 2011. She co-starred with

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in the 2013 superhero film '' The Wolverine'' as

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, one of the film's antagonists. Khodchenkova played the leading role, Irina the Greek woman, in the historical action film ''

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'' (2016).

Personal life

On 13 December 2005, she married her classmate Vladimir Yaglych, a Russian actor. In 2010, they divorced. In May 2015, she was engaged to Moscow businessman Georgiy Petrishin. In February 2016, the couple called off the engagement.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

*''These free Butterflies'' (STD Theatre Centre (WTO) of the Russian Federation On Strastnom) *''Hospital Moulin Rouge'' (Independent Theater Project) *''Santa Claus - Bastard!'' (Independent Theater Project) *''Theatre with and without Rules'' (Independent Theater Project) *''Love Story'' (Independent Theater Project)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khodchenkova, Svetlana 1983 births Living people Actors from Moscow Russian film actresses Russian stage actresses Russian television actresses Actresses from Moscow 21st-century Russian actresses United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian women politicians Honored Artists of the Russian Federation