Oksana Akinshina

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Aleksandrovna and the family name is Akinshina.

Oksana Akinshina
Oksana Akinshina at the Stilyagi film set.
Born	Oksana Aleksandrovna Akinshina 19 April 1987 (1987-04-19) (age 24) Leningrad, Soviet Union
Residence	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Dmitry Litvinov (2007–10)

Oksana Aleksandrovna Akinshina (Russian: Оксана Александровна Акиньшина; born 19 April 1987), also known as Oksana Akinsjina, is a Russian actress. She is probably the best known for her roles in films Sisters, Lilya 4-ever, The Bourne Supremacy and Hipsters.

Early and personal life

Akinshina was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg; then Soviet Union, now Russia), where she currently lives.^[1] She has a younger sister.^[2] At the time she landed the role in Lilya 4-ever, Akishnina knew only Russian language, and communicated with director Lukas Moodysson with the help of a translator.^[1]

From 2007 to 2010, Akinshina was married to businessman Dmitry Litvinov.^[3]

Career

Starting acting at age 12, Akinshina was discovered by Sergei Bodrov, Jr., and she made her screen début in the Russian crime film Sisters (2001), Bodrov's own directorial début.^{[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), directed by François Ozon. For her role in Lilya 4-Ever, she also received the award for Best Actress in Leading Role from the Guldbagge Awards, Sweden's national film 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.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Sisters	Sveta	Сёстры Bratislava International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
2002	Lilya 4-ever	Lilya	Lilja 4-ever Gijón International Film Festival Award for Best Actress Guldbagge Award for Best Actress Rouen Nordic Film Festival Award for Best Actress Stockholm Film Festival Award for Best Actress Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actress
	In Motion	Ania	В движении
2003	The Moth Games	Zoyka	Игры мотыльков
	South	Zoya	Het zuiden
	Kamenskaya III: The Illusion of a Sin	Ira Terekhina	(TV Film) Каменская 3: Иллюзия греха
2004	The Bourne Supremacy	Irena Neski
	Women in the Game without Rules	Alka	(Mini Series) Женщины в игре без правил
2005	Women's Novel	Ksenia	(TV Series) Женский роман
2006	Captain's Children	Polina Grinyova	(TV Series) Капитанские дети
	Moscow Zero	Lyuba	Москва-ноль
	Moscow Mission	Anna	Обратный отсчёт
2007	Wolfhound	Knesinka Elen	Волкодав из рода Серых Псов
2008	Hipsters	Polsza	Стиляги
	Birds of Paradise	Katenyka	Райские птицы
	Number One Enemy	Katya	Враг номер один
2009	I Am	Nina	Я
2010	Blizzard	Varya	Метель
2011	Vysotsky. Thank You for Living	Tatiana	Высоцкий. Спасибо, что живой

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2002	Bratislava International Film Festival Awards	Best Actress	Sisters	Won
2003	Chlotrudis Awards	Best Actress	Lilya 4-ever	Nominated
	European Film Awards	Best Actress		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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Teen says 'nyet' to fame". The Age (David Jenkins). 4 September 2003. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/03/1062548889971.html. Retrieved 3 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Оксана Акиньшина — «сестра» Бодрова, любовь Шнура" (in Russian). People (Daria Buravchikova). 9 April 2004. http://www.peoples.ru/art/cinema/actor/akinshina/interview.html. Retrieved 3 June 2011. 
3. ^ "Акиньшина отметила развод коньяком прямо на съемочной площадке" (in Russian). Segodnya.ua. 23 November 2010. http://www.segodnya.ua/news/14197776.html. Retrieved 3 June 2011. 

External links

• Oksana Akinshina at the Internet Movie Database
• (Russian) Kino-teatr.ru
• (Russian) Kinopoisk.ru
• (Russian) Ruskino.ru
• (Russian) Kinomania.ru
• (Russian) Smotry-film.ru
• (Russian) Rusactors.ru

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Name	Akinshina, Oksana
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Date of birth	19 April 1987
Place of birth	Leningrad (now Saint Petersberg), Russia, Soviet Union
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