Oksana Zhdanova
Оксана Жданова
Born (1993-02-03) February 3, 1993
Kherson, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
Alma materKyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University
OccupationActress
Parents

Oksana Victorivna Zhdanova (Ukrainian: Оксана Вікторівна Жданова; born February 3, 1993) is a Ukrainian theater, film and television actress.

Biography

Oksana Victorivna Zhdanova was born on February 3, 1993 in Kherson.[1][2] Her mother, Olena Khokhlatkina is named People's Artist of Ukraine.[3] Her father, Viktor Zhdanov, is a Merited Artist of Ukraine.[3] Both of her parents act in theater.[4] She has a brother.[5] She had her first acting role at age two as an extra at the Kherson Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater, where both of her parents worked at the time.[4] She wanted to become a ballerina at first. However, she got rejected after applying for a ballet school due to her height and figure.[4] In 2010, she moved to Kyiv to study at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University.[6] She graduated in 2015.[1][2] She earned her first television acting role in the series Dvornyazhka Lyalya (Ukrainian: Дворняжка Ляля).[7] She said that the role was very competitive, having a long casting call.[7] She was doubtful about earning the role, having only acted in student films and theater at that point.[7] She said that at the last minute, she had a sudden phone call announcing that she earned the role.[7] She has been part of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater since 2020.[1]

She speaks Russian, Ukrainian and English.[2]

Credits

Theater

Year Title Role Venue Ref(s)
Sing, Lola, Sing! Rosa Frelich (Lola), cabaret actress Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater [8]
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Betty Dullfeet
The Witch of Konotop Olena

Film

Year Title Role Ref(s)
2022 Bednaya Sasha [9]

Television

Year Title Role Ref(s)
Dvornyazhka Lyalya Lyalya Rubinova [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Жданова Оксана". Націона́льний академі́чний драмати́чний теа́тр і́мені Іва́на Франка́ (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Жданова Оксана Викторовна". ABA Studio (in Russian). Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Про Донеччину 2014 року, Херсон, племінника у полоні та театр: акторка Олена Хохлаткіна у "Точці опори"". Дім (in Ukrainian). March 15, 2023. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Yarema, Galyna (August 9, 2014). "Оксана ЖДАНОВА: «На сцену вперше вийшла у дворічному віці»". Високий Замок (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ Tkachenko, Oksana (January 15, 2022). "«Очень опасно было оставаться». Актер Виктор Жданов рассказал о переезде из Донецка и назвал причину расставания с женой". «Очень опасно было оставаться». Актер Виктор Жданов рассказал о переезде из Донецка и назвал причину расставания с женой (in Russian). Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ Katsun, Yuliya (September 12, 2022). "Акторка Оксана Жданова: Виїжджала зі своєї квартири і зрозуміла маму, яка у 2014 виїхала з Донецька". KP.UA (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Katsun, Yuliya (October 15, 2014). "Звезда сериала "Дворняжка Ляля" Оксана Жданова: "Постельные сцены были для меня шоком"". KP.UA (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Zhdanova Oksana". Націона́льний академі́чний драмати́чний теа́тр і́мені Іва́на Франка́. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "РОССИЙСКАЯ ПРЕМЬЕРА МЕЛОДРАМЫ «БЕДНАЯ САША» СОСТОИТСЯ 20 ИЮНЯ". Кино-Театр.РУ (in Russian). June 14, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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