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List Of Ukrainian Americans
There are many Ukrainian-Americans in the United States, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Ukrainian American or must have references showing they are Ukrainian American and are sufficiently notable to merit a Wikipedia article. Actors and comedians * Nick Adams – actor, screenwriter * Nina Arianda – actress and Tony Award winner * Anthony Atamanuik – actor and comedian * Pat Bilon – actor * Natalie Burn – actress * Matt Czuchry – actor * Irina Dvorovenko – ballet dancer and actress * George Dzundza – actor * Erika Eleniak – actress, father is of Ukrainian descent * Taissa Farmiga – actress * Vera Farmiga – actress * John Hodiak – actor * Dustin Hoffman – actor, of Jewish descent * Milla Jovovich – actress, supermodel and musician; born in Kyiv, to a Serbian father and a Russian moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Original Research
No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * Yes and no, ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A English determiners, determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed 🚫 * Numero sign, a typographic symbol for the word 'number', also represented as "No." or similar variants Geography * Norway (ISO 3166-1 country code NO) ** Norwegian language (ISO 639-1 code "no"), a North Germanic language that is also the official language of Norway ** .no, the internet ccTLD for Norway * Lake No, in South Sudan * No, Denmark, village in Denmark * Nō, Niigata, a former town in Japan * No Creek (other) * Acronym for the U.S. city of New Orleans, Louisiana or its professional sports teams ** New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ** New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association Arts and entertainment Film and television * Dr. No (film), ''Dr. No'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alla Korot
Alla Korot (born November 1, 1970) is a Ukrainian-American actress and dancer best known for her soap opera roles of Allie Doyle Martin on '' All My Children'' and Stacey Sloan on '' General Hospital: Night Shift''. Early life Korot was born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, to Elena and Alex Korot. Korot and her family immigrated to the United States in 1977, and she subsequently grew up in San Francisco. Before acting, she performed for Ballet Celeste International with her family for six years. After touring, the family settled in California, where Korot won the title of California Miss T.E.E.N. in 1987. One of her very first acting appearances was opposite actor-musician, Scott Grimes in his music video, "I Don't Even Mind" in 1989. Career Film Korot portrayed Angelique in ''Night of the Cyclone'' (1990), Sophia Petrenko in ''Domestic Import'' (2006), and a Russian translator in '' Fracture'' (2007). Television In 1991, Korot moved to New York City and won the role of Jenna N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Montgomery (actor)
Matthew Montgomery (born Matthew Robert Ramírez; March 16, 1978) is an American actor, producer and writer born in Houston, Texas. Since his début in ''Gone, But Not Forgotten (film), Gone, But Not Forgotten'', he has specialized in independent movies with LGBT themes. Early life Montgomery's father is of Mexican people, Mexican descent and his mother is of Ukrainians, Ukrainian descent. He was born in Houston and grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, Corpus Christi, where he became involved with the arts at a young age. His father was an artist and has a gallery where his friends, who were painters, actors, directors and writers would visit. At the age of 11, Montgomery played his first role in theater in a school production of ''Charlotte's Web'' by E. B. White. In high school, he played his first lead role in a production of ''Annie Get Your Gun (musical), Annie Get Your Gun'' by Irving Berlin. His parents divorced when he was teenager, and his father remarried a few years l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Montgomery (actor)
George Montgomery (born George Montgomery Letz; August 27, 1916 – December 12, 2000) was an American actor, best known for his work in Western films and television. He was also a painter, director, producer, writer, sculptor, furniture craftsman, and stuntman. He was married to Dinah Shore and a boyfriend of Hedy Lamarr. Early years Montgomery was born George Montgomery Letz in 1916, the youngest of 15 children of German immigrant parents, from Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine. He was born in Brady, in Pondera County, northern Montana near Great Falls. He was reared on a large ranch, where he learned to ride horses and work cattle as a part of daily life. Letz boxed as a heavyweight for a short while before enrolling in the University of Montana in Missoula. He was active in school athletics and majored in interior design, but he left after one year. Career Montgomery was more interested in a career in film than in a college education. Therefore, he left Montana for Hollywoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Meneses
Alexandra Estella Meneses (born February 12, 1965) is an American actress and model. Early life Meneses was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is of Mexican descent on her father's side and Ukrainian descent on her mother's side. Meneses studied acting at Chicago's The Second City Improvisational Theater during summer vacations. Immediately upon graduation from high school, she received a modeling contract in Milan, Italy. Originally, her stay in Italy was only to be three months, but she fell in love with the country, and remained there for two years, becoming a successful model. When Meneses returned to the United States, she moved to Los Angeles, where she studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Career Meneses was a regular cast member in the Showtime comedy series ''Sherman Oaks'' in 1995. She later had the recurring role as Teresa Morales in the final season of the CBS western drama series ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', replacing actress Michelle Bonilla from the previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris McGiver
Boris McGiver (born January 23, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in projects such as ''Lincoln'', ''House of Cards'', ''The Wire'', ''Killing Kennedy'', and ''Person of Interest''. Personal life Of Irish and Ukrainian descent, McGiver is the second youngest of ten children born to actor John McGiver John Irwin McGiver (November 5, 1913 – September 9, 1975) was an American character actor who made more than a hundred appearances in television and motion pictures over a two-decade span from 1955 to 1975. The owl-faced, portly character ac ... and his wife, Ruth Schmigelsky McGiver. He was not initially eager to follow in his father's footsteps and has stated, "I kind of denied it ctingthroughout my childhood because my dad was an actor and he was never around. He had to feed 10 kids, he was always working, so to me acting was never connected to something good, and I had never realized what an art it was. I thought it was just playtime." Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki (December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990) was a Ukrainian-American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in more than 142 films. His 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) presence and face had him typecast as often brainless athletes, tough guys, thugs, and gangsters. His roles included Splitface in ''Dick Tracy'' (1945), Yusuf in ''Sinbad the Sailor'' (1947), and Clon in '' It's About Time'' (1966–1967). Early years Mazurki was born Markiyan Yulianovich Mazurkevich ( uk, Маркіян (Михайло) Мазуркевич) ( pl, Markijan (Mychajlo) Mazurkiewicz) in the village of Kupchyntsi (in present-day Ternopil Raion), near what was then Tarnopol, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Ternopil, Ukraine). Mazurki attended LaSalle Institute in Troy, for high school. Upon finishing school, he changed his name to "Mike". He played football and basketball at Manhattan College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1930. After earning his bachelor's deg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau (; born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He is best known for his film roles in '' A Face in the Crowd'' (1957), ''King Creole'' (1958) and as a coach of a hapless little league team in the baseball comedy ''The Bad News Bears'' (1976). He also starred in 10 films alongside Jack Lemmon, including ''The Odd Couple'' (1968), ''The Front Page'' (1974) and '' Grumpy Old Men'' (1993). Matthau won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Billy Wilder film ''The Fortune Cookie'' (1966). Matthau is also known for his performances in Stanley Donen's romance ''Charade'' (1963), Gene Kelly's musical '' Hello, Dolly!'' (1969), Elaine May's screwball comedy '' A New Leaf'' (1971) and Herbert Ross' ensemble comedy ''California Suite'' (1978). He also starred in ''Plaza Suite'', ''Kotch'' (both 1971), ''Charley Varrick'' (1973), ''The Sunshine Boys'' (1975), and ''Hopscotch'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traci Lords
Traci Lords (born Nora Louise Kuzma; May 7, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She entered the adult film industry using a fake birth certificate to conceal that she was two years under the legal age of eighteen. Lords starred in adult films and was one of the most sought-after actresses in that industry during her career. When the FBI acted on an anonymous tip that Lords was a minor during her time in the industry, and that pornographers were distributing and selling these illegal images and videotapes, the resulting fallout led to prosecution of those responsible for creating and distributing the tapes. In addition, all but the last of her adult films were banned as child pornography. After leaving the pornography industry two days after turning the legal age of eighteen, Lords enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, where she studied method acting with the intention of becoming a mainstream actress. She made her mainstream screen debut at age nineteen in a lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Lezhneva
Olga Lezhneva ''(Olga Levit)'' ( uk, Лежньова Ольга Миколаївна, russian: Ольга Николаевна Лежнёва, born 6 May 1983) is a Ukrainian film, and television actress. Biography Olga Lezhneva ''(Olga Levit)'' was born on 6 May 1983 in Kharkiv, Ukraine ( Ukrainian SSR), to factory workers Russian father and Ukrainian mother. In 2006, she moved with her family to the Capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. She moved to New York City, USA in 2014. Education * 2000-2006 Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of Arts. Theatre Faculty. Performing skills Department. * 2007-2011 Kyiv International University. Institute of Linguistics and Psychology. Psychology Department. Career In 2000, at the age of 16, she worked as a talk show host on the TV-Channel " Tonis". She then starred in Ukrainian sketch shows "The Office" (2005) and "Jokes on Target" (2006), which aired on the TV-Cannel "Simon". Olga subsequently appeared in supporting roles in Ukrainia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facebook
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name comes from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities and, since 2006, anyone over 13 years old. As of July 2022, Facebook claimed 2.93 billion monthly active users, and ranked third worldwide among the most visited websites as of July 2022. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s. Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivity, such as personal computers, tablets and smartphones. After registering, users can create a profile revealing information about themselves. They can post text, photos and multimedia which are shared with any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laryssa Lauret
Laryssa Kukrycka Lysniak Lauret (August 9, 1939 – July 5, 2015) was an American actress of Ukrainian descent. She worked on Broadway and off Broadway, as well as in television in long-running roles, such as Dr. Karen Werner in '' The Doctors'' and for one season of ''Guiding Light'' as Simone Morey. Her most notable film role was for ''Everything Is Illuminated'' as Lista. In 2013, she took on the role as Pavla in the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black. Lauret died on July 5, 2015, in New York. At the time of her death, she was married to her husband of over fifty years, Wolodymyr Lysniak. With Lysniak, Lauret had two daughters, Ula and Lada.http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w496/jam62423/Laryssa%20memorial_zpsthewoth4.jpg Filmography *Guiding Light *The Parisienne and the Prudes (1964) (Ingrid) *The Doctors (1963 TV series) *Everything Is Illuminated (film) ''Everything Is Illuminated'' is a 2005 American biographical comedy-drama film, written and directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
