Natalie Shiyanova (born July 12, 1979, Russia) is a Russian actress.
Biography
Natalie Shiyanova trained at the
Moscow Art Theatre
The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; russian: Московский Художественный академический театр (МХАТ), ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ)) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was f ...
(
MXAT
The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; russian: Московский Художественный академический театр (МХАТ), ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ)) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was f ...
) from 1998 to 1998, and has appeared in Russian film and television from 1998 to the present. She moved to the United States to play the lead female part in the 2009 film ''Victory Day''. Shiyanova's character, "Oksana Tihomirova", is a woman from a small town in Russia who is unwittingly trafficked into
prostitution
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in Sex work, sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, n ...
in the west. The film is in English and
Russian. It is Shiyanova's first role in English.
References
* Moscow Times, December 20, 2008, Shooter Takes on Oligarch in American Thriller
External links
1979 births
Living people
Russian film actresses
Russian television actresses
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