Oksana Oleksandrivna Shvets (; 10 February 1955 – 17 March 2022) was a Ukrainian actress. She worked for the Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre from its foundation in 1980 until her death, and was awarded the title

Merited Artist of Ukraine Merited (Performing) Artist of Ukraine (also translated as Honored (Performing) Artist of Ukraine, uk, Заслужений артист України) is a state honorary title of decoration awarded by the Ukrainian SSR and later Ukraine for o ...

, one of the highest Ukrainian honours for performing artists, in 1996. She also appeared on stage at the Ternopil Music and Drama Theatre and the Kyiv Theatre of Satire. She played in film and on television, such as in the 2013 Russian-Ukrainian series '' House with Lilies''.

Biography

Born in

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, Shvets was a graduate of the theatre studio at the Ivan Franko Theatre in 1975 and of the faculty of theatre studies of the I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre in 1986. Shvets worked at the , and the Kyiv Theatre of Satire. She worked as an ensemble member of the Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre (Young Theatre) from its foundation in 1980 until her death. The company lists many of her roles and plays. She played in the 2013 production of ''Гоголь-могол'' (''Gogol Mogol'') by Nikolai Erdman. She appeared as Natasha in Anton Chekhov's '' Three Sisters'', directed by O. Uteganov. She performed as Hannah in a 2015 production of ''Зачарований'' (''Charmed'' or ''Enchanted''), based on the play ' by . It was directed by Andriy Bilous, the theatre's intendant. Theatre critic praised her performance, finding complexities in the mother-in-law's character, not just bad temper. In a 2016 production of ''Поступися місцем!'' (''Make Way!'') by

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, she played the role of Nemi. The play, filmed as '' Make Way for Tomorrow'', and described as a sad comedy, was directed by Dmytro Veselsky. In 1996, her long-time engagement and "outstanding achievement in the performing arts" was honoured with the title

, one of the highest Ukrainian awards for performing artists. While best known for her work on the stage, she played in several films and television series. She appeared in the film ''Завтра буде завтра'' (''Tomorrow Will Be Tomorrow''). Her first television series was ''Nasledniki'' (Heirs) in 1976, playing a minor role. In 2003, she appeared in an episode of ''Повернення Мухтара'' (''Mukhtar Returns''), an action-adventure series in Russian running for almost 20 years. She starred in all eight episodes of the Ukrainian series ''Таємниця Святого Патріка'' (''The Mystery of Saint Patrick'') in 2006. In 2013, she appeared in Russian-Ukrainian ''Дім з ліліями'' ('' House with Lilies''), a TV series about fictional war hero Michail Govorov and his family from World War II to 2013, as the director of an orphanage.

Death

On 17 March 2022, during the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

, Shvets died in a shelling attack by Russian troops on a Kyiv residential building where she lived.

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