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Olga Victorivna Fedorishcheva ( uk, Ольга Вікторівна Федоріщева, Ol'ha Viktorivna Fedorishcheva; born 17 March 1984), known as simply Olga Fedori, is a Ukrainian actress who works in
English language
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films and programmes. She is best known for portraying
Frieda Petrenko in the
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medical drama ''
Holby City'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2017 to 2019.
Early life
Fedori was born in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, where she studied international relations and law at
Donetsk National University
Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University (Vasyl' Stus DonNU) ( uk, Донецький національний університет імені Василя Стуса, ''Donets’kyi Natsional’nyi Universytet''; russian: Донецкий на ...
. During her first year of university, she participated in a
study abroad program in
Neosho County, Kansas
Neosho County (standard abbreviation: NO) is a county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 15,904. The county seat is Erie.
History
Early history
For many millennia, the Great Plains of North Ameri ...
, studying at
Neosho County Community College (NCCC). After finishing her first year at NCCC, Fedori transferred to
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston ...
.
While a Harvard student, Fedori performed at the
American Repertory Theater
The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is a professional not-for-profit theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1979 by Robert Brustein, the A.R.T. is known for its commitment to new American plays and music–theater explorations; to ne ...
and other theaters in
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
. Fedori graduated from Harvard in 2004, and began working in
Off-Broadway productions in
New York City
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.
In addition to her acting career, Fedori also performed as the
frontwoman
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of the band ICIA in
London
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from 2006 to 2008.
Acting career
Fedori appeared in ''
The Adventure of Earthboy and Stargirl'' in the title role as Stargirl in 2006. In 2007, she appeared in British television shows ''
Skins'', in which she played
Anka
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* Anka (name), including a list of people and characters with the name
* Anka, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Zamfara State
* Angströmquelle Karlsruhe (ANKA), a synchrotron facility at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ...
in the
sixth episode and ''
EastEnders'', playing
Anya Covalenco.
She appeared as the leading female character Scarlett in the short film ''
Birdfeeder
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'' which premiered in
Brighton on 2 May 2007.
On 21 June 2008 at the
Edinburgh International Film Festival
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, her first feature ''
Mum & Dad'', in which she plays the lead–protagonist Lena, premiered at th
Filmhouse
She appears briefly in the 2010 movie ''
The Wolfman'', in which she plays Maleva's daughter.
She first appeared in the
BBC One
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medical drama ''
Holby City'' on 12 May 2010, portraying the character of
Frieda Petrenko, a Ukrainian nurse and later doctor (Fedori had to emphasise her Ukrainian accent for the part), and was shortlisted for the "Best Newcomer" award at the 2011
National Television Awards
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for the role. She left the series on 15 May 2012, returning on 12 December 2017.
She played Tatiana Romanova in the
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
adaptation of
Ian Fleming's 1955 James Bond novel ''
From Russia, With Love'' opposite
Toby Stephens
Toby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is an English actor who has appeared in films in the UK, US and India. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 James Bond film ''Die Another Day'' (for which he was nominated for th ...
as Bond. The play was narrated and directed by
Martin Jarvis.
Filmography
References
External links
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1984 births
21st-century Ukrainian actresses
Donetsk National University alumni
Harvard University alumni
Living people
Ukrainian expatriates in the United Kingdom
Ukrainian expatriates in the United States
Ukrainian film actresses
Ukrainian stage actresses
Ukrainian television actresses