Olga Sosnovska (born 21 May 1972) is a Polish-born U.K./U.S.-based actress.

Life and career

Sosnovska was born in Wieluń, Poland. Her family emigrated to England when she was eleven. Sosnovska is perhaps best known in the United States for her role as the Polish businesswoman Lena Kundera on the soap opera ''

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''. In 2003, her pairing with

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(portrayed by

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), the daughter of

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, and their subsequent kiss made television history in the US. This was the first ever same-sex kiss in American soap opera history. In Britain, she was known for playing

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in series 3–4 of the popular series '' Spooks'', which she left mid-series owing to her first pregnancy in 2005. She is married to the actor

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(of TV series ''

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'' fame) and they have one daughter, Halina (b. 2005), and one son, Alex (b. 2008). Sosnovska played a small role in a third-season episode of ''Heroes''. In 2007, Sosnovska played the role of Debbie in ''

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''.

Credits

* '' The Vice'' Season 1, Episode 4 – (Tanya) 1999 * '' Jason and the Argonauts'' – (Atalanta) 2000 *

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– (BBC) 2000 * '' Monarch of the Glen'' (Marie-Helene) 2001 * '' Take Me'' UK television miniseries (Andrea Patton) 2001 * ''

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soap opera ( Lena Kundera) (2002–2004) * ''

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'' season 13, episode 21 "House Calls" (Velida) * ''

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'' season 2, episode 14, "Probability" (Jeanne-Marie Lofficier) 2003 * TV commercials for

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diamonds 2004 and Thomasville Furniture (voice-over) 2005 * '' Spooks'' (Fiona Carter) (2004–2005) * ''

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'' season 2, episode 20 – "Honour Amongst Thieves" – (Natalya Chernus) * ''

'' – (Debbie) 2007 * '' Weeds'' – 2011

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* 1972 births Living people Polish soap opera actresses Polish emigrants to the United States Polish emigrants to the United Kingdom People from Wieluń Actresses from New Rochelle, New York 21st-century American women {{Poland-actor-stub

Life and career

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