Oksana Aleksandrovna Akinshina (russian: Оксана Александровна Акиньшина; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian actress. She is best known for her roles in films ''

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'' (2001), ''

Lilya 4-ever ''Lilya 4-ever'' ( sv, Lilja 4-ever) is a 2002 crime drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson, which was released in Sweden on 23 August 2002. It depicts the downward spiral of Lilja Michailova, played by Oksana Akinshina, a girl in ...

'' (2002), ''

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'' (2004), and '' Hipsters'' (2008).

Early life

Oksana Akinshina was born in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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(now Saint Petersburg, Russia), where she currently lives. Her father was a car mechanic and her mother an accountant. She has a younger sister. At the time she landed the role in ''

'' (2002), Akishnina only spoke Russian, and communicated with director

Lukas Moodysson Karl Fredrik Lukas Moodysson (; born 17 January 1969) is a Swedish novelist, short story writer and film director. First coming to prominence as an ambitious poet in the 1980s, he had his big domestic and international breakthrough directing the ...

with the help of

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as her interpreter.

Career

Starting acting at age 12, Akinshina was discovered by

Sergei Bodrov, Jr. Sergei Sergeyevich Bodrov (russian: Сергей Сергеевич Бодров; December 27, 1971 – September 20, 2002), also known as Sergei Bodrov Jr., was a Russian actor who had lead roles in the films ''Brother'', ''Prisoner of the Mounta ...

, and she made her screen début in the Russian crime film ''

'' (2001), Bodrov's own directorial début. Her second film, ''Lilya 4-Ever'' (2001), earned her a 2002

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nomination for

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. She lost, however, to the eight actresses of the film ''

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'' (2002), directed by

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. For her role in ''Lilya 4-Ever'', she also received the award for ''Best Actress in Leading Role'' from the

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s, Sweden's national film awards. Since then Akinshina has acted in the films '' Het Zuiden'', directed by

Martin Koolhoven Martinus Wouter "Martin" Koolhoven (born 25 April 1969) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Internationally he is most known for '' Schnitzel Paradise'' (2005), ''Winter in Wartime'' (2008) and '' Brimstone'' (2016), which was his first f ...

, and ''

'' (2004), directed by

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Personal life

From 2007 to 2010, Akinshina was married to businessman Dmitry Litvinov, with whom she has a son, Filip Litvinov, born 2 June 2009. In 2012, she remarried to film producer Archil Gelovani. Akinshina gave birth to her second child, Konstantin, on 15 January 2013 and a daughter Emmi Gelovani (b. January 25, 2017). The couple separated in 2018.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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