Natalya Vyacheslavivna Sumska (; born April 22, 1956) is a Ukrainian theater and film actress and television hostess. She is a recipient of the

People's Artist of Ukraine People's Artist of Ukraine () is an honorary title awarded by the government of Ukraine. It is the highest title awarded to outstanding performing artists whose merits are exceptional in the sphere of the development of the performing arts, inc ...

title and the

Shevchenko National Prize Shevchenko National Prize (; also ''Shevchenko Award'') is the highest state prize of Ukraine for works of culture and arts awarded since 1961. It is named after the inspirer of Ukrainian national revival Taras Shevchenko. It is one of the five ...

in 2000 and 2008 respectively.

Biography

Sumska was born on April 22, 1956, in the village of Katyuzhanka,

Kyiv Oblast Kyiv Oblast (, ), also called Kyivshchyna (, ), is an Administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, which is administered as a city with special sta ...

. Her father Vyacheslav Sumsky and Hanna Opanasenko-Sumska were both theater actors at the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater who held the titles

and

Merited Artist of Ukraine Honored Artist of Ukraine (; also translated as Honored (Performing) Artist of Ukraine or Merited (Performing) Artist of Ukraine) is a state honorary title of decoration of the Ukrainian government. Originally awarded by the Ukrainian SSR, the ...

respectively. She lived in

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until the age of 10. She had her first acting role at the age of 6 for a rehearsal of the play ''Nevilnyk'' () at the Maria Zankovetska Theatre. She graduated from the

Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University Kyiv National Ivan Karpenko-Karyi, Ivan Karpovych Karpenko-Karyi Theatre, Cinema and Television University () is the national university specializing exclusively in performing arts and located in Kyiv, Ukraine. Since 1977, she has been an actress at the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater. In 2000 she became a laureate of the national theater award ''"Kyiv pectoral"'' (for her role of Masha in the Chekhov's ''Three sisters''). Since 2003 simultaneously works for Inter TV Networks. There she led a talk-show ''Key moment'' which was discontinued by Inter in 2010. In 2008, Sumska received Shevchenko National Prize and was named the ''Kyivan of the Year''. Works in the theater company "Benyuk and Hostikoyev". He is a member of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize Committee of Ukraine (since December 2016).

Personal life

Natalya Sumska has a younger sister named

Olha Olha is a Ukrainian feminine given name related to Olga. Bearers include: * Olha Basanska (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer * Olha Basarab (1889–1924), Ukrainian political activist and alleged spy * Olha Bibik (born 1990), Ukrainian sprinte ...

, who is also an actress. She has a daughter named Daryna Mamai-Sumska from her first marriage to cameraman Igor Mamai. She has a son named Viacheslav Khostikoyev. Natalya Sumska is married to theater actor Anatolii Khostikoiiev with whom she acts on stage.

Credits

Plays

* ''Eneyida ( Kotliarevsky)'' as Didona * ''Vassa Zhelieznova ( Gorky)'' as Liudmila * ''White Crow (Rybchynsky)'' as Joan D'Arc * ''Blez (Manye)'' as Mari * ''Senior from higher world'' as Fiorella and Matilda * ''Kin IV'' as Anna * '' Pygmalion'' as Eliza Doolittle

Movies

* ''Karmeliuk'' as Maria * '' Natalka Poltavka'' as Natalka * '' The Mountains are Smoking'' as Marichka * ''For home fire'' as Yulia Shablynska * ''Dudaryks'' as Khrystyna * ''State Border'' as Maria

Awards and honors

In 2000, Sumska earned the title of

. In 2008, she earned the

for her role in the play ''Of Mice and Men''. She earned a total of three Kyiv Pectoral awards from the years 2000, 2011 and 2015. She earned the 2011 Kyiv Pectoral award for Best Actress for her role in the play ''Zorda the Greek''. In 2020, she earned a Golden Dzyga award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as fortune-teller Yavdokha in the play ''Chornyi Voron'' (). In 2016 and 2020, she earned the

Order of Merit The Order of Merit () is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by Edward VII, admission into the order r ...

of the third and second class respectively.

References

External links

Profile on Inter

Sumska as a guest at the National Radio Company in Ukraine

Review of a play ''Senior from a higher world'' in Vinnytsia February 2004

Interview to newspaper ''Simya''
Living people 1956 births Ukrainian film actresses Ukrainian stage actresses 20th-century Ukrainian actresses Inter (TV channel) people Recipients of the title of People's Artists of Ukraine Recipients of the Shevchenko National Prize Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University alumni People from Vyshhorod Raion Ukrainian women television presenters {{Ukraine-actor-stub