Ivanna Sakhno
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Ivanna Anatoliyivna Sakhno 14 November 1997 Kyiv, Ukraine |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Ivanna Anatoliyivna Sakhno (Ukrainian: Іванна Анатоліївна Сахно; born 14 November 1997) is a Ukrainian and American actress, known for her role as Cadet Viktoriya in the science fiction monster film Pacific Rim Uprising (2018). She also played a hitlady role "Nadejda" in the 2018 action comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me.
Sakhno was 15-years-old when she moved to the U.S. in 2013, settling in Hollywood to pursue an acting career. Sakhno had already achieved certain prominence in Ukraine after appearing in 2005 in the first ever Ukrainian-language sitcom, Lesia + Roma, and the 2013 biopic Ivan the Powerful.
Biography
Sakhno was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in a family of local film producers.[1]
Her dream of movies started when in 2004 she watched the film Amélie.[1]
Sakhno studied at Beverly Hills High School and later Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.[2] At the Lee Strasberg Institute, she worked with Ivana Chubbuck.[2] In 2012 Sakhno graduated the Janet Hirshenson casting shop.[2]
She first appeared in the 2005 TV series Lesya + Roma (Ukrainian adaptation of the successful Canadian sitcom Un gars, une fille) and her debut feature film role was in 2013 biopic film Ivan the Powerful. Her first major Hollywood role came in Thomas Dunn's 2016 thriller film The Body Tree.[3] She followed with roles in two big budget 2018 releases, Pacific Rim Uprising[4][5] and The Spy Who Dumped Me.[6][7]
At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival Sakhno expressed her support for Ukrainian political prisoners held by the Russian Federation authorities.[2]
Filmography
Feature films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Ivan the Powerful | Milka | Ukrainian film |
2016 | The Body Tree | Helen | |
2017 | Can't Take It Back | Morgan Rose | |
2018 | Pacific Rim Uprising | Cadet Viktoriya | |
2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Nadejda |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Lesya + Roma | TV series | |
2006 | Zhenskie slyozy | TV movie | |
2008 | Uchitel muzyki | Sasha | TV movie |
2008 | Muzhchina dlya zhizni, ili Na brak ne pretenduyu | Jen'ka | TV movie |
2009 | Kontrakt | TV movie | |
2009 | Veskoe osnovanie dlya ubiystva | 12 Year Old Sasha | TV mini-series |
2011 | Babye leto | Masha | TV series |
2013 | Frodya | TV mini-series | |
2016 | Chornyi Tsvetok | TV mini-series |
References
- 1 2 A Hollywood actress with Ukrainian roots was filmed in a blockbuster "Pacific Rim" (Голлівудська акторка з українським корінням знялася в блокбастері "Тихоокеанський рубіж" (фото)). UNIAN. 7 February 2018
- 1 2 3 4 Yarema, H. Her first main role Ivanna Sakhno played at age of 9 (Першу головну роль Іванна Сахно зіграла у дев’ять років). Vyskolyi Zamok. 17 April 2016
- ↑ "Ukrainian Up-And-Comer Ivanna Sakhno Climbs Aboard Pacific Rim 2". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ↑ "Pacific Rim 2 recruits Ivanna Sakhno". Empire. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ↑ "Pacific Rim 2 enlists Ukranian actress Ivanna Sakhno". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ↑ "Ivanna Sakhno Joins 'The Spy Who Dumped Me'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ↑ "Ivanna Sakhno signs 'The Spy Who Dumped Me'". The Hans India. Retrieved 14 October 2017.