Ivanna Sakhno

Ivanna Anatoliyivna Sakhno (Ukrainian: Іванна Анатоліївна Сахно; born 14 November 1997) is a Ukrainian actress, known for her role as Cadet Viktoriya in the science fiction monster film Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018). She also played a hitwoman, "Nadejda", in the 2018 action comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me. She 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.

Ivanna Sakhno
Born
Ivanna Anatoliyivna Sakhno

(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997
Kiev, Ukraine
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2005–present

Life and career

Sakhno was born in Kiev, Ukraine, in a family of local filmmakers.[1]

Her dream of acting started when in 2004 she watched the film Amélie.[1]

At the age of 13, Sakhno had left Ukraine to study English in Vancouver, Canada, where she was discovered by Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins at a casting workshop. She was also discovered by Katelyn Feuling in late 2018.

In 2013, Sakhno moved to the United States, settling in Hollywood to pursue an acting career. Sakhno studied at Beverly Hills High School and later at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.[2], where Sakhno worked with Ivana Chubbuck.[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 the 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
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
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
2020 High Fidelity Kat Monroe 2 episodes

References
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. "Ukrainian Up-And-Comer Ivanna Sakhno Climbs Aboard Pacific Rim 2". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. "Pacific Rim 2 recruits Ivanna Sakhno". Empire. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. "Pacific Rim 2 enlists Ukranian [sic] actress Ivanna Sakhno". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  6. "Ivanna Sakhno Joins 'The Spy Who Dumped Me'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. "Ivanna Sakhno signs 'The Spy Who Dumped Me'". The Hans India. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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