Sofya Skya

Sofya Andreyevna Arzhakovskaya (born Софья Андреевна [1] Аржаковская; professionally known as Sofya Skya; b. on August 12, 1987, in St. Petersburg) is a Russian actress [2], ballet dancer [3] and acting coach.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Andreyevna and the family name is Arzhakovskaya.
Sofya Skya
Born
Sofya Andreyevna Arzhakovskaya

(1987-08-12) August 12, 1987
Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union
(now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Occupation
  • Hollywood and Russian actress
  • Acting coach
  • Russian Ballerina
  • Director
Years active2003–present
Websitesofyaskya.actor

Early life

Skya was born on August 12, 1987, in St. Petersburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Her grandmother, Emma Shchetinina, was a famous harpist and teacher, while her grandfather, Mark Fliderman, was a concertmaster of The State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia.

Skya began attending dance classes at a young age, and when she turned nine, she enrolled at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. At the age of twelve she moved to Ufa for further training in ballet. She graduated from The Bashkir Choreographic College. As a principal dancer Skya performed solo in such ballets as Swan Lake, La Bayadère, Snow White, La Esmeralda, and Raymonda at the Bashkortostan State Opera and Ballet Theatre.

Skya won numerous beauty contests. In 2005 she opened the third Vienna Opera Ball charity event in Moscow and won the "Russian Grace" contest. In 2006, she won the "Mrs World" pageant in St Petersburg.[4]

Career

In 2008, Skya appeared as a desperate mother in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, directed by John Kent Harrison. In 2009 she landed her first leading role in The Tomb,[5] a film based on Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia, starring Wes Bentley and Eric Roberts.

Following her appearances in those films, she was invited to play roles in Limelight (2009) and in Shadows in Paradise (2010) alongside Mark Dacascos. Also in 2010, she appeared in a Russian comedy, Klub Schast'ya, which brought her fame in Russia.

In 2013 Skya played the lead role in the film, Assassins Run (another name is White Swan), directed by Robert Crombie,[5][6] alongside Christian Slater[7] and Cole Hauser. In June 2013, Skya led the opening ceremony of the 35th Moscow International Film Festival.

She also appeared in the American thriller, My Stepdaughter (2015); the drama, Opus of an Angel (2017), directed by Ali Zamani; and the British thriller, Welcome to Curiosity (2018).

In 2019 she starred in the historical drama film, Once There Was a War, alongside Ben Cross.[8] The movie is about the 14-day war between Serbia and Bulgaria in 1885, and is directed by famous Bulgarian director Anri Kulev. Skya played a Russian physician named Countess Anastasia Golovina.

Other activities

In 2013 Skya performed a dance of tsaritsa Syuyumbike at the opening ceremony of the XXVII Summer Universiade in Kazan.[9] She supports charity events, such as "Meet For Charity".[10]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Director
2005 Hope for the Addicted Robert Crombie, Sofya Skya
2009 Limelight Tatyana David Semel
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Desperate Mother John Kent Harrison
The Tomb Ligeia Romanova Michael Straininger
2010 Shadows in Paradise Lt. Sasha Villanoff J. Stephen Maunder
Klub schast'ya Katya Igor Kalenov
2013 White Swan (Assassins Run) Maya Letiniskaya Robert Crombie, Sofya Skya
2014 Coca Cola Commercial Ballerina Salvador Carrasco
Operator real'nosti Sof'ya Vasiliy Pavlov
2015 My Stepdaughter Skylar Sofia Shinas
2017 Opus of an Angel Erin Ali Zamani
Coven Emily Margaret Malandruccolo
2018 Welcome to Curiosity Alina Ben Pickering
2019 Once There Was a War Anastasiya Golovina Anri Kulev
2020 Nartai Yuliya Gul'nara Sarsenova, Dito Tsintsadze
Television
Year Title Role Notes Director
2009 CSI: NY Olympia Episode: "Grounds for Deception" Duane Clark

References
  1. "Sofya Skya Biography".
  2. "«Роль женщины в кинематографе изменилась» - интервью с голливудской актрисой Sofya Skya".
  3. "Голливудская актриса Sofya Skya о лучших балетных премьерах. Латвия".
  4. Carey O’Donnell (22 December 2015). "Remember When Alan Thicke Said The Wrong Winner Of The 2006 Mrs World Pageant?". Paper. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. Neal Dhand (25 October 2015). "Sofya Skya flying high in "White Swan"". Mainline Media News. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. "Sofya Skya Cast In The Martial Arts Kid". Martial arts Entertainment. February 27, 2014.
  7. "Trailer est-il? "Assassins Run", quand van Damme rencontre Pina Bausch". 16 April 2013.
  8. "Morning show on BTV (Bulgarian TV channel)". November 2019.
  9. "Opening of the XXVII Summer Universiade in Kazan". July 7, 2013.
  10. "Meet For Charity". 2019.
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