Oksana Akinshina

Oksana Aleksandrovna Akinshina (Russian: Оксана Александровна Акиньшина; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian actress. She is best known for her roles in films Sisters (2001), Lilya 4-ever (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and Hipsters (2008).

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Aleksandrovna and the family name is Akinshina.
Oksana Akinshina
Akinshina at the Stilyagi film set.
Born
Oksana Aleksandrovna Akinshina

(1987-04-19) 19 April 1987
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
NationalityRussian
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)
Dmitry Litvinov
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(m. 2007; div. 2010)​
Children3

Early and personal life

Oksana Akinshina was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia), where she currently lives.[1] Her father was a car mechanic and her mother an accountant. She has a younger sister.[2] At the time she landed the role in Lilya 4-ever (2002), Akishnina only spoke Russian, and communicated with director Lukas Moodysson with the help of Alexandra Dahlström as her translator.[1]

Career

Starting acting at age 12, Akinshina was discovered by Sergei Bodrov, Jr., and she made her screen début in the Russian crime film Sisters (2001), Bodrov's own directorial début.

Her second film, Lilya 4-Ever (2001), earned her a 2002 European Film Award nomination for Best Actress. She lost, however, to the eight actresses of the film 8 Women (2002), directed by François Ozon. For her role in Lilya 4-Ever, she also received the award for Best Actress in Leading Role from the Guldbagge Awards, Sweden's national film awards.

Since then Akinshina has acted in the films Het Zuiden, directed by Martin Koolhoven, and The Bourne Supremacy (2004), directed by Paul Greengrass.

Personal life

From 2007 to 2010, Akinshina was married to businessman Dmitry Litvinov,[3] with whom she has a son, Filip Litvinov, born 2 June 2009. On 15 January 2013, Akinshina gave birth to her second son Konstantin, with the film producer Archil Gelovani. On 29 January 2017, she gave birth to a daughter from Gelovani.

Ideology

Akinshina disapproves of feminism, calling it “the destiny of ugly women.” She states that “We live in a man’s world; it is evident and it is wonderful. This rule was worked out by nature itself.” [4]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Sisters Sveta
2002 Lilya 4-ever Lilya
In Motion Ania
2003 The Moth Games Zoyka
Het zuiden Zoya
Kamenskaya III: The Illusion of a Sin Ira Terekhina TV Series
2004 The Bourne Supremacy Irena Neski
Women in the Game without Rules Alka Mini-series
2005 Female Novel Ksenia TV Series
2006 Captain's Children Polina Grinyova TV Series
Moscow Zero Lyuba
Moscow Mission Anna
2007 Wolfhound Knesinka Elen
2008 Hipsters Polsza
Birds of Paradise Katenyka
Number One Enemy Katya
2009 I Am Nina
2010 Blizzard Varya Mini-series
2011 Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive Tatiana
2012 8 First Dates Vera
Wristcutters Marina
Nowhere to hurry mototsiklistka
2015 8 new appointments Vera
SOS, Ded Moroz, or all come true! Olga
Loop Nesterov Olga, Korolev's daughter TV Series
2016 SuperBobrovy Sveta Bobrova
To each his own Oksana TV Series
Versus Vera
Children's World
8 New Dates Vera
2019 Quiet Comes the Dawn Maria Konnova
2020 Sputnik Tatyana Yuryevna Klimova
Chernobyl: Abyss

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2002 Bratislava International Film Festival Awards Best Actress Sisters Won
2003 European Film Awards Best Actress Lilya 4-ever Nominated
Gijón International Film Festival Awards Best Actress Won
Guldbagge Awards Best Actress Won
Rouen Nordic Film Festival Awards Best Actress Won
Stockholm Film Festival Awards Best Actress Won
2012 Nika Award Best Actress Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive Nominated

References
  1. "Teen says 'nyet' to fame". The Age. 4 September 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. Оксана Акиньшина — "сестра" Бодрова, любовь Шнура. People (in Russian). Daria Buravchikova. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  3. Акиньшина отметила развод коньяком прямо на съемочной площадке. Segodnya.ua (in Russian). 23 November 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  4. "«У меня тяга к самоуничтожению и саморазрушению»" (in Russian). iz.ru. 11 January 2021.
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