Olha Sumska

Olha Sumska (Ukrainian: Ольга В'ячеславівна Сумська, born 22 August 1966) is a Ukrainian actress of theater and cinema, television hostess, recipient of the Shevchenko National Prize in 1996 and the People's Artist of Ukraine (2009).[1] In 2006 she attempted to run for a mayor of Kyiv.[2]

Olha Sumska
Ольга В'ячеславівна Сумська
Born
NationalityUkrainian
Alma materKyiv Institute of Theatrical Arts
OccupationActress, Politician
Parent(s)Vyacheslav Hnatovych-Sumsky
Hanna Opanasenko-Sumska
RelativesNataliya Sumska
(sister)
Awards

Olha was born in city of Lviv in family of actors. She has an older sister Nataliya Sumska who is also an actress. In 1987 Olha graduated the Kyiv Institute of Theatrical Arts and in 1988-2006 she was a stage actress of the Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater of Russian Drama.

Recognition

  • 1996 Shevchenko National Prize for television films "Entrapment" and "Crime with many unknown"[3]

References

  1. about recognition with state awards of Ukraine. Presidential ukase.
  2. Olha Sumska is the next mayor of Kyiv?. Obozrevatel. 9 February 2006
  3. Shevchenko National Prize laureates 19622013. Shevchenko National Prize Committee official website.
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