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Isidora Goreshter
Born (1981-10-24) October 24, 1981 (age 43)
Long Beach, California
OccupationActress
Years active2008-present

Isidora Goreshter (born October 24, 1981) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Svetlana on the U.S. TV series Shameless from season three through the end of season eight.

Early life

Goreshter was born and raised in Long Beach, California, where she began performing on stage at age three. She studied classical ballet.[1]

Goreshter competed in gymnastics as a child.[2] She earned first place in beam, second place in vault and floor, and third place all-around in her age group at the California State Cup Championship in 1992.[3] Also in 1992, she came in second place overall in her age group at the Central Pacific Championships.[4]

Personal life

Goreshter was the first member of her family born in the United States.[5] Goreshter's family is from the former Soviet Union.[6] Two of Goreshter's grandparents are from Orhei, Moldova.[7]

Goreshter studied acting at the Stella Adler acting conservatory.[1] She appeared in such stage shows productions as Beirut, The Smell of the Kill, Waiting for Lefty, Laundry and Bourbon, and Waiting for Godot.[1] She has degrees in theatre and art history.[6]

Career

Goreshter made her film debut with a small role in the motion picture Paranoia, starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Liam Hemsworth. She then took supporting roles in the films T is for Twig, A Leading Man and the award-winning short Wonder Girls.[1]

In 2013, Goreshter guest starred in the television series Shameless as the prostitute Svetlana. At first meant to be a short-term character, Goreshter became a series regular in 2016.

Goreshter went on to a lead role in the motion picture the Petal Pushers and had a major role opposite Noël Wells and Joe Pantoliano in Happy Anniversary.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Deader Living Through Chemistry Lana Video short
2009 Ma Cité, Mon Histoire Margie Short
2010 Birds of a Feather Dancer TV movie
2011 Birds of a Feather Dancer
2011 Double Black Mead Short
2012 Paying for It Sophie Short
2012 T is for Twig Lina Short
2012 1 Nighter Bubbles Short
2012 The Skinny Trainer Short
2012 Oscar's Escape Sophie Short
2013 Paranoia Hospital Nurse #1
2013 A Leading Man Morgan Tucker
2013 The Wonder Girls Kornelia Short
2014 No Names Jules Short
2017 Trouble Young Maggie
2017 How We Work 8 Erica Short
2018 Clara's Ghost Adelia
2018 Happy Anniversary Georgia
2019 The Petal Pushers Ceil
TBA The Five Rules of Success Emma Post-Production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 2 Broke Girls Elena Episode: "And the Pearl Necklace"
2012 Ben and Kate Woman #3 Episode: "The Trip"
2013-2018 Shameless Svetlana Fisher Guest (Season 3)
Recurring (Seasons 4-6)
Main (Seasons 7-8)
53 episodes
2019 Grey's Anatomy Paula Episode: "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard"
TBA Condor Kat Gnezdy HBO Max placing the second season in limbo until further notice

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Svetlana Played by Isidora Goreshter - Shameless | SHOWTIME". SHO.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Youth News". Long Beach Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California). October 9, 1991. p. C4.
  3. ^ "Youth News: Cerritos Wins Cal Cup". Long Beach Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California). April 29, 1992. p. D4.
  4. ^ "AGA Gymnasts Shine in Central Pacific Tourney". Long Beach Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California). November 25, 1992. p. C4.
  5. ^ Kim, Jae-Ha (January 17, 2016). "Isidora Goreshter". The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida). p. F4.
  6. ^ a b Rapp, Ilana (25 January 2016). "Actress Isidora Goreshter -- 'My Audition for Shameless Was One of My Worst Auditions!'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. ^ "(foto, video) Două actrițe din serialul "Shameless" au origini basarabene. Bunicii lor sunt din Telenești și Orhei - #diez" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2019-12-27.
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