Oksana Akinshina

Oksana Akinshina Оксана Акиньшина
Born	Oksana Aleksandrovna Akinshina
Other names	Oksana Akinsjina
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999-Present

Oksana Aleksandrovna Akinshina (Template:Lang-ru; sometimes credited as Oksana Akinsjina; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian film and television actress. She became well-known for the leading role in the Swedish film Lilya 4-Ever (2002), directed by Lukas Moodysson.

Early life

She was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russia, Soviet Union.

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 a nomination for Best Actress nomination from the Guldbagge Awards, Sweden's national film awards.

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

Filmography

• Sisters (2001) directed by Sergei Bodrov, Jr., Russia
• Lilya 4-Ever (2002) directed by Lukas Moodysson, Sweden
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004) directed by Paul Greengrass, United States
• Het Zuiden (2004) directed by Martin Koolhoven, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands
• Moscow Zero (2006) directed by María Lidón, United Kingdom, United States and Spain
• The Wolfhound (2007) directed by Nikolai Lebedev, Russia
• Hipsters (2008) directed by Valery Todorovsky, Russia

Television work

Akinshina has also made several appearances in television roles.

External links

• Oksana Akinshina at IMDb
• Interview with David Jenkins (4 September 2003). "Teen Says 'Nyet' to Fame — Russian Teenager Oksana Akinshina, the Star of Lukas Moodysson's Lilya 4-Ever, Lunches with David Jenkins". The Age. Accessed 12 January 2010.