Olesya Zheleznyak
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| Born | Olesya Vladimirovna Zheleznyak 11 November 1974 |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Olesya Vladimirovna Zheleznyak (Russian: Оле́ся Влади́мировна Железня́к; born November 11, 1974) is a Russian theater and film actress, TV presenter.[1] Winner of the All-Russian Theater Prize Seagull Award in 2002.[2]
Biography
[edit]Olesya Zheleznyak was born on November 11, 1974, in Moscow.[3] Her mother worked as a seamstress, father — as a loader. She has an older sister Lyudmila. The family has Ukrainian ancestry, and in a 2023 interview she claimed she was Ukrainian.[4]
In childhood, she studied at a choreographic studio. In 1999 she graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (Mark Zakharov's course) and was accepted into the troupe of the Lenkom Theatre. Her first performance was The Barbarian and the Heretic.[1][5]
Zheleznyak became popular after a successful film debut in the film Silver Lily of the Valley by Tigran Keosayan. In 2015, she dubbed Sadness in the animated film Inside Out in Russian. She appeared in the second season of ice show contest Ice Age.
Political views
[edit]Zheleznyak is an avid supporter of the presidency of Vladimir Putin.[6][7] She has repeatedly visited Russian-occupied Crimea and has publicly supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine, claiming in 2023 that Volodymyr Zelenskyy (a former producer for the comedy series Svaty in which she starred) "brings evil" and wants to "kill my children".[8][4][9]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Silver Lily of the Valley (2000) as Zoya Misochkina
- Balakirev the Buffoon (2002) as Dunya Burykina
- My Fair Nanny (2004—2008) as Galya Kopylova
- Love in the Big City (2009) as Pelageya
- Svaty (2010—2017) as Larisa
- 8 First Dates (2012) as Zinaida Ivanovna
- And Here's What's Happening to Me (2012) as Nastya
- Milk (2021) as woman in the park
- Papy (2022) as Elena Mishina
- Poyekhavshaya (2023) as Katerina
Personal life
[edit]Olesya is married to actor Spartak Sumchenko (born 1973).[3] They have four children.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Олеся Железняк at the rusactors.ru
- ^ Олеся Железняк: Важно взять зрительный зал
- ^ a b Олеся Железняк: У меня нет комплекса по поводу внешности. Муж любит, и слава богу
- ^ a b "Зірка "Сватів" видала маячню про Зеленського: "Несе зло"" ["Svaty" star made a preposterous claim about Zelensky: "He brings evil"]. www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ "Варвар и еретик". Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ "Театр «Ленком» собирался привезти в Тель-Авив спектакль «Поминальная молитва». Против выступили сторонники Украины — и показы отменили Театр назвал активистов «израильскими Иванами, не помнящими родства»". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ ""Ленком" ответил на отмену гастролей, назвав израильтян "клоунами"". Радио Свобода (in Russian). 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ "Зірка "Сватів" Железняк спантеличила привітанням Путіна і нарвалася на хейт українців". ТСН.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ Телеканал Дождь (2023-06-15). Z-падение Эрнста, Преснякова, Гагариной. Как знаменитости оказались за войну?. Retrieved 2025-03-08 – via YouTube. (in Russian)
- ^ Олеся Железняк назвала новорожденного сына Фомой
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- 1974 births
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