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Name: Oksana Akinshina  
   
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Date of Birth: 19th April 1987
   
Place of Birth: Leningrad, Russia, Soviet Union (now St. Petersburg, Russia)
   
Profession: Actress
 
 
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Oksana Akinshina

Oksana Akinshina (Оксана Акиньшина) (b. April 19, 1987) is a Russian actress, who became well-known for the leading role in the Swedish film Lilya 4-ever by Lukas Moodysson. Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, she started acting at age of 12.

She was discovered by Sergei Bodrov Jr., and she made her film debut in the Russian film Syostry. This was a directorial debut of actor Sergei Bodrov Jr. who died on an avalanche while filming his second feature film in the Caucasus. Akinshina had a Best Actress nomination in 2002 European Movie Awards, however, she lost to the 8 actresses of the film 8 femmes by François Ozon. Her second film Lilja 4-ever brought her another Best Actress nomination, this time in Guldbagge Awards, Sweden's national film awards.

Filmography

  • Het Zuiden (2004) by Martin Koolhoven, Netherlands / Belgium / Denmark
  • The Bourne Supremacy (2004) by Paul Greengrass, USA
  • Lilja 4-ever or Lilya 4-ever (2002) by Lukas Moodysson, Sweden
  • Syostry (2001) by Sergei Bodrov Jr., Russia

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