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Oksana Cherkashyna

Oksana Cherkashyna

About me

Oksana stars in “Klondike“, Ukraine’s entry for the Oscars Best International Feature Film 2023. Recently, she has won a Fipresci Best Actress prize at the Palm Springs film festival for this part. Upcoming Oksana’s project to look up for is Gaumont/Starlight media tv-series “In her car”, releasing in 2024.

Information

Acting age
31-39 years
Year of birth
1988 (35 years)
Place of birth
Ukraine
Height (cm)
170
Weight (in kg)
57
Eye color
brown
Hair color
Brown
Hair length
Medium
Stature
normal, slim
Place of residence
Warsaw (PL)
Housing options
Warsaw (PL), Berlin (DE), London (GB)
Nationality
Ukrainian
Languages
Ukrainian(native-language)EnglishPolishFrenchGerman
Dialects
English-Standard(native dialect)
Accents
AmericanBulgarianPolishSlavic
Instruments
Piano
Sport
Aerial yogaAerobicsAthleticsBadmintonBalletBeach volleyballBilliardsBowlingClimbCrossFitDancesportDiving (apnea)Figure skatingFitnessHandballHorse ridingMotorsport (Motorcycle)PilatesVolleyballYoga
Dance
PerformanceButohClassic danceContemporary dance
Main profession
Actor
Singing
ImprovisationPopRock
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2005 – 2010
Kharkiv National University of Arts

Other professional training

2023
FILMAKADEMIE Baden-Wurtenberg, ISAW 2023
2019
Meisner Technique , Theo Bomhard (Cours de Florance), Kyiv
2018
Meisner Technique, Actors Space Berlin

Awards

2023
FIPRESCI award for the best actress at the International Palm-Springs film festival (Cinema film)
2022
"KINOKOLO", the Ukrainian critics award for the best actress 2022 (Feature film)
2022
Best actress at the Antakya Film festival (Feature film)
2022
The best actress of the Ukrainian Film Festival in Great Britain "Bird" (Feature film)
2022
An award for outstanding acting achievements at SEEfest, Los-Angeles (Feature film)
2022
Golden Dzyga, Best Actress (Feature film)
2021
"KINOKOLO" the Ukrainian critics award for the best actress 2020 (Feature film)

Film

2023 – 2024
The Islands
Tanya (MR) Michael Zvegintsev Distribution: DFFB
2023 – 2024
Buka (Feature film)
Olena (MR) Maciej Ślesicki, Filip Hillesland Producer: Currently in production Distribution: Warsaw Film School
2023
The Green Border
Guest role Agnieszka Holland Producer: Marcin Wierzchosławski
2022
Tata (Feature film)
Customs officer (SR) Ania Maliszewska Producer: Marcin Wierzchosławski Distribution: Warner Bros Pictures Casting Director: Alina Falana
2022
Klondike (Drama)
Irka (MR) Maryna Er Gorbach Producer: Sviatoslav Bulakowali, Mehmet Bahadir Er Distribution: Kedr Films Casting Director: Tetiana Simon Written by: Maryna Er Gorbach
2020 – 2022
The Hamlet Symdrome (Cinema documentary)
Oksana (MR) Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rossolowski Producer: Magdalena Kaminska Distribution: Belapolis, Kundschafter Filmproduktion
2019 – 2022
Taming of the Shrew (Feature film)
Solomia (MR) Katarzyna Szyngiera Producer: Stanislaw Zaborowski Distribution: Polski Institut sztuki filmowej Written by: Weronika Murek
2021
Bad Roads (Feature film)
Tanya, combat medic (MR) Natalia Vororzbyt Producer: Yuri Minzianov, Dmitri Minzianov Distribution: Kristi Films Casting Director: Olga Klymenko Written by: Natalia Vororzbyt
2020
Nausea (Short film)
A woman (MR) Polina Biliaieva Distribution: Warsaw Film School
2016
Bring us your woman (Short film)
Mary Magdalene (MR) Igor Chekachkov

Television

2024
Będziemy mieszkać razem (Series)
Anna (MR) Station: In production Distribution: TVP
2023
Absolute Beginners (Series)
Nastia (GR) Kamila Tarabura, Katarzyna Warzecha Distribution: Netflix
2022
Połowanie na cmy (Series)
The judge (GR) Michał Rogalski Producer: Akson Studio Distribution: TVP
2019
The judge (Series)
Bar owner (GR) Anton Shcherbakov Distribution: „Україна»

Theater

2022
„Radio Maria”
Radio presenter (MR) Roza Sarkisian Theater: Theatre Powszechny Written by: Joanna Wichowska
2021
The heart of darkness
Marlow (MR) Paweł Łysak Theater: Theatre Powszechny Written by: Josef Konrad
2021
“3STRS”
Natasha (MR) Luk Perseval Theater: TR Warszawa theatre Written by: A. Chechov
2018 – 2020
Psychosis 4.48
She (MR) Roza Sarkisian Theater: Kyiv Theatre „Actor” Written by: Sara Kane
2020
Bad roads
Journalist (MR) Tamara Trunova Theater: Kyiv Left Bank theatre Written by: Natalka Vorozhbyt