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 (36 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 volleyballBilliardsBowlingClimbingCrossFitDancesportFigure skatingFitnessFreedivingHandballHorse 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

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

Awards

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

Film

People (Feature film)
Olena (MR) Maciej Ślesicki, Filip Hillesland Distribution: Warsaw Film School Casting Director: Olga Lubarova
The Green Border
Agnieszka Holland Producer: Marcin Wierzchosławski
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
The Hamlet Symdrome (Cinema documentary)
Oksana (MR) Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rossolowski Producer: Magdalena Kaminska Distribution: Belapolis, Kundschafter Filmproduktion
Tata (Feature film)
Customs officer (SR) Ania Maliszewska Producer: Marcin Wierzchosławski Distribution: Warner Bros Pictures Casting Director: Alina Falana
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
Nausea (Short film)
A woman (MR) Polina Biliaieva Distribution: Warsaw Film School
Bring us your woman (Short film)
Mary Magdalene (MR) Igor Chekachkov

Television

IN HER CAR (Series)
Nadia (EL) Distribution: Gaumont, ZDFneo Casting Director: Olena Shevchuk Written by: Yevgen Tunick
We shall live together (Series)
Anna (MR) Anna Maliszewska, Tadeusz Lysiak Station: TVP.VOD Distribution: TVP1
Absolute Beginners (Series)
Nastia (GR) Kamila Tarabura, Katarzyna Warzecha Distribution: Netflix
Połowanie na cmy (Series)
The judge (EL) Michał Rogalski Producer: Akson Studio Distribution: TVP
The judge (Series)
Bar owner (GR) Anton Shcherbakov Distribution: „Україна»

Theater

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