Iryna Ostrovska

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Iryna Ostrovska

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   My debut in film was with “My thoughts are silent”, where I played a woman broken and utterly demotivated by life. I was fattened, aged, and my visage blemished. For this role I was nominated for the Ukrainian Film Academy Awards Golden Dziga for Best Supporting Actress. When I saw myself in the mirror on set, it dawned upon me why I was in this profession at all: To be able to live through the lives of other people. They are often controversial and not at all like myself, but evermore fascinating to understand and portray.
   This is why despite my degree in economics I decided to pursue my passion and attend acting school.  However due to family reasons and having to move countries, my dreams were put on hold. Upon returning to Ukraine in 2015, I returned to my calling and continued to act. My roles explore the vastly different lives of many women, characters ranging from broken and defeated to strong and invincible. 
   My last character Victoria is the epitome of my characters, seeming unshakeable from the outside, yet is so tender on the inside. She is the main character of my last film “The Glass House”, whom I had the chance to represent at the Cannes Film Festival “Black Night Goes to Cannes” under the Work in Progress category.

Actor36-46 yearsUkrainian
Place of residence Kyiv (UA)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1978 (46 years)
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorgreen
Hair colordark blond(e)
Height (cm)166
Weight (in kg)57
Statureathletic / training
LanguagesUkrainian(native)EnglishRussianGerman
InstrumentsPiano
SportHorse riding
PitchAlto
Special skillsChoreography
Training

State Humanities University, Rivne / Ukraine, 2002 – 2005 Theatre Production and Drama, Master's Degree

Other professional training
2020
Prague Film School (Ivan Shvedoff workshop)
2018
Ukrainian School of Dubbing Tak Treba Production
2018
British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat
2015 – 2017
Ukrainian Film School
Awards
2020
Ukrainian Film Academy Awards, Golden Dziga Best Supporting Actress for My Thoughts Are Silent (nominated)
Film
2022
The Glass House (Drama)
Victoria (MR)
Taras Dron Igor Savychenko Alla Samoylenko Taras Dron
2022
How Is Katia? (Drama)
Iryna (SR)
Christina Tynkevych Olha Matat Yana Bernadskaya Serhii Kastornykh / Christina Tynkevych
2020
In Perspective (Short film)
Ksenija (SR)
Viktor Pryduvalov Andriy Rizol Alla Samoylenko Andriy Khokholkin
2019
Invisible (Drama)
Ksenija (SR)
Ignas Jonynas Kristina Ramanauskaite Vikte Simukauskiene Egle Sparnaityte
2019
My Thoughts Are Silent (Drama)
Vira Ivanivna (SR)
Antonio Lukich Dmytro Sukhanov / Alla Belaya Alla Samoylenko Antonio Lukich
Television
2021 – 2022
The Silence (TV series)
Alina (SR)
Dalibor Matanic Miodrag Sila / Nebojsa Taraba Tatyana Vladzimirskaya Marjan Alcevski
2021
Kava z Kardamonom
pani Skulska (SR)
Iryna Gromozda Olena Lavrenyuk / Serge Lavrenyuk Tatyana Vladzimirskaya
2020
Sex, Insta i ZNO (TV series)
Dania's mom
Antonio Lukich Iryna Nikonchuk / Anna Tkachenko FILM.UA Distribution Alla Samoylenko Yevhenia Babenko /  Pavlo Ostrikov
2019
Sniffer
Marina (EL)
Artyom Litvinenko FILM.UA Distribution Alla Samoylenko