# Oksana Akinshina

Oksana Sergeevna Akinshina (Russian: Оксана Сергеевна Акиньшина; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian actress. She is known for her roles in the films Sisters (2001), Lilya 4-ever (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Hipsters (2008) and Sputnik (2020).

## Early life

Akinshina was born on 19 April 1987 in what was then Leningrad in Russia, then part of the Soviet Union. Her father is a car mechanic, and her mother is an accountant. She has a younger sister. At the time she landed the role in Lilya 4-ever (2002), Akinshina only spoke Russian and communicated with director Lukas Moodysson with the help of Alexandra Dahlström as her interpreter.

## Career

Starting acting at age 12, Akinshina was discovered by Sergei Bodrov Jr. and made her screen debut in the Russian crime film Sisters (2001), Bodrov's directorial debut.
Her second film, Lilya 4-Ever (2001), earned her a 2002 European Film Award nomination for Best Actress. She lost, however, to the eight actresses of the film 8 Women (2002). For her role in Lilya 4-Ever, she also received the award for Best Actress in Leading Role from the Guldbagge Awards.
Since then, Akinshina has acted in the films Het Zuiden—directed by Martin Koolhoven—and The Bourne Supremacy (2004)—directed by Paul Greengrass.

## Personal life

From 2007 to 2010, Akinshina was married to businessman Dmitry Litvinov, with whom she has a son (born 2009). In 2012, Akinshina married film producer Archil Gelovani, with whom she has two children, a son and a daughter. The couple separated in 2018.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Sisters | Svetlana "Sveta" Malakov | |
| 2002 | Lilya 4-ever | Lilya Michailova | |
| 2002 | In Motion | Ania | |
| 2003 | The Moth Games | Zoyka | |
| 2003 | Het zuiden [nl] | Zoya | |
| 2003 | Kamenskaya III: The Illusion of a Sin | Ira Terekhina | TV series |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | Irena Neski | |
| 2004 | Women in the Game without Rules | Alka | Mini-series |
| 2005 | Female Novel | Ksenia | TV series |
| 2006 | Captain's Children | Polina Grinyova | TV series |
| 2006 | Moscow Zero | Lyuba | |
| 2006 | Moscow Mission | Anna | |
| 2007 | Wolfhound | Knesinka Elen | |
| 2008 | Stilyagi | Polsza | |
| 2008 | Birds of Paradise | Katenyka | |
| 2008 | Number One Enemy | Katya | |
| 2009 | I Am [ru] | Nina | |
| 2010 | Blizzard | Varya | Mini-series |
| 2011 | Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive | Tatiana Ivleva | |
| 2012 | 8 First Dates | Vera Kazantseva | |
| 2012 | Wristcutters | Marina | |
| 2012 | Nowhere to hurry | Female Motorcyclist | |
| 2015 | 8 New Dates | Vera Kazantseva | |
| 2015 | SOS, Ded Moroz, or all come true! | Olga | |
| 2015 | Loop Nesterov | Olga, Korolev's daughter | TV series |
| 2016 | SuperBobrovy | Sveta Bobrova | |
| 2016 | To each his own | Oksana | TV series |
| 2016 | Versus | Vera | |
| 2016 | Children's World | | |
| 2016 | 8 Best Dates | Vera Kazantseva | |
| 2019 | Quiet Comes the Dawn | Maria Konnova | |
| 2020 | Sputnik | Tatyana Yuryevna Klimova | |
| 2020 | Chernobyl: Abyss | Olga Savostina | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 2002 | Bratislava International Film Festival Awards | Best Actress | Sisters | Won |
| 2003 | European Film Awards | Best Actress | Lilya 4-ever | Nominated |
| 2003 | Gijón International Film Festival Awards | Best Actress | Lilya 4-ever | Won |
| 2003 | Guldbagge Awards | Best Actress | Lilya 4-ever | Won |
| 2003 | Rouen Nordic Film Festival Awards | Best Actress | Lilya 4-ever | Won |
| 2003 | Stockholm Film Festival Awards | Best Actress | Lilya 4-ever | Won |
| 2012 | Nika Award | Best Actress | Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive | Nominated |