Svetlana Khodchenkova
Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova (; born 21 January 1983) is a Russian actress of theater, film, and television. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018). Early life. Svetlana Khodchenkova was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She briefly worked for a modeling agency. In 2005 Khodchenkova graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, where she studied under the direction of Mikhail Borisovich Borisov. Career. Khodchenkova’s debut-role was in the film "Bless the Woman" (2003) directed by Stanislav Govorukhin. For this role she was nominated for "Nika" award as Best Actress. She continued her career  in the role of a clairvoyant Cassandra historical television series "Talisman of Love" (2005). Svetlana played a ballerina in Pavel Sanaev’s film "Kilometer Zero" (2007). In 2008, at the Polish Film Festival she won the award for Best Actress in "Little Moscow". She is also known for her roles in box office films "Love in the Big City" (2009), its sequel, "Love in the Big City 2" (2010), and "Office Romance. Our Time" (2011). She starred in the TV-series "" (2011), and appeared as Irina in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011). Svetlana presented together with American colleagues at the  Venice Film Festival. She co-starred with Hugh Jackman in the 2013 superhero film "The Wolverine" as Viper, one of the film's antagonists. Khodchenkova played the leading role, Irina the Greek woman, in the historical action film "Viking" (2016). Personal life. On 13 December 2005, she married her classmate Vladimir Yaglych, a Russian actor. In 2010, they divorced. In May 2015, she was engaged to Moscow businessman Georgiy Petrishin. In February 2016, the couple called off the engagement.