Svetlana Khodchenkova

Biography

Svetlana Khodchenkova was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Svetlana briefly worked for a modeling agency.

In 2005 she graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, the course M. 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, she won the award Polish Film Festival 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 Lavrova's Method (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 a major role in the historical action film Viking (2016), red carpet in December 2016.

Personal life

On December 13, 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

• "These free butterflies" (STD Theatre Centre (WTO) of the Russian Federation "On Strastnom")
• "Hospital „Moulin Rouge“" ("Independent Theater Project")
• "Santa Claus - bastard!" ("Independent Theater Project")
• "Theatre with and without rules" ("Independent Theater Project")
• "Love Story" ("Independent Theater Project")