Oksana Cherkashyna
Oksana Cherkashyna | |
|---|---|
Оксана Черкашина | |
 Cherkashyna in 2020 | |
| Born | Oksana Leonidivna Cherkashyna 7 May 1988 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Notable work | Filmography |
| Awards | see here |
Oksana Leonidivna Cherkashyna[a] (born 7 May 1988) is a Ukrainian theater and film actress. She has won several important honors in addition to being acknowledged for her exceptional performances on stage and cinema.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Born on 7 May 1988, in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv,[2] Cherkashyna showed an early interest in the arts, particularly theater. She enrolled at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University in 2005, and she earned a Master of Arts degree from the institution in 2009.[1] She has been a trainer, director, and professor at the "Tisto School of Acting" since 2014.[3]
Career
[edit]Joanna Vikhovska invited Cherkashyna to participate in the Polish-Ukrainian project "мапи страху/мапи ідентичності" in 2016.[4] Following that, which Cherkashyna considered to be a turning point in her career, she participated in a number of autonomous initiatives for several years in collaboration with the British Council, the Goethe-Institut in Ukraine, and the Polish Theater Institute in Warsaw. Notable performances like "ДПЮ,"[5][6][7] "Ресторан Україна,"[8][9] "Мій дід копав, мій батько копав, а я не буду"[10][11][12] are among them.
Cherkashyna started her acting career in the Kyiv theater on the left bank of the Dnieper after receiving her degree from university.[13] She assumed a variety of roles in a variety of plays and soon established herself as the troupe's star actress. She was honored with two of the most important prizes in Polish theater in 2019: the Main Acting Award of the All-Polish Contemporary Art Competition and the second prize for Best Actress at the Divine Comedy Festival in Kraków.[1] She was invited to the theater for 2018 and 2019, for the drama "Левів не віддамо."[14][15]
Cherkashyna made her on-screen debut in Vladislav Vdovchenko's "Валентинів день", where she had a major part, in 2015. She won the Kyiv International Film Festival's Best Actress prize for this performance. She has since acted in several other movies, such as Klondike by Maryna Er Gorbach (for which she won the same prize in 2022) and Bad Roads by Natalka Vorozhbyt (for which she won the "Kinokol" award in 2020).[1]
After watching Klondike at the Sundance and Berlin film festivals, Cherkashyna hoped that an invasion of Ukraine would not occur. When Russia did invade Ukraine on 24 February 2022 her perspective on politics, the world, and art were all altered. She no longer has faith in politics, the European Union, the European Community and the global society, as they all reacted with essentially no response.[16] As a means of protesting the rapidly increasing levels of violence in the globe, she saw Klondike as a film "dedicated to all women" and emphasized the significance of presenting a "female perspective" on the conflict.[17]
Klondike, Ukraine's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film 2023, stars Cherkashyna. For her role, she just took home the Fipresci Best Actress award from the Palm Springs film festival. Her next project, the Netflix television series Absolute Beginners, premiered in Poland in 2023.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Cherkashyna is fluent in Ukrainian, English, Polish, and Russian, with a basic understanding of French and German.[2]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title[18][unreliable source] | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Devachan | A girl | |
| 2015 | Bring Us Your Women | Oxana Cherkashina | segment of "Mary Magdalene" |
| 2016 | Марія Магдалена | Maria | |
| 2020 | Bad Roads | Combat medic | |
| 2021 | Синдром Гамлета | Oksana | |
| 2021 | Приборкання норовливої | Solomiya | |
| 2022 | Klondike | Irka | |
| 2023 | Polowanie na cmy | Mrs. Szymalska | episode 1 |
| 2023 | Green Border | Ukrainian refugee | |
| 2023 | Absolute Beginners | Igor's mother |
Awards and recognitions
[edit]In addition to receiving fame in her native Ukraine, Cherkashyna also became well-known abroad. Critics and spectators have praised her works, which she has frequently exhibited at international film festivals. She became one of the most well-known Ukrainian actors outside because to her skills and competence.[1] On the Day of Ukrainian Cinema, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree (№465/2021) naming Cherkashyna as a Merited Artist of Ukraine and bestowing state medals to notable cinema professionals.[19]
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Dzyga | 2021 | Best Female Role | Bad Roads | Nominated |
| 2023 | Klondike | Won | ||
| Kinokolo | 2020 | Best Actress | Bad Roads | Won |
| 2022 | Klondike | Won | ||
| Southeast European Film Festival | 2022 | Outstanding Acting Achievements | Klondike | Won |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Черкашина Оксана Леонідівна | АлиБаба" (in Ukrainian). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Oksana Cherkashyna - Actress - e-TALENTA". www.e-talenta.eu. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Школа актерского мастерства "Тесто"". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Парад сміливців | Збруч". 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Спектакль "ДПЮ" помогает найти диалог между гражданскими и военными". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ ""ДПЮ": война за пять простых уроков - портал новостей LB.ua". 6 December 2020. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Голос Харькова о войне. Театр "Прекрасные цветы" впервые заговорит на сцене в спектакле "ДПЮ". Новости досуга в Украине Харькове. Весь Харьков". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ ""Дай, сколько можешь": харьковские актёры рассказывают о коррупции - MediaPort". 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ ""Ресторан Украина" на мариупольском Гогольфесте :: Мариуполь - Театр :: Новостной портал Мариуполя". 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ ""Мій дід копав…": хаос пам'яті « Korydor | журнал про сучасну культуру". 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Кінець удавання: мапи ідентичності українського (а)театру :: Teatre :: современный театр в Украине". 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Перший перегляд українських театрів ДесантUA - Польське Радіо". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Міністерство культури України :: Результати конкурсу на заміщення вакантної посади артиста драми в ТВЗК "Київський академічний театр драми і комедії на лівому березі Дніпра"". 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Lwów nie oddamy – Mirosław Wlekły". 5 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "W paszczy lwów – o spektaklu Katarzyny Szyngiery "Lwów nie oddamy" z Teatru im. Wandy Siemaszkowej w Rzeszowie - DOMAGALAsieKULTURY : DOMAGALAsieKULTURY". 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ jburkepmc (10 April 2022). "Oksana Cherkashyna: "I am not the same"". Golden Globes. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Shriijth, Sajin (12 December 2022). "IFFK 2022: Klondike has an anti-war message: Oksana Cherkashyna". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Oksana Cherkashyna | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Зеленський нагородив орденами і почесними званнями 43 артистів, серед них колегу по серіалу "Слуга народу" Боклана". ДІАЛОГИ (in Ukrainian). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.