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Svetlana Khodchenkova

Svetlana Khodchenkova is a Russian actress, known for her roles in Blagoslovite zhenshchinu (2003) and in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). She was born Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova on January 21, 1983, in Moscow and spent her childhood in Zheleznodorozhny, a small city about 6 miles east of Moscow, Russia. She was raised by a single mother, attended a public school, and once dreamed of becoming a medical doctor. In 1998, at the age of 15, she started a career as a fashion model in Moscow, and also made a few international gigs. In 2000 she began her studies at the Moscow Institute of World Economics, but quit in favor of acting. From 2001 to 2005 she studied acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There she attended the class of Nina Doroshina and Alekandr Lyubimtsev, graduating in 2005 as actress. While a student, she starred in films of directors Stanislav Govorukhin, and Viktor Merezhko, and also appeared in popular Russian TV series. In 2008, she earned the best actress award at Gdynya Polish Film Festival, for the leading role in Mala Moskwa (2008). In 2012, she won COFCA Award for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). On December 13, 2005, she married her classmate, actor Vladimir Yaglych, and also took her husband's name, changing her name from Svetlana Khodchenkova to Svetlana Yaglych.The couple married on the 13th on purpose; because all their filming contracts were signed on the 13th, they believed that 13 would keep working as a good number for them. However, their marriage did not last, ending in divorce. Svetlana has been involved in several stage productions of Independent stage project in Moscow. She made stellar appearances in such plays, as "Moulin Rouge Hospital" and "Theatre with and without rules" earning herself much critical acclaim. Outside of her acting profession, Svetlana is skilled in horse-back riding. She is also fond of winter sports, such as alpine skiing: she practiced her downhill at the ski re


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  • Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova
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The Wolverine

2013
as Viper

Warrior

2015
as zhena Vyasheslava Rodina

Little Moscow

2008
as Wiera

Metro

2013
as Irina Garina

You're All Driving Me Crazy!

2017
as Соня Багрецова

Dovlatov

2018
as Dovlatov friend

Office Romance. Our time

2011
as Ludmila Kalugina

Анна К

as Anna Karenina

Love and the City

2009
as Настя

Karusel

2005
as Тамара Онегина

Викинг

2016
as Irina

Казанова

2020
as Полина Новгородцева

Актрисы

2023
as Polina

The Hero

2019
as Masha

Not by Bread Alone

2005
as Nadezhda Drozdova

Pitfall

2009
as Лилиана

По ту сторону смерти

2018
as Юлия Дёмина, сотрудница института мозга

Метод Лавровой

2011
as Екатерина Лаврова

Champions

2014
as Svetlana Zhurova

Lady of Csejte

2015
as Elizabeth Báthory

Severnyy veter

2021
as Matilda

Талисман любви

2005
as Кассандра

Bandy

2010
as Анна

Lucky Island

2013
as Лена

Classmates

2016
as Вика

Shalnoy angel

2009
as Алена Некрасова

МосГаз

2012
as Ирина

Love and the City 2

2010
as Настя

Дело

2021
as Nurse Nadya

Sect

2019
as Лиля

Director

Movie Sbezhavshie v Arizonu 2019

Writer

Movie Sbezhavshie v Arizonu 2019

Producer

Movie It's Not Her Name 2019

Guest Star

Episode Вечерний Ургант
Светлана Ходченкова, Валерий Меладзе
2014