Ivanna Sakhno

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Anatoliyivna and the family name is Sakhno.
Ivanna Sakhno
Born
Ivanna Anatoliyivna Sakhno

(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 26)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Citizenship
  • Ukraine
Occupation(s)Actress, activist
Years active2005–present

Ivanna Anatoliyivna Sakhno (Ukrainian: Іванна Анатоліївна Сахно; born 14 November 1997) is a Ukrainian actress and activist. She is known for her roles as Cadet Viktoriya in the science fiction monster film Pacific Rim Uprising (2018); the hitwoman Nadedja in the 2018 action comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me; and Shin Hati in 2023's Ahsoka television series. She had already achieved certain prominence in Ukraine after appearing in 2005 in the first ever Ukrainian-language sitcom, Lesia + Roma, and the 2013 biopic Ivan the Powerful.

Early life[edit]

Ivanna Sakhno was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 14 November 1997 to a family of local filmmakers.[1] Her parents are Halyna Kuvivchak-Sakhno, a director, and Anatolii Sakhno, a cinematographer.[2] Her great-grandmother survived Auschwitz. [3]

Her dream of acting started in 2004 when she watched the film Amélie.[1] At the age of 13, Ivanna Sakhno left Ukraine to study English in Vancouver. It was there she was discovered by Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins at a casting workshop. Sakhno moved to the United States in 2013, settling in Hollywood to pursue an acting career. While there she studied at Beverly Hills High School and later at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, working with Ivana Chubbuck.[4]

Sakhno is Jewish.[5][unreliable source?]

Career[edit]

Sakhno's first television appearance was in the 2005 series Lesya + Roma (a Ukrainian adaptation of the successful Canadian sitcom Un gars, une fille) and her debut feature film role was as "Milka" in the 2013 biopic film, Ivan the Powerful. Her first major Hollywood role was in Thomas Dunn's 2016 thriller film The Body Tree. She followed this with roles in two big budget 2018 releases, Pacific Rim Uprising[6][7] and The Spy Who Dumped Me.[8][9]

In 2019, she was a member of the jury of the International Competition Program of the 10th Odesa International Film Festival.[10]

In August 2020, Sakhno was a member of the jury of the 49th Molodist Film Festival

That same year, the largest American distributor Lionsgate acquired for distribution the film of a Ukrainian director (the thriller "Let it Snow", directed by Stas Kapralov) in which Ivanna Sakhno starred in the lead role.

In November 2021, she was cast in the Disney+ series Ahsoka, which is part of the Star Wars franchise.[11]

Activism[edit]

At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Sakhno expressed her support for Ukrainian political prisoners held by Russian authorities.[4]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Sakhno publicly condemned Russia’s actions and supported her country. In February 2023, she spoke at The Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. in support of Ukraine. In April, Sakhno discussed the Russo-Ukrainian War on Morning Joe and how Americans can help affected Ukrainians.[12] She also was a participant in the Artists for Ukraine fundraising event showcasing Ukrainian art to benefit Ukrainian children displaced by the war.[13] She became an Ambassador of Ukraine's official fundraising platform United24 in the Education and Science direction in May.

Sakhno avoids playing Russian characters, as she said in 2024, and back in the COVID-19 days she broke a contract with Netflix that would have required her to portray a person with a Soviet Union background.[14][15]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Ivan the Powerful Mills Ukrainian film
2016 The Body Tree Helen
2017 Can't Take It Back Morgan Rose
2018 Pacific Rim Uprising Cadet Viktoriya [6]
The Spy Who Dumped Me Nadedja
2020 Let It Snow Mia [16]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Lesya + Roma
2006 Zhenskie slyozy Television film
2008 Uchitel muzyki Sasha Television film
Muzhchina dlya zhizni, ili Na brak ne pretenduyu Jen'ka Television film
2009 Kontrakt Television film
Veskoe osnovanie dlya ubiystva 12 Year Old Sasha Miniseries
2011 Babye leto Masha
2013 Frodya Miniseries
2016 Chornyi Tsvetok Young Lera Miniseries
2020 High Fidelity Kat Monroe 2 episodes
2022 La jeune fille et la nuit Vinca Rockwell/Pauline Miniseries
2023 Ahsoka Shin Hati Main role [17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b A Hollywood actress with Ukrainian roots was filmed in a blockbuster "Pacific Rim" (Голлівудська акторка з українським корінням знялася в блокбастері "Тихоокеанський рубіж" (фото)). UNIAN. 7 February 2018
  2. ^ Lavrova, Masha (4 April 2024). "Hollywood actress Ivanna Sakhno: 'I've never felt more at home in Ukraine than during full-scale war'". Kyiv Independent.
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/LA_McKayy/status/1779611499578749345?t=hlAPs41gF-_wf7lSxk0VGQ&s=19
  4. ^ a b Yarema, Galina (17 April 2016). "Першу головну роль Іванна Сахно зіграла у дев'ять років" [Her first main role Ivanna Sakhno played at age of 9]. Vyskolyi Zamok (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/LA_McKayy/status/1779611499578749345?t=hlAPs41gF-_wf7lSxk0VGQ&s=19
  6. ^ a b White, James (11 October 2016). "Pacific Rim 2 recruits Ivanna Sakhno". Empire. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ^ Klein, Brennan (11 October 2016). "Pacific Rim 2 enlists Ukrainian actress Ivanna Sakhno". JoBlo. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  8. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (19 June 2017). "Ivanna Sakhno Joins 'The Spy Who Dumped Me'". Deadline. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Ivanna Sakhno signs 'The Spy Who Dumped Me'". The Hans India. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Іванна Сахно: "Так, я потрапила в кіноіндустрію завдяки зв'язкам" | Новини". oiff.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2021-11-29). "'Star Wars: Ahsoka': Ivanna Sakhno Joins Disney+ Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  12. ^ "'Hope lives within every Ukrainian': Actress advocates for Ukraine". MSNBC. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  13. ^ "'Artists for Ukraine' Come Together for Fundraiser to Benefit Displaced Children". PR Newswire. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  14. ^ Khmelnytska, Vera (28 March 2024). "Зірка Голлівуду Іванна Сахно відмовилася грати росіянку і розірвала контракт з Netflix" [Hollywood star Ivanna Sakhno refused to play a Russian and terminated her contract with Netflix] (in Ukrainian). TSN.ua. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Ukrainian Sakhno breaks contract with Netflix to avoid playing Russian". Espreso TV. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  16. ^ Vlessing, Etan (29 June 2020). "'Let It Snow' Thriller Lands at Grindstone Entertainment". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  17. ^ McPherson, Christopher (8 April 2023). "'Ahsoka' Confirms Ivanna Sakhno and Ray Stevenson as Lightsaber-Wielding Antagonists". Collider. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

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