Olga Lezhneva

Olga Lezhneva
Ольга Лежньова
Born	Olga Mykolaivna Levit (1983-05-06) 6 May 1983 (age 41) Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Years active	2000–present

Olga Mykolaivna Lezhneva^[a] (born Olga Levit,^[b] May 6, 1983) is a film, and television actress.

Olga Lezhneva was born Olga Levit on May 6, 1983 in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) to a Russian father and a Ukrainian mother, both of whom were factory workers. In 2006, she moved with her family to Kyiv. She moved to New York City in 2014.

• 2000-2006 Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of Arts. Theatre Faculty. Performing skills Department.
• 2007-2011 Kyiv International University. Institute of Linguistics and Psychology. Psychology Department.

In 2000, at the age of 16, she worked as a talk show host on the TV-Channel "Tonis".^[1] She then starred in Ukrainian sketch shows "The Office" (2005) and "Jokes on Target" (2006), which aired on the TV-Cannel "Simon".

Olga subsequently appeared in supporting roles in Ukrainian-Russian films "Antisniper" (2007)" and "The Rules of Hijacking" (2008). She starred in the film "Like hell!" (2008). She made guest appearance in "The Taxi-2^[2]" and played the role of a sexy conductor in the Ukrainian comedy "1+1 at home" (2013).

She became known for portraying Beatrice on the Ukrainian television sitcom "House arrest" (2010) for two seasons and for the role of Ludochka in the Russian comedy "What Men Talk About" (2010). She appeared on the TV show "The Affair" (2014) and "Return to Montauk" (2016).

• 2006 — «The house of Bernarda Alba» by Federico García Lorca — Adela
• 2006 — «The Orchestra» by Jean Anouilh — Leon
• 2006 — «The Team» by Semyon Zlotnikov — Nadia Hollywood

• Olga lezhneva at IMDb
• Olga Lezhneva. Encyclopedia of Film and TV
• KinoPoisk.ru Olga Lezhneva
• Olga Lezhneva at the official site of TV-Series House Arest.