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Irina Kara

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Irina Kara
British actress Irina Kara was born in Russia. She studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow in the class of a legendary Soviet film director Sergei Bondarchuk ("War and Peace" Oscar winner, 1968). After graduating in 1989 she settled in the UK. She works extensively in theater, film and TV. Her credits include Lena Ulianova in Vigen Chaldranyan's film "Lord Have Mercy" (Armenfilm, 1995), a role of Amy's mother, alongside Olga Kurilenko in "La Corrispondenza" by Guiseppe Tornatorre (2016) and "Snowman" by Thomas Alfredson (2017).
BornAugust 16, 1964
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    Known for

    Occupied (2015)
    Occupied
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Zoya(as Irina Karatcheva)
    Taron Egerton in Tetris (2023)
    Tetris
    7.4
    • Immigration Agent
    • 2023
    Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer in Killing Eve (2018)
    Killing Eve
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Head Guard
    David Strathairn and James Norton in McMafia (2018)
    McMafia
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Lyudmilla's Mother

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    Actress



    • La Déesse du Crépuscule
      • Michelle Legrand
      • Pre-production
    • Print-Maker
      • Michael von Klarmann's secretary
      • Pre-production
    • The End Games
      • Anya
      • Pre-production



    • Dope Girls (2025)
      Dope Girls
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Linda Boudier (credit only)
      • 2025
    • Irina Kara in Katerina, Mum and Wife (2023)
      Katerina, Mum and Wife
      Short
      • Katerina
      • 2023
    • Theatre of the Damned (2023)
      Theatre of the Damned
      Podcast Series
      • Madame Douska
      • 2023
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Martin Freeman, Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulders, Olivia Colman, Emilia Clarke, and Kingsley Ben-Adir in Secret Invasion (2023)
      Secret Invasion
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Russian Professional Woman
      • 2023
    • Hoarder (2023)
      Hoarder
      Short
      • Mary
      • 2023
    • Taron Egerton in Tetris (2023)
      Tetris
      7.4
      • Immigration Agent
      • 2023
    • Kogda ty mama (2023)
      Kogda ty mama
      TV Mini Series
      • 2023
    • Konstantin Bogomolov in Psikh (2020)
      Psikh
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Lera
      • 2020
    • The Phoenix
      TV Mini Series
      • Mad woman
      • 2020
    • The Split (2018)
      The Split
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Caroline (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Irina Kara and Elena Roganyan in Really?! (2019)
      Really?!
      Short
      • Woman
      • 2019
    • Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer in Killing Eve (2018)
      Killing Eve
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Head Guard
      • 2018
    • David Strathairn and James Norton in McMafia (2018)
      McMafia
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Lyudmilla's Mother
      • 2018
    • Michael Fassbender in Le Bonhomme de neige (2017)
      Le Bonhomme de neige
      5.2
      • Beautiful Girl's Mother
      • 2017
    • Occupied (2015)
      Occupied
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Zoya (as Irina Karatcheva)
      • 2017

    Additional Crew



    • Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer in Killing Eve (2018)
      Killing Eve
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Russian Dialogue Coach
      • dialogue coach: Russian
      • 2019–2022

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    Irina Kara 2024

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    • Alternative names
      • I. Kara
    • Height
      • 1.73 m
    • Born
      • August 16, 1964

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      • Female

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