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- Birth nameSvetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova
- Height1.79 m
- Svetlana Khodchenkova is a Russian actress, known for her roles in Blagoslovite zhenshchinu (2003) and in La taupe (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 La taupe (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 resort of Courchevel, France.- IMDb mini biography by: Steve Shelokhonov
- SpouseVladimir Yaglych(December 13, 2005 - January 30, 2010) (divorced)
- The actress does aerial acrobatics on the pole, which helps her stay in good physical shape and lifts her spirits.
- Member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia.
- Svetlana Khodchenkova was the face of the Sensuelle fragrance from Avon.
- In 2020, Svetlana Khodchenkova was recognized as the best Russian actress of the decade.
- I am a hyper-emotional person. I can get upset over little things. The intonation with which they talk to me is important to me. I can be criticized, but these things must be said in the right tone. The stick method is not for me, with me you can only use carrots.
- The voice is also an acting instrument. I can speak in high notes, I can 'mimic'. It all depends on the character. For me, as an actor of the Vakhtangov school, everything goes from external to internal. If you dress me and comb my hair a certain way, I will start to feel different and my voice will sound different. Sometimes I specifically match the voice to the character.
- In general, I'm very afraid of responsibility! And when I find out that I've been approved for a role, almost the first thought is always to refuse.
- I'm willing to accept that love can fade. But I also believe that if people want to stay in a relationship, they will.
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