When you think about Russia, a number of things come to your mind, such as cold weather, bears, politics, etc. Russia is also known for giving some of the most beautiful and talented actresses to the Hollywood film industry. Here is the list of top 10 Russian movie actresses who have made it to the film industry and have achieved great heights in Hollywood.
1. Yulia Snigir
She is one of the most beautiful and contemporary Russian actresses in Hollywood. She is a competitive chess player and was awarded the title of Candidate Master in Chess at the age of 15. As she was attending the State Pedagogical University, she started to do modeling to support herself financially. And soon she was accepted at the Vakhtangov Theatre Academy. She was also cast in two independent films, and his learning roles were in the Russian sci-fi blockbuster, “The Inhabited Island.” She was also cast in the sequel “The Inhabited Island- 2 Rebellion.”
2. Margarita Levieva:
Born in Leningrad, she trained to be a competitive gymnast right from a very young age. She has a great interest in acting and joined the Meisner training program at the William Esper Studio. She was featured in the movie ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ in 2011. In 2005, she was featured as one of the 50 most beautiful people in NY by the New York Magazine.
3. Marina Aleksandrova:
She is one of the most popular Russian Actresses in Hollywood and was born in Hungary. She has featured in many movies, such as The Street Racer in the year 2008, Ekaterina in 2014, and Ya tebya nikomu ne Otdam in the year 2010, which brought a lot of laurels to her acting skills.
4. Tatyana Lyutaeva:
She is a talented veteran Russian actress in Hollywood, born in Ukrainian SSR. Apart from acting, she has also honed her directing skills. She is known for her roles in the movies Edinitsa Montevideo in 2023, Mechenosets in the year 2006, and Polnoe Dykhanie in the year 2007 etc.
5. Anna Kovalchuk:
She is a talented Russian Hollywood actress who has made a remarkable screen presence in the movies Tayny Sledstviya (2000), Master I Margarita (2005), and Admiral (2008 and 2009). She has been married to Oleg Kapustin since 2007 and has a child with him.
6. Lyanka Gryu:
She is a very talented actress who has been in the acting profession right from the age of 4. At this age, she was given the role of lead in the European movie Odin. At the age of 6, she was cast as a TV anchor for a prime-time kids show and she did this role for three years. When she was 8, she played a role in the ‘The Princess’ feature film, which brought her the best female actor and supporting role actor awards. From the age of 12 to 17, she played lead roles in many theatrical plays.
7. Anya Monzikova:
Anya Monzikova was born in Vologda, Russia, and started her career as a young commercial actress and model. She got a job as one of the deal or no deal beauties and was named one of the 100 most beautiful people by People Magazine. She pursued her education in acting and is now a part of leading movies and TV shows such as Iron Man 2, CSI, Cane, Surrogate, etc. She is also acting as a lead in a series called Aspen, playing the role of January Beck.
8. Svetlana Khodchenkova:
She is a phenomenal Russian actress known for her roles in the movies Bless the Women in 2003, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in 2011, etc. She started her career as a fashion model in Moscow at the age of 15 years. When she was a student, she appeared in many popular Russian TV series. In 2012, she won the COFCA award for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
9. Yekaterina Rednikova:
She was the daughter of an engineer and was born in Moscow. She started to act at the age of 6 and played small roles in Lenkom, the biggest theatre company in Moscow. She entered the competitive Russian Theater Academy GITIS at 17 years old. She played a lead role in the movie ‘The Thief’ which brought her laurels. She was also nominated for ‘the Best Turkish Actress’ at the Turkish Critic Awards in 2000.
10. Svetlana Ustinova:
She graduated from the Institute of Cinematography in 2008 and participated in several theatrical productions. She starred in movies such as Blockbuster (2017), Kupi Menya (2018), Dominika (2018), etc, in lead roles. She is also the lead at the Prezumptsiya Nevinovnosti series (2021). She has been living in Moscow and Los Angeles. She is now preparing for the role of Raisa Gorbachev in her upcoming project, ‘Raisa,’ which is based on the life of former Russian President Micheal Gorbachev.
