Olha Sumska

Olha Sumska
Native name	Ольга В'ячеславівна Сумська
Born	Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Nationality	Ukrainian
Alma mater	Kiev Institute of Theatrical Arts
Occupation	Actress, Politician
Parent(s)	Vyacheslav Hnatovych-Sumsky Hanna Opanasenko-Sumska
Relatives	Nataliya Sumska (sister)
Awards	Shevchenko National Prize (1996) People's Artist of Ukraine (2009)

Olha Sumska (Ukrainian: Ольга В'ячеславівна Сумська, born 22 August 1966) is a Ukrainian actress of theater and cinema, television hostess, recipient of the Shevchenko National Prize in 1996 and the People's Artist of Ukraine (2009).^[1] In 2006 she attempted to run for a mayor of Kiev.^[2]

Olha was born in city of Lviv in family of actors. She has an older sister Nataliya Sumska who is also an actress. In 1987 Olha graduated the Kiev Institute of Theatrical Arts and in 1988-2006 she was a stage actress of the Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater of Russian Drama.

Recognition

• 1996 Shevchenko National Prize for television films "Entrapment" and "Crime with many unknown"^[3]

References

External links

• Biography
• Biography at kino-svit.com
• Biography at the Shevchenko National Prize Committee
• Olha Sumska information at the Central Election Commission of Ukraine
• Hrytsuk, V. Olha Sumska: I am learning constantly. "Kino-teatr" (Kyiv Mohyla Academy).
• Interview of Dmytro Gordon with Hanna Opanasenko and Vyacheslav Sumsky. Bulvar Gordona. 29 March 2005.
• Olha Sumska at "Rankovyi fresh" (Pravda Tyt)
• Skrypin, R. Olha Sumska: Today I could be multicolored. What do you need? You call the format. Radio Liberty. 16 November 2008.
• Photos of Olha Sumska at the UNIAN