Ivanna Sakhno

In this article, the family name is Anatoliyivna.

Ivanna Sakhno
Born	Ivanna Anatoliyivna Sakhno (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 Kyiv, Ukraine
Citizenship	Ukraine
Education	Beverly Hills High School Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present

Ivanna Anatoliyivna Sakhno (Ukrainian: Іванна Анатоліївна Сахно; born 14 November 1997) is a Ukrainian actress. She is known for her roles as Cadet Viktoriya in the science fiction monster film Pacific Rim Uprising (2018); the hitwoman Nadejda in the 2018 action comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me; and the mercenary Shin Hati in 2023's Ahsoka television series. She had already achieved certain prominence in Ukraine after appearing in 2005 in the first ever Ukrainian-language sitcom, Lesia + Roma, and the 2013 biopic Ivan the Powerful.

Early life

Ivanna Sakhno was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 14 November 1997 to a family of local filmmakers.

Her dream of acting started in 2004 when she watched the film Amélie. At the age of 13, Ivanna Sakhno left Ukraine to study English in Vancouver. It was there she was discovered by Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins at a casting workshop. Sakhno moved to the United States in 2013, settling in Hollywood to pursue an acting career. While there she studied at Beverly Hills High School and later at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, working with Ivana Chubbuck. In 2018 she came to the attention of Katelyn Feuling.

Career

Sakhno's first television appearance was in the 2005 series Lesya + Roma (a Ukrainian adaptation of the successful Canadian sitcom Un gars, une fille) and her debut feature film role was as "Milka" in the 2013 biopic film, Ivan the Powerful. Her first major Hollywood role was in Thomas Dunn's 2016 thriller film The Body Tree. She followed this with roles in two big budget 2018 releases, Pacific Rim Uprising and The Spy Who Dumped Me.

In 2019, she was a member of the jury of the International Competition Program of the 10th Odesa International Film Festival.

In 2020, the largest American distributor Lionsgate acquired for distribution the film of a Ukrainian director (the thriller "Let it Snow", directed by Stas Kapralov) in which Ivanna Sakhno starred in the lead role.

In November 2021, she was cast in the Disney+ series Ahsoka, which is part of the Star Wars franchise.

Activism

At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Sakhno expressed her support for Ukrainian political prisoners held by the Russian authorities. In April 2023, Sakhno discussed the war in Ukraine on Morning Joe and how Americans can help Ukrainians affected by the war. She also was a participant in the Artists for Ukraine fundraising event showcasing Ukrainian art to benefit Ukrainian children displaced by the war.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Ivan the Powerful	Mills	Ukrainian film
2016	The Body Tree	Helen
2017	Can't Take It Back	Morgan Rose
2018	Pacific Rim Uprising	Cadet Viktoriya
	The Spy Who Dumped Me	Nadejda
2020	Let It Snow	Mia

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Lesya + Roma
2006	Zhenskie slyozy		Television film
2008	Uchitel muzyki	Sasha	Television film
	Muzhchina dlya zhizni, ili Na brak ne pretenduyu	Jen'ka	Television film
2009	Kontrakt		Television film
	Veskoe osnovanie dlya ubiystva	12 Year Old Sasha	Miniseries
2011	Babye leto	Masha
2013	Frodya		Miniseries
2016	Chornyi Tsvetok	Young Lera	Miniseries
2020	High Fidelity	Kat Monroe	2 episodes
2022	La jeune fille et la nuit	Vinca Rockwell/Pauline	French miniseries
2023	Ahsoka	Shin Hati	Disney+ series

External links

• Ivanna Sakhno at the Internet Movie Database