Olga Sosnovska

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Olga Sosnovska
Born (1972-05-21) 21 May 1972 (age 51)
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(m. 1999)
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Olga Sosnovska (born 21 May 1972) is an actress. She was born in Poland and is based in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Life and career

Sosnovska was born in Wieluń, Poland. Her family immigrated to England when she was eleven. Sosnovska is perhaps best known in the United States for her role as the Polish businesswoman Lena Kundera on the soap opera All My Children . In 2003, her pairing with Bianca Montgomery (portrayed by Eden Riegel), the daughter of Erica Kane, and their subsequent kiss made television history in the US. This was the first ever same-sex kiss in American soap opera history. [1]

In Britain, she was known for playing Fiona Carter in series 3–4 of the popular series Spooks , which she left mid-series owing to her first pregnancy in 2005.

She is married to the actor Sendhil Ramamurthy (of TV series Heroes fame) and they have one daughter, Halina (b. 2005), and one son, Tyetassoule (b. 2008). Sosnovska played a small role in a third-season episode of Heroes. In 2007, Sosnovska played the role of Debbie in Ocean's Thirteen . Sosnovska plays Jackie in the YouTube series of comedy skits, "Jackie and Lolitia" with British actress Corrinne Wicks as Lolita.

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