Sasha K. Gordon

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Sasha K. Gordon
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Born
Oksana Tischenko

(1989-10-11) 11 October 1989 (age 35)
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Sasha K. Gordon (born Oksana Tischenko, [lower-alpha 1] October 11, 1989) is an actress residing in New York City, New York. She is most noted for her performance in the 2015 film Natasha , [1] for which she garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in March 2017. [2] [3]

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Early life

Born and raised in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine), [4] She moved to the United States at age 16. [5]

Education

Gordon studied marketing and finance at Fordham University, and acting at the Bruce Ornstein Acting Workshop. [4]

Career

Gordon is also a stage actress with the Wednesday Repertory Company in New York City, [4] and performed in the off-Broadway play Terezin. [6]

Sasha's favorite actors are Andrei Mironov, Philip Seymour Hoffman, [5] Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, and Ben Kingsley. [7]

Notes

  1. Ukrainian: Оксана Тищенко, romanized: Oksana Tyshchenko

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References

  1. "Charismatic unknown makes Natasha special". Now , May 4, 2016.
  2. "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, January 17, 2017.
  3. Canadian Screen Awards 2017: Full list of nominees
  4. 1 2 3 "Interview with Sasha K. Gordon". IndieActivity.
  5. 1 2 Саша К. Гордон: Я знаю, что правильная роль придёт
  6. "TheaterScene"."Review: Terezin by Ron Cohen"
  7. Oleg Sulkin. Саша К. Гордон сыграла в кино тинейджера с трудной судьбой