Sasha K. Gordon | |
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Born | Oksana Tischenko 11 October 1989 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Sasha K. Gordon (born Oksana Tischenko) is a Ukrainian born actress residing in New York City. 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]
Born and raised in Odesa, Ukraine, [4] She moved to the United States at age 16. [5]
Gordon studied marketing and finance at Fordham University, and acting at the Bruce Ornstein Acting Workshop. [4]
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]
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