Svetlana Khodchenkova is a Russian actress, known for her roles in
Blagoslovite zhenshchinu (2003)
and in
Dame, König, As, Spion (2011).
She was born Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova on January 21, 1983, in
Moscow and spent her childhood in Zheleznodorozhny, a small city about
6 miles east of Moscow, Russia. She was raised by a single mother,
attended a public school, and once dreamed of becoming a medical
doctor.
In 1998, at the age of 15, she started a career as a fashion model in
Moscow, and also made a few international gigs. In 2000 she began her
studies at the Moscow Institute of World Economics, but quit in favor
of acting. From 2001 to 2005 she studied acting at the Shchukin
Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There she
attended the class of Nina Doroshina and
Alekandr Lyubimtsev, graduating in 2005 as actress.
While a student, she starred in films of directors
Stanislav Govorukhin, and
Viktor Merezhko, and also appeared in
popular Russian TV series. In 2008, she earned the best actress award
at Gdynya Polish Film Festival, for the leading role in
Klein-Moskau (2008). In 2012, she won
COFCA Award for
Dame, König, As, Spion (2011).
On December 13, 2005, she married her classmate, actor
Vladimir Yaglych, and also took her
husband's name, changing her name from Svetlana Khodchenkova to
Svetlana Yaglych.The couple married on the 13th on purpose; because all
their filming contracts were signed on the 13th, they believed that 13
would keep working as a good number for them. However, their marriage
did not last, ending in divorce.
Svetlana has been involved in several stage productions of Independent
stage project in Moscow. She made stellar appearances in such plays, as
"Moulin Rouge Hospital" and "Theatre with and without rules" earning
herself much critical acclaim.
Outside of her acting profession, Svetlana is skilled in horse-back
riding. She is also fond of winter sports, such as alpine skiing: she
practiced her downhill at the ski resort of Courchevel, France.
