Svetlana Khodchenkova

Svetlana Khodchenkova is a Russian actress known for her roles in Blagoslovite zhenshchinu 2003 and in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 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 Mala Moskwa 2008 In 2012 she won COFCA Award for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2011 On December 13 2005 she married her classmate actor Vladimir Yaglych and also took her husbands name changing her name from Svetlana Khodchenkova to Svetlana YaglychThe 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 horseback riding She is also fond of winter sports such as alpine skiing she practiced her downhill at the ski resort of Courchevel France Source IMDB original author Steve Shelokhonov