Victoria Koblenko
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| Born |
Вікторія Кобленко 19 December 1980 Vinnitsa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Ukrainian／Dutch |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Occupation | actress, presenter, columnist, humanitarian |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Yevhen Levchenko (2004–2008; 2015–present) |
| Website | www |
Victoria Koblenko (Ukrainian: Вікторія Кобленко) (born 19 December 1980, in Vinnitsa, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian-Dutch actress, presenter and columnist.
Victoria Koblenko was born and raised in Ukraine as an only child. It was not until 1992 when she was 12 that she and her parents moved to the Netherlands. Settling down in a faraway Western European country with an entirely different atmosphere, culture and language was a formative experience in her life and very much served to broaden her horizons. Koblenko adapted swiftly to life in her newly adopted country, learning to speak fluent Dutch. Attending a gymnasium (college preparatory school) in the Netherlands, she also mastered English, German and French, plus classical Latin and Greek, while maintaining her command of Russian and Ukrainian. She had the best grade for Latin and scored eight out of 10 for Dutch. At the age of 18, she began studying Political science at Leiden University.
Although as a child Victoria never entertained the ambition of becoming an actress one day, she was featured in several TV commercials in her early teens. Koblenko achieved stardom when she played Isabella Kortenaer in the Netherlands' most popular and longest-running TV soap opera, "Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden" ("Good Times, Bad Times"), from 2000 to 2010. Her first major film role was that of Marieke in the psychological thriller "Stille Nacht" (2004) which earned her the Favorite Actress Award at the 2004 edition of the Dutch Film Festival. The film was also enthusiastically received at the European Film Festival in Tuscany.
In August 2005, Victoria was cast in the horror film "Doodeind" (2006). She also starred in the short film "American Dreams" (2006), playing the Russian wife of Lee Harvey Oswald. The film was shown at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and was named Best Short Film at the Hollywood Film Festival, which boosted her career even further. October 2006 saw the release of another film showcasing Victoria's talents, the horror movie "Sl8n8". After several guest appearances in the TV series "Van Speijk" and "Boks", Victoria played Kim van Meegen in the 12-part Dutch drama series "Vuurzee" ("Sea of Fire").
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