Dina Korzun

Dianna Aleksandrovna "Dina" Korzun (Russian: Диа́нна Алекса́ндровна "Ди́на" Ко́рзун; born 13 April 1971) is a Russian theater and film actress.

Dina Korzun
Born
Dianna Aleksandrovna Korzun

(1971-04-13) 13 April 1971
Smolensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
OccupationActress, artist
Years active1994–present
AwardsNika Award - 1999
Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour
WebsiteDina Korzun.com

Life and career

Dina Korzun was born in Smolensk. She graduated from secondary school and Art school, studied ballet and modern dancing. After graduation from the prestigious Moscow Art Theatre School (МХАТ), she was asked to join the Chekhov Moscow Arts Theater Troupe, where she was a stage actress (1996–2000). Her major roles were Katerina in "Storm", She in "I Can't Imagine Tomorrow" and Helena in "Midsummer Night's Dream”. Korzun made her screen debut in Valery Todorovsky’s Country of the Deaf (1998). Her performance as Yaya – a deaf and mentally bizarre young woman – became the most critically acclaimed in 1998.

Her other significant role is Tanya in ”Last Resort” (2000) by Paweł Pawlikowski. This groundbreaking performance brought her international recognition with the Best actress prize at British Independent Film Awards (Best Newcomer on screen), London Film Festival (FIPRESCI Prize), Bratislava International Film Festival, Gijón International Film Festival, Thessaloniki Film Festival.

In 2006, Korzun was nominated for the Best Female Lead at the Independent Spirit Award for her role in “Forty Shades of Blue”, with her portrayal as Laura, a young Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend, Alan (Rip Torn). In 2009, she was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for the movie ”Cold Souls”.

In 2006, Korzun became a co-founder of Podari Zhizn charity foundation that helps children suffering from oncological and hematological diseases.[1]

Personal life

Korzun speaks Russian and English fluently and has acted in both of these languages. She is currently on her third marriage and has a son, Timur (b. 1990).

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1998Country of the DeafYaya
2000The President And His GranddaughterTanya
2000Citizen of the headLarissa LushnikovaTV series
2000Last ResortTanya
2002The theory of bingeSvetik
2002RoadAnna
2003No matter how wellMarinaTV
2004Marfa
2005Forty Shades of BlueLaura
2005Female NovelZhenyaTV series
2007KukaLena
2008The Brothers KaramazovKaterina HohlakovaTV series
2008The subscriber is temporarily unavailableLanaMini-series
2009FarewellAlina
2009MediatorKillers wife
2009Cold SoulsNina
2009Russian crossMariaMini-series
2012After schoolZara, mother Frida, the artistTV series
2013It all started in HarbinMatryona, mother of Boris and Volodya EybozhenkoTV series
2014SonMini-series
2016Peaky BlindersGrand Duchess IzabellaSeries 3

References
  1. Podari.Life. Who we are


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