‏Victoria Koblenko‏

As an only child, Victoria Koblenko was born and raised in Ukraine. It was not until 1992 when she was 12 that she and her parents moved to the Netherlands. 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. While in her freshman year at university, Victoria was offered the role of Isabella Kortenaer in the Netherlands' most popular and longest-running TV drama series, "Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden" Her first major film role was that of Marieke in the psychological thriller "When Night Falls" which earned her the Most Promising Actresses 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 particularly challenging film "Dead End." She also starred in the short film "American Dreams," playing Marina, the Russian wife of Harvey Lee 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, "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" 2008 brought a new dimension to Victoria's acting career. Drawing on her Eastern European background, she landed her first Russian-speaking role, namely in the TV series "Heritage". In 2009 she got her second Russian-speaking role in the TV series " Sisters," which will soon air on the 1st Channel in Russia. In 2009 she started shooting the first season Dutch TV drama series entitled "Bloedverwanten". A second season followed in 2011. Victoria plays the role of Laura in this series aired on AVRO in 2010 en 2012. This was also the year she made her stage debut with the theatre play 'Retour Hollandse Spoor' from the National Theatre directed by Johan Doesburg. Production of the tv film 'Van God Los' started March 2011. Victoria is playing the part of Miranda. The film is being directed by David Lammers for the popular BNN network. BNN is producing a third season of the popular series Feuten. Anne Fleur is played by VictoriaAway from the world of media, culture and entertainment, Victoria is just as active in an effort to "give back" to those less fortunate than her, particularly deprived children. She supports several humanitarian organizations, including Amnesty International and UNICEF. Victoria took her involvement one step further when she teamed up with Doctors Without Borders to produce a TV documentary about AIDS in her native Ukraine. Another case in point is her visit to the site of the Chernobyl Disaster, in her capacity of goodwill ambassador for a local organization. These days you'll find Victoria working hard to raise awareness for the Millennium Development Goals.