Sofia Lebedeva
Софья Лебедева
Born
Sofia Sergeevna Lebedeva

(1993-12-14) December 14, 1993
Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast, Russia
NationalityRussian
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Sofia Sergeevna Lebedeva (Russian: Со́фья Серге́евна Ле́бедева, also tr. Sofya Sergeevna Lebedeva; born December 14, 1993)[1] is a Russian actress. She has had roles in BBC One drama McMafia, Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla, and Apple TV+ film Tetris.

Early life

Born in Obninsk in the Kaluga Oblast, Lebedeva trained for ten years in gymnastics. She was tutored to study at the Faculty of Global Studies at Moscow State University but instead she chose to go to drama school in Moscow.[2]

Career

In 2018 she appeared as Lyudmilla Nikolayeva, a trafficking victim in BBC televisions series McMafia.[3] In 2023 she was seen as the enigmatic Sasha in the Apple TV+ drama Tetris.[4] Her performance was described as “touching” by James Verniere in The Boston Herald.[5] That same year she had a recurring role in the second series of the Netflix historical drama Vikings: Valhalla as Eleana.[6][7]

Partial filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Londongrad Dunya 1 episode
2018 McMafia Lyudmilla Nikolayeva 7 episodes
2022 1703 Masha 8 episodes
2023 Tetris Sasha Film
2023 Vikings: Valhalla Eleana 6 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Sofia Lebedeva". trakt.tv. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Meet Sofia Lebedeva, the Russian beauty from Netflix's 'Vikings: Valhalla' (PHOTOS)". rbth.com. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Marriot, James (8 January 2018). "How true is McMafia?". The Times. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Grierson, Tim (16 March 2023). "Tetris SXSW review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Verniere, James (31 March 2023). "All the pieces come together for stellar 'Tetris'". Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Erens, Brynna (12 January 2023). "Vikings: Valhalla Cast – Meet the New and Returning Actors". Den of Geek. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. ↑ Amin, Arezou (19 March 2023). "'Vikings: Valhalla': Unanswered Questions We Have After Season 2". Collider. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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