Olga Fedori
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Olga Fedori is a Ukrainian-born actress, who works in English language films and programmes. She is best known for playing Frieda Petrenko
in the BBC
medical drama Holby City
.
and won the 'Caroline Isenberg Acting Award' in 2004. In addition to being an actress, Fedori is an accomplished ballroom dancer and a singer. She competed as a member of the Harvard University Ballroom Dance Team throughout her college years.
, in which she played Anka in the sixth episode and EastEnders
, playing Anya Covalenco.
She appeared as the leading female character Scarlett in the short film Birdfeeder which premiered in Brighton
on 2 May 2007.
On 21 June 2008 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
, her first feature Mum & Dad
, in which she plays the lead–protagonist Lena, premiered at the Filmhouse.
She appears briefly in the 2010 movie The Wolfman, in which she plays Maleva's daughter.
She first appeared in the BBC One
medical drama Holby City
on 12 May 2010, portraying the character of Frieda Petrenko
, a nurse and later doctor, and was shortlisted for the "Best Newcomer" award at the 2011 National Television Awards
for the role.
Frieda Petrenko
Olga Fedori portrays ward sister Frieda Petrenko. Introduced as the cardiothoracic surgery ward's night shift sister, Frieda transfers to day shifts on the Acute Assessment Unit to cover the maternity leave of sister Chrissie Williams . Frieda has an initially antagonistic relationship with F2...
in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
medical drama Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
.
Early life
Fedori graduated from Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and won the 'Caroline Isenberg Acting Award' in 2004. In addition to being an actress, Fedori is an accomplished ballroom dancer and a singer. She competed as a member of the Harvard University Ballroom Dance Team throughout her college years.
Acting career
Fedori appeared in The Adventure of Earthboy and Stargirl in the title role as Stargirl in 2006. In 2007, she appeared in British television shows SkinsSkins (TV series)
Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
, in which she played Anka in the sixth episode and EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, playing Anya Covalenco.
She appeared as the leading female character Scarlett in the short film Birdfeeder which premiered in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
on 2 May 2007.
On 21 June 2008 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival...
, her first feature Mum & Dad
Mum & Dad
Mum & Dad is a 2008 horror film by director Steven Sheil. Its premiere was on August 22, 2008 during the London FrightFest Film Festival. One day later it was shown during the Fantasy Filmfest in Germany. The film is the directors debut of Steven Sheil.-Plot:...
, in which she plays the lead–protagonist Lena, premiered at the Filmhouse.
She appears briefly in the 2010 movie The Wolfman, in which she plays Maleva's daughter.
She first appeared in the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
medical drama Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
on 12 May 2010, portraying the character of Frieda Petrenko
Frieda Petrenko
Olga Fedori portrays ward sister Frieda Petrenko. Introduced as the cardiothoracic surgery ward's night shift sister, Frieda transfers to day shifts on the Acute Assessment Unit to cover the maternity leave of sister Chrissie Williams . Frieda has an initially antagonistic relationship with F2...
, a nurse and later doctor, and was shortlisted for the "Best Newcomer" award at the 2011 National Television Awards
National Television Awards
The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public. Because of the way the awards are decided, winners are...
for the role.