Dykhovichnaya Olga Yuryevna is a Russian and American actress and film director originally from Belarus. Before her marriage, she surnamed Golyak. Known to a wide audience thanks to the roles played in the films “Portrait at Twilight”, “Money” and “Live”, as well as a number of directed documentaries.
Biography
Olga Dykhovichnaya was born in the capital of the Belarusian SSR on September 4, 1980. Members of her family were not involved in the film industry. After graduating from school, the girl entered the Lyceum at the Belarusian University. In her student years, Olga tried herself in the role of the TV host of the program “Morning Cocktail”. Dykhovichnaya did not plan to rest on her laurels, therefore, having received a diploma, she went to Moscow in order to continue her career.
In the Russian capital, the artist managed to get a lead in the television company "VID". In 1999, Olga became a student of the Higher Director's Courses (workshop of S. Karmalita and A. German). Later, she studied at the Moscow State University at the Faculty of Psychology and at the Moscow Gestalt Institute.
Career path
In 2002, Dykhovichnaya Olga first appeared in a movie. The director of the comedy film "Kopeyka", in which the actress played Tanya, was her husband Ivan Dykhovichny. Olga earned her audience recognition by starring in the main role of the provocative psychological drama "Inhale-Exhale." The actress played a homosexual woman named Kira.
In 2009, Dykhovichnaya got the role of a secondary plan in the film "Secrets of Love." The next work of the actress was the erotic drama "Portrait at Twilight." Olga got the main character named Marina. The actress also acted as a screenwriter and producer of the picture. The drama has been awarded many awards. The next film of the actress was the comedy “Two Days” (role - Lida).
In 2013, Olga Dykhovichnaya's filmography was replenished with three projects. In the series “City Spies”, the artist got the role of Lapina, in the comedy drama “Velkam Hom” she played Sasha, and in the detective black and white thriller “Weekend”, the actress appeared in the image of the Swedish tourist Maria Johansson. In 2015, Dykhovichnaya appeared in the movie Pointe Shoes for the Bun.
At the same time, Olga starred in the main role of the television series “Money”. Investigator Filatova Nina became her character. In 2017, the premiere of the American sci-fi horror film "Living." Dykhovichnaya successfully passed a casting for one of the key roles in the picture and played crew commander Yekaterina Golovkina. The premiere of the tragicomedy "Matryoshka" with the participation of Olga is planned for 2018.
As a director, the actress worked on the short film “It seemed”, the plot of which was the work of V. Nabokov. Documentary films of Dykhovichnaya Olga were “Sakhalin Island”, “Roman Shukhevych”, “Maria Bochkareva”, “Miracles” and others. Since 2010, she is the head of the Tomorrow International Film Festival and producer of 2morrowFilms.
Personal life
In 1999, the aspiring actress became the wife of screenwriter and director Ivan Dykhovichny. After 10 years, the man died due to cancer. The spouses did not have time to get the children.
In April 2013, information was received that Olga Dykhovichnaya tied the knot with Angelina Nikonova. Their wedding took place in New York. Since then, the couple lives and works in the United States.