Tamara Oleksandrivna Yatsenko (Ukrainian: Тама́ра Олекса́ндрівна Яце́нко; born August 19, 1955) is a Ukrainian theater, film and television actress. She holds the title People's Artist of Ukraine.

Tamara Yatsenko
Тама́ра Яце́нко
BornAugust 19, 1955
Alma mater
OccupationActress
HonoursPeople's Artist of Ukraine

Biography

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Tamara Oleksandrivna Yatsenko was born on August 19, 1955, in the village of Horenka, located in Kyiv Oblast.[1][2][3] She graduated from the Kyiv theatre studio at Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater in 1975.[4] Since 1979, she acted in the Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre.[5] She graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts in 1990.[4]

In addition to theater acting, Yatsenko also acted in films and television shows.[5] She was also a voice actress for dubs of The Little Mermaid (1989) and Despicable Me (2010).[5]

Awards and honors

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In 1982, 1983 and 2003, Tatsenko earned the Debut Award at a festival in Sumy, the Boychenka Award and the M. Starytskyi Literary and Art Award respectively for her role as Pronya Prokopivna in the play Chasing Two Hares (Ukrainian: За двома зайцями).[4] In 1993, she earned the title People's Artist of Ukraine.[6] In 2007, she earned a Kyiv Pectoral award for her role as Madame Aleksandrovna in the play Golubka (Ukrainian: Голубка).[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fesenko, Liliana (April 4, 2008). "Тамара Яценко: "Артисты говорят мне хорошие слова только втихаря…"". KP.UA (in Russian). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Сумская показала, как сейчас выглядит 67-летняя Тамара Яценко". Бульвар Гордона Приложение (in Russian). September 22, 2022. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Вітаємо і пам'ятаємо усіх іменинників 19 серпня". 33-й НОВИНИ (in Ukrainian). August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "ЯЦЕНКО ТАМАРА". Київський національний академічний - Молодий театр (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Vorontsova, Oksana (August 19, 2020). "Найвідоміша українська комедійна актриса святкує ювілей (фото)". Главком (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Тамара Яценко: "Алла Пугачева подарила мне колье с камнями Сваровски и белые розы"". Факти (in Russian). June 13, 2014. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023.