Iryna Novak

An actress whose list of roles is long and varied

Iryna Novak is a Ukrainian theater and film actress, radio and TV presenter, and since 2014 has been the holder of the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine. In 1999, she graduated from the Karpenko-Kary Kyiv Institute of Theater Arts, where she began working as a journalist on a Ukrainian TV channel while still a first-year student. This was followed by work as a host in the humorous program “Shurum-burumchiky, sharam-baranchiky” and “Sholom, Kyiv!” Iryna also showed herself on the radio and starred in commercials. Since 1999, she has been working at the Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Drama Theater in Kyiv. In 2009, Iryna Novak was included in the top 20 best actresses in Ukraine (according to experts from “Ukrainian Pravda”). And this is quite deserved, because the charming, charismatic actress is able to play literally any role.

"I try to see the light in each of my characters"

Irina Novak's creative activity is truly impressive. These are dozens of roles in cinema and theater. Her professional debut was an episodic role in the film "How the Steel Was Tempered". The actress's filmography also includes such works as "A Doll's House" (Maya Gorenich), "The Bite of the Wolf" (Rubtsova), "Passions for Zinaida" (Igor's Mother), "Ambulance" (Diana), "The Return of Mukhtar" and many others. Among the most striking works of Irina Novak in the theater:

• "Nameless Star" (Mona);
• "The Colonel and the Birds" (Doctor);
• "Juliet and Romeo" (Lady Capulet, Capulet's wife);
• "For the home (Julia);"
• "The Mysterious Nighttime Murder of a Dog" (Judy, Christopher's mother);
• "Nude with a Violin" (Isabella Soroden) and others.