A Ukrainian woman refused to play the role of a Russian woman in the Netflix series and now must pay a large penalty

Hollywood star from Ukraine actress Ivanna Sakhno refused to play a Russian woman and broke her contract with Netflix, reports TSN.

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The actress shared in interview, what problems she had because of this decision.

Sakhno said that even during COVID-19 she was approved for the role of an American who hails from the Soviet Union.

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“Everything happened during the coronavirus. I was offered the role of an American woman, but she had a background from the Soviet Union. I have already joined this project. At that time, this was one of my first leading roles in a big Netflix series. But we didn’t start filming; the project was postponed due to COVID-19. Over time, I realized that I couldn’t play a person even from the Soviet Union. I broke my contract with Netflix. I did have a few problems because of this,” admitted Sakhno.

According to her, due to the pandemic, filming of the series never began, but the actress decided not to wait for their restoration and immediately refused to work after Russia attacked her native Ukraine.

The artist hides how much of a fine she will now have to pay to Netflix because of her decision. She only said that she would give this company 50% of her earnings from another series.

Sakhno emphasized that she would never agree to play a Russian woman because of her moral values. The actress noted that now fewer and fewer people in Hollywood represent Russia.

What is Ivanna Sakhno known for?

Ivanna Sakhno, at the age of 15, moved to the United States with her mother. Since 2013, she has lived and worked in Los Angeles. The actress, 26 years old, is known to Ukrainian viewers for her roles in the sitcom “Lesya + Roma” and the biographical film “Ivan the Force.” In Hollywood, Ivanna managed to play in the blockbuster “Pacific Rim: Uprising”, the action-comedy “The Spy Who Dumped Me” and the Disney+ series “Ahsoka”.

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Although Sakhno has lived and worked in the United States since 2013, she supports Ukraine. In particular, in 2014, during the Revolution of Dignity, together with the Ukrainian diaspora of Los Angeles, Ivanna went to rallies in support of Ukraine, reports UNIAN.

And in 2022, the actress criticized and condemned the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. In May 2023, she became one of the ambassadors of the new “Education and Science” direction of the United24 project.

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