Irina Karatcheva Profile

studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow under the mentorship of legendary Soviet film director Sergei Bondarchuk (“War and Peace” Oscar winner, 1968). I continued studying at the post graduating course in elocution and voice-production. In 1992 I moved to England.
My film credits include Lena Ulianova in Vigen Chaldranyan ’s film “Lord Have Mercy”, Amy’s mother, alongside Olga Kurilenko in “La Corrispondenza” by Guiseppe Tornatorre , “Snowman” by Thomas Alfredson, Zoya in “Occupied” by Erik Skjoldbjærg, Lyudmila’s mother in “McMafia” by James Watkins, Head of Guards in “Killing Eve”, Lera in «The Psycho” dir. F. Bondarchuk, Russia, Immigration Officer in “Tetris” dir. Jon S. Baird, Gertruda in “When you are Mother” dir. N. Uglitskikh, TV Domashny, Russia, “Dope Girls” BBC, UK, etc.