Ivanna Sakhno

Ivanna Anatoliyivna Sakhno (; born 14 November 1997) is a Ukrainian actress and activist. She is known for her roles as Cadet Viktoriya in the science fiction monster film Pacific Rim Uprising, the hitwoman Nadedja in the 2018 action comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me, and Shin Hati in 2023's Ahsoka television series. She had already achieved certain prominence in Ukraine after appearing in 2005 in the first ever Ukrainian-language sitcom, Lesia + Roma, and the 2013 biopic Ivan the Powerful.

Early life Ivanna Sakhno was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 14 November 1997 to a family of local filmmakers. Her parents are , a director, and Anatolii Sakhno, a cinematographer.

Her dream of acting started in 2004 when she watched the film Amélie.

Career Sakhno's first television appearance was in the 2005 series Lesya + Roma (a Ukrainian adaptation of the successful Canadian sitcom Un gars, une fille) and her debut feature film role was as "Milka" in the 2013 biopic film, Ivan the Powerful.

Her first major Hollywood role was in Thomas Dunn's 2016 thriller film The Body Tree. She followed this with roles in two big budget 2018 releases, Pacific Rim Uprising and The Spy Who Dumped Me.

In 2019, Sakhno was a member of the jury of the International Competition Program of the 10th Odesa International Film Festival. In August 2020, she was a member of the jury of the 49th Molodist Film Festival. In the same year she starred in the thriller film Let it Snow, directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Stanislav Kapralov. She also appeared in the 2022 French limited series La jeune fille et la nuit (The Reunion).

In November 2021, she was cast in the Disney+ series Ahsoka, which is part of the Star Wars franchise.

Activism At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Sakhno expressed her support for Ukrainian political prisoners held by Russian authorities. She also was a participant in the Artists for Ukraine fundraising event showcasing Ukrainian art to benefit Ukrainian children displaced by the war. She became an Ambassador of Ukraine's official fundraising platform United24 in the Education and Science direction in May.

Sakhno avoids playing Russian characters. During the COVID-19 lockdowns period, she broke a contract with Netflix that would have required her to portray a person with a Soviet Russian background.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Ivan the Powerful Mills Ukrainian film 2016 The Body Tree Helen 2017 Can't Take It Back Morgan Rose 2018 Pacific Rim Uprising Cadet Viktoriya 2020 Let It Snow Mia 2025 M3GAN 2.0 Amelia TBA Ibelin Filming

Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Lesya + Roma 2006 Zhenskie slyozy Television film 2008 Uchitel muzyki Sasha Muzhchina dlya zhizni, ili Na brak ne pretenduyu Jen'ka 2009 Kontrakt Veskoe osnovanie dlya ubiystva 12 Year Old Sasha Miniseries 2011 Babye leto Masha 2013 Frodya Miniseries 2016 Chornyi Tsvetok Young Lera 2020 High Fidelity Kat Monroe 2 episodes 2022 La jeune fille et la nuit (The Reunion) Vinca Rockwell / Pauline Miniseries 2023–present Star Wars: Ahsoka Shin Hati Main role 2025The Mighty NeinAstrid (voice)Guest star

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