Olga Datsenko

Olha Andriivna Datsenko, stage name Lesya Datsenko (12 (25) January 1903 — 18 December 1993) was a Ukrainian theater actress.

Early life and education Olha Datsenko was born on 12 (25) January 1903 in the village of Shishaky (now Poltava region, Ukraine). Her father died when she was one year old. While studying in Poltava at the Starytskyi private gymnasium, she successfully performed in amateur performances, first in episodic and later in leading roles.

Returning to Shishaky in 1919, Datsenko took private lessons from the professional actress Lidia Kvitka, who had a summer house in the village. 1937-1938 — Zhytomyr Mobile Russian Drama Theater. 1938-1940 — Yenakievsky Russian Drama Theater named after Alexander Pushkin. 1940-1941 — Mariupol Russian Drama Theater. 1945-1946 — Poltava Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater. 1946-1950 — Kamianets-Podilskyi Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater. 1952-1961 — The second mobile Russian drama theater of the Karelo-Finnish SSR.

Roles

A nun (Haidamaky by Taras Shevchenko). Ulya (Mina Mazailo by Mykola Kulish). Olya (People's Malachy by Mykola Kulish). Katria (Shoots by Ivan Mykytenko). Yum-Yum (The Mikado by Arthur Sullivan). Louise (Intrigue and Love by Friedrich Schiller).