Svetlana Metkina
- Actress
- Producer
Russian-born actress, Svetlana Metkina, embodies the essence of grace
and talent. Her credits to date include films such as
Bobby (2006) and
Mini's First Time (2006). The
international tale of Svetlana's success story began at age 11 in the
Moscow theater world, growing from there to a string of European films
and then stretching inter-continentally, eventually lander her at the
center of today's film making circles.
Irrefutably talented, natural, and with stunning looks, Svetlana
followed a charmed path to her first US feature film
Slingshot (2005), starring opposite
David Arquette,
Thora Birch and
Balthazar Getty. Though she always spoke
English fluently, Metkina worked especially hard to bring her skillful
acting into English for the first time. Thriving in the collaborative
environment of this film, Metkina enjoyed the enthusiasm of the film's
first-time director Jay Alaimo. Metkina's
character had originally been scripted as a man, but they turned the
character into a tough independent woman, a jewel fence going by the
moniker "Fast Bobby." The film premiered at the 2005 Tribeca Film
Festival.
Next in the cards for Metkina, "Mini's First Time" featured her in a
superb cast alongside Luke Wilson,
Alec Baldwin,
Carrie-Anne Moss,
Jeff Goldblum and Nikki Reed, whom Metkina
found "hilariously funny." Metkina plays the delicious part of Russian
trophy wife "Jelena." The sexy darkly comic thriller premiered at the
2006 Tribeca Film Festival.
Svetlana's creativity in developing her characters is illuminated by a
painstaking thoroughness. She contemplates every aspect of a character
step by step. Stories based on classical literature or important
historical events are Svetlana's absolute favorite type of films of
which to be a part.
Thus, her next film, Bobby (2006), was a
dream part for the international beauty. A fictional account of the
events surrounding the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, the film also
stars William H. Macy,
Sharon Stone,
Elijah Wood,
Lindsay Lohan,
Helen Hunt,
Freddy Rodriguez,
Heather Graham,
Christian Slater,
Demi Moore and Sir
Anthony Hopkins. The experience
of filming "Bobby" was summed up by Metkina in one word, "paradise."
Achieving so much in only a few years, Svetlana reminisces fondly of
her first acting experiences on stage. Her very first role as an
actress, at age 11, was in a children's theater's production of a play
similar to CATS, only it was about dogs. Recalling how she played a
"shaggy white dog," Svetlana's youthful heart reveals an innocence and
openness-to the world, to her acting-in a way that is incredibly
endearing to her fans, her co-stars and anyone she meets, in any
language.
Svetlana cherishes theater as much as film. At Moscow State University,
she studied Theatre, History, Literature, Music, Art and Philosophy.
She also attended Shchukin Acting School of Maly Theatre in Moscow,
Russia. Following these studies early in her career she graced the
screen of several Russian and European films. Shestarred in the
thriller, 300 Years Ago; delivered a touching portrayal as Ailia in the
film Family; and starred in
The Second Front (2005) a
Russian-made thriller set during WWII, also starring
Ron Perlman,
Craig Sheffer and
Todd Field.
Embracing travel and culture, Svetlana speaks a number of languages and
splits her time between Europe, Russia and America, where she
especially revels in the differences between America's east and west
coasts. Dynamic and multi-faceted, Svetlana paints and writes short
stories as a hobby. The single greatest inspiration in her life has
always been her family.
Svetlana Metkina, also known as Lana Litwak, married Bold Films
producer Michel Litvak, and the couple at
one point resided in Los Angeles.
and talent. Her credits to date include films such as
Bobby (2006) and
Mini's First Time (2006). The
international tale of Svetlana's success story began at age 11 in the
Moscow theater world, growing from there to a string of European films
and then stretching inter-continentally, eventually lander her at the
center of today's film making circles.
Irrefutably talented, natural, and with stunning looks, Svetlana
followed a charmed path to her first US feature film
Slingshot (2005), starring opposite
David Arquette,
Thora Birch and
Balthazar Getty. Though she always spoke
English fluently, Metkina worked especially hard to bring her skillful
acting into English for the first time. Thriving in the collaborative
environment of this film, Metkina enjoyed the enthusiasm of the film's
first-time director Jay Alaimo. Metkina's
character had originally been scripted as a man, but they turned the
character into a tough independent woman, a jewel fence going by the
moniker "Fast Bobby." The film premiered at the 2005 Tribeca Film
Festival.
Next in the cards for Metkina, "Mini's First Time" featured her in a
superb cast alongside Luke Wilson,
Alec Baldwin,
Carrie-Anne Moss,
Jeff Goldblum and Nikki Reed, whom Metkina
found "hilariously funny." Metkina plays the delicious part of Russian
trophy wife "Jelena." The sexy darkly comic thriller premiered at the
2006 Tribeca Film Festival.
Svetlana's creativity in developing her characters is illuminated by a
painstaking thoroughness. She contemplates every aspect of a character
step by step. Stories based on classical literature or important
historical events are Svetlana's absolute favorite type of films of
which to be a part.
Thus, her next film, Bobby (2006), was a
dream part for the international beauty. A fictional account of the
events surrounding the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, the film also
stars William H. Macy,
Sharon Stone,
Elijah Wood,
Lindsay Lohan,
Helen Hunt,
Freddy Rodriguez,
Heather Graham,
Christian Slater,
Demi Moore and Sir
Anthony Hopkins. The experience
of filming "Bobby" was summed up by Metkina in one word, "paradise."
Achieving so much in only a few years, Svetlana reminisces fondly of
her first acting experiences on stage. Her very first role as an
actress, at age 11, was in a children's theater's production of a play
similar to CATS, only it was about dogs. Recalling how she played a
"shaggy white dog," Svetlana's youthful heart reveals an innocence and
openness-to the world, to her acting-in a way that is incredibly
endearing to her fans, her co-stars and anyone she meets, in any
language.
Svetlana cherishes theater as much as film. At Moscow State University,
she studied Theatre, History, Literature, Music, Art and Philosophy.
She also attended Shchukin Acting School of Maly Theatre in Moscow,
Russia. Following these studies early in her career she graced the
screen of several Russian and European films. Shestarred in the
thriller, 300 Years Ago; delivered a touching portrayal as Ailia in the
film Family; and starred in
The Second Front (2005) a
Russian-made thriller set during WWII, also starring
Ron Perlman,
Craig Sheffer and
Todd Field.
Embracing travel and culture, Svetlana speaks a number of languages and
splits her time between Europe, Russia and America, where she
especially revels in the differences between America's east and west
coasts. Dynamic and multi-faceted, Svetlana paints and writes short
stories as a hobby. The single greatest inspiration in her life has
always been her family.
Svetlana Metkina, also known as Lana Litwak, married Bold Films
producer Michel Litvak, and the couple at
one point resided in Los Angeles.