Alyona Khmelnitskaya

Alyona Aleksandrovna Khmelnitskaya (born 12 January 1971) is a Russian stage and film actress and TV presenter. She was born in Moscow, Russia, into an artistic family with parents who were ballet artists at the Bolshoi Theater. In her childhood, Khmelnitskaya was involved in artistic gymnastics and table tennis. She graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School in 1992, where she studied acting under Ivan Tarkhanov. Khmelnitskaya's notable performance includes the role of Leoncia Solano in the Russian-Ukrainian adventure film, Hearts of Three (1992), based on Jack London's novel. She has since appeared in various stage productions, films, and TV shows.