Sofia Lebedeva | |
|---|---|
| Софья Лебедева | |
 Lebedeva in 2023 | |
| Born | Sofia Sergeevna Lebedeva (1993-12-14)14 December 1993 (age 31) Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast, Russia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Sofia Sergeevna Lebedeva (Russian: Со́фья Серге́евна Ле́бедева, alsotr. Sofya Sergeevna Lebedeva; born 14 December 1993)[1] is a Russian actress. She has had roles inBBC One dramaMcMafia (2018),Apple TV+ filmTetris (2023), and as Eleana andEmpress Zoe in theNetflix seriesVikings: Valhalla (2023–2024).
Born inObninsk in theKaluga Oblast, Lebedeva trained for ten years ingymnastics. She was tutored to study at the Faculty of Global Studies atMoscow State University but instead she chose to go to drama school in Moscow.[2]
In 2018 she appeared as Lyudmilla Nikolayeva, a trafficking victim in BBC television seriesMcMafia.[3] In 2023 she was seen as the enigmatic Sasha in theApple TV+ dramaTetris.[4] Her performance was described as “touching” by James Verniere inThe Boston Herald.[5]
That same year she had a recurring role as Eleana, in the second series of the Netflix historical dramaVikings: Valhalla, subsequently to becomeEmpress Zoe in season three.[6][7]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Londongrad | Dunya | 1 episode |
| 2015 | The Dawns Here Are Quiet | Liza Brichkina | Film |
| 2018 | McMafia | Lyudmilla Nikolayeva | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | I Am Losing Weight | the bride | Film |
| 2020 | The Last Minister | Sonya Skvortsova | Lead role |
| 2022 | 1703 | Masha | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Tetris | Sasha | Film |
| 2023-2024 | Vikings: Valhalla | Eleana /Empress Zoe | 11 episodes |
| 2025 | The Wizard of the Emerald City | Anna Smith | Based on thenovel of the same name. |