Daryna Fedyna

Date of birth: August 15, 2001
Place of birth: Lviv, Ukraine
Profession: Actress
Theater: Lviv Academic Les Kurbas Theater

Biography.

Daryna Fedyna was born in Lviv, the cultural center of Galicia. She completed her secondary education at the Sheptytsky Catholic Gymnasium. In 2018, after graduating from the Sheptytsky Gymnasium, she moved to Kyiv to fulfill her dream of becoming an actress. There she entered the Ivan Karpenko-Kary Kyiv National University of Theater, Cinema and Television, where she studied at the Faculty of Theater Arts under the direction of Bohdan Beniuk.

In 2022, she returned to her native Lviv, where she continued her studies at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Faculty of Culture and Arts, in the studio of Mykola Bereza.

Her career

The beginning of the journey

Daryna made her screen debut in 2020 with the lead role of Melashka in the TV series Catching Kaidash. This role brought her popularity and recognition. Daryna says that the series was filmed for three months in villages near Kyiv. At the same time, she was preparing for a session that required a lot of endurance.

According to her, the support of her colleagues helped her overcome her nerves, as she was the youngest actress on the set. Her first day of filming included a scene with Georgy Baklanov, which Daria remembers for its sensuality and complexity.

Education.

• 2018-2022 – Ivan Karpenko-Kary Kyiv National University of Theater, Cinema and Television (Bohdan Beniuk’s workshop).
• 2022-2023 – Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Faculty of Culture and Arts (Mykola Bereza’s acting course).

Theater works

Les Kurbas Lviv Academic Theater:

• 2022 – The Chorus, The Apocrypha (after Lesya Ukrainka).
• 2022 – Mongols, Tukholtsi, “The Rising Hawk” (after Ivan Franko).
• 2023 – Monkeys, Leeches, Chorus, “Thankful Erodiy” (by Hryhoriy Skovoroda).
• 2023 – Potercha, The Forest Song (after Lesya Ukrainka).
• 2023 – Paisley, The Mind Trap (after Anthony Horowitz).

Graduation performances:

• 2022 – Mulberry, The Career of Arturo Ui, which could have been stopped (Bertolt Brecht, directed by Olena Shchurska).
• 2022 – Anarda, Dog in the Hay (Lope de Vega, directed by Bohdan Beniuk).

Cinematography

• Melashka – Catching Kaidash (2020, directed by Oleksandr Timenko).
• Maria – Maria (short film, directed by Victoria Odudenko).
• Applicant – “Applicant” (student short film, directed by Mikhail Ignatkov).
• The Leading Role – Nelolita (film drama, directed by Sergey Litvinov).
• Alisa – The House Behind the Glass (directed by Taras Dron, work in progress).
• Maria – Happiness (directed by Victoria Odudenko, work in progress).
• Ira – The Carrier (series, directed by Antonina Nepytalyuk, Yevhen Tunik, work in progress).

Features.

Despite her young age, Daryna Fedyna has already achieved significant success in theater and film. Her debut in the series “Catching Kaidash” was a defining event that opened the door to the world of cinema. Thanks to her talent, perseverance, and the support of her colleagues, Daryna continues to develop her career with confidence, starring in new projects and working on stage.