Anastasia Karpenko
Anastasia Valeriyevna Karpenko
Date of birth – March 9, 1983
City – Kyiv (Ukraine)
Language – Ukrainian
Activity – theater and film actress
Becoming an artist
Anastasia Karpenko is a Ukrainian theater and film actress. The star of the big stage and the TV series “Doctor Kovalchuk” and “Three Days to Love” was born in Kyiv. Anastasia Karpenko claims that her professional choice was not influenced by the mood in her family or school circle. The desire for recognition and popularity were not the driving forces. The decisive turn in her life happened unexpectedly. Thanks to a coincidence and a lucky chance, the owner of bright charisma and acting talent left her career as an event manager and decided to connect her life with the stage.
The future star received her professional knowledge and skills at the Ivan Karpenko-Kary Kyiv State University of Theater, Cinema and Television. She studied on Eduard Mytnytsky's course. It was here that she developed her skills as a performer of diverse roles. She improved her audience management skills.
Eduard Markovich Mytnytsky was an important figure on this path. The mentor was the first to see the real acting potential in the student, supported and passed on the most valuable thing - his own life and creative experience.
Creative path
While still studying at the Ivan Karpenko-Kary University in the capital, Anastasia Karpenko joined the team of the Kyiv Drama and Comedy Theater on the Left Bank of the Dnieper. The actress's professional development took place in parallel with her studies. This allowed her to immediately apply the acquired knowledge in practice.
In 2006, the young actress completed her studies at the university. Over the years of cooperation with the creative team of the Theater on the Left Bank, Anastasia Karpenko has conquered fans of stage art with bright roles in performances of various genres:
- “The audience is not allowed to the performance!” Michael Frayne (Poppy Norton, assistant director);
- "The Savage" by Alejandro Casona (Marga);
- "The Return of the Prodigal Son" (Sister);
- "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare (Capulet's wife);
- "Richard III" by William Shakespeare (Lady Anne);
- "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand (Roxanne) and others.
The actress's current stage repertoire includes performances:
- "King Lear" (Goneril);
- "Othello" (Emilia).
Cinema work
The film industry has become another area of realization for the talented actress. In 2004, the first television projects appeared in Anastasia Karpenko's acting biography. The owner of bright charisma began acting in episodic roles in TV series and films. It was then that a new stage in the actress's creative life began. There was a gradual entry into the world of screen art. Fans of the artist's work appeared.
The filmography of Anastasia Karpenko includes famous films and TV series:
- “Doctor Kovalchuk”;
- “2024”;
- “How is Katya?”;
- “The Carrier”;
- “Three Days Before Love”;
- “What Does Your Wife Do?”;
- “Servant of the People”;
- “A Tale of Money”;
- “Another Life”;
- “Lesya + Roma” and others.
Among the bright film premieres of 2025 with the participation of Anastasia Karpenko is the third season of the series “Doctor Kovalchuk”, which has won the favor of the Ukrainian audience. The actress's heroine, Oksana Petrovna Kovalchuk, returns to work in the hospital to save the lives of patients.
In addition, Anastasia Karpenko is one of the key actresses in the new comedy series "Major Skovoroda". In the sitcom, the star plays the role of therapist Lydia.
Interesting facts about the actress:
- In addition to acting, Karpenko is engaged in martial arts - classical and Thai boxing;
- The series "The Carrier" with the actress's participation had a wide resonance among the European audience. Translations of the dramatic work into many languages were planned. Among them are German, French, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and others.
