Olga Kuzmina

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolaevna and the family name is Kuzmina.
Olga Kuzmina
Ольга Кузьмина
Kuzmina in 2023
Born (1987-06-16) 16 June 1987
Moscow, Soviet Union
Citizenship
  • Russia
  • Argentina[1]
OccupationsActress and dancer
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)Aleksey Kuzmin (2010–2019)
Evgeny Apanasevich (2023–present)
Children2

Olga Nikolaevna Kuzmina[a] (born 16 June 1987) is a Russian actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as Nastya Fomina in the sitcom Kitchen, as well as voicing Cheburashka in the Cheburashka film series (also known as Chebi in English), with the first and second film becoming the top two highest-grossing Russian films of all time. She is also the voice of Varya (Valery in the English localization) in the Fantasy Patrol series as well as Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon in the STS Love dub of Sailor Moon. She is also an accomplished ice skater, winning in the seventh season of the competition program Ice Age with Alexander Enbert.

Early life

Olga Nikolaevna Kuzmina was born on 16 June 1987 in Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia).[1][2] As a child, she studied choreography and acrobatics. At the age of eleven, she became a student at the Igor Moiseyev Ballet. Afterwards, she studied at the Faculty of Cultural Studies at the State Academy of Slavic Culture, and later transferred to the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS), where she graduated in 2008.[1]

Career

While attending school, she debuted on an episode of the children's television series, Yeralash, in the year 2000.[1][3] She would continue appearing for seven more episodes until 2014, where she portrayed a teacher.[4][5]

After playing secondary roles in television series, she gained wider recognition for her role as the waitress Nastya Fomina in the television sitcom Kitchen from 2012 to 2016. She also voiced the character of Valery in the Fantasy Patrol franchise since 2016.[6] She also voiced the titular character in the 2018 Russian dub of Sailor Moon. In an interview with 7 Days (ru), Kuzmina said that she immediately accepted the role of Sailor Moon when she was offered it.[7] Only the first season of Sailor Moon was dubbed in Russian by STS Love, and the network aired those episodes from 1 December 2018 to 1 January 2019.[8]

In 2023, Kuzmina voiced the character Cheburashka (Chebi) in the film of the same name. She later reprised her role in the sequel Cheburashka 2 (2026) and will voice the character again in Cheburashka 3 (2027).[9] The first two films later became the top two highest-grossing Russian films of all time, grossing $94.5m and $83.7m respectively.[10][11]

Outside of her work as an actress, she took first place in the seventh season of the competition series, Ice Age, in 2020. During the competition, she pair skated with professional Alexander Enbert.[12]

Personal life

Kuzmina met her first husband, psychologist Alexey Tereshchenko, in 2004 while she was studying at the Faculty of Cultural Studies.[4] They were married from 2010 to 2019.[4] They had a son named Gordey, who was born in 2013.[1] Kuzmina learned about her pregnancy while working on Kitchen, and so the creators of the series added a storyline where her character is pregnant.[4]

In 2023, Kuzmina married her second husband, a tour guide named Evgeny Apanasevich. In the October of that same year, the couple had a daughter named Mira-Maria in Argentina.[1][13][14] Kuzmina also obtained her citizenship there.[1]

Selected filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Siberia, Monamour Vera [14]
2013 Gagarin: First in Space Marina Popovich [14]
2014 The Kitchen in Paris Anastasia "Nastya" Anisimova [14]
2015 Ghost Olya [14]
2017 Kitchen. The Last Battle Anastasia "Nastya" Anisimova [14]
2021 Koschey: The Everlasting Story Varya (Valery) Voice [6]
2023 Cheburashka Cheburashka (Chebi) Voice [9]
2026 Cheburashka 2 Cheburashka (Chebi) Voice [9]
2027 Cheburashka 3 Cheburashka (Chebi) In production; voice [9]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2000–2014 Yeralash Various roles 8 episodes [1]
2006 Happy Together Maya 1 episode [14]
2009 Univer Katya 1 episode [14]
2011 The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik Rose Miniseries [15]
2012–2016 Kitchen Anastasia "Nastya" Anisimova 30 episodes [14]
2016–present Fantasy Patrol Varya (Valery) Voice; 19 episodes [6]
2019 Kitchen. War for the Hotel Anastasia "Nastya" Anisimova 1 episode [14]
2019–2023 Fantasy Patrol: The Chronicles Varya (Valery) Voice [6]
2023 Squared Zebra Cell (Checkery) Voice; 52 episodes [1]
The Ivanovs vs. The Ivanovs Anna Sergeevna 7 episodes [14]

Dubbed roles

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Brokeback Mountain Alma Beers Del Mar Russian dub [16]
2011 Scream 4 Marnie Cooper [16]
2014–present Paw Patrol Everest / Sweetie / Ace [6][16]
2016 La La Land Alexis [6][15]
2016–2022 The Powerpuff Girls Blossom [16]
2017 The Zookeeper’s Wife Urszula [6]
2018–2019 Sailor Moon Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon Russian STS Love dub (Season 1 only) [7][8]

Notes

  1. ^ Russian: О́льга Никола́евна Кузьмина́

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Filippov, Vyacheslav (31 January 2024). "«Чебурашка», отъезд в Аргентину, дети: где сейчас актриса Ольга Кузьмина". NEWS.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Olga Kuzmina". Acting Agency Natalia Gneushev. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Спустя десятилетия. Как изменились молодые актёры «Ералаша»". ctv.by (in Russian). 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d "Что заставило звезду сериала «Кухня» стать портнихой, и как она живёт в наши дни: Ольга Кузьмина". Культурология (in Russian). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Ой, боюсь!". Ералаш. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Ольга Кузьмина сыграет Чебурашку". КиноРепортер (in Russian). 17 November 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Ольга Кузьмина озвучила Сейлор Мун". 7Дней.ру (in Russian). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Показ 1 сезона на CTC Love". SailorMoon.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  9. ^ a b c d "«Чебурашка 2» заработал 2 млрд рублей за 3 дня проката". www.soyuz.ru (in Russian). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  10. ^ Садчиков, Михаил (8 January 2026). "Чебурашка 2 смотреть, кто играл Чебурашку, Ольга Кузьмина озвучила Чебурашку (фото и видео)". www.maximonline.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 January 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ^ Kovalchuk, Alexander (24 February 2026). "Ольга Кузьмина: «Беззащитность обезоруживает»". Ведомости (in Russian). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  12. ^ Konovalov, Nikita (26 December 2020). "Кузьмина и Энберт стали победителями шоу «Ледниковый период»". Sport Express. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Ольга Кузьмина, озвучившая Чебурашку, ждет второго ребенка". Star Hit (in Russian). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Чебурашка, два брака и аргентинский скандал: актрисе Ольге Кузьминой — 38". URA (in Russian). 15 June 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  15. ^ a b "Ольга Кузьмина". The Voice Mag. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  16. ^ a b c d "Биография Ольги Кузьминой в Persons.Life". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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