Natalia Sumska

Natalia Sumska: the biography of the Ukrainian actress

Natalia Sumska, the talented Ukrainian actress, was born on April 22, 1956, in the village of Katjuschan in the Kyiv region. She comes from an acting family; her parents - Vyacheslav Sumska and Anna Opanasenko - were also actors of the I. Franko National Academic Drama Theater. Until the age of 10, Natalia lived in Lviv.

In 1977, she graduated from the I. Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv State Theatre University. Since then, Natalia Sumska has worked as an actress at the National Academic Drama Theater. Ivan Franko.

In this theater, Natalia played roles such as Dido in 'The Aeneid' after Kotsjarevsky, Ludmila in 'Vassa Zeleznova' by M. Gorky, Joan of Arc in 'The White Crow' by Rybchinsky, Marie in 'Blaise' Manne, Favela and Mathilde in 'Woman from the Upper World', Anna in 'Kin IV', Eliza Doolittle in 'Pygmalion' by Shaw, Kaidash's Woman in 'Kaidash's Family' by Nechuya-Levitsky.

Additionally, Natalia Sumska has appeared in several films where she played roles such as Maria in 'Carmelite', Natalka in 'Natalka Poltavka', Maria in 'Mountains Smoke', Julia Shablinsky in 'For the Home Hearth', Christina in 'Dudary', Maria in 'State Border' and others.

From autumn 2003 until early 2010, Natalia Sumska hosted the show 'Key Moment' on the Inter channel. She also works in the theater group 'Benyuk and Khostikoyev'. Since December 2016, she has been a member of the committee for the Taras Shevchenko National Award in Ukraine.

Natalia Sumska is a People's Artist of Ukraine and a laureate of the 'Kiev Pectoral' award. She was also awarded the Order of Merit of the III degree for her contribution to the development of national culture and performing arts.

Natalia Sumska is married to the People's Artist of Ukraine, Anatoly Khostikoyev. They have two children - daughter Dasha and son Vyacheslav. Her sister, Olga Sumska, is also an actress and presenter.

Among her preferences, Natalia Sumska favors historical, memoir, and philosophical literature, classical music, and retro estrada.

April 21, 2022