Natasha Stefanenko
Introduction '''Natalya Dmitrievna''' "'''Natasha'''" '''Stefanenko''' (; born 18 April 1969) is a Russian and Italian actress, model, and television presenter who lives and works in both Italy and Russia.
Early years Stefanenko was born in Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk), the daughter of a Belorusian-Ukrainian nuclear engineer who worked in a secret unnamed underground city, close to the Ural Mountains. She lived with her family in a closed city. They also owned a dacha beside a lake.Stefanenko was a swimming champion in her youth, and swam with Alexander Popov. When she was a young girl she swam  a day. In 1984, she almost joined the Soviet Olympic swim team, but instead chose to continue with her education. The Soviet Union eventually decided to boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics which were held in Los Angeles.At the age of 16, Stefanenko went to study in Moscow where she earned a degree in Metal Engineering.
Career After winning the ''Look of the Year'' contest in Moscow in 1991, Stefanenko moved to Milan, where she obtained work as a model. After being scouted in a restaurant by director Beppe Recchia, she made her first television appearance on the variety show, ''La grande sfida'', alongside host Gerry Scotti. At the time, Stefanenko was unable to speak the Italian language.She commenced her acting career with the cinematographic film ''La grande prugna'' in 1999.She played the character ''Angela Cornelio'',  one of the protagonists in the television series ''Nebbie e delitti'' (''Fog and Crimes''), which aired on Rai Due from 2005 to 2009.She has also hosted many programmes, including the 2001 edition of '' Festivalbar'', which is an annual series of televised summer concerts performed by both Italian and international pop groups in town squares throughout Italy; and ''Italia's Next Top Model'' in 2009.In the same year 2009, she had a role in Mediaset Canale 5's police drama series, ''Distretto di Polizia 9'' (''Police District 9'').Since 2007, she is also a host of Russia's TV show "Snimite eto nemedlenno" which is based on the British programme What Not to Wear (UK).She also co-starred in a 2001 advert ''Natasha Stefanenko : La gigantessa.'' She played a giantess, who unknowingly grew to a gigantic size.
Personal life In December 1995, Stefanenko married Italian entrepreneur and ex-model Luca Sabbioni, and they have one daughter, Sasha, who was born in 2000.
Filmography ===Films===YearTitleRole1999''La grande prugna''Natasha2003''Do You Mind If I Kiss Mommy? ''Lena2011''Ex 2: Still Friends? ''Olga2020''La mia banda suona il pop''===Television===YearTitleRoleNotes1992''La grande sfida''Herself/ Co-hostGame show (season 1)1994''Casa dolce casa''ClaudiaEpisode: "Mi ritorni in mente"1997, 2012''Per tutta la vita…? ''Herself/ Co-hostVariety show (seasons 1 and 6)1998–1999''Target''Herself/ HostTalk show1999–2002''Convenscion''Herself/ Co-hostComedy show2000''Gioco di specchi''AnyaTelevision film2001''2001 Festivalbar''Herself/ Co-hostAnnual music festival2004''Le Iene''Herself/ Guest hostVariety show (March 30, 2004)2005–2009''Nebbie e delitti''Angela CornelioMain role2006''La festa della mamma''Herself/ HostAnnual event2007''''HerselfEpisode: "La grande occasione"2007–2011''Italia's Next Top Model''Herself/ HostTalent show2009''7 vite''AkinaRecurring role (season 2)''Distretto di Polizia''Nadja RostovaRecurring role (season 9)2012''Miss Italia''Herself/ JudgeAnnual beauty contest2014''Top Model po-russki''Herself/ HostFashion show (season 5)2022''Волшебная девочка кунг-фу''НаивкаVoice
Television (A partial list)* ''La grande sfida'' (1992),  variety show* ''Per tutta la vita'' (1997), matrimonial show* ''Gioco di specchio'' (2000), television film* ''Nebbie e delitti'' (2005–2009), television series* ''Festivalbar'' (2001), televised summer concerts; co-presenter* ''Italia's Next Top Model'' (2007–2011), reality show; presenter, judge* Снимите Это Немедленно (Russia, 2007–present), presenter* ''Camera Cafe'' (2007), sit-com* ''Quelli che....il calcio'' (2007)* ''Distretto di Polizia 9'' (2009), television series* ''7 vite 2'' (2009), sit-com* Съешьте это немедленно (Russia, 2011–present), presenter* Топ-модель по-русски: Международный сезон (2014), reality show; presenter, judge* Волшебной девочке кунг-фу (Russia, 2022–present) Наивка (voice)
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