Alena Yiv

Alena Yiv is an Israeli actress and director who won the 2020 Ophir Award for lead actress for the film "Asia".

born 1979Lead role in "Asia"The series "Blue Natalie"Stunt work in film

Born: 30 November 1979, Saint Petersburg
Occupation: actor, film director, stage actor, director
Education: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Alena Yiv was born in 1979 in Saint Petersburg

Alena Yiv was born Alyona Ovsyanick in Saint Petersburg in 1979. As a child she studied piano at a music school and figure skated. In the early 1990s her family moved to Belarus.

In 1994 she immigrated to Israel through the NAALE program. She learned Hebrew at kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek and finished high school in Herzliya. In 1998 she began studying mathematics at the Technion, but left before completing her degree and moved to Jerusalem.

In 2004 she began studying film and television at Hadassah College, where she also took acting classes. She starred in the short film "Junior" in 2006. She then moved to Tel Aviv, worked as an assistant director and studied acting at Avi Malka's studio.

She worked as a stunt performer with Dmitry Osmolovsky's team in Israeli and foreign productions. In 2010 she starred in the series "Blue Natalie", and in 2012 in the film "The Fifth Heaven". She also acted at Gesher Theater and directed short films and music videos.

She lives in Tel Aviv with her partner, photographer Nimrod Golan, and their 2 children.