ALYONA KHMARA
ACTRESS I MODEL I DANCER
BIOGRAPHY
Alyona Khmara is a Eurasian actress born and raised in Ukraine, residing in Los Angeles.
Years of dance training opened global opportunities for Alyona to work as a professional dancer in South Korea, China and India, where she performed in over a dozen Bollywood films.
Alyona moved to Los Angeles in 2012 and studied the craft of acting at renowned studios like The Actors Room, Ivana Chubbuck, John Kirby and Stephanie Feury‘s Studios. Alyona has appeared in national commercials (IBM, Verizon and Volkswagen), booked a co-star role on a leading TV Show Ray Donovan and appeared in a number of short films and independent projects that received multiple festival awards. Among them the most recent foreign film "Mother of Chernobyl"- received Gold Award and best actress nomination for Alyona.
Fluent in Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish and American English, Alyona is constantly adding skills to stand out in this evolving market. With the reminiscence of the sweet sadness of Audrey Hepburn, but most importantly her unique-self, Alyona brings a strong camera presence, a natural authentic approach, creative in-depth character development, professionalism and European elegance, with the most important component -- a fun loving presence on the set.
PHOTOS
REEL / VIDEOS
THEATRICAL REEL (DRAMA)
COMMERCIAL REEL
SPARSE CLUSTER OF LIGHT (SHORT)
ANGELS NEVER CRY (TRAILER)
RESUME
Film
Mother of Chernobyl Lead Dir. Alexander Witt
Sparse Cluster of Light Lead Dir. Jonathan Hyde
Oedipus Complex Lead Dir. Lok Woo
Locked Lead Dir. Xueru Tang
Harmony Supporting Dir. Noel D. Orput
Paper Tiger Supporting Dir. Chu-Jen Wu
Flip the Script Lead Dir. Andre Rhoden
Homecoming Supporting Dir. Roxy Gannon
TV
Ray Donovan Co-Star Dir. Jeremy Podeswa
Commercial
Comcast Xfinity Lead Dir. Terry Hall
Volkswagen (National) Lead Dir. Noam Murro
Verizon (National) Lead Dir. John Hillcoat
OnStar Lead Dir. Reynald Gresset
IBM (National) Lead Dir. Terri Timely
Microsoft Lead Dir. Russ Lamoureux
Print
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Theater
Rabbit Hole Principal Stephanie Feury Theater
Simpatico Principal Stephanie Feury Theater
Wonder Women Principal Dir. Catherine L. Gorrell
The Cost of Love Supporting Dir. Alona Humbarger
Training
Scene Study Sensory, Improv Stephanie Feury Los Angeles
Scene Study Ivana Chubbuck Los Angeles
Scene Study – Uta Hagen John Kirby Los Angeles
TV and Motion Picture Acting Steven G. Lowe Los Angeles
Standard American & Nadia Vennesse Los Angeles
British Dialects
Commercial Callback & Killian McHugh Los Angeles
Workshop
Additional Skills: Fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and Spanish; Accents: Polish, Russian, Italian, Standard British;
Dance background in contemporary and modern jazz, ballroom dance; Advanced in Yoga; Paddle boarding;
Tennis; Swimmer; Snorkeling; Kickboxing; Familiarity with firearms and stage combat training.
Other Facts: Passport, CA Driver License, World Traveler (+25 countries), Best Actress Nomination at Indie Short Fest 2019, Won “Best Actress” in a Monologue Competition, No food allergies, Great with kids and animals. Local for hire: San Diego, San Francisco, Portland OR, San Antonio TX, Grand Rapids MI, Richmond VA, Washington DC, Chardon OH
CONTACT
REPRESENTATION:
THE FIRM LA MODEL & TALENT AGENCY
Theatrical-Commercial-Print
626-415-6793
117 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 600
Pasadena, CA 91105
TAR MANAGEMENT
Steven G. Lowe