Ruxandra Porojnicu (born 5 July 1993) is a Romanian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Alina Pop in the British soap opera Coronation Street from 2019 until 2021 and in 2024.
Life and career Porojnicu was born on 5 July 1993 in Bucharest, Romania. While attending university, she spent time in America as part of her course; seeing a "different way of life" inspired her to move away. She received a degree in acting and puppetry from the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, and numerous theatre credits. At the age of 22, she left Romania to live in London. Porojnicu stated that although she loves Romania, she left since she felt that career opportunities there are limited.
Porojnicu has spoken about having to "start over" as she went to the United Kingdom. Upon moving, she had £300 to her name. She got a job at Pizza Express, and took acting classes. She also began working as an extra and doing modelling, some of which was unpaid, so that she could build a portfolio. Porojnicu got signed to an agency that specialised in advertisements with an acting department, where she received an audition for the role of Alina Pop on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She won the role, appearing as a regular from 2019 until 2021 before returning for a guest stint in 2024. For her role, she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2019 Inside Soap Awards.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2009 Aniela Eleonora Episode: "1.43" 2017 Desire Maya Short film 2017 Scurtcircuit (Fault Condition) Nurse Film 2018 Aircrash Confidential Airplane Passenger 1 episode 2019 Cyber Bride Anna uncredited 2019 The Real Story Of... Luz/ Dancer 2 episodes 2019–2021, 2024 Coronation Street Alina Pop Series regular 2019–2021 Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star Herself Model 2024 Boarders Yelena
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