Svetlana Efremova (born 1970; also known as Svetlana Efremova–Reed) is a Soviet Union-born American stage, film, and television actress as well as an educator. She starred in the American film White Oleander (2002). Efremova teaches acting at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), where she serves as the head of acting program.
Biography Efremova was born in 1970, in Novosibirsk, Russia, Soviet Union. She graduated from Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (former name Saint Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy). She was a member of the St. Petersburg State Theatre for eleven years. Efremova moved to the United States for school, and received a master’s degree in 1997 in acting from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University.
She appeared on Broadway in a touring production of Uncle Vanya, as Helena; and the touring production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, as Cassandra. Efremova has appeared in television series in the genres of drama, crime, and detective. Her film acting career took off in 2002, when she starred in the film, White Oleander directed by Peter Kosminsky. She portrayed Boris Yeltsin's daughter Tatyana Dyachenko who managed American political consultants in the American film Spinning Boris (2003).
Efremova is married to Patrick Reed, and has children.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Fontan Masha 2000 Prince of Central Park Sophia's Mom 2001 Spiral Clara Short film 2002 White Oleander Rena Gruschenka 2002 Phone Booth Erica 2003 Hotel Lobby Diana 2003 Spinning Boris Tatyana Dyachenko 2004 Vremya zhatvy Pevitsa 2005 The Island Midwife 2006 A Cigar at the Beach Woman in White Short film 2006 Stick It Dorrie 2006 The Elder Son Vera 2009 Figa.ro Terroristka 2012 Killer by Nature Dr. Ramos 2020 Brighton Beach Vera 2022 Model
Television Year Title Role Notes 1997; 2003 The Practice Rena / Mrs. Vjorka 2 episodes 2001 Gideon's Crossing Sheila the Temp Episode: "The Others" 2002 The Guardian Maria Braczyk Episode: "Solidarity" 2002 The West Wing Ludmila Koss, Novaya Gazeta Episode: "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" 2002 Thieves Svetlana Episode: "The Green and the Black" 2003 Strong Medicine Corrina 3 episodes 2003 Without a Trace Yelena Tzetcovich Episode: "Prodigy" 2003 Cold Case Landlord Episode: "Fly Away" 2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Nina Episode: "The Weatherman" 2004 Joan of Arcadia Joan's Doctor Episode: "Silence" 2004 ER Impatient Woman Episode: "Time of Death" 2004–2005 Judging Amy Nadia Patzaikin 2 episodes 2007 The Young and the Restless Tour Guide 1 episode 2006–2007 Monk Nurse Ullman 2 episodes 2008 Dirt Anna Karpova Episode: "Ties That (Don't) Bind" 2010 The Closer Floria Stenzel Episode: "Old Money" 2011 The Whole Truth Ramsted's Girlfriend Episode: "The State Calls Kathryn Peale" 2011; 2013 Body of Proof Mrs. Svetlova / Husky Accented Voice 2 episodes 2013 Motive Dr. Monika Harper Episode: "Out of the Past" 2013 Work It Psychic Episode: "Immaculate Deception" 2014 Shameless Sasha Episode: "Strangers On a Train" 2015 The Americans Zinaida Preobrazhenskaya Recurring role (season 3); 6 episodes 2016 Rizzoli & Isles Katrin Ulmanis Episode: "East Meets West" 2016 The OA Zoya Episode: "New Colossus" 2017–2018 NCIS: Los Angeles Vladlena Sokolov 2 episodes 2017 MacGyver Olivia Prior Episode: "Ruler" 2017 The Blacklist: Redemption Grushenka Episode: "Independence, U.S.A." 2017 House of Cards Nadia Surkova Episode: "Chapter 61" 2017 The Brave Bathhouse Employee Episode: "Moscow Rules" 2017 SEAL Team Katya Episode: "Rolling Dark" 2020 Spinning Out Dasha Fedorova Main role; 10 episodes 2021 Station 19 Lenya Hughes 2 episodes 2023–present For All Mankind Irina Morozova Main role (season 4); recurring role (season 5); 13 episodes
References
External links Profile at California State University, Fullerton