Victoria Mushtey

Victoria Mushtey was born in the Luhansk region, Ukraine. She started acting when she was 7 at the contemporary art theatre "Nickael", where she practiced physical theatre, classical ballet, contemporary choreography, improvisation, and yoga. At the age of 15, she passed auditions for the professional studio at the Drama Theatre named after Boris Zakhava, where she played her first roles on stage - Dulcinea del Toboso in the production "Don Quixote" and Manilova in "Dead Souls" by Gogol. After moving to Kyiv, she enrolled in the Karpenko-Karyy National University of Theatre, Cinema, and TV, where she studied Stanislavsky's classical system and received a bachelor's degree in acting. Alongside her studies, she starred in several Ukrainian TV series and movies. After graduating, she began working at the Kyiv Academic Actor Theatre. For her role as Marla Singer in the play "Fight Club," she received the Kyiv Pectoral Award for Best Acting Debut. Victoria performed in the TV series "Love in Chains" as Liala and starred in the lead role of a detective Tetiana Vlasenko in the 24-episode series. She collaborated with the São João National Theatre in Porto. Continuing her studies, she underwent training in the Chekhov and Meisner systems. After moving to London, Victoria completed the "Acting on Screen" course at LAMDA.