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Vita Smachelyuk is a Ukrainian actress based in Germany. She won the Czech Film Critics' Award for Best Actress for her lead performance as Irina in Victim (2022), directed by Michal Blaško - which premiered at the Venice Film Festival (Horizons), screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was selected as Slovakia's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. She was also nominated for the Czech Lion, Sun in a Net, and IGRIC Awards for the same role. Her latest credit, Mila Zhluktenko's short film Critical Condition (2025), world-premiered at La Semaine de la Critique, Cannes. A graduate of Kyiv's Karpenko-Kary National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television, Smachelyuk has over 30 screen credits across film and television. She speaks Ukrainian, Russian, Czech and German.

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Vita Smachelyuk
45 yearsBerlin (DE)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1981 (45 years)
Acting age35-50 years
Place of birthUkraine
NationalityUkrainian
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27), Ukraine
Housing optionsKyiv (UA), Berlin (DE), Hamburg (DE), London (GB)
Driver's licensesB - Car, BE - Car with trailer
Eye colorbrown
Hair colorbrown
Height (cm)164
Ethnicity and heritageWhite or Caucasian
Staturefemale, normal
LanguagesRussian(native)Ukrainian(native)CzechGermanEnglish
InstrumentsPiano
SportBadmintonSkateboardStage combatKart racing
DanceExpressionist danceHistorical danceStage dance
PitchAltus
SingingA cappellaChoirfolk song
Training
Awards
2022
Ceny České Filmové Kritiky (Drama)
2022
Czech Lions (nominated) (Drama)
Film
2025
Critical Condition picture
Critical Condition
Dariia (SUP)
Mila Zhluktenko Michael Kalb Filmproduktion Michael Kalb Filmproduktion / HFF Munich / BR / ARTE
2021
Victim picture
Victim (Drama)
Iryna (LR)
Michal Blaško Jakub Viktorín, Pavla Janoušková Kubečková Pluto Film
Television
2020
Zrechnnya (Renunciation) picture
Zrechnnya (Renunciation) - 6 (TV series)
Lyudmila (SUP)
Serhii Sotnychenko Serhii Baranov TV Channel "Ukraine" Art Territory Victoria Nesterenko Natalis Glasenko
2019
Tayny (Secrets) picture
Tayny (Secrets) - 1 (Series)
Theodora von Büsof (SUP)
Serhii Kravets Serhii Kravets TV Channel "Ukraine" Panopticum
2017
Doctor Happiness picture
Doctor Happiness (TV movie)
Supporting Role
Dmitriy Petrun Evgenia Savichenko
2017
Retsept lyubvi picture
Retsept lyubvi (Series)
Antonina (SUP)
Anton Tsivatnyy TV Channel "Ukraine" Tatyana Gnedash
2016
Baby Boxes picture
Baby Boxes (TV series)
Olha (marketing manager)
Anatoliy Grigorev Film.ua Irina Chernova
2015
Be Back picture
Be Back (Short film)
Girl (LR)
Andriy Kyryllov Tata Kepler
2015
Laboratory of Love picture
Laboratory of Love (TV series)
Margarita (LR)
Yaroslav Lastovetsky Mamas Film Production
2015
Jewelry Clan picture
Jewelry Clan (TV series)
Margarita Vasilenko (SUP)
Dmitriy Goldman TV Channel "Ukraine" Tatyana Gnedash
2012
Jamaica picture
Jamaica (TV series)
Anna Ivanovna (LR)
Іhor Zabara Valentin Opaliev Kiivtelefіlym Svіtlana Horoshkova
2011
Who Is Who to Whom picture
Who Is Who to Whom (TV movie)
Mila (LR)
Euhene Shyshkyn Euhene Shyshkyn Euhene Shyshkyn
2007
The Ex picture
The Ex (TV movie (series))
Yana (LR)
Olha Havrilyuk Iryna Lysenko Novy Channel A-media Ukraine
Audio
2025
Krimi mit Milan Peschel: Jähnickes vierter Fall – Jähnicke kehrt zurück picture
Krimi mit Milan Peschel: Jähnickes vierter Fall – Jähnicke kehrt zurück
Katheryna (EFR)
Judith Lorentz ARD ARD Sounds Vanessa Gräfingholt