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Irina Kara

Acting Born Aug 16, 1964 Moscow, USSR 9 credits

Biography

British actress Irina Kara was born in Russia. She studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow in the class of a legendary Soviet film director Sergei Bondarchuk ("War and Peace" Oscar winner, 1968). After graduating in 1989 she settled in the UK. She works extensively in theater, film and TV. Her credits include Lena Ulianova in Vigen Chaldranyan's film "Lord Have Mercy" (Armenfilm, 1995), a role of Amy's mother, alongside Olga Kurilenko in "La Corrispondenza" by Guiseppe Tornatorre (2016) and "Snowman" by Thomas Alfredson (2017).

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Known for

Killing Eve

as Head Guard

Secret Invasion

as Russian Professional Woman

Legends

as Russian TV Reporter

McMafia

as Lyudmilla's Mother
Film

Tetris

as Immigration Agent
Film

Correspondence

as Mamma di Amy

Frequent co-stars

Jeremy Irons 1 shared title
Olga Kurylenko 1 shared title
Simon Johns 1 shared title
Shauna Macdonald 1 shared title
Simon Meacock 1 shared title
James Warren 1 shared title
Oscar Sanders 1 shared title
Paolo Calabresi 1 shared title
Anna Savva 1 shared title
James Bloor 1 shared title

Career timeline

Borscht
Secret InvasionTetris
Killing EveMcMafia
The Snowman
Correspondence
Legends
Kyrie Eleison

Full filmography

  • Killing Eve (2018) as Head Guard
  • Secret Invasion (2023) as Russian Professional Woman
  • Legends (2014) as Russian TV Reporter
  • McMafia (2018) as Lyudmilla's Mother
  • Tetris (2023) as Immigration Agent
  • The Snowman (2017) as Beautiful Girl's Mother
  • Correspondence (2016) as Mamma di Amy
  • Borscht (2025) as Irina
  • Kyrie Eleison (1997)