Olga Finney

Olga Vodin was born Olga Nedovodina on 23 November 1972, in Krasnodar, Southern Russia. Her father was a lead ballet dancer in Krasnodar Theatre of Operetta, so Olga grew up in the city of Krasnodar. From an early age she was trained in ballet, acting and also took piano. In the 1990s she studied acting at Schukin Theatrical School, affiliated to the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, Russia. There she was mastering the methods of Stanislavsky, Chekhov and Vakhtangov. Graduated in 1993 with the Master's Degree in Theatre and Acting. While a student in Moscow, Olga worked on stage and also appeared in several Russian-made films, such as 'Spirits of Hell' (1991), 'Zone of Freedom', (1991), 'Your Fingers Smell Like Incense' (1992) and 'Nastya' (1993). In 1993 she emigrated from Russia and moved to California with her new American husband and continued her acting career while raising her first child. In America she took a stage name - Olga Vodina. She appeared in such American productions as 'American Cop' (1994), 'Dangerous Cargo' (1996), 'Swimsuit, The Movie' (1997) and Guest appearance in TV show "Marker" (1995). In the 2000s she switched jobs from acting to co-producing several stage shows, including one in St. Petersburg, Russia. Has 2 children and is divorced.