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Oksana Lada
Oksana Lada
Born	March 3, 1976 (age 48); Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Other names	Oksana Babiy
Occupations	Actress; model;
Years active	1995–present
Website	oksanalada.com

Oksana Lada (Ukrainian: Оксана Лада; born March 3, 1976) is a Ukrainian actress, best known for the role of Irina Peltsin, the mistress of Tony Soprano, in the HBO series The Sopranos.

Early life and education

Lada was born in Ivano-Frankivsk, a city in the Western region of Ukraine. At the age of 20, she studied economics and engineering in the Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas and worked as a model before emigrating to the United States.^[1]

Lada appeared as Ulia in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Lada gained recognition as the lead in an Off-Broadway revival of Pentecost,^[2] which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 2005.^[3] She also had a role as a wedding dress saleswoman in 30 Rock in the first episode of the show's second season, "SeinfeldVision".^{[citation needed]}

After the 2017 inauguration of Donald Trump, Lada was a guest at the newly elected president's Inauguration Ball, one of two representatives from Hollywood along with Caitlyn Jenner.^[4]


Year	Title	Role
2003	The Technical Writer	Nasty
2009	Cold Souls	Sasha
2012	Safe	Mamoschka's Hostess
2018	The Big Take	Oxana
2023	MobKing	Doctor Dana
2024	Conundrum: Secrets among friends	Taylor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999–2002	The Sopranos	Irina Peltsin	18 episodes
1999, 2007	Law & Order	Woman / Second Natasha	2 episodes
2002	Hack	Katrina Nibs	Episode: "My Alibi"
2004	CSI: Miami	Nina Revay / Sandy	Episode: "Legal"
2007	30 Rock	Saleswoman	Episode: "SeinfeldVision"
2012	NYC 22	Letija Plancic	Episode: "Self Cleaning Oven"
2014	The Blacklist	Female Russian	Episode: "The Judge (No. 57)"
2014	Drop Dead Diva	Honey Pot Owner	2 episodes
2014	Orange Is the New Black	Ulya	Episode: "Low Self Esteem City"


Year	TItle	Role	Notes
2021	Talking Sopranos	Self	Episode: "Rat Pack"

^ Grove, Lloyd; Morgan, Hudson (November 30, 2004). "Bio Has Dirt on Quentin". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
^ Levett, Karl (March 22, 2005). "Pentecost". Backstage. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
^ "Nominees and Recipients: 2005 Awards". DramaDesk.org. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
^ "Donald Trump's Inauguration Ball Was a Twilight Zone". W Magazine | Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

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