: Irina Starshenbaum is a Russian actress born on March 4, 1994, in Vladivostok, Russia. She studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School and has built a rapidly growing career in Russian cinema. She gained wide recognition for her performance in the music drama Leto (Summer, 2018), directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She has since appeared in multiple acclaimed Russian film and television productions. Known for her delicate beauty and naturalistic, emotionally precise performance style.