Biography

Diana Pozharskaya is a Russian actress, originally from Volvograd. She is a graduate of Moscow’s famous VGIK university, and is also a professionally trained dancer. Her most notable performance to date has been the key role of ‘Vera’ in the critically acclaimed war epic The Unknown Soldier, which was directed by Aku Louhimies, and was the biggest box office hit in the history of Finnish cinema. Diana is known throughout Russia for her role as ‘Darya’ in the hugely popular TV series Hotel Eleon, and was a regular in the Russian TV series, Senior Mafia. Diana is best known to international audiences for the role of ‘Sofia’ in Apple’s first British original television series Trying, opposite Rafe Spall & Imelda Staunton.