Birth Name: Жанна Владимировна Копылова
Birth Date: 1974-07-08
Birth Place: Moscow, Russia
Details
Alternate Names: Zhanna Friske, Schanna Wladimirowna Friske, Жанна Копылова, Zhanna Kopylova, Zhanna Kopilova, Jeanna Friske
Physical Characteristics: - Height: 5′ 5″ (1.66 m)
- Weight: 56.0kg
Career
First Appearances: - Night Watch (2004) as Alice Donnikova
Most Important Roles: - Night Watch (2004) as Alice Donnikova
- Day Watch (2006) as Alisa
- What Men Talk About (2010) as Friske
- Who Am I? (2010) as Anya
- First Express (2006) as
- Odnoklassniki.ru: The Magic Laptop (2013) as Masha
- New Year's In-Laws (2011) as self
- Beauty requires (2008) as
- Попугай Club (2014) as
- One at Home (2006) as singer Zhanna with skis
Career Highlights: - Night Watch (2004)
- Day Watch (2006)
- What Men Talk About (2010)
- Who Am I? (2010)
- First Express (2006)
- Odnoklassniki.ru: The Magic Laptop (2013)
- New Year's In-Laws (2011)
- Beauty requires (2008)
- Попугай Club (2014)
- One at Home (2006)
Awards
Awards: - Won MTV Movie Award - Best Actress (2006)
- Nominated for 1 MTV Movie Award - Breakthrough of the Year (2006)
- Nominated for 1 MTV Europe Music Award - Regional - Best Russian Act (2012)
- Won Golden Gramophone Award (2010)
- Won Golden Gramophone Award (2007)
- Nominated for 1 Muz-TV Music Award - Best Video (2010)
- Nominated for 1 Muz-TV Music Award - Best Female Act (2010)
- Nominated for 1 Muz-TV Music Award - Best Female Act (2008)
- Won Muz-TV Music Award - Best Female Act (2007)
- Won Muz-TV Music Award - Best Video (2007)
Full Biography
Zhanna Friske (born Jeanna Vladimirovna Kopylova; 8 July 1974 – 15 June 2015) was a Russian actress, singer, and model. Friske rose to the fame as a member of the band Blestyashchie in the late 90s and early 00s. Later, she pursued an acting career, with her debut in a fantasy horror film Night Watch (2004), as well as a solo singing career, having released a number of successful singles and a solo album.
Friske passed away at the age of 40 suffering from brain cancer, having left a legacy of a pop icon in the early decades of the post Soviet break-up pop stage in the Russian speaking countries.
