Olena Zelenska

Also known as Olena Kiyashko, Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska, Olena Kyiashko, Olena Volodymyrivna Kyiashko, Elena Vladimirovna Zelenskaya, Elena Kiyashko, Elena Vladimirovna Kiyashko

Ukrainian screenwriter and First Lady of Ukraine

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Olena Zelenska is the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and serves as First Lady of Ukraine. She is a screenwriter by profession and has become a prominent public figure, particularly since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, when she has advocated internationally for her country and humanitarian causes.

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Film & TV

Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska (née Kiyashko) is a Ukrainian screenwriter who is the current First Lady of Ukraine as the wife of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenska was named by Time as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023.

Known for

The Zelensky Story — Self - First Lady of Ukraine2024
En société — Self - Guest2023
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self – First Lady of Ukraine2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self2022

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Eliena/Jelena/Yelena
Gender: female
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Kryvyi Rih
Spouse: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Occupation: film actor
Position held: First Lady of Ukraine
Employer: Office of the President of Ukraine
Languages spoken: Ukrainian
Native language: Russian
Religion: Eastern Orthodoxy
Image: Олена Зеленська на п'ятому Українському жіночому конгресі.jpg
Number of children: 2

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date of birth: 1978-02-06
godparent: Olena Kravets
Commons category: Olena Zelenska
birth name: Елена Владимировна Кияшко
name in native language: Олена Володимирівна Зеленська
on focus list of Wikimedia project: BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
P10632: Olena Zelenska
social media followers: 50965
allegiance: Ukraine

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Encyclopedic overview

Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska (née Kyiashko; born 6 February 1978) is a Ukrainian screenwriter who has served as First Lady of Ukraine since 2019, as the wife of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenska was named by Time as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023.

Early life and career

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