Cinema and theater

Olimpiia Dobrovolska was a Ukrainian-American actress, director, educator, follower of famous Ukrainian modern theatrical director Les Kurbas. She, together with her husband, Yosyp Hirniak, founded The Ukrainian Theater in America and The Theater of the Word in the United States.

Vera Farmiga is a well-known Hollywood actress of Ukrainian descent, an Oscar nominee, and winner of the National Board of Review and the British Independent Film Awards.

Yosyp Hirniak was a Ukrainian-American theater actor and director, follower of famous Ukrainian modern theatrical director Les Kurbas. He, together with his wife, Olimpiia Dobrovolska, founded the Ukrainian Theater in America and the Theater of the Word in the United States.

John Hodiak was an American actor of Ukrainian descent, the owner of a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.

Anna Sten (real name: Anna Fesak) was the star of the first European sound films and the first Ukrainian movie star in Hollywood.