Lyudmyla Pylypivna Yefymenko (; born 25 September 1951) is a Ukrainian film actress and film director. She is recipient of the awards Merited Artist of Ukraine, People's Artist of Ukraine and Order of Princess Olga.
Early life
Yefymenko was born to Pylyp and Hanna Yefymenko on 25 September 1951 in Kyiv. She graduated from the acting faculty of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1972.
Career
Since 1972, Yefymenko has been working at Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kyiv. She made her film debut in the film "Random Address", played more than two dozen roles, including the main role in the film "The Legend of Princess Olga", and in the film "Prayer for Hetman Mazepa" - the wife of Vasyl Kochubey. Yefymenko written and directed the film "Ave Maria" (1999).
Yefymenko is a member of the Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers.
Personal life
Yefymenko was married to the fellow director Yuri Ilyenko and they had two sons, Andriy Ilyenko (born 1987) and (also film actor and producer) Pylyp Ilyenko (born 1977). During the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election Pylyp was No. 122 on the election list of "Svoboda" and Andriy was electable as a candidate for the same party in single mandate constituency No. 215; Andriy was elected into parliament and Pylyp was not.
Awards and honors
Yefymenko was awarded the titles Merited Artist of Ukraine and People's Artist of Ukraine in 1998 and 2008 respectively. On 11 September 2021, she was awarded the Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class.