Ruxandra Porojnicu

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Ruxandra Porojnicu
Born (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 31)
Bucharest, Romania
Nationality Romanian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present
Television Coronation Street (2019–2021)

Ruxandra Porojnicu (born 5 July 1993) is a Romanian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Alina Pop in the British soap opera Coronation Street from 2019 until 2021.

Life and career

Porojnicu was born on 5 July 1993 in Bucharest, Romania.[1] While attending university, she spent time in America as part of her course; seeing a "different way of life" inspired her to move away.[2] She received a degree in acting and puppetry from the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, and numerous theatre credits. At the age of 22, she left Romania to live in London. Porojnicu stated that although she loves Romania, she left since she felt that career opportunities there are limited.[2]

Porojnicu has spoken about having to "start over" as she went to the United Kingdom.[2] Upon moving, she had £300 to her name.[3] She got a job at Pizza Express, and took acting classes. She also began working as an extra and doing modelling, some of which was unpaid, so that she could build a portfolio.[2] Porojnicu got signed to an agency that specialised in advertisements with an acting department, where she received an audition for the role of Alina Pop on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.[2] She received the role, and has appeared as Alina since 2019.[4] For her role, she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2019 Inside Soap Awards.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Aniela Eleonora Episode: "1.43"
2017 Desire Maya Short film
2017 Fault Condition Nurse Film
2018 Scurtcircuit Assistant 2 Film
2018 Aircrash Confidential Airplane Passenger 1 episode
2019 The Real Story Of... Luz/ Dancer 2 episodes
2019–2021 Coronation Street Alina Pop Series regular
2019–2021 Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star Herself Model
2024 Boarders Yelena

References

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External links

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