Hanna Sumska

Hanna Ivanivna Opanasenko was born on 15 October 1933 in the village of Katyuzhanka in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast.[1] She graduated from the Kyiv Theater Institute in 1955.[1] From 1955 to 1957, she was part of the Crimean Theater.[1] From 1957 to 1967, she was part of the Maria Zankovetska Theatre.[1] From 1967 to 1980, she was part of the Zaporizhzhya Musical and Drama Theatre.[1] From 1980 to 1990, she was part of the Regional Musical-Dramatic Theatre Nikolai Gogol.[1] From 1990 to 1993, she was part of the Kyiv "Budmo" Theater.[1] Since 1993, she worked for the National Ukrainian Drama Theater.[1] She played over 150 roles.[1] Sumska died on 27 February 2022 at 4 am in Kyiv.[2][3] Her daughter Olha announced her death and wrote on social media: "Trouble does not come alone... ",[2] referring to the fact that her death occurred during the first few days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

Sumska was married to actor Vyacheslav Sumsky.[1] She lived with him for 50 years.[4] She was the mother of Natalya and Olha Sumska.[1] She had four grandchildren: Darina, Antonina, Vyacheslav and Anna.[4]

In 1975, Sumska was named Merited Artist of the Ukrainian SSR.[1] In 2006, she earned the All-Ukrainian Prize "Woman of the Third Millenium" in the Significant Figure nomination.[1]