Oksana Lada (Ukrainian: Оксана Лада; born March 3, 1979) is a Ukrainian actress, best known for the role of Irina Peltsin, the mistress of Tony Soprano, in the HBO series The Sopranos.
Lada was born in Ivano-Frankivsk, a city in the Western region of Ukraine. At the age of 20, she studied economics and engineering in the Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas and worked as a model before emigrating to the United States.[1]
Lada appeared as Ulia in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Lada gained recognition as the lead in an Off-Broadway revival of Pentecost,[2] which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 2005.[3] She also had a role as a wedding dress saleswoman in 30 Rock in the first episode of the show's second season, "SeinfeldVision".[citation needed]
After the Inauguration of Donald Trump, Lada was a guest at the newly elected president's Inauguration Ball, one of two representatives from Hollywood along with Caitlyn Jenner.[4]