Sofia Lebedeva


Sofia Sergeevna Lebedeva is a Russian actress. She has had roles in BBC One drama McMafia, Apple TV+ film Tetris, and as Eleana and Empress Zoe in the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla.

Early life

Born in Obninsk in the Kaluga Oblast, Lebedeva trained for ten years in gymnastics. She was tutored to study at the Faculty of Global Studies at Moscow State University but instead she chose to go to drama school in Moscow.

Career

In 2018 she appeared as Lyudmilla Nikolayeva, a trafficking victim in BBC television series McMafia. In 2023 she was seen as the enigmatic Sasha in the Apple TV+ drama Tetris. Her performance was described as “touching” by James Verniere in The Boston Herald.
That same year she had a recurring role as Eleana, in the second series of the Netflix historical drama Vikings: Valhalla, subsequently to become Empress Zoe in season three.

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015LondongradDunya1 episode
2015The Dawns Here Are QuietLiza BrichkinaFilm
2018McMafiaLyudmilla Nikolayeva7 episodes
2018I Am Losing Weightthe brideFilm
2020The Last MinisterSonya SkvortsovaLead role
20221703Masha8 episodes
2023TetrisSashaFilm
2023-2024Vikings: ValhallaEleana / Empress Zoe11 episodes
2025The Wizard of the Emerald CityAnna SmithBased on the novel of the same name.