Victoria Raskin

Victoria Raskin is a Canadian actress, born in Israel to Armenian-European-Israeli parents. Her mother is a professional musician and opera singer, and her father is an Engineer, Kung Fu Master and Kung Fu Champion. Victoria began singing, dancing, rhythmic gymnastics, and performing on stage at the age of three. She was one of the youngest vocalists in the Kinor David Vocal-Instrumental Ensemble. As a toddler, she enjoyed watching theatrical ballet and operas on the television, while moving to the music. At the age of five, she moved to Canada and continued rhythmic gymnastics, eventually competing at the provincial level, and winning the silver medal 3 times in a row. Meanwhile, she played classical piano, making headway through Royal Conservatory of Music examinations and music festival competitions. At the age of 8, she fell in love with the theatre and began training with theatre director/actor, Oleg Palme, playing leading heroine roles, such as Gerda in "The Snow Queen," Little Red Riding Hood in "The Little Red Riding Hood," and the Rose in "The Little Prince." She enjoyed playing comedic roles, such as the Owl in "Winnie the Pooh," Betan in "Karlson on the Roof," and an evil step-sister in "Cinderella," making the audience burst in laughter. She particularly enjoyed portraying seemingly evil or "unlikeable" characters as it posed a greater challenge to humanize seemingly villainous characters. Later on, she took on significantly larger, more challenging, and mature roles, such as Nina, in Chekhov's "The Seagull," and Ophelia, in Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Victoria is known for her film work in "Delinquent," directed by David I. Strasser, where she portrays Claudia, the maternalistic and fun close friend of Jakob Levin (portrayed by Jessie Platt), a rebellious troubled teen. She is also known for her work in "The Birth of Venus," directed by Leah Dean Cohen, where she portrays Venus Rob, a romanticized and sadistically twisted muse of the poor and unsuspecting Zacchari Howardstein (portrayed by Ioan Sebastian Tirlui), an art collector. When she was 11, she began dancing intensively, learning styles, such as ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and street jazz. Later on, she began dancing Latin styles, such as, Argentinian tango, bachata, and salsa and travelled internationally to perform. Victoria enjoys dancing and choreographing and has danced and choreographed for several film projects, such as, "Endless Waltz," directed by Zachary Richardson, and "Before Closing," directed by Marc Yungco. Victoria speaks four languages (Armenian, Russian, French, and English), and she loves gardening, writing poetry/stories/scripts, singing and making music.