Yury Olshansky
Acting
Biography
Multi-talented Yury Olshansky, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and graduated from Volkov’s Theater Institute in acting, directing, and teaching. A US citizen and a member of SAG/AFTRA, he received an MFA in Film Production from New York University and has worked with renowned directors, such as Paul Mazursky and Cedric Klapish, and actors Robin Williams and Gérard Depardieu. For his performance in the film “Whiter than Snow”, directed by Spyros Vrettos, Olshansky received a Silver Award for “Best Actor in a Drama” at the 2024 Best Actors & Directors Awards in New York. He has written books of prose and poetry and created the “Olshansky Method”, an innovative approach for actors, film directors and writers in preparing screenplays and interpreting characters in readiness for filming. (see more information in CV below). He is the founding member of Soccorso Clown, an Italian non-profit Performing Arts Organization working with sick children and the elderly, and has appeared on all major Italian TV channels as performer and spokesperson for Soccorso Clown.
Known For
Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple. Georges Fauré, a waiter from France whose visa is expiring, needs to marry an American woman to stay in the country. Their marriage of convenience turns into a burden when they must live together to allay the suspicions of the immigration service, as the polar opposites grate on each other's nerves.
Green Card
A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone playing friend however comes to the decision to defect in the middle of Bloomingdales. He is befriended by the black security guard and falls in love with the Italian immigrant from behind the perfume counter. We follow his life as he works his way through the American dream and tries to find work as a musician.
Moscow on the Hudson
A foreign musician is stranded at a New York City area hotel after the airline he was ready to take home collapses and replacement carrier flights are delayed. He bonds with a singing chambermaid.
In Transit
A game of poker turns into a game of wits when two actors square off.
Cards
Sergio is an old engineer in merchant marine ships. He takes care of Athanasios, an older captain with whom he used to travel for many years. As Athanasios slowly dies, he helps Sergio to forgive himself for the flaws of his life.
Whiter Than Snow
An elderly couple, reminiscing about their long-lost youth, comes across an advertisement for a new technological invention that promises to reverse the aging process. Intrigued, they pay a visit to the scientist who invented it, but things don’t go as expected.
Winter Cowboy
Graduate short film.