Ilana Kohanchi
Born in Russia, raised in San Francisco, performing throughout her entire life, Ilana began acting at the age of 5. She had always loved to be on stage or in front of a camera.
She was first recognized at the age of 12, when her middle school drama teacher chose her to perform in a city wide drama festival, where she won a prize for her interpretation of a french monologue. Her love of acting followed her from the french school in San Francisco to UC Davis where she received a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Communication. She continued to study the craft at ACT, a renowned acting school in San Francisco.
Ilana appeared in a few indie films during her college years before moving to Los Angeles, where she studied at the Ivana Chubuck Studio. The multi-lingual actress quickly began working, seen in Season 3 of "The Newsroom" on HBO and Season 2 of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" on Fox, as well as the lead role of the romantic comedy: feature film "Nowhere Girl." She made appearances on popular shows like "Chicago PD" and "Veep". She went on to portray notable characters like 'Iryna Maximoff' in Marvel's hit "WandaVision." ilana continues to study with renowned acting coach Jo Kelly, and can be seen in the lead role of the new mockumentary style feature film "The Second Coming of John Cooper".
Acting
TV
WandaVision
as Iryna Maximoff
2021
TV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Lexi
2013
TV
Chicago P.D.
as Crystal
2014
TV
MacGyver
as Server
2016
TV
Atlanta
as Customer
2016
TV
The Newsroom
as Honeymoon Woman
2012
TV
Veep
as Lia Tanz
2012
TV
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Iryna Maximoff (archive footage)
2021
TV
M.I.A.
as Heidi
2026
Movie
Nightclub Secrets
as Missy
2018
Movie
Nowhere Girl
as Katy
2014
Winter Nights
2009
Movie
Memoirs of a Fighter
as Michelle Valdivia
2022
Movie
The Second Coming of John Cooper
as Jessa Morgan
2026
What's Eating Pee Pee Wong?
as Meg
2012