Viktoria Vinyarska was born on May 4th, 1992 in Lviv Ukraine; she is fluent in Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and Portuguese. At the age of 10 Viktoria moved to the U.S with her parents, who won a lottery permitting them to do so. She graduated from Stamford High School, after which she attended University of Connecticut studying psychology. She was also accepted to William Esper Studio in New York City, where she studied the Meisner Technique. She is best known for her leading role as Sonya in "Forever's Gonna Start Tonight", which was selected into the "Best of the Best" category at Sundance. Viktoria was nominated for Best Actress in a Brazilian film; "A Floresta de Jonathas" at the Festival do Rio. After which she was featured in the "DUE" magazine. Viktoria Vinyarska is also an artist (painter) In 2014 she had her first art show in Hollywood.