Dina Korzun was born in Smolensk. She graduated from secondary school and Art school, studied ballet and modern dancing. In 1990 she moved to Moscow where she finished the Moscow Art Theatre School in 1995. She was taught by A.B. Pokrovskaya, R.E. Kozak and D.V. Brusnikin.
1995 - Became an
actress in MXAT (Moscow Arts Theatre). She played leading roles
in: T. Borodina in Mrojak's "Love in the Crimea", dir. R. Kozak (Best Actress Prize at the "Theatre Moscow Festival"); Katerina in "Storm" by Ostrovski, dir. Brusnikin; She in "I Can't Imagine Tomorrow" by Williams, dir. Slusarenko; Elena in Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream", dir. N. Sheiko.
1997
- Debuted in the movies playing Yaya in "Land of the Deaf"
directed by Todorovsky . She received several prizes: "Nika (Russian
Film Academy Award)", "Golden Ram" (Moscow Film Critics Prize) and
"Stars of Tomorrow" (Geneva Film Festival) in 1998.
2000 - Played the leading role in "The Last Resort" directed by Pawel
Pawlikowski. She won the Best actress prize at British Independent Film
Awards (Best Newcomer on screen), London Film Festival (FIPRESCI
Prize), Bratislava International Film Festival, Gijon International
Film Festival, Thessaloniki Film Festival.
2003 - Played the leading role in a
20-part television series "Woman's Romance" dir. Sniejkin.
2004 - Played the leading role in "Forty Shades of Blue" dir.
Sachs. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival
2005.
2005 - Dina played all leading female roles in "Golden Pot" by Hoffman, on Radio Culture (Russia).