Petra Istelle
Main achievement
Actress in Hollywood, United States of America Known for her roles in the TV series Days of Our Lives, Russians in the City of Angels.
About
Istelle Petra is an actress from the Republic of Moldova known for her supporting roles in early 2000s American action films and television series. She appeared in projects such as Epicenter (2000), where she played Nancy Dotson, a helicopter traffic reporter, and The Black Rose (2000), as well as television appearances including Russkie v Gorode Angelov (2003) and Days of Our Lives (2005). Born Olga Petrakova in Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, USSR, Petra lived in North Africa, including Algeria, and various parts of Europe before moving to the United States in 1991. She pursued higher education at Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa, studying Eastern Philosophy and Business Marketing, among other disciplines, and graduated with an MBA in 1994. She later trained in the Meisner acting technique under instructors Steven Black and Bill Alderson. In addition to acting, Petra has worked in theater as a director, notably in 2013, directing a stage production of the play "The Shadow" for the Russian American Theater in Los Angeles. She lives and continues her career as an actress and writer in Los Angeles, California.
