Janina Rudenska was born in Ukraine and grew up in Kiev and Hamburg. She studied acting at the Berlin University of the Arts (UDK) until 2008. During her studies she realized various projects, among others at the Renaissance Theater Berlin (Alte Freunde), Die Möwen at Hebbel am Ufer (director: Anja Gronau). After graduating, she had her first engagement at the Berliner Ensemble, where she played Gretchen in Gretchen’s Faust (director: Martin Wuttke). She appeared in the television film Im Angesicht des Verbrechens (director: Dominik Graf) and in numerous appearances in DFFB film productions.