Kristina Akheeva (born 1 November 1986) is an Australian actress and model. She made her Bollywood debut with 2013 film Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, followed by Telugu film Galipatam which released in 2014. She debuted in Kannada in a Upendra classic Uppi 2.
Kristina was born in Khabarovsk, Russia, to a Tajikistani-Russian father and Russian Mother. At age 7, Kristina moved to Australia where she spent the rest of her school life. At 21, a modelling agent in Singapore offered her a 3-month modelling contract, she accepted and spent 6 years working as a model and living in 6 different countries including India.
Akheeva had studied acting at the Film and TV Academy in Melbourne Australia, before becoming a full-time model. She spent 6 years Modeling around the world and living in 6 different countries. She had done campaigns for brands such as Palmolive, Sunsilk, Vaseline lotion, dish TV and was the face of many fashion and jewellery brands worldwide.