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{{Infobox person

| name = Jeanna Friske

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| othername = Zhanna Friske

| birth_name = Jeanna Vladimirovna Kopylova

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1974|7|8~~|df=yes~~}}

| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2015|6|15|1974|7|8~~|df=yes~~}}

| death_place = [[Balashikha]], [[Russia]]

| occupation = [[Singer]], ~~[[Model (person)|~~model]], [[actress]], [[socialite]]

| height = {{height|m=1.66}}

| yearsactive = 1996–2003 (group)<br />2004–2013 (solo)

~~| spouse = {{marriage|[[:ru:Шепелев, Дмитрий Андреевич (телеведущий)|Dmitry Shepelev]]|2012|2015}}~~

~~| partner =~~

~~| children = 1~~

| signature = Жанна Фриске - автограф.svg

| website = [http://www.jeannefriske.com/en/ Official Zhanna Friske web site]

}}

'''Jeanna Vladimirovna Friske'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/acter/w/star/4554/bio/ |title=Фюммю Тпхяйе (Janna Friske, Фюммю Йношкнбю) -– Ахнцпютхъ -– Юйрпхяш -– Гмюлемхрнярх Б Йхмн -– Йхмн-Реюрп.Пс |website=Kino-teatr.ru|accessdate=17 January 2017}}</ref> ({{lang-ru|link=no|Жанна Владимировна Фриске}}; born '''Jeanna Vladimirovna Kopylova'''; 8 July 1974 – 15 June 2015), better known by the stage name '''Zhanna Friske''', was a Russian actress, singer and model. She was a member of the girl group [[Blestyashchiye]].

==Family==

Her father Vladimir Kopylov (later known as Vladimir Friske) is [[History of Germans in Russia and the Soviet Union|of German descent]]; his mother Paulina Friske was born to a [[Black Sea Germans|Black Sea German]] family in the [[Odessa Oblast]] then in the [[Soviet Union]]. She graduated in 1991 from secondary school No. 406, Perovo District, [[Moscow]]. She studied journalism at [[Moscow University]], but abandoned it.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

Friske's [[common-law marriage|common-law]] husband was Russian singer and television personality Dmitry Shepelev. They announced via Friske's official Web site on 7 April 2013 that Friske had given birth in [[Miami, Florida]] to a son.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zhanna Friske became a mother|url=http://jeannefriske.com/ru/news/main/698|website=jeannefriske.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623192356/http://jeannefriske.com/ru/news/main/698|archivedate=23 June 2014}}</ref>

==Career==

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Her most successful single was "Я была/Ya byla/I Was", which reached the top of the Russian charts; her album was also a major success reaching the top in all [[Russophone|Russian-speaking countries]]. In 1996, she started her creative career by joining the singing group [[Blestyashchiye]] which recorded four solo albums and issued 3 solo programs for their fans. In 2003 she took part in the reality show ''[[Last Hero 4: End Game|The last hero-4]]'' up to its final moment. Immediately after returning from that island shooting she announced her withdrawal from Blestyashchiye to begin a solo career. In 2005, she participated again in the reality show ''[[Last Hero 5: Super Game|The last hero-5]]''.

In 2008, she skated with [[Vitaly Novikov]] and [[Maxim Marinin]] in ''Ice Age 2''. On 4 October 2005, her first solo album was released under the name of ''Jeanna''. Some of the songs have been released as [[music ~~video]]s~~videos: ''I am Flying Into the Darkness'', ''La–La-La'', ''Somewhere in Summer''.

She appeared in ''[[Night Watch (2004 film)|Night Watch]]'' (2004) as Alisa Donnikova. Although most of her scenes were cut, she had a more prominent role in the sequel, ''[[Day Watch (film)|Day Watch]]'', and appeared on its posters. She performed many [[stunt]]s. She played herself in the film ''[[What Men Talk About]]'' (2010), a performance of the popular play ''Conversations of the middle-aged men'' by the [[Kvartet I]]. She played a major part in the detective story ''[[Who am I? (2010 film)|Who am I?]]'', released in 2010.<ref>[http://telegraf.com.ua/zhizn/zhurnal/507330-zhanna-friske-sdelala-roskoshnyiy-podarok-novorozhdennomu-syinu.html Жанна Фриске сделала роскошный подарок новорожденному сыну], Телеграф, 24 Апрель 2013.</ref>

==Illness and death==

On 20 January 2014,<ref name=gazetaru-2015-06-16>[http://www.gazeta.ru/comments/2015/06/16_e_6843305.shtml Жизнь по имени Жанна. Как девушка из шоу-бизнеса стала символом мужества и народной героиней], Gazeta.ru, 16 June 2015.{{in lang|ru}}</ref> her husband, Dmitry Shepelev, announced via Friske's website that Friske had been diagnosed with [[cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=We pray for the recovery of|url=http://jeannefriske.com/ru/news/main/703|website=jeannefriske.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623192356/http://jeannefriske.com/ru/news/main/698|archivedate=23 June 2014}}</ref>

Other sites reported that Friske had been diagnosed with a stage IV [[Glioblastoma multiforme|glioblastoma]], a malignant brain tumor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news-4y.blogspot.com/2014/01/declared-fundraiser-for-treatment.html|title=Declared a fundraiser for treatment Zhanna Friske|website=News-4y.blogspot.com|accessdate=17 January 2017}}</ref>

She was diagnosed with cancer two months prior to giving birth to her child. She was offered chemotherapy during her pregnancy but she refused treatment to save her baby.

In April 2013 she gave birth to a son.<ref name="gazetaru-2015-06-16"/> Her cancer worsened, and, on 15 June 2015, she died at age 40.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tass.ru/kultura/2043501|script-title=ru:Отец певицы: скончалась Жанна Фриске|~~publisher~~agency=TASS|language=ru|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==

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* ''American'' (2009)

* ''Portofino'' (2009)

* ''Vestern'' (with Tanya Tereshina) (2009)

* ''Pilot'' (2011)

* ''Ty Ryadom'' (feat. Geegun) (2011)