Irina Derevko (a.k.a. Laura Bristow), played by Lena Olin, is Sydney Bristow's mother on the television series, Alias. Actress Lena Olin Lena Olin (born March 22, 1956) is an internationally-acclaimed actress. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Alias is an American SpyFi television series, created by J. J. Abrams, and starring Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, a CIA agent. ...

Bio

Irina Derevko was a long-term spy for the Soviet Union, assigned to marry Jack Bristow in order to get information from him, specifically concerning Project Christmas. Together they had a child, Sydney. A few years after her birth, Derevko disappeared, apparently dying in a car accident. At the end of the first season of Alias, it was revealed that Derevko was alive and well and was actually the leader of a criminal organization. This article is about a character from Alias. ... Look up Alias in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The term alias may refer to— an assumed name, or pseudonym. ...

However, Derevko soon turned herself in to the CIA and was used as a source to help bring down SD-6, and also assisted with other important missions before eluding capture during a mission. Her subsequent whereabouts were unknown throughout season three, although she continued to be in occasional contact with Jack via e-mail, and arranged for her sister, Katya Derevko, to assist Jack and Sydney on occasion. It was also learned that Irina had an affair with Arvin Sloane and had a second daughter, Nadia Santos. The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is one of the American foreign intelligence agencies, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... The Alliance of Twelve is a fictional terrorist organization in the television series Alias. ... This article is about a character from Alias. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ...

At the beginning of season four, it was revealed that Irina had hired a hit man to kill Sydney. Jack Bristow received permission from his superiors to execute Irina, and we learn in "Another Mr. Sloane" that he carried out the act himself. Sydney later identified Irina's body in a Moscow medical facility and arranged for her burial in a Moscow crypt. Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ...

The time of Irina's death happened 18 months prior to the season finale of the fourth season and sometime prior to the season three's finale, "Resurrection". The truth is, however, that Irina's death was faked through a cloning procedure called "Helix" that appeared during the second season of series. The clone was then killed by Jack in order to make everyone believe Irina to be dead. As it would later turn out, Jack was setup by Irina's second sister, Elena Derevko.

In the fourth season episode, "Ice", it is revealed that Irina also had a niece. Several photographs of her as a young woman appear in this episode, however since Lena Olin was not available for the series at that time, Mia Maestro (who plays Nadia Santos) appears as Irina in the photographs seen in that episode. Mía Maestro (Born: June 19, 1978 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentinian actress and a trained classical music vocalist, which she learned in Berlin, Germany at age 18. ...

Sisters

Yekaterina "Katya" Derevko

Katya Derevko, played by Isabella Rossellini, was the first of Irina's sister to be announced. She first appeared during season three in Irina's stead as an aid for both Jack and Sydney Bristow. She was subsequently captured by the CIA where she is currently serving a life sentence. Katya acts a guide for both Nadia and Sydney is key in helping them locate Irina once it was revealed she was still alive and being held by Elena. Isabella Rossellini Isabella Rossellini, born in Rome on June 18, 1952, is a model and an actress, daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. ...

Elena Derevko

Elena Derevko, played by Sonia Braga, is considered to be the most ruthless of the Derevko sisters and is the secret leader of the Covenant. Elena was first mentioned in the season three episode "Crossings" by Jack Bristow. Not much else is learned about Elena till the fourth season when in "Welcome to Liberty Village" it is revealed that an unidentified Russian group is trying to find her. During the fourth season Elena is unveiled to have been Nadia's caretaker, Sophia Vargas, from over the years. Elena also infiltrates the DSR compound and steals all the Milo Rambaldi artifacts the CIA had in their pocession. With the addition of the artifacts from the DSR, as well as the ones she had obtained from other sources, Elena finally had all the pieces to the Rambaldi device. She later taps the water supply and actives a device called the Mueller device ("big red ball") over the city of Sovogda, Russia. Irina along with Jack Bristow, Sydney, Nadia, and Michael Vaughn parachute into the city and deactivate the device. Elena Derevko, who was captured during this operation is subsequently killed by Irina. Sónia Braga (born 1950) is a Brazilian actress. ... This article is about a character from the television show Alias. ...

Irina casting issues

Series creator, J.J. Abrams stated numerous times during the third season that he was working to return the character of Irina Derevko to the show, but there were difficulties in negotiating the contract with actress Lena Olin and she ultimately did not appear. The apparent (since Alias is a show in which death has a very unspecific definition, according to J.J. Abrams) death of Irina appeared to suggest that this issue had been closed. Irina, however, returned in the final episodes of season four. Jeffrey J. Abrams (usually credited as Jeffrey Abrams or J.J. Abrams) (born June 27, 1966) is an American film and television producer, writer, actor, composer and director. ...

See also

• List of characters from Alias.

The following is a partial list of characters from the TV series, Alias: Sydney Bristow, played by Jennifer Garner Michael Vaughn, played by Michael Vartan Lauren Reed, played by Melissa George Jack Bristow, played by Victor Garber Arvin Sloane, played by Ron Rifkin Marcus Dixon, played by Carl Lumbly Marshall...

External links

• ABC: Irina Derevko Profile (http://abc.go.com/primetime/alias/profiles/cia_derevko.html)