1. Irina Derevko is a fictional character on the television series Alias, and a main character during the second season of the series.
28 Facts About Irina Derevko
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Irina Derevko is first mentioned as Laura Bristow, the wife of Jack Bristow and mother of Sydney Bristow, who died in a car accident when Sydney was six years old.
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Irina Derevko was assigned to infiltrate the United States, and to gain the trust of Jack Bristow, then a CIA agent, in order to steal classified information regarding Project Christmas.
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In late 1981, Irina Derevko disappeared after faking her own death.
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Irina Derevko returned to Russia, where she spent time in a KGB facility as a suspected traitor.
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Irina Derevko's whereabouts were mostly unknown by the intelligence community at large until the end of season one.
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Irina Derevko was forced to reveal the truth to Sydney when she mistakenly thought that he had been a KGB mole.
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Irina Derevko turned herself in to the CIA early in season two.
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Irina Derevko provided information to help bring down the SD-6, and assisted with other important missions.
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Jack, predicting that Irina Derevko would betray them, framed her for providing false information about a mission in Madagascar.
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Later, during a mission in Panama, Irina Derevko did betray the CIA and joined forces with Arvin Sloane and Sark.
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Irina Derevko arranged for her sister, Katya Derevko, to assist Jack and Sydney on occasion.
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At the beginning of season four, Sydney learned that Irina Derevko had hired a hit man to kill her.
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Sydney, unaware that Irina Derevko had ordered her death, later identified Irina Derevko's body in a Moscow medical facility and arranged for her burial in a Moscow crypt.
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Jack tells her that Irina Derevko told him that she had a niece.
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When Sydney was born Irina Derevko held her as she had the baby in the photo.
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Jack presumes that the photo was just another ruse by Irina Derevko to mislead him.
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The shooting of Irina Derevko occurred 18 months prior to the season four finale and sometime prior to season three's finale, "Resurrection".
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The real Irina Derevko was imprisoned by Elena and tortured for her knowledge of Rambaldi's secrets.
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Irina Derevko is seen observing Sydney's interrogation under hypnosis at the end of the episode "The Horizon".
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Irina Derevko tells Sydney that she never wanted to have children, and that she only did so on orders from the KGB.
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Irina Derevko finally met her demise in Hong Kong in the series finale.
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Irina Derevko retrieves the Horizon, which she had traded to Sloane for a pair of missiles, through Kelly Peyton.
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Irina Derevko ordered Sark to launch the missiles at Washington, DC, and London.
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Sydney tracked her down and learned that Irina Derevko sought the same immortality that Sloane had apparently found.
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Sydney and Irina Derevko battled a final time, precariously balanced on a skylight.
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Irina Derevko first appeared in the third season to assist Jack and Sydney, but later revealed herself to be allied with The Covenant and was taken into federal custody.
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Irina Derevko is a pivotal part of the fourth season, with her actions significantly affecting the lives of her nieces Sydney and Nadia.