Elena Sotnikova

Honored Artist of Russia, prima of the theater. E. Vakhtangova Elena Viktorovna Sotnikova does not like the hype around her name and does not give interviews. According to the actress, she was born in the wrong century - it would have been more comfortable in the XIX. She is abhorred by bad manners, dishonest people in power, insecurity of citizens. Flashing on the TV screen, vanity with image and fame is not her way.

The theater helps to dissociate itself from tinsel, to hide in another world, albeit a fictional one. If it were not for acting, Elena Sotnikova would have chosen the profession of a psychologist or writer. But she became an artist, which the fans of talent are infinitely happy with.

The actress is a native Muscovite. She was born in April 1961 in the famous 25th maternity hospital. Childhood and adolescence were spent on Leningradsky Prospekt, near the Airport metro station.

Elena Sotnikova remembered her childhood as echoes of the atmosphere of aristocracy, the remains of which the girl saw on old Moscow streets, in the green courtyards of Stalinist buildings. Intelligent grandmothers in lace sat on the benches, famous writers, actors and painters walked the streets.

The children of Konstantin Simonov, Lev Yashin, director Vladimir Naumov studied at school with Lena. The dream of becoming an artist was also born at school, although Sotnikova's parents had nothing to do with artistic bohemia. Mom is a teacher, father is a pilot. Their romantic acquaintance also happened at school: Viktor Sotnikov came to meet the teacher of his younger sister, who told his brother that he must certainly marry her teacher.

They collided at the door of the school. The young teacher's notebooks were scattered, the handsome pilot helped to collect them. The aviator offered his hand and heart in 3 days. Elena Sotnikova grew up in an atmosphere of love and constant expectation of her dad, each visit of which was a holiday. Lena has been preparing for acting since childhood. The girl attended the figure skating section, participated in school amateur performances, enrolled in the drama club at the Palace of Pioneers.

I heard the first applause at the CSK stadium, when I went to the ice with flowers to congratulate the eminent skaters and ... fell. The audience clapped their hands to support the girl. Elena suddenly felt that she was madly in love with being in public.

The film debut took place in 1976, when Elena Sotnikova was in the 8th grade. The young director Vladimir Menshov selected the actors for the debut film - the school melodrama "Raffle". Lena came to audition and was approved for a cameo role - a schoolgirl.

On the set of the picture, young Elena Sotnikova watched with bated breath the play of the stars of Soviet cinema Evgenia Khanaeva, Zinovy ​​Gerdt, Natalia Fateeva. The film featured Oleg Tabakov, Evdokia Germanova and aspiring Dmitry Kharatyan. After the release of the tape, Elena Sotnikova established herself in the desire to connect the biography with the stage. I did not consider other options.

The first role on stage was played at the Theater of Young Muscovites on Lenin Gorki. Theatrical teacher Elena Galkina entrusted the girl with the image of Lida in the play based on A. Chekhov's story "House with a Mezzanine".

After graduating from school, Elena Sotnikova, having overcome a huge competition, entered the Shchukin school on the first attempt and got into the course of Lyudmila Stavskaya. This is how the romance with Arbat began, because Pike and the future place of work - the Vakhtangov Theater - are located on the famous street. Sotnikova graduated from "Pike" with honors and in the same 1982 joined the troupe of the Vakhtangov Theater.

On the stage of the theater, which became a family, Elena Sotnikova was introduced to the play after 2 weeks. The young actress got a role in the production of Leshy, where the Vakhtangov masters Yulia Borisova, Yuri Yakovlev and Vyacheslav Shalevich shone. The atmosphere of the theater, according to the actress "home", came to Elena Sotnikova's liking. Since 1982, the artist never once thought about changing the stage, although she had to perform in other theaters.

At the time of Sotnikova's arrival, Evgeny Rubenovich Simonov was in charge of the Vakhtangov Theater, who gathered talented actors under his wing. In addition to the above, his troupe included Vasily Lanovoy, Vladimir Etush, Mikhail Ulyanov. Soon Elena Sotnikova became one of the leading theater artists. She was involved in all repertoire and sold-out productions.

The actress calls her meeting and collaboration with the talented director Peter Fomenko, whom she calls her teacher, a success. In the production of Our Sovereign Father, Pyotr Naumovich entrusted the actress with the role of Catherine I. Then there were works in the master's performances Guilty Without Guilt (Otradina), The Queen of Spades (Princess Pauline), The Miracle of St. Anthony (Mademoiselle Hortense) ...

Elena Sotnikova also had a career in cinema, although the actress did not act so much. In the last year of "Pike" she played a cameo role in the hit movie Pyotr Todorovsky "The beloved woman of mechanic Gavrilov." Sotnikova got the role of the bride being stolen.

In the same 1982, viewers saw the aspiring actress in a larger role: Sotnikova played Connie, Margaret's sister, in Leonid Pchelkin's drama "Theft" based on the story of Jack London. Anastasia Vertinskaya appeared in the image of the main character, Margaret, and her father was played by Innokenty Smoktunovsky. In addition to them, other stars played in the picture - Juozas Budraitis and Oleg Borisov.

In the 1990s, the artist appeared in the films Just Don't Leave, Method of Murder and Guilty Without Guilt. In the melodrama "Just Don't Leave" Elena Sotnikova played the main character - Olga Zemtsova, a charming woman, successful in everything. But life strikes Olga an unexpected blow: she is diagnosed with AIDS. The director of the melodrama was Alexander Mikhailov, he also played the main character.

Sotnikova combined work on the set and on the theater stage. Playing in the movies, she was involved in the production of "The Stone Guest" on Malaya Bronnaya, which was staged by Nikolai Volkov. At the same time, Elena Viktorovna was invited to the Theater. A. Pushkin, where he was offered a role in the play "The Law of Eternity".

Elena Sotnikova is a versatile actress. She is capable of tragic and deep roles (Queen Elinor in the play "The Lion in Winter", Henrietta in "The Three Ages of Casanova"), but the artist is organic in the image of the gossip Farpukhina in the lyrical farce "Uncle's Dream".

Friends and colleagues of the artist are amazed at her energy and hard work. Working in the theater and acting in films, Elena Sotnikova manages to write scripts for skits in the House of the Actor, participate in concerts in the "Russian Houses" in Berlin, Vienna and Prague, write poetry and sound radio plays.

There is no actress in social networks. Elena Sotnikova does not post photos on Instagram and prefers to chat with friends over a cup of tea, rather than on Twitter.

There is no information about the artist's personal life: she does not talk about the family. It is not known whether Sotnikova has a husband and children. You can't find photos with your family.

It is known that the actress spends all her free time and money on travel: she has traveled across America and Europe. She willingly reveals the secret of unfading beauty: in the life of Elena Sotnikova there is no envy and fuss, she eats right, does not eat meat, does not forget about gymnastics and goes to the pool.

On the stage of the theater, the actress is involved in the performances "Uncle's Dream", "Games of the Lonely", "Last Moons" and "Cyrano de Bergerac", which are staged on the Vakhtangov stage today.

Fans of the artist gladly come to poetry evenings at the Art Cafe, where Elena Sotnikova delights the ear with a filigree combination of poetry, music and beauty. An irresistible attraction lurks in the aristocratic calmness of the actress.

Sotnikova is a member of the Council of the House of Actor, a member of the acting "Women's Battalion" of the Vakhtangov Theater. Communicates with Tamara Semina, Irina Khakamada and Tamara Globa.

1976 - "The Joke" 1981 - "Theft" 1981 - "The beloved woman of mechanic Gavrilov" 1984 - "Manka" 1984 - "Through all the years" 1989 - "Calling in the spring" 1992 - "Just don't go away" 1993 - "Method of murder" 1994 - "Guilty Without Guilt" 2000 - "Uncle's Dream" 2014 - "Last Moons"

"Goblin" "Anna Karenina" "Three Ages of Casanova" "Maria Tudor" "Little Tragedies" "Zoykina's Apartment" "Our Lord, Father ..." "Lion in Winter" "Cyrano de Bergerac" "Tsar's Hunt" "Chulimsk last summer" "Deep Blue Sea" "Last Moons" "Games of the Lonely"

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