Galina Petrova

Galina Petrova is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. She became famous already in adulthood, films with her participation were so popular that now almost everyone knows the artist by sight. She got the characteristic heroines that were most remembered by the viewer.

Galina was born in the town of Kirishi, Leningrad Region. When the future actress was 3 years old, her mother left the family. The father and daughter moved to Tambov to live with relatives and married another woman there. Galya was raised mainly by her grandmother, although her stepmother treated the girl well. Another thing is that in the Petrov family it was not customary to express feelings in words, to encourage and support each other. In addition, the father often reminded his daughter that she was not born a beauty. From this, Galina grew up very constrained and notorious.

In high school, the girl decided to fight low self-esteem. Galina enrolled in the school drama club and unexpectedly found that business that completely captured her internally. Galya firmly decided to become an actress and after receiving a certificate went to Moscow, where she submitted documents to all theatrical universities. But educational institutions refused Petrova. She had to return to Tambov and get a job as a costume designer at the Tambov Drama Theater.

Later, the purposeful Petrova again went to Moscow. On the second attempt, the young entrant obeyed GITIS. For five years, the future celebrity studied on the course of Andrei Popov.

Galina Petrova knew her husband, theater director and playwright Oleg Osipov, from the time of her Tambov youth. Later, the woman confessed to her husband that she had been in love with him since high school, but because of constraint and shyness, she did not dare to say about her feelings.

As a result, when Galina began to appear on the stage of Sovremennik, Oleg himself took the first step. The couple's relationship could not be called smooth: young people quarreled and parted, reconciled and quarreled again.

However, after Osipov's return from the army, everything changed. The man made his beloved an offer, which she accepted. Today Galina has been happy with Oleg for many years.

Soon after the marriage, the couple had a daughter, Natalia. Petrova decided on her second child only 14 years later. So the son Roman appeared in the family. Galina Leonidovna calls the family exemplary. The actress says:

In May 2017, the actress visited the My Hero program. The writer Tatyana Ustinova invites a variety of guests to the study-studio - actors, directors, singers, TV presenters, athletes and even politicians. She did not pass by Galina Petrova either.

The celebrity spoke about her family, personal life, childhood, as well as her plans for the future. According to Galina Leonidovna, when she was 3 years old, her parents decided to divorce, and the court ruled that the girl should live with her father. The actress often recalls the divorce today.

Then, together with actor Valery Garkalin, she took part in the program "Family Album", after which new rumors began to appear on the Web around this couple. The news broke out in the media that they had been together for a long time and even lived under the same roof. At the same time, they indicated that Galina left the family for the sake of a new romance, and Valery, who promised after the loss of his wife never to tie the knot again, broke his word. At the same time, the couple did not just play a novel, but allegedly the artists got married.

For a long time, the actors did not comment on this message in any way, until in 2020 Petrova visited the studio of the "Fate of a Man" program with Boris Korchevnikov and answered his questions. The host noted that such conversations have been going on for a long time. To debunk the speculations of the yellow press, Petrova answered simply: “Well, we got married and got married. Don't just pay attention to this. "

At the same time, in the program, Petrova said that only a strong friendship connects her with Garkalin, and once she even saved a man's life. Once, after filming, they went down the stairs together, Valery stumbled and, in order not to fall, grabbed the artist's scarf. At the same time, she grabbed the other end of the scarf and pulled it towards herself with all her strength, thus preventing the actor from falling off the steep steps, otherwise he could have received more than one fracture.

At the end of the 1st year, Petrova began to play in the Moscow Drama Theater named after Konstantin Stanislavsky, and after graduation she entered the Sovremennik troupe, where she still remains one of the leading actresses.

The hardworking artist began the theatrical path with passing and secondary roles. Petrova quickly became a famous actress, playing several characters that the audience liked.

The sophisticated theater audience of Sovremennik began to go to Galina Petrova in order to enjoy the talented acting of the actress.

In the creative piggy bank of Galina Leonidovna, there are more than a dozen roles in performances that took place at the Anton Chekhov Theater and the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov, but most of all she played at the Sovremennik Moscow State Theater. She took part in the performances Forever Alive, Taste of Cherry, More expensive than pearls and gold, Echelon. In the early 2000s, she tried on the image of Olga in the play "Three Sisters", Elicia in "Celestine" and a warrior in "Mamapapasynsobaka".

If on the theatrical stage Galina Petrova quickly became in demand, then in the cinema everything was not so rosy. The actress began filming right after GITIS, but the roles were not the most important. Although a large number of films are known to the audience - the melodrama "Rescuer", the detective "The investigation is being conducted by experts. The Midday Thief ", the romantic film" Umbrella for Bridal ", the comedy" Where is the nofelet? "

The main roles of the actress in the first half of her career are considered to be Komsomol member Klara Glushko in the Soviet-Polish adventure comedy Deja Vu and the wife of actor Tyunin in Leonid Filatov's tragicomedy Children of Bitch. By the way, in "Deja Vu" Petrova replaced the brilliant Inna Churikova and coped with the task perfectly. The creative biography of Petrova is associated with this film.

Galina continued to act in the 90s. Film critics distinguish from that period the tragicomedy "Heads and Tails", the drama "Thief", the comedy "The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of the Soldier Ivan Chonkin". The peak of her career overtook Petrova in the 21st century. In the filmography of the actress appeared the 2nd and 3rd parts of the crime film Next, the female TV series "Balzac Age, or All the Men Are Theirs ...", the fantasy "Young Wolfhound", the youth TV series "Ranetki", the war drama "Martha's Line".

The series are gradually becoming the main projects in the career of an actress. Galina treated the shooting in multi-part tapes with her characteristic dedication, performed roles at a high level. Petrova believes that there are masters in any genre, but you can become such a professional with an effort.

The main success was brought to the actress by the light romantic comedies "Think Like a Woman", "The Man in Me", "Big Girls" and "Between Us Girls". Galina Petrova also starred in biographical dramas about famous women "Lyudmila Gurchenko", "Orlova and Alexandrov" about the actress Lyubov Orlova, "The Red Queen" about the Soviet fashion model Regina Zbarskaya. The next films that appeared on the screen with the participation of Petrova were the series "Voronins" and the melodrama "My beloved mother-in-law". These roles were remembered by the audience.

In 2007, the film "Former" was released. The actress became interested in the role of a woman who positioned herself as a socialite, educated and intelligent. According to the plot, the heroine of Galina Petrova constantly encroaches on her son's personal space, tries to participate in his life, assuring that only mother is able to give the right advice. Viewers liked this heroine. Galina Petrova coped with confidence, talentedly completing the tasks that were set by the creators of the film.

In 2016, "My beloved mother-in-law", "Not to offer intimacy", "Cloakroom attendant" and "Runaway relatives" with the participation of Petrova appeared on the screens. In 2017, the actress starred in the films Force Majeure and Shameless. A year later, she was invited to play the forensic expert Zinaida Pavlovna in the television series "Dinosaurs" and Iraida Stepanovna in the second part "Between us, girls." And in 2019, the artist's filmography was replenished with the film "Purely Moscow Murders - 2", where she appeared in the image of Lilia Pavlovna.

Now Petrova's acting career is not going up as quickly as before, but this does not mean that she was forgotten. Films with the participation of a celebrity are still being reviewed by fans of Galina Leonidovna's work, and her roles are recognized as the most striking and characteristic.

In April 2020, the program "The Fate of a Man" with Boris Korchevnikov was released, where, in addition to details about her personal life, Petrova told a lot about her work, where she started, what injustices she faced and how hard it was to overcome complexes related to appearance. She also told about the tragic incident that happened to her mother, which later became the cause of her imminent death.

1989 - "Deja vu" 1991 - "Infinity" 1994 - "The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of the Soldier Ivan Chonkin" 2002 - Next 2 2006 - "Big Girls" 2010 - "Such an Ordinary Life" 2012 - "The Last Case of Casanova" 2015 - "Red Queen" 2016 - "Voronins" 2017 - "Consequence of love" 2018 - "Night shift" 2019 - "Purely Moscow murders - 2"

Galina Petrova 's estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below.

Let's check, How Rich is Galina Petrova in 2020 ?

Galina Petrova Net Worth 2021

Galina Petrova 's revenue is $ 1.2M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Galina Petrova and could vary in the range between $ 773.6K - $ 1.1M.

Galina Petrova Net Worth 2020

Galina Petrova 's revenue is $1.7M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Galina Petrova and could vary in the range between $557.7K - $1.1M.

Galina Petrova Net Worth 2019

Galina Petrova 's revenue is $1.6M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Galina Petrova and could vary in the range between $506.4K - $1.3M.

Galina Petrova Net Worth 2018

Galina Petrova 's revenue is $1.8M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Galina Petrova and could vary in the range between $725.6K - $1.1M.

Galina Petrova Net Worth 2017

Galina Petrova 's revenue is $1.3M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Galina Petrova and could vary in the range between $511.9K - $1.4M.

Galina Petrova Net Worth 2016

Galina Petrova 's revenue is $1.3M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Galina Petrova and could vary in the range between $548.7K - $1.2M.

Galina Petrova Net Worth 2015

Galina Petrova 's revenue is $1M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Galina Petrova and could vary in the range between $851.9K - $1.9M.

It is an overall forecast for the net worth of Galina Petrova. The evaluation covers the latest 5 years and an approximation for next year. See above to learn how much money does Galina Petrova make a year.

The range above shows an estimation based on evaluation generated by public information about sponsorships or other sources found on the internet. It's summarized data from Galina Petrova' projects existing in AidWiki's repository. It's an approximation of the revenue compiled by AidWiki and may not correspond with the real amount.