Irina Kupchenko

Irina Kupchenko is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR. She starred in many popular films, at the same time she was the leading actress of the State Academic Theater named after E. B. Vakhtangov. In addition to her creative career, the artist managed to create a strong family alliance with the performer Vasily Lanov, beloved by millions of compatriots. Their marriage has been based on love and mutual respect for decades.

Irina Petrovna Kupchenko was born in 1948 in Austria, where her father served in the post-war period. Mom wrote down her daughter's birthday on March 1, although the girl was born on the night of February 29.

The family moved more than once, eventually staying in Kiev for a long time. Kupchenko calls this city his own. Here Irina went to school, attended dance and theater circles at the local Palace of Pioneers and dreamed of becoming a ballerina or an actress. But her parents insisted on a "serious" profession, so after graduating from school in 1965, the girl entered Kiev University, where she chose the Romano-Germanic department of the linguistic faculty.

A year later, Kupchenko's life took a sharp turn. After the death of her father, the future actress and her mother moved to Moscow, where they had relatives. In the capital, Irina realized her dream - she applied to the Shchukin Theater School, where she entered the first time.

Kupchenko's cinematic biography began while studying at Pike. The debut of the young actress on the big screen took place in the film "Noble's Nest". The director of the film, Andron Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky, noticed the performer by chance. The girl came to the Mosfilm studio, where she was supposed to participate in the extras of another picture. But I made a mistake with the door and got to audition Konchalovsky. So Irina appeared in the tape as Liza Kalitina.

The master himself highly appreciated the talent of the aspiring artist and the next year he again invited Kupchenko to the project. It was a screen version of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya". The girl played Sonya. In these ribbons, the image of a strong and whole woman was formed, fragile at first glance and with a steel rod inside. Later, it was in this role that Kupchenko appeared on the screens many times.

The artist claims that this director became the main one in her future destiny. He discovered her as an actress, taught her everything that she can, and gave a wonderful start to the profession. The aforementioned films by Konchalovsky were followed by the following works of the director, in which Kupchenko appeared again. These are the films "Romance of Lovers" and "The Inner Circle", shot one after the other.

The further fate of the actress was wonderful. Millions of Soviet TV viewers watched Irina's pictures “Razigrysh” and “Others' Letters”. In the last film, Kupchenko appeared in the title role - teacher Vera Ivanovna.

In 1970, immediately after graduating from the Shchukin School, Kupchenko received an invitation to work at the Vakhtangov Academic Theater. At that time, the actress had already played several minor roles here. One of them in the production "Antony and Cleopatra" was especially remembered by the audience. Here the aspiring actress played on stage with the already famous Mikhail Ulyanov and Yulia Borisova. It was the artist's debut on stage.

Then the film "The Star of Captivating Happiness" received a lot of laudatory responses and audience attention, where Kupchenko played Princess Trubetskoy, who went to Siberia with her husband to hard labor. Together with Irina Petrovna, Alexey Batalov and Igor Kostolevsky took part in the filming of the tape.

In 1977 the melodrama "Strange Woman" was released, where the heroine of Irina is a strong woman who is not afraid to change her destiny and neglect public opinion. Here the performer appeared in a duet with her husband Vasily Lanov. This is their only collaboration in a feature film.

But with Oleg Yankovsky, Kupchenko was involved in 5 films, among them - the films "An Ordinary Miracle" and "Turn". In Mark Zakharov's romantic comedy film "An Ordinary Miracle" fans of Kupchenko's talent saw their favorite actress in a new capacity and were able to appreciate the versatility of the artist's talent.

The tape "Vacation in September" based on the work of Vampilov "Duck Hunt" was released in 1979. Here Irina Petrovna played the wife of the protagonist, a restless man with a complex character.

A small but memorable role was played by Kupchenko in the series "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson." The actress appeared in the form of the wife of Stapleton, the owner of the Baskervilles dog. More striking was the work in the psychological drama "Without witnesses", directed by Nikita Mikhalkov.

Then came the pictures "A lonely woman wants to meet" and "Forgotten melody for flute." These films are still watched with pleasure by different age categories of viewers in Russia and the CIS countries.

Later, in the creative piggy bank of the actress, many theatrical roles appeared, of which Kupchenko was rightfully proud. One of them - Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Tsar Nicholas II in the production of "The Last Night of the Last Tsar" by Valery Fokin - was seen by theatergoers in the 1996-1997 season. Critics recognized this work of Irina Petrovna as the best role of the season. The following year, the artist played in Hamlet directed by Peter Stein.

In 2000, a wonderful New Year's tape "Come to see me" was released on the screens, directed by Oleg Yankovsky. He, along with Irina Kupchenko and Ekaterina Vasilyeva, starred in the main roles.

In 2001, Irina Petrovna appeared in the form of Roxana in the comedy play "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Vladimir Mirzoev. It was a bold experiment of the director, to which Kupchenko agreed. Theater critics and viewers highly appreciated both the performance itself and the talented performance of the actress.

In the new century, Irina Petrovna continued to actively act in films. The actress appeared in the films "The Night is Light", "Moscow Region Elegy" and the TV series "Emperor's Love", "The Moscow Saga" and "Bless the Woman". Soon the filmography of the artist was replenished with age roles in the series "House on Ozernaya", the family melodrama "A Pair of Bay", the comedy "The Best Grandmother".

From 2010 to 2014, the actress played one of the main roles in the melodramatic series "Zemsky Doctor". Kupchenko played the mother of a woman doctor, around whose life the plot of the series is built. As a cross-cutting character, the actress appeared in numerous sequels of The Zemsky Doctor.

In 2015, the actress starred in the drama The Teacher. The heroine of Irina Petrovna is a history teacher who came to despair and took her students hostage. At the same time, the woman herself also becomes a hostage of a hopeless situation when troops approach the school. The film won the Grand Prix of the VIII All-Russian Film Festival of Actors-Directors “Golden Phoenix”, 2 prizes at the 23rd Russian Film Festival “Window to Europe”, 3 - the VIII International Film Festival “East & West. Classics and avant-garde ".

The II Film Festival of New Russian Cinema "Awakening" and the VIII International Festival of Cinema and TV Programs for Family Watching named after Valentina Tereshkova "From the bottom of my heart" named Kupchenko the best leading actress.

On April 24, 2017, the actress performed at a charity evening at the Eldar cinema club. That evening Irina Kupchenko, Larisa Golubkina and Sergey Bezrukov raised funds for the treatment of film and stage veterans.

In 2017, the play "Eugene Onegin" by the Vakhtangov Theater was first performed in Hungary. A group of 60 people went on tour, including actors and stage workers. The event was part of the Eugene Onegin's global world tour, which began back in 2013 in Vilnius.

The production was directed by Rimas Tuminas, and the roles were played by Sergei Makovetsky, Viktor Dobronravov, Irina Kupchenko, Lyudmila Maksakova, Olga Lerman, Oleg Makarov, Maria Volkova, Vasily Simonov and others.

In Budapest, the production was shown on April 29 as part of the IV International Theater Festival named after Imre Madac, Hungarian playwright. The performance was received incredibly warmly, and the artists went out to bow three times.

In her youth, the actress wanted to connect her life with Nikolai Dvigubsky, cousin of Marina Vlady, who worked as a film and theater artist. Irina met her future chosen one on the set of The Noble Nest. The couple legalized the relationship in 1969, but lived together for very little. The personal life of young people did not work out.

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In 1972, Kupchenko married a colleague - actor Vasily Lanovoy. The artist met her second husband at the theater. Vakhtangov. Together, the spouses today. In this marriage, two children were born.

Kupchenko's sons are named after Pushkin and Yesenin. Alexander Lanovoy was born in 1973, and Sergei was born 3 years later. The young men did not follow in the footsteps of their parents, which the latter were very happy about. The senior entered the history faculty of Moscow State University, the junior graduated from the economics faculty of the same university.

In 2013, grief happened in the family of Kupchenko and Lanovoy: the youngest son Sergei died. Death was due to heart failure. The actors learned the tragic news before the performance. The inconsolable father made a strong-willed decision and went on stage, flawlessly performing his role.

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Lanovoy's wife grieved over the death of her son, canceled the performances, but soon found the strength to return to work. Kupchenko began to appear in new films and performances.

After the death of his son Sergei, he was left with an illegitimate daughter, Anna. At that time, the girl was 7 years old, she lived with her mother in Arkhangelsk. Irina Petrovna and Vasily Semenovich have repeatedly mentioned that they still want to nurse their grandchildren, so the news of the existence of a granddaughter became a gift for them. Anna often visits her grandparents, who try not to deny the girl anything.

Irina Kupchenko, who has always been distinguished by her beauty, and today makes an indelible impression on fans with her impeccable appearance. Judging by the photo from the premiere of the film "The Last Test", in which the actress played the main character, the screen star is able to outshine many of her colleagues.

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Viewers note that she still corresponds to the words of actor Yuri Shlykov, expressed to her:

The slenderness of the actress can be the envy of any young colleague, not a wrinkle is visible on her face. Rumor has it that Irina Petrovna resorted to plastic surgery, but the screen star herself is silent on this score.

At the beginning of 2019, a gala evening dedicated to the 85th birthday of Vasily Semenovich was held. Lanovoy's jubilee concert was attended by his friends, colleagues and, of course, his wife Irina Kupchenko. The concert program consisted of performances by the hero of the day, during which he talked about interesting facts of his creative biography, read the poetry of Alexander Pushkin, the prose of Leo Tolstoy.

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At the end of February 2019, Vasily Lanovoy's health condition worsened - the actor was unable to enter the theater stage, his performance had to be replaced. Later, Irina Petrovna told reporters that there was no reason for concern - her husband felt better, he was at home.

Now the actress continues to appear on the stage of her native theater, and is also working on a cinematic role. Together with Maxim Sukhanov, Semyon Treskunov and Ivan Okhlobystin, Irina Petrovna is starring in the social drama "Magician", which is scheduled to be released in 2019.

1969 - "Noble's Nest" 1970 - "Uncle Vanya" 1974 - "Romance of Lovers" 1975 - "The Captivating Star of Happiness" 1976 - "Foreign Letters" 1977 - "Strange Woman" 1978 - "An Ordinary Miracle" 1979 - "Vacation in September "1986 -" A single woman wants to meet "1987 -" Forgotten melody for flute "2000 -" Old nags "2010-2013 -" Zemsky doctor "2015 -" Teacher "2018 -" The last test "

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