Irina Shmeleva

Irina Shmeleva is a theater and film actress, Honored Artist of Russia and just a gorgeous, bright woman. She played in comedy films that were released during the Soviet era - "The Trap for a Lonely Man", "Kin-dza-dza!" and others.

The small town of Kushva in the Sverdlovsk Region has already entered the history of cinema as the birthplace of Irina Viktorovna Shmeleva. The girl was born on January 24, 1961. Strict parents tried to impose their own life values ​​on their daughter, but from childhood Ira strove for independence, had her own opinion, dreamed of being realized in art.

At the age of 18, yesterday's schoolgirl found a part-time job at the House of Culture in one of the villages of the Sverdlovsk Region. The work of a mass entertainer, as they used to say, “two dips, three kicks,” became the launching pad for the birth of the future star of Soviet cinema. There Irina decided to enter the Shchukin Theater School in Moscow. The girl realized the decision, and the dream came true - at the age of 23, Irina became an actress of the Moscow Drama Theater. N.V. Gogol.

According to Shmeleva herself, she did not want to enter the theater. Probably, she did not really believe in her own strength. But the artistic director, the master of the course in which Irina studied, simply made the girl.

Directors and teachers at the same time, artistic directors of courses, are the first to determine future stars and usually they are not mistaken in their assessments. So it happened in the case of Shmeleva. Moreover, there was a big competition for a place in the troupe of the theater, and the beginning actress was taken immediately, without any conditions.

Irina in her youth was very impulsive, sensitive, but at the same time she always understood that you can only rely on yourself, on your own strength, especially if you choose the acting path.

On the set Irina Shmeleva got, while still a student of "Pike". The small role of a college student in the drama "Alyosha" directed by Viktor Obukhov was the first, but by no means the last work of the actress. In this film, the name of Shmeleva is absent in the credits, so the role was insignificant. The same happened with the role in the film "Pokrovskie gates", where Irina played Sveta's friend.

In 1982, the actress tried on the role of the bride in the film "Tears Falling" by George Danelia. Young and touching in this tragicomedy, perhaps Shmeleva never embodied such a heroine again. Subsequent roles were imbued with the spirit of adventurism, the girl played seducers, deceivers, eccentric beauties.

Such are the featable student Yulia in the film "Find and Disarm", a private detective in the action-packed comedy "Acceleratka". And in "A Trap for a Lonely Man" the heroine Shmeleva helped to expose the killer.

Special, according to the actress, were the shooting in the tape of Grigory Danelia "Kin-dza-dza!" Danelia wanted a phantasmagoria, the costumes of the characters were literally collected in garbage dumps. A leather suit was sewn for the alien tachan woman performed by Shmeleva, but the director decided that a piece of canvas and a rusty spring in her mouth were more in line with the image. In such a "chic" outfit, the character was remembered by the audience.

In the filmography of the artist - versatile roles in the tapes "Where is the nofelet?" Twice Irina embodied Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya on the screen - in the films "Battle for Moscow" and "Tragedy of the Century".

Irina Shmeleva became one of the first Soviet actresses to undress on the screen. The directors could not pass by the bright appearance of the woman. However, the spectacular beauty Shmeleva was shy about "nude" scenes. Irina was not chasing popularity, she could easily refuse roles that were not interesting to her. Although, perhaps, these roles would have made the actress the idol of millions of residents of the Soviet Union.

In the biography of Irina Shmeleva - two marriages. The first time a woman married the sculptor Yosya Kavalerchik, who was ten years older. This marriage was concluded without love on the part of the actress, therefore it lasted less than a year - exactly until Irina fell in love and left her husband.

Irina never experienced a deficit of male attention, but she also did not forget that the main thing in life is not momentary pleasures. The woman did not strive for light intrigues, believing that one day love would come. Nikolai Bogolyubov, the grandson of a famous physicist in the Soviet Union, persistently courted the actress, but the chosen one did not want to reciprocate - Nikolai was five years younger, which embarrassed Irina. But Bogolyubov still managed to get the hand of his beloved woman, and in 1989 they got married.

The second marriage was also difficult, but Nikolai and Irina managed to keep the relationship. Bogolyubov was the first to move to the United States, and then his wife joined him. Shmeleva's decision to move was influenced, among other reasons, by the lack of work. Soviet cinema was bursting at the seams, films were getting smaller, and those that were, did not suit the actress. Since the mid-90s of the twentieth century, the woman has acted little in films.

In the United States, Irina decided not to advertise her acting past. The husband paid for the woman's studies, and Shmeleva received a new profession - a marketing and mass communications specialist.

For more than 15 years, the actress, popular in Soviet times, has been working as a New York realtor. Real American life did not stop Irina Shmeleva from making Russian viewers happy with her appearance on the screen.

In 2009 and 2011, the actress performed a couple of roles in two seasons of the popular TV series "Hour of Volkov", then - a role in an episode of the series "Lord. Police dog "in 2012. In 2016, the artist appeared in the TV series "Money".

Whether Irina Shmeleva will indulge the audience with a talented game in 2018 is not yet known.

1980 - "Alyosha" 1982 - "Pokrovskie Vorota" 1982 - "Tears were falling" 1982 - "Find and neutralize" 1984 - "Time and the Conway family" 1985 - "Battle for Moscow" 1985 - "Sincerely yours ..." 1986 - "Seven screams in the ocean "1986 -" Kin-dza-dza! " 1986 - "Don't come without a son!" 1987 - "Where is the nofelet?" 1987 - "Accelerate" 1988 - "Aelita, do not bother men" 1990 - "Trap for a single man" 1990 - "Womanizer" 1990 - "Passport" 1991 - "God's Creature" 1991 - "Bedtime Story" 1996 - "Impotent "1997 -" My First Teacher, or Bachelor Party in Russian "

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

Let's check, How Rich is Irina Shmeleva in 2020 ?

Irina Shmeleva Net Worth 2021

Irina Shmeleva 's revenue is $ 1.3M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Irina Shmeleva and could vary in the range between $ 980.8K - $ 1.5M.

Irina Shmeleva Net Worth 2020

Irina Shmeleva 's revenue is $1.6M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Irina Shmeleva and could vary in the range between $545.7K - $1.9M.

Irina Shmeleva Net Worth 2019

Irina Shmeleva 's revenue is $1.2M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Irina Shmeleva and could vary in the range between $685.8K - $1.7M.

Irina Shmeleva Net Worth 2018

Irina Shmeleva 's revenue is $1.4M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Irina Shmeleva and could vary in the range between $670.9K - $1.3M.

Irina Shmeleva Net Worth 2017

Irina Shmeleva 's revenue is $1.9M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Irina Shmeleva and could vary in the range between $681.6K - $1.7M.

Irina Shmeleva Net Worth 2016

Irina Shmeleva 's revenue is $1.2M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Irina Shmeleva and could vary in the range between $761.9K - $1.3M.

Irina Shmeleva Net Worth 2015

Irina Shmeleva 's revenue is $1.5M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Irina Shmeleva and could vary in the range between $770.2K - $1.1M.

It is an overall forecast for the net worth of Irina Shmeleva. The evaluation covers the latest 5 years and an approximation for next year. See above to learn how much money does Irina Shmeleva 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 Irina Shmeleva' projects existing in AidWiki's repository. It's an approximation of the revenue compiled by AidWiki and may not correspond with the real amount.