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Biography of Anna Arefieva

Anna Alekseevna Arefieva is a sought-after actress from a dynasty of St. Petersburg actors, captivating audiences with her natural charm, amazing understanding of the characters’ characters, and the depth and brightness of the stage embodiment of her characters. She is familiar to viewers from the series “Fifth Blood Group”, “PPS”, “Word to a Woman”, “Traitor”, “Shores of My Dreams”, “Officers’ Wives”.

In the photo: Anna Arefieva

Her career is developing rapidly - they believe that it has not yet reached its apogee. And it is quite possible that Anna will soon be able to become one of the first-tier movie stars.

Creative biography

The actress first appeared on television in the 2008 melodrama “Guard Me, Rain” in the role of Polyakova Tanya. Anna’s next work was a heroine named Polina in the TV series “I Love You Alone.” In 2009, the girl played a key role in the melodrama “A Word to a Woman.” The heroine Rita Loginova brought Anna Arefieva her first significant success and recognition.

In 2010, the artist appeared in episodes of the crime films “State Protection” and “PPS”. At the same time, the girl starred in the leading role of the melodramatic series “The Fifth Blood Type.” Anna Arefieva's next films were:

Mystical drama “Retribution” (Karina).
Detectives “Foundry” (bed seller), “Traitor” (Nadya Pashkova), “Cowboys” (nurse Rita) and “Special Purpose Agent” (Dasha).
Melodramas “A4 Format” (Veronica), “Medicine against Fear” (Maria) and “Shores of My Dreams” (Anastasia).
Action adventure "Time of Sinbad" (Sveta).
The fifth season of the series “Hounds” (Rozhdestvenskaya).
Psychological drama and film adaptation of A. Gelasimov’s story “Thirst” (Galya).
Action film "Detective" (Maria).

In 2014, Anna Arefieva got to play one of the main female roles (Svetlana Rodionova) in the detective melodrama “Safety”. At the same time, the artist played key characters in the mini-series “Playing with Fire” and “Threads of Love.” The girl can also be seen in a supporting role in the detective stories “Inspector Cooper”, “Angel Heart”, “Bounty Hunters”, the dramas “Heavenly Court 2”, “Officers’ Wives” and others.

In the series “Rescuer”, consisting of two episodes, the actress was lucky enough to play the main character Malysheva Veronica. She is currently filming the detective action film “Police Saga.”

Childhood

The future actress was born on August 24, 1987 into a theater family from the Northern capital. Her father, Alexey Arefiev, a multi-talented actor at the Youth Theater (he wrote plays and staged performances), and her mother, Elena Lozhkina, an actress at the Drama and Comedy Theater (today the Liteiny Theater), who starred in the TV series “Alien Nest”, “ Secrets of the investigation", "Komada". My mother’s sister, actress Irina Sokolova, is known for her roles in Sokurov’s films “Days Beyond,” “Mournful Insensibility,” and “Taurus.” Grandmother, grandfather and even great-grandmother also had a direct relationship with Melpomene - the latter was a seamstress in a traveling theater.

Little Anya Arefieva with her parents

As a child, Anechka, like most acting children, spent a lot of time on the stage, among the actors. At the age of 5, the girl first appeared on stage, performing the role of a boy in the play “Tale after Tale” (in which her mother played the older sister of her heroine). When the parents were busy, the baby was picked up from kindergarten and brought to the theater by one of its employees, a costume designer or a make-up artist. During her school years, she did her homework behind the scenes, constantly watched her parents’ performances, and fell in love with the acting profession with all her heart.

early years

The artist was born on August 24, 1987 in St. Petersburg. Anna's father, Alexey Arefiev, is familiar to the viewer thanks to the drama “And Live Tomorrow.” Elena Lozhkina is the girl’s mother. She played in the films “Alien Nest”, “Streets of Broken Lanterns” and “Alien’s Own”. Irina Sokolova is not only an Honored Artist of the RSFSR, but also Anna’s aunt. Arefieva's great-grandmother sewed costumes for the traveling theater.

Despite the fact that the girl loved to attend her parents' performances, she did not always want to be an actress. She began to consider theater as a future place of work only in high school. During the exams, Anna did not count on the help of famous relatives, since she devoted a lot of time to preparing for admission on her own.

A serious attitude to the matter played a role, and she became a student of Grigory Kozlov’s course at the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts. Anna Arefieva graduated from the university in 2010. At the same time, she was accepted into the team of the Liteiny Theater.

Youth

Having received a certificate of secondary education, she fulfilled her dream and became a student at SBpGATI. From the first days of training, the girl showed a great love for the stage, enthusiastically comprehending the psychology of creativity and all the subtleties of stage art under the guidance of theater teacher Grigory Kozlov.

Anna Arefieva in childhood with her parents

During her years of study, she was involved in many of her mentor’s projects: she played Marusya in the production of “The Idiot” based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Manka in the play “Two Evenings in a Happy House” based on the work of Alexander Kuprin “The Pit”, embodied the image of the most beautiful girl of Athens Hermia in comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare.

Education

After graduating from school, Anna Arefieva continued her education at SPbGATI. She was enrolled in a course taught by Grigory Kozlov. A talented and purposeful girl quickly became one of the best students.

During her student years, Anna played in many of her mentor's performances. For example, she embodied the image of Marusya in “The Idiot” and played the role of Manka in “Two Evenings in a Fun House.” In the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream, her heroine was Hermia, the most beautiful resident of Athens.

Theater

In 2010, after graduating from the academy, the young artist began working at the Liteiny Theater. She was involved in the productions of “Family Portrait” (according to M. Gorky), “A Yuletide Ghost Tale” (according to Charles Dickens), embodied Juliet in the famous tragedy of W. Shakespeare, but different from the traditional interpretation, “brave directing”, according to critics.

Anna Arefieva on stage with her mother

The young actress also played in the productions of “The Eldest Son” based on the play by A. Vampilov and “At the Ark at 8:00” based on the work of W. Hub at the Workshop Theater, in “Diseases of Youth” based on F. Bruckner at the “Theater of Generations”.

Movies

At her mother’s theater, Anna Arefieva made her debut as the Spirit of Christmas in the play “A Yuletide Ghost Tale” based on the story by Charles Dickens. Then the young artist appeared on the stage of the Theater of Generations (she played Irena in “The Disease of Youth”) and the “Workshop” Theater (the performances “At the Ark at 8:00” and “The Elder Son”).

Anna Arefieva on the set of the series “A Word to a Woman”

Anna Arefieva has been acting in films since 2008. She made her debut in the two-part melodrama “Guard Me, Rain,” while in her third year at a theater university. On the set, Anya carefully watched the performances of the masters of Russian cinema - Anatoly Bely, Lyubov Tolkalina and Evgenia Dobrovolskaya.

In 2009, Arefieva starred in the multi-part melodrama “I Love You Only,” and in 2010, the graduate was entrusted with the first leading role in the series “A Word to a Woman.” Her debut in the film, which was released from 2009 to 2010, opened the way for the artist to cinema. Soon Anna Arefieva is invited to the top-rated TV series “PPS”, “Fifth Blood Group” (main role), “Time of Sinbad”, “Hounds”, “Foundry”. The actress appears in 4-5 projects a year, she is offered main or prominent supporting roles.

Anna Arefieva in the film “Threads of Love”

In 2014, Anna Arefieva appeared in an episode of the acclaimed historical drama “Grigory R.”, where director Andrei Malyukov assembled a constellation of Russian cinema led by Vladimir Mashkov, Ekaterina Klimova and Andrei Smolyakov. In the same year, Arefieva starred in the title role of the 4-episode crime melodrama “Playing with Fire.”

Another success of 2014 was the main role in the melodrama “Threads of Love” by Alexander Solovyov, in which Anna played the rival of the heroine Elena Korikova. Angelica Agurbash and Dmitry Ulyanov appeared in the film. The actress called working in the project exciting.

2015 brought Anna another interesting work - in the 12-episode Ukrainian project “Officers’ Wives” by Dmitry Petrun. Arefieva starred in key roles with Maria Poroshina, Olga Arntgolts and Konstantin Milovanov. This is a family saga telling about the life of four generations of women of the Antonov and Terekhov families. The time span of the film is the years of the Great Patriotic War and the beginning of the 2000s.

Anna Arefieva on the set of the film “Playing with Fire”

In November 2015, the detective melodrama “Playing with Fire” premiered on the NTV channel. The St. Petersburg actress played a key character - cashier Marina Bogdanova, who was taken hostage by the bandits who seized the bank. Having survived the horror of captivity and witnessed the murder of two people, Marina suddenly notices a scar on her boyfriend’s hand - the same as the bank robber’s.

Leading roles in Anna Arefieva's filmography have not been uncommon in the last three years. In 2020, the artist played nurse Veronika Malysheva in the two-part detective story “The Rescuer.”

Anna Arefieva

The actress gained experience in a negative role in Natalya Buchneva’s crime detective Inspector Cooper 2, where she played the cruel heroine Lyuba Krasnova, who killed a child.

Cinema

The young artist’s film debut took place during her student years. She appeared in 2008 in the role of Tatyana in the film “Rain Keep Me,” where her partners on the set were such popular actors as Anatoly Bely, Lyubov Tolkalina and Evgenia Dobrovolskaya. A year later, she could be seen in the serial film “I Love You Alone” with Alexei Zubkov and Olga Lomonosova. Anya got the role of Polina, Dunka's daughter.

Anna Arefieva in the play “Family Portrait”

Then she received an invitation to play one of the central characters - student Rita - in the film “A Word to a Woman,” which tells the story of four friends who united in difficult times in an effort to find their feminine happiness. In 2010, Anya starred in the crime film “State Protection” (Karina), in the melodrama “The Fifth Blood Type” (Lara), and in the detective story “PPS” (Masha).

Anna Arefieva in the film “A Word to a Woman”

A year later, the artist could be seen in the film “Format A4”, where Alexandra Mareeva and Anastasia Zadorozhnaya starred with her, in the mystical drama “Retribution”, created based on the French series “David Noland”, in the spy action film “The Time of Sinbad”.

Anna Arefieva as Annushka from the melodrama “Threads of Love”

In 2012-2014 Anna was busy every year with several film projects at once, often surprising viewers with the unexpected embodiment of her images, endowing her heroines with her inherent charm and attractiveness. Among her works during this period, one can note the role of Annushka from the melodrama “Threads of Love,” which tells the story of a young talented dressmaker from a provincial town. After moving to the capital, the straightforward and simple-minded girl had to face the cruel intrigues of her Moscow colleagues and endure a difficult “battle” for the same man with the heroine of Elena Korikova.

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In 2014, the artist, who captivates audiences with her versatility of talent, efficiency and dedication to her chosen work, joined the star cast, which included Vladimir Mashkov, Ekaterina Klimova, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Andrei Smolyakov, in the exciting historical film about the investigation into the circumstances of the death of Rasputin, “Grigory R.”.

Anna Arefieva and Olga Arntgolts in the drama “Officers' Wives”

In 2020, the premiere of the Ukrainian drama “Officers' Wives” took place with the participation of Maria Poroshina, Olga Arntgolts, Viktor Khorinyak and Pavel Delong, where the actress brilliantly played the role of radio operator Varya Kozub, who fell in love with the German Peter and was expecting a child from him. According to the plot of the film, our soldier Savelyev, the hero of actor Vitaly Saliya (Anya’s future husband), loves her, and shoots her.

Anna Arefieva played bank teller Marina in the film “Playing with Fire”

During the same period, she did an excellent job with the central role in the film “Playing with Fire,” portraying the bank teller Marina, who was taken hostage during a robbery of a financial institution. Having survived the horrors of the capture and murder of two people by bandits, her heroine experienced a new shock when she discovered that her boyfriend had the same scar as the leader of the raiders.

Anna Arefieva on the set of the film “Rescuer”

Admirers of her talent were also impressed by the actress’s skill in conveying the black emotions of a woman who killed a child in the film “Inspector Cooper 2,” as well as the brightness and depth of her images in the films “Angel Heart,” “Keep Her Love,” and “The Rescuer.”

Personal life

The charming actress has never had a shortage of fans. Anya is 1.60 meters tall and weighs 52 kilograms. She has honey-blond hair, grey-green eyes and a radiant smile.

Anna Arefieva and Vitaly Saliy

One day, while in Kyiv, Anna Arefieva went to the theater and was amazed by the performance of the Ukrainian actor Vitaly Saliya, whom viewers know from the main role in the melodrama “Don’t Forswear.” For the first time in her life, the girl dared to approach and congratulate her unknown colleague on his success. After some time, they crossed paths on the set of the drama “Officers' Wives”, and did not immediately recognize each other.

A close relationship began between Anna and Vitaly. In September 2014, the young man invited his beloved to Kyiv and made a romantic declaration of love: on the roof of a high-rise building, Anya saw a table set with lit candles, a musician was playing the violin. In a romantic setting, Vitaly handed his beloved a ring and asked her to say “yes.”

Anna Arefieva with her son

Two months later, the artists got married.

In 2020, the couple became the parents of their first child, evidence of which can be seen on Anna Arefieva’s Instagram page. Having long dreamed of a child, Anya and Vitaly are endlessly happy. The son was given the name Danila.

A young family lives on flights between two countries - Russia and Ukraine.

Personal life of Anna Arefieva

The St. Petersburg movie star is married. She first saw her future husband, Ukrainian actor Vitaly Saliya, on the stage of the Kyiv theater and was so delighted with his performance that she decided to go backstage and express her delight. Soon they met on the set of the military series "Officers' Wives" and they began an affair.

Anna Arefieva met her future husband on the set of the series “Officers' Wives”

In September 2014, on the roof of one of the high-rise buildings in the Ukrainian capital, where the table was set, candles were burning, and a violinist was playing, the actor proposed marriage to her and received consent. Soon they got married and began to live on flights between Kiev and St. Petersburg.

Wedding of Anna Arefieva and Vitaly Salia

Vitaly worked at the Kiev Theater of Drama and Comedy on the Left Bank, and in 2020 he made his debut at the St. Petersburg theater "Comedian's Shelter" in the comedy "The Marriage of Figaro."

Anna Arefieva and Vitaly Saliy with their son

In April 2020, the couple became the happy parents of their son Danila. The actor was present at the birth and later stated that all women who gave birth should have monuments erected.

Anna Arefieva and Vitaly Saliy love spending time together

The actress has been fond of swimming since childhood and can swim several kilometers. She is easy-going and loves traveling and shopping.

Love, family

Fans, of course, are interested not only in creative achievements, but also in the personal life of Anna Arefieva. The actress met her future husband at the theater. She came to the play, in which Vitaly Saliy played the main role. The actress was so impressed by her colleague’s performance that she did not hesitate to go backstage and express her admiration for him.

Vitaly and Anna started dating later. Their romance flared up while working together on the series “Officers' Wives.” In September 2014, Salii proposed to his beloved. Vitaly set the table on the roof of one of the high-rise buildings in Kyiv, took care of the candles, and invited the violinist. Of course, Anna could not resist and agreed. The young people got married and began to live on flights between St. Petersburg and Kiev.

Anna Arefieva's husband became famous thanks to the TV series. “Anka from Moldavanka”, “Detachment”, “Odessa-Mama”, “Wives on the Warpath”, “A Father Had Two Sons”, “Temptation”, “Forget and Remember” - it is difficult to list all the popular television projects with his participation. Vitaly Saliy achieved some success on the theater stage.

In 2020, a son was born into the family. The happy parents named the boy Danila. Vitaly was present at the birth and was amazed at what his wife had to go through. He believes that every woman who has given birth to a child should have a monument erected.

Anna Arefieva now

In June 2020, TVC began showing a detective story based on Tatyana Ustinova’s book “Rumoured to Be One Life,” where Anna played the role of Ninochka, a friend of the main character Katya.

Photo session of Anna Arefieva

In August, a new 8-episode melodrama “Security” was demonstrated based on the detective stories “Personal Security Zone” by Andrei Kivinov (author of the literary basis of the famous project “Streets of Broken Lanterns”). She played the central role of an OSB operative.

Around the same time, the actress played the role of Svetlana in the detective series “Police Saga”.

The viewer knows the actress Anna Arefieva from the films “The Shores of My Dreams”, “A Word to a Woman”, “The Fifth Blood Group” and many others. And at the end of last year, the premiere of the film “Playing with Fire” took place on NTV, where Anna had to seriously fight with her partner. And at the end of last year, Anna celebrated her wedding anniversary with her husband, Kyiv actor Vitaly Saliy. Anna fell in love with her future husband after seeing him on stage and wished that she would meet him. And so it happened... - Anna, how did you meet Vitaly? – I saw him in a play in Kyiv and was delighted with his acting. For the first time in my life I didn’t hesitate to go backstage, found Vitaly in the smoking room and told him thank you. Soon I was cast in the military series “Officers’ Wives.” A month later, I flew back to Kyiv for filming, came down from my hotel room, got into the back seat of the car, a young man in dark glasses was sitting in front - it was Vitaly, but I didn’t recognize him. It turned out that he was also invited to this film, and he plays a soldier in love with my heroine, a radio operator. We filmed the first scene in an abandoned building in Lviv, Vitaly came up to me with a gun, in military uniform, I told him according to the script: “You are distracting.” And then behind the scenes she asked: “Did you play in such and such a play? Do you remember I came to the smoking room to thank you?” In “Officers' Wives,” the plot of my heroine is in love with a German, she is expecting a child from him, and the hero Vitaly, who is in love with my heroine, shoots her, who is pregnant. – How soon did you get married? - Six months after we met. - Somehow quickly. – When the feeling is real, you shouldn’t delay the wedding, everything is clear right away... And now I know for sure that all wishes come true! – How did Vitaly propose to you? - Very beautiful. At the beginning of September 2014, I came to visit Vitaly for the first time in Kyiv. From the station he took me to some tall building. A girl met us downstairs and took us to the elevator. We went up to the roof, there was a violinist playing, a table with candles was set, I burst into tears from surprise, I thought it was just a surprise. We ate, enjoyed the music, Vitaly invited me to dance and at some point took out a ring and asked: “Will you say yes?” Two months later we got married. – How did you celebrate your wedding anniversary? - Unfortunately, separately. At that time, Vitaly was starring in a big project in Kyiv, and I had performances in my native St. Petersburg. – In the film “Playing with Fire,” your heroine falls in love with a gang leader. Could you contact the bandit? – My heroine lives in a boring, monotonous environment and suddenly meets a person from another world for whom there are no boundaries. Her tower is torn down... Love, as you know, is evil. – Did you have difficult scenes with your partner Andrei Terentyev? – In the story, Andrei’s hero steals my child, and we had a hard and long fight in the forest – not to the death. My heroine turned into a tigress who protected her cub, I hit Andrei on the head with a stone... It was night, mud, it was cold and painful. My temperature jumped to 40 degrees, but director Natalya Buchneva very precisely set the acting tasks for us, and we did it. – Do you think a man can be forgiven if he even once raised his hand to a woman? – I don’t have such experience, thank God, but there are all sorts of circumstances, sometimes after a certain period of time you can forgive, but I think that this is unacceptable. – Have you had many negative roles where you engaged in assault? – A lot, in the same Natalya Buchneva’s film “Inspector Cooper 2”, my heroine crushed a girl’s head with her heel, she was simply bleeding out with bile. It’s interesting: to unearth even such dark emotions in yourself or to spy them in other people.

In the story, Andrei’s character steals my child, and we had a hard and long fight in the forest - not to the death. My heroine turned into a tigress who protected her cub, I hit Andrei on the head with a stone... Night, dirt, it was cold and painful

By the way - I come from an acting family, my mother is an actress of the St. Petersburg theater "On Liteiny" Elena Lozhkina ("Streets of Broken Lanterns-14", "Alien's Nest", "Alien's Own." - Author), my father is actor Alexey Arefiev , but, unfortunately, he passed away early,” says Anna Arefieva. – My aunt is People’s Artist of Russia Irina Sokolova, she played in Alexander Sokurov’s films “Moloch” and “Taurus”, as well as many others. Grandparents are also actors. My great-grandmother was a seamstress in a traveling theater all her life. According to the stories of Ira’s mother and aunt, even in her sleep, her leg moved out of habit, as if pressing the pedal of a sewing machine. My great-grandmother sewed all the clothes for my aunt and my mother for many years.

Photo from the personal archive of Anna Arefieva and the press service of the NTV channel.