Biography of Irina Vilkova
Irina Vilkova is a popular Russian actress. Initially, the girl positioned herself more as a stage attendant and enjoyed unprecedented success with viewers of many capital theaters. However, it can also often be seen on TV screens.
Actress Irina Vilkova
The actress often appeared in television series, playing minor roles, but she could also be seen in feature films. The actress became widely known to most Russian television viewers thanks to the series “Rook”, where she played the role of the daughter of the chief doctor.
Family and children of Ekaterina Vilkova
The family and children of Ekaterina Vilkova are the most precious thing the beauty has in her life, these are the whales on which her whole life stands.
At the same time, the family of the young actress always lived poorly, but incredibly amicably, and Katya’s parents were representatives of the working class during the USSR. Sometimes information appears in the periodical press and social networks that Taisiya Vilkova and Ekaterina Vilkova are sisters. The girls are creative, bright and creative stars of Russian cinema, so they are constantly invited to new films. They are kindred spirits, however, they are not related by blood, but Katya has a brother, and Taya has two half-brothers.
The babies of Ekaterina Vilkova and Ilya Lyubimov appeared with a small two-year age difference and different characters. The daughter is a more nimble and active child, and the son is a calm and problem-free boy.
Ilya is a caring father who tenderly cares not only for each child, but also for his pregnant wife, fulfilling all their whims. It is worth noting that a qualified and kind nanny helps to look after the kids. Catherine claims that she copes well with maternal responsibilities; her husband constantly says that the family will have exactly as many children as the Lord God gives.
Childhood and family of Irina Vilkova
The future actress was born on May 1, 1986 in the Russian capital, Moscow. From a young age, she knew that she would definitely connect her life only with the “acting” sphere. From childhood, the girl showed her parents outstanding creative abilities and even then knew what she wanted from life. The main thing is that her close people did not hinder the development of her talent, but, on the contrary, tried in every possible way to support and help the baby.
Irina Vilkova dreamed of being on stage since childhood
In addition to her parents, famous directors also managed to discern her talent. Thus, already at the age of 11, Irina began performing in the drama theater. It is worth noting that the girl did not waste her time on minor, unnoticeable roles, but already in those years she played the main characters in popular theatrical productions.
At the age of 11, she had the opportunity to play key roles in productions of “The Nutcracker” and “The Cherry Orchard.” It was then that she realized that she not only liked to transform into various characters and perform on stage, the girl clearly outlined a life goal for herself and wanted to achieve it, not paying attention to obstacles.
Childhood and youth
Irina was born on May 1, 1986 in Novokuznetsk. As a child, the girl attended classes at the Yunost theater studio, and from the age of 11 she took part in performances at the local drama theater. The beginning of Vilkova’s theatrical biography was the performance of the role of Marie in “The Nutcracker” and Anya in “The Cherry Orchard.”
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Irina Vilkova in childhood
During her school years, the girl realized that she wanted to be associated only with a creative profession, so after receiving her matriculation certificate she submitted documents to the Shchepkin Higher Theater School. After successfully passing all entrance exams, Irina Vilkova became a student at this university. Irina Vilkova studied in an acting course with Yuri Methodievich and Olga Nikolaevna Solomin.
Student life of Irina Vilkova
After graduating from school, Irina, taking a certificate and a letter of recommendation, decided to enroll in one of the best theater schools in the capital. Despite her obvious talent, the girl was very nervous before the admissions committee, and when it came time to take the exams, she completely withdrew into herself. But she managed to gather her strength and pleasantly surprise all the examiners. Thus, in the early 2000s, she began studying at the Shchepkin Higher Theater School.
Young Irina Vilkova
Irina was lucky enough to attend the course of People's Artists of the USSR Yuri and Olga Solomin. The girl was a diligent student, because she understood perfectly well that all the knowledge she acquired would definitely be useful to her in her future profession.
Her talent did not go unnoticed, so even in her student years she began acting in plays. Irina appeared in the role of the girl Nastena in Valentin Rasputin’s production of “Live and Remember.” She could also be seen in the play based on Tolstoy’s novel “Sunday,” where the actress played the role of Katyusha Maslova. In addition, she had the opportunity to play a key role in the play “Vasilisa Melentyeva”.
Vilkova Irina Alexandrovna
Theater and film actress. Playwright. Poetess. Singer. She gained fame thanks to her filming in the TV series “Rook”, “Island”, “You All Infuriate Me”, “Policeman from Rublyovka in Beskudnikovo”. For literary work, the actress uses the pseudonyms Irian Pervomai and Nelly Blinova.
Irina Vilkova was born on May 1, 1986 in the city of Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo region. Even at an early age, the girl really enjoyed performing on stage. Irina attended classes at the Yunost theater studio, and from the age of eleven she took part in performances at the local drama theater. The beginning of Vilkova’s theatrical biography was the performance of the role of Marie in “The Nutcracker” and Anya in “The Cherry Orchard.”
After graduating from school, Irina decided to enter one of the best theater schools in the capital. Despite her obvious talent, the girl was nervous before the admissions committee, and when it came time to take the exams, she completely withdrew into herself. But she managed to gather her strength and pleasantly surprise all the examiners. Thus, Vilkova began her studies at the Shchepkin Higher Theater School.
Irina Vilkova studied in an acting course with Yuri Methodievich and Olga Nikolaevna Solomin. While studying at the Shchepkinsky School, she participated in student productions and graduation performances. The student played Nastena in Valentin Rasputin’s drama “Live and Remember,” Katyusha Maslova in the play based on Leo Tolstoy’s novel “Resurrection,” and played Vasilisa in Alexander Ostrovsky’s play “Vasilisa Melentyeva.” In the student theater, with the participation of Vilkova, the performances “Olesya” by Alexander Kuprin and “The Influence of Gamma Rays on Pale Yellow Marigolds” by Paul Zindel were successfully staged.
After graduating from high school, Vilkova was accepted into the Theater.doc troupe, where she played in the plays “The First Man,” “I’m Afraid of Love,” “Hour Eighteen,” “Correspondence between Stolypin and Tolstoy,” and “Alaska.” The play “CHE” was staged on the stage of this theater. A fairy tale about love and drugs,” written by Irina in collaboration with Alexey Litvenenko. In it, Vilkova also played one of the heroines.
The actress also collaborated with the Center for Drama and Directing under the leadership of Mikhail Roshchin and Alexey Kazantsev. She took part in the productions “Natasha’s Dream” and “Trash”.
Since 2014, Irina Vilkova became an actress at the Bolshoi Drama Theater named after Georgy Tovstonogov. Among her works at the Bolshoi Drama Theater: “From the Life of Puppets” based on the painting of the same name by Ingmar Bergman; “What to do” by Nikolai Chernyshevsky.
Vilkova made her debut as a film actress, starring in the dramatic film by Karen Shakhnazarov “A Horseman Named Death.” The main roles in this film adaptation of the story “The Pale Horse” were played by such popular actors as Andrei Panin, Yulia Yanovskaya, Ksenia Rappoport and Artem Semakin. Irina herself appeared in this film in just one episode, playing a small role as a guest in Tivola’s garden.
Then she starred in the films “Wedding Ring”, “My Favorite Witch”, “Take Me With You”, “Detectives”, “Real Boys”, “Cherkizona. Disposable People", "Muscovites", "Doctor Tyrsa", "Forensic Experts", "Rook".
But what made the actress a star in 2020 was her role as Mila in the popular TNT series “Island.” Her heroine: a rude and uncomplicated girl from the provinces who decided to earn money by participating in a reality show filmed on a desert island.
In 2020, the TNT channel started showing the comedy sitcom “Policeman from Rublyovka in Beskudnikovo,” in which the actress played the role of teacher Vera, Mukhich’s lover. The cast of the series also included Alexander Petrov, Sergei Burunov, Tatyana Babenkova, Sofya Kashtanova, Alexandra Bortich. In the same year, the actress starred in the series “You All Infuriate Me” with Svetlana Khodchenkova, Pyotr Fedorov, Nikolai Fomenko in the lead roles.
In 2020, Irina Vilkova directed, wrote and produced the film “Bar “On the Chest””. Under the pseudonym Nelly Blinova performs recitations of her poems. In the same year she appeared in the New Year's comedy “Policeman from Rublyovka. New Year's chaos."
Creativity of Irina Vilkova
2004 - A horseman named Death is a guest in the Tivoli Garden 2006 - 2016 - Detectives - Lisa Komissarenko 2008 - 2012 - Wedding ring - Lena 2008 - Soldiers-15. New call - episode 2008 - My favorite witch - saleswoman 2008 - Galina 2008 - Take me with you - Veronica 2009 - One family - Butterfly 2009 - City lights - episode 2009 - Two sisters-2 - Vera 2009 - Two Antons - Katya 2009 - Take me with you-2 - Veronica, secretary in Margarita’s office 2010 - Cherkizona. Disposable people - Katya, Victor's wife 2010 - Forensic experts - episode 2010 - Maskvichi - episode 2010 - Doctor Tyrsa - Yulia Nikitina, speed skater 2011 - Furtseva - theater actress 2011 - Dusty work - Vera Akulinina 2011 - Mommies - Olya 2011 - Shattered - Alice 2012 — Shapovalov — Vika 2012 — Grach — Masha Raikova 2012 — I’m going out to look for you-2 — Rimma, the waitress 2013 — Three in Komi — administrator at a concert 2013 — Rehearsals — Kolchina 2013 — Real boys — Natasha 2014 — Obituary (Obituary) (short film) 2020 - Security - Valencia 2020 - Her name was Mumu - Ira 2020 - Island - Lyudmila Kuznetsova (Mila) 2020 - Policeman from Rublyovka in Beskudnikovo - Vera, Russian language teacher 2020 - You all piss me off - Marina 2020 - Island-2 - Lyudmila Kuznetsova (Mila) 2020 - Boomerang - episode 2020 - Policeman from Rublevka 3 - Vera 2020 - Policeman from Rublevka-4 - Vera 2020 - Policeman from Rublevka. New Year's chaos - Vera 2020 - Port
Directing works
2018 — Bar “On the Chest”
Scenarios
2018 — Bar “On the Chest”
Producer works
2018 — Bar “On the Chest”
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The beginning of Irina Vilkova’s acting career
Despite the fact that Irina prefers working in the theater to filming films, she also often appears on television screens.
While still studying at college, the girl began attending castings at film studios and was soon able to boast of her first, albeit minor, roles. In 2004, Vilkova made her debut as a film actress, starring in the dramatic film “A Horseman Named Death” by Karen Shakhnazarov. The main roles in this film adaptation of the story “The Pale Horse” were played by such popular actors as Andrei Panin, Yulia Yanovskaya, Ksenia Rappoport and Artem Semakin. Irina herself appeared in this film in just one episode, playing a small role as a guest in Tivola’s garden.
After this, the girl began acting in a large number of television series. In 2006, the television series “Detectives” started, in which the actress got the minor role of Lisa Komissarenko. In the meantime (in 2007) Irina completed her studies at the Shchukin School and began working at the popular “Theater.doc”. Many viewers praised her acting, especially noting the accurately conveyed mood from the stage. Among the particularly significant works with her participation are the productions “I'm Afraid of Love” and “My First Man.”
Irina Vilkova’s play “WHAT” Theater.doc While working at Theater.doc, the actress not only played in productions by famous directors, but also tried herself as an author. Together with Alexei Litvinenko, she wrote the script for the play “CHE. A Tale of Love and Drugs,” which was radically different from other productions performed in this theater.
Vilkova's theatrical career
At school, Vilkova clearly decided that in the future she wanted to devote herself to cinema and theater. After graduation, she entered the VTU named after Shchepkin, which operates at the Maly Theater of Russia and is located in Moscow. Irina’s teacher was the popular Soviet and Russian film figure Yuri Solomin and his wife Olga.
During her studies, Vilkova gained acting experience and took part in many theatrical productions. In 2007, she completed her studies and received a diploma. Around this time, Catherine became a member of the theater troupe. In its composition, she played in more than 6 films.
For some time, the actress worked at the Center for Drama and Directing under the supervision of several popular artists. At this time, she played roles in several productions at the Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.
The peak of Irina Vilkova’s acting career
Since 2008, Irina has played many roles in domestic television series.
And even though most of her heroes were not key characters, the girl still managed to truly become famous and famous. In 2008, the actress appeared in the romantic series “Wedding Ring”, where she played the role of the girl Lena. Interview with Irina Vilkova about shyness Some time later, the premiere of the television series “Take Me with You” took place, in which Irina played a small role as secretary Veronica. Actresses such as Maria Shukshina, Anna Legchilova, Irina Efremova and Polina Lunegova appeared on the same set with her. In addition, the actress could be seen in other popular Russian television series. For example, she appeared in the comedy film “My Favorite Witch,” playing the cameo role of a saleswoman. Irina also played a small role in the 15th season of the series “Soldiers” and played the girl Katya in the sitcom-musical from the TNT channel “Two Antons”, in which the main roles went to famous comedians Gavriil Gordeev and Timur Batrutdinov.
Irina Vilkova in the TV series “Real Boys”
2010 was one of the most productive years for the actress in her entire career. This year the television series “Doctor Tyrsa” was released, where she had the opportunity to play the role of Yulia Nikitina, a girl speed skater who broke her arm. In addition, she appeared in the TV series “Forensic Experts”, “Cherkizona. Disposable people”, and also played a small role of Natasha in the popular comedy television series “Real Boys” produced by the TNT channel.
Vera, Mukhich's girlfriend, in the series Policeman from Rublyovka
Irina Vilkova began acting in the series from season 2. There she plays a teacher of Russian language and literature, Vera, who is a friend of Igor Mukhich - a plump policeman with a peculiar character.
Over the following years, the actress managed to take part in the filming of “Doctor Tyrsa”, “Forensic Experts”, “Rook”.
It is known that the project belongs to the popular Russian channel TNT. More often, new series include those who have previously starred in other films from this channel. For this reason, the actress was offered a role in “Policeman from Rublyovka.”
Irina Vilkova today
In 2011, the actress appeared in a film with black humor, atypical for Russian films, called “Shattered,” where she portrayed the girl Alice. In the same year, she appeared in the crime television series Dusty Work, playing the role of Vera Akulinina.
Irina Vilkova continues to act in TV series
In 2012, the detective series “Rook” premiered, in which Irina played the role of Masha Raikova, the daughter of the chief doctor. The series itself tells the story of MVD Major Sergei Grachev, who managed to survive clinical death. As a result of these events, he began to see the spirits of people who had died under strange circumstances. Based on their clues, Rook will have to solve many cases and help the dead find peace.
In addition, in 2012, Irina Vilkova starred in the TV series “I’m Going Out to Look for You.”
Vilkova also managed to try herself as a singer, recording the track “White March” in 2013 and filming a video for this song.
In addition, under the pseudonym Nelly Blinova, Irina Vilkova writes poetry. Irina Vilkova “White March” In 2020, Irina starred in the series “Island”, playing the role of an unpredictable and enterprising girl Mila. It's worth noting that during the filming of the series, the entire crew actually spent 4 months on the island. The roles in the series were performed by Yanina Studilina, Denis Kosyakov, Kirill Melekhov, Anastasia Aseeva, Anfisa Wistinghausen, Evgeny Kulik and Grigory Kalinin.
Movies
Irina Vilkova positions herself primarily as a theater actress, but this did not stop the girl from successfully participating in film and television projects. Her screen debut took place in 2004. The girl starred in the melodrama “A Horseman Named Death,” a film adaptation of Boris Savinkov’s story “The Pale Horse.” In this film, the actress played the role of a guest in the Tivoli Garden, appearing in one of the episodes.
Irina Vilkova (still from the film “Take Me with You”)
In 2006, the series “Detectives” was released on television about the work of a detective agency, in which Irina Vilkova played the role of Lisa Komissarenko. In 2008, the actress participated in the filming of the TV series “My Favorite Witch”, “Galina”, “Wedding Ring”, “Soldiers-15. New Call" and in the melodrama "Take Me with You" and its sequel, where she played the heroine Veronica, secretary of Margarita Karetnikova.
The actress also created a vivid image of the glamorous girl Katya in the 2009 sitcom-musical “Two Antons” directed by Leonid Mazor, the brainchild of the Comedy Club Production company. The main roles in the comedy series were played by Gavriil Gordeev, Timur Batrutdinov, Sergei Belogolovtsev. In the same year, the girl reincarnated as the heroine Vera in the melodramatic series “Two Sisters - 2”, and also appeared in an episode of the series “City Lights”.
Irina Vilkova (shot from the series “Doctor Tyrsa”)
In 2010, Vilkova’s filmography was supplemented by work in the popular TV series “Doctor Tyrsa” with Mikhail Porechenkov in the title role of a sports doctor. The melodrama, in which the girl played the role of speed skater Yulia Nikitina, was broadcast on the central television channels of Ukraine and Russia.
Thanks to her fit figure (with a height of 174 cm, Irina’s weight reaches 61 kg), the artist looked organically in the image of an athlete. At the same time, Vilkova appeared in a number of episodes of the TV series “Forensic Experts”, “Maskvichi”, and played the heroine Ekaterina in the crime drama “Cherkizona. Disposable people."
Irina Vilkova (still from the film “Dusty Work”)
In 2011, with the participation of Irina Vilkova, 4 films were released - the black youth comedy "Shattered", the family comedy "Mommies" with Elena Yakovleva in the title role, the detective story "A Dusty Job", the biographical film "Furtseva" with Irina Rozanova as the Minister of Culture THE USSR.
In December 2012, the Ukrainian channel Inter, and in February 2013, the Russian Channel One, aired the mystical detective series “Rook” about the life of Interior Ministry Major Sergei Grachev. Irina Vilkova starred in this series as Masha Raikova, the daughter of the head physician Nikolai Pavlovich. The actress also appeared in episodes of the TV series “I’m Coming Out to Look for You - 2” and “Shapovalov”.
Irina Vilkova (still from the series “Shapovalov”)
A year later, Vilkova starred in the sensational anti-glamor sitcom directed by Zhanna Kadnikova, “Real Boys,” which was broadcast on TNT for 3 years. The girl played the role of Natasha in the Moscow season. The main characters of the film were performed by artists Nikolai Naumov, Zoya Berber, Anton Bogdanov, Vladimir Selivanov, Valentina Mazunina, Igor Oznobikhin, Alexey Bazanov and others.
In 2020, Vilkova received the main role in the social drama directed by Vladimir Mirzoev “Her Name was Mumu,” where she played the heroine Katya Mumu. The actress’s partners on the stage were Elena Koreneva, Efim Shifrin, and Pyotr Fedorov. The film premiered at the Amur Autumn Film Festival, which is held annually in Blagoveshchensk.
Irina Vilkova (shot from the series “Island”)
In 2020, the TNT channel released the comedy-adventure series “Island,” in which Irina Vilkova played the role of Mila, one of the participants in a reality show on a tropical island. The plot of the film is built around the fact that in reality there is no show, and the heroes need to seriously survive on a desert island without civilization and any connection with the outside world.
In the same year, Irina Vilkova made her debut as a film director. She directed her first short film "Che".
Roman Popov and Irina Vilkova (still from the series “Policeman from Rublyovka in Beskudnikovo”)
In 2020, the TNT television channel began broadcasting the comedy sitcom “Policeman from Rublyovka in Beskudnikovo,” in which the actress played the role of teacher Vera, Mukhich’s (Roman Popov) lover. The main cast of the series also included Alexander Petrov, Sergei Burunov, Tatyana Babenkova, Sofya Kashtanova, Alexandra Bortich. In the same year, the actress appeared in the TV series “You All Infuriate Me” with Svetlana Khodchenkova, Pyotr Fedorov, Nikolai Fomenko in the lead roles.
Ekaterina Vilkova's husband - Ilya Lyubimov
Ekaterina Vilkova’s husband, Ilya Lyubimov, is the most mysterious and unpredictable person in Russian cinema. He was not a very popular actor and not at all rich, so he often sat behind the wheel of a woman’s car and allowed the girl to pay for dinner in a restaurant.
The young people met by chance in 2010, after Vilkova participated in a photo shoot for a famous magazine, and Ilya watched her lovingly from the sidelines. The guys talked about nothing, and then exchanged phone numbers, but simply forgot to call each other.
Previously, Ilya had a very bad image, he was called a womanizer who did not disdain casual relationships, was an alcoholic and drug addict, and he did not believe in God. Later the guy believed, he repented, served as a sexton in the church and began to look for a worthy, pious life partner.
Catherine also did not fit the parameters of a pious and flexible wife, but on Christmas Day they met at a church service. Ilya decided to conquer the girl and become her loving husband, so he asked for a blessing from his confessor, who advised him to wait.
Before the wedding, young people simply hugged and did not allow intimacy. In a wedding photo in 2011, Ekaterina parades in a closed snow-white dress, and her husband wears a strict black suit.
The photo of Ekaterina Vilkova with her husband and daughter evokes only tenderness, since from it a golden-haired angel looks at the audience in the arms of her beautiful and pure-hearted parents.
