Biography
The successor of a glorious dynasty, the heiress of a famous family - the actress’s biography is literally replete with such clichés. However, Sofya Ardova takes this calmly, since since childhood she has been accustomed to an atmosphere of increased attention: from the press, the public, and parental friends. In such a situation, it was simply impossible to make a choice other than the acting path. In addition, the “creative gene” in the girl’s character is so pronounced that she received her first experience of working on camera at a very young age.
In search of happiness and love
Actress Anna Ardova, whose personal life was stormy and eventful, quite often started affairs. Thanks to her bright appearance and charisma, people constantly fell in love with her - on the theater stage and on the film set.
Anna's first relationship in her early youth began with the actor of the Soviet Army Theater Sergei Fedorov. He managed to curb his girlfriend’s tough temper, and it was he who began to raise the girl to be an actress, helping her to open up, become softer and more restrained. Thanks to Sergei, Anna made peace with her mother, with whom she had previously had a difficult relationship.
Then there was a crush on the teacher of the Moscow Art Theater School, Alexei Artamonov. He began to seriously study with the girl, preparing her for admission to a theater university. Anna ended this relationship first, due to the fact that, according to her, Alexey was “too positive.”
But the next man, Sliver student Andrei Chilyandinov, was the complete opposite of the previous one. He treated his friend with disdain, allowed himself harsh statements about her, often drank and even assaulted her. And Anya endured. But at one fine moment I decided to stop these humiliations and leave Andrey.
The breakup was very painful for her. Only a meeting with Daniil Spivakovsky was able to calm the emotional wound that had not yet healed even after the death of his beloved grandmother. He helped her survive her grief, but the couple could not exist under the same roof even for a year.
At first, the newlyweds lived in a communal apartment, but since there was a catastrophic lack of money, they were forced to move in with her husband’s mother, Alla Semyonovna. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did not get along: it seemed to the woman that Anna did not know how to run a household and was not suitable for the role of her son’s wife, and besides, the daughter-in-law did not mince words, this often led to quarrels and even clashes. The couple lived together for 11 months.
After breaking up with Daniil Spivakovsky, Anna began a romantic relationship with her son, GITIS teacher Georgy Shengelaya. The passions between them boiled over for three years. They could have become parents, but the girl had a miscarriage after she had to move her bed on stage.
Depressed, she left the theater. The relationship with George did not pass the strength test. His brother died, he was very worried and decided to leave for Georgia. Georgy insisted that the girl leave with him, but Anna refused. The breakup was very painful, and in order to find the strength to live on, she returned to her native theater, where she devoted herself completely to work.
In 1996, Anna gave birth to a daughter, Sophia, whose father she prefers to keep silent about. It is only known that his name was Sergei, he was a journalist, and friends introduced Anna to him in order to get her out of severe depression after breaking up with Shengelaya.
While pregnant, Anna became close to their theater actor Alexander Shavrin, whom she had known for many years. He really supported her in difficult times. Before this, Alexander lived alone, even got himself a dog so as not to suffer from loneliness. On October 16, 1998, Anna and Alexander registered their relationship. He always treated Sonya as his child, even wanted to adopt her, but, according to Ardova, the girl’s own father was against it.
Childhood and youth
Sophia is the daughter of Anna Ardova, an actress who gained massive popularity thanks to her performances in Russian sitcoms. The girl was born on September 29, 1996 in Moscow. By this time, Anna had already met with the Mayakovsky Theater actor Alexander Shavrin. He became the girl’s stepfather, although in fact he raised her as his own daughter.
Ardova Sr. prefers to remain silent about who Sophia’s biological father is. However, information leaked to the press that he was a journalist named Sergei.
On her mother's side, the girl has many famous relatives. Grandmother is theater actress Mira Ardova, grandfather is actor and animator director Viktor Ardov. Mom’s stepfather is the famous actor Igor Starygin, mom’s uncle is the legend of Soviet cinema Alexei Batalov. My great-grandfather and great-grandmother, a playwright and an actress, also belonged to the theater and acting intelligentsia.
Thus, Sonya became the representative of the fourth generation of the glorious dynasty. The girl loves her childhood. She and her younger brother Anton (born in 2001) grew up in an atmosphere of eternal creative gatherings of their parents. Artists, directors, and singers gathered in the Ardov-Shavrin family: they sang, read poetry, and rehearsed. And the children were allowed to “cook” in this turmoil.
Looking at the cheerful, talented people, Sophia also dreamed of becoming either a singer or an artist. The girl studied at the Blue Bird art school, at the Vardis architectural design studio, but then realized that acting combines many artistic forms. She grew up behind the scenes - from an early age Sonya went with her parents to the Mayakovsky Theater, where they served , accompanied my mother on entrepreneurial tours. Sonya was 6 years old when she was approved for the role in the TV series “Thief-2. Happiness for rent." Other works followed. Today, Sophia does not hide the fact that her fees saved her family when difficult times came.
To receive an acting education, Ardova Jr. chose the Moscow School named after Oleg Tabakov. And after graduating in 2020, she became an actress in the theater he then headed - the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater.
Children of Anna Ardova
The children of Anna Ardova are kind and talented fellows. Mom dotes on them. They want to follow in the footsteps of their parents, which they are doing well. Her children often appeared in episodes of TV series. The roles are not the main ones, but there are many of them, you have to start somewhere.
The son and daughter never cease to amaze their star parents. They are increasingly appearing on screens and theaters. They try to achieve everything themselves, go to castings and auditions. If it turns out well, no, they move on, despite such a young age. And it is for this that their parents respect them. That they do not rely on them, but go their own way.
Anna Ardova's son - Anton
Sixteen years ago, Anna Ardova’s son, Anton, was born. From mother's second marriage. The boy, whose talent has no boundaries, has been starring in various films since childhood. The guy often appears on screen with his star mother. He is a very restless guy. Antosha grabs onto any business that interests him. He is engaged and interested in many things in life. Wants to become a director.
In general, where Anna played, they didn’t take child stars, but this guy amazed everyone with his talent, and they took him everywhere without any reason, they even cursed for him. The boy is cunning and very agile.
Movies
Back in 2020, Sonya made her debut on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater, and a year later she was accepted into the trainee group and played in it for 2 years. Today the theater’s repertoire includes such performances with Sonya’s participation as “Fun Times” (maid, Parisian), “Pride and Prejudice” (the role of Lydia Bennet), “The Master and Margarita” (Niza, extras), “The Sleeping Prince” (Louise ).
After her first role in the film “The Thief,” little Sonya began to be invited to play children’s roles in TV series. So, in 2004 she appeared in the projects “Moscow. Central District - 2", "Knockout Game". In the latter, Sophia played the daughter of the main character, Alexandra.
One of the major roles of her youth was the image of the girl Polina, nicknamed Pantyukha, in the drama “St. John’s Wort.” The heroine Sonya saves the daughter of the main character (St. John's wort) Dasha. In 2010–2011, Ardova again starred in this role in the continuation of the films “St. John’s Wort-2” and “St. John’s Wort-3”.
In 2009, the actress’s filmography featured her first leading role - Dasha Makarova in Boris Grachevsky’s debut directorial work “The Roof”. The plot centers on the stories of three teenage girls, whose parents are busy with their own problems and personal lives, leaving the children to their own devices. The heroine of Sonya is a desperate but kind girl, she is able to see her mistakes and correct them in time. Sonya's on-screen mother was her real parent Anna Ardova.
In 2011, the girl played in the series “Everything for the Better” and “Group of Happiness”, after which she took a break from her busy filming schedule. Ahead of Sonya lay graduation, exams and admission.
Ardova returned to the screens in 2016 with the role of Carolina in the project “Anna the Detective,” which tells the story of the mystical investigations of a girl medium and an experienced detective. The following year, fans saw Sophia in the STS series “Psychologists.” In it, the artist has a supporting role - Lika.
In 2018, Anna Ardova’s daughter starred in Karen Zakharov’s film “The Restorer”, the girl has the main role. Her heroine Asya grew up in an orphanage, whose director replaced her father. After his brutal murder, Asya begins her own investigation. In this work, the young actress stars with Viktor Vasiliev and Vladislav Vetrov.
“Cinema, cinema, cinema, we are crazy about you”
Anna did not immediately become her own in the cinematic environment. Her first appearance on the big screen took place in 1983 in the comedy film “If you believe Lopotukhin,” where she starred with Svetlana Kryuchkova and Leonid Bronev. Unfortunately, the next 14 years were free from cinema. In 1997, she received an offer from Alexander Gorshanov to play in the short story “The Yearning Heifer” with Vladimir Mishukov. She happily agreed and was right: the film won a sufficient number of prizes and awards.
But only after the television project “A Plague on Both Your Houses!”, released in 2002, Anna, who played the role of Rosalina, became famous. Offers to act in films poured out of a bag.
The biography of actress Anna Ardova was replenished with the films “Children of the Arbat”, “Always Say “Always””, “Only You”, “Silver Lily of the Valley” in 2004 alone.
Thanks to the image of a charming bitch (the series “Brand Story”), she found herself on the highest rung of Olympus of cinematography. As a kind of tribute to her childhood memories, she played the charming Aramis in the musical “The Three Musketeers.”
In 2006, having started acting in the comedy show “Women’s League,” Anna Ardova became recognizable on the street. She overcame the last step on the path to fame by taking part in the project “One for All”, in which she is an excellent soloist, covering all the main roles.
The actress devoted two years of her life (2012-2014) to the role of dentist Natalya Vasilievna, the wife of the main character Karen in the TV series “The Last of the Magikians.”
Personal life
Sofia Ardova makes no secret of her personal life. She is in love and is in a relationship with actor Igor Khripunov, her colleague from the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, known to a wide audience from the series “Secrets of the City of En.”
According to Sophia, a close acquaintance occurred during joint preparation for the theatrical work “Karamora”. The actor is 16 years older than Ardova, but this does not bother the artist, because it is much more difficult for her to communicate with her peers.
The lover really supported the girl during a difficult period for her: at the end of 2020, Sonya lost her beloved father. Alexander Shavrin died from cancer. For the last year, the actor had already lived alone; Anna Ardova divorced her husband shortly before his death, but a warm, close relationship remained between them.
Anna Ardova's ex-husband - Daniil Spivakov
Anna met her first husband at the institute. At first it was just friendship, but then the young people realized that they loved each other. Soon they got married. At first they lived in a communal apartment. Anna Ardova's ex-husband, Daniil Spivakov, was unable to provide housing for his family, and they had to move in with his mother.
Her mother-in-law didn't like her. I found fault with every little detail. Like, she was not neat, she was hot-tempered. On this basis, the young family often quarreled, and Anna could not stand it and filed for divorce a month before the anniversary. This is how the first marriage was not successful.
Sofia Ardova now
In April 2020, NTV aired the series “Rostov” about military events in Russia in the 20s of the 20th century. The White Army loses the battle for Rostov and retreats under the onslaught of the Red Army. Ardova played teacher Elsa in the film, with whom the main character of the film, Ivan Kozyrev, a former repeat offender and now the head of the criminal investigation department, falls in love.
Now in the busy creative life of Sonya Ardova there is new filming in the project “Female Version - 2”. On Instagram, the rising star announces upcoming projects with her participation, and also publishes many different photographs illustrating her life: photos from hot beaches - in swimsuits, from Moscow walks - in jeans and oversized sweaters, from theater premieres - in formal evening dresses .
