Biography, career and personal life of actress Yana Sobolevskaya

Childhood and youth

Yana was born on August 1, 1980 in Donetsk. From an early age, the girl was passionate about singing, so her parents enrolled her in a music school. Sobolevskaya went to receive higher education at the Donetsk State Conservatory. S. Prokofiev. The girl graduated from a vocal class, but did not stop there.

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Yana Sobolevskaya Now
Yana decided to enter the theater institute, but since there was no specialized university in Donetsk, the applicant went to Kiev, where she applied to the National University of Theater, Film and Television and ended up in the workshop of People's Artist of Ukraine V. I. Zimnyaya. A tall, slender girl (height 175 cm, weight 58 kg) with vocal talent quickly began to make progress as a dramatic actress.

Multifaceted activities

The attractive girl received several offers from three local TV channels, but she chose AIST. Her fashion program “World Show Business News” lasted two years, and during this time the presenter learned a lot of new and interesting things for her future career. Due to the nature of her work, she had to attend various fashion shows, Fashion Weeks, and modeling competitions held not only in Russia, but also abroad. Thanks to communication with experts in the fashion world, Pavlidis acquired knowledge and soon applied it in her homeland.

While working on TV, she organized television competitions for aspiring fashion designers, which appealed to the audience in Irkutsk. The presenter continued to surprise her colleagues and viewers: she created an exciting program “Beau Monde”, talking about fashion and beautiful life. But at the peak of her popularity, 34-year-old Yana decided to give up everything and move to Moscow.

She wanted to continue her television career in the capital, however, she could not break through there. The fashion world no longer attracted her as before, and soon the girl became interested in image consulting, having studied first in English and then in Swiss schools. For the last 13 years, Pavlidis has worked as a stylist and image expert. She recently came up with a new project, combining three lines that concerned her personally: television, style and her age. Then the 50-year-old woman wanted to help her peers survive the coming age crisis and at the same time not be sad about the passing of youth, but be happy.

Personal life

The actress is married, but does not advertise her relationship. Yana hides her personal life so much that she did not even announce the wedding date and did not post a single photo from the celebration on social networks. Her Instagram account is dedicated to news from her creative life.

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In her only comment, Yana Sobolevskaya said that married life turned out to be much better than she imagined. Later it became known that the artist’s husband is her colleague Vladimir Simonov. He is 23 years older than his chosen one. The acquaintance took place in the theater while working on one play, in which Yana played the daughter of the hero of her future husband.

Vladimir is married for the fourth time and has three children from previous relationships. In union with Sobolevskaya, a daughter was born. The girl was born when Simonov was already over 60.

In her free time, Yana enjoys dancing, fitness and fencing, and spends time with her beloved husband and daughter.

Lifestyle and preferences

Pavlidis separates work and personal life, so he does not talk about his husband and children. Family is a closed topic for her, which is why Instagram subscribers do not see pictures of her family on her profile. An image consultant devotes a lot of time to her career and working with clients, but she hardly forgets to pay attention to her family. Yana respects her fans, which is why her page always has a lot of interesting information, and in addition, she does not forget to answer their questions.

Often subscribers are interested in how the stylist spends his free time. Pavlidis is a very versatile person, so she is interested in many things. She often attends concerts at the Conservatory, where a competition for young talents is held; Also, the image consultant always monitors the progress of such events as the Diana Vishneva Context autumn festival, the Chekhov Theater Festival, the Golden Mask, and the M. Rostropovich festival. She enjoys going to events at the MAMM House of Photography, the Central House of Culture and the exhibition at the Pushkin Museum. She loves various themed cultural outings, where she goes in the company of her friends.

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Yana knows firsthand how to maintain beauty after 45 years. She never hid her age, believing that this time for a woman is no worse than the rest. Youth cannot be returned, but she has learned to change while remaining herself. The stylist takes cues from such French stars as Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant and Juliette Binoche, as their beauty philosophy is very close to her. Her anti-age strategy is the principle of the necessary minimum, regularity; Plus, the right person is nearby.

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She was lucky to meet her beauty guru a few years ago; cosmetologist Elmira Satardinova performs procedures on her delicately, subtly and as needed. The presenter has already tried out the new Altera hardware procedure, which has become an optimal and super-effective technique for her.

Theater and films

Sobolevskaya came to the theater shortly after graduating from university. Her career as a theater actress began in the Kyiv “Free Stage”. Yana played a woman in the play “A Little Wine - 2”, a sister in the production of “Roberto Zucco”, a student in “Today we are playing a lesson”, Tina in “The Woman from the Past”.

In 2011, after several years of work, Sobolevskaya got a job at the Kiev Academic Theater of Comedy and Drama. The actress still works here today. Among the most notable roles are Angelina in the play “Don Juan, or Lessons in Seduction”, Maria in “Carnival of the Flesh”.

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Yana Sobolevskaya and Dmitry Chernov
Yana began acting in films immediately after university. In 2005, the girl made her debut in the episode of the detective film directed by Vyacheslav Krishtofovich “Indirect Evidence”. After 2 years, 2 series with the participation of Sobolevskaya were released - “The Return of Mukhtar” and “Tango of Love”.

At the same time, the actress appeared in the melodrama “Thank You for Everything - 2” directed by Valery Shalyga, which dealt with the difficult fate of the heroine Anya (Natalia Soldatova). This role was played by Alexandra Florinskaya in the first part of the series. The actresses are similar in appearance, and when selecting a performer for the 2nd season, the director was guided by this similarity.

In 2008, the girl received her first leading role in the film “Love on the Asphalt,” where she introduced the audience to the heroine Alka, who became disabled after being hit by the car of street racer Lesha (Alexander Pashkov).

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In 2011, the NTV channel launched the series “Demons” about the life of criminal gangs after the redistribution of property in the 90s. Yana Sobolevskaya, playing the role of Alla, Dmitry’s wife, created balance in the brutal cast of the film, which included Alexander Dyachenko, Semyon Strugachev, Andrei Mezhulis, Sergei Strelnikov.

In the 2012 medical melodrama “Waiting List,” Yana played the role of athlete Alena Lalenkova. In the film “My Friend’s Bride,” Sobolevskaya played the role of the fictitious bride of the main character Igor Vetrov (Mikhail Pshenichny), who is trying to take advantage of the situation and make the groom fall in love with her.

Then the actress’s filmography was supplemented by the leading role in the detective story “At the Gun of Love,” where the actress’s heroine Kira had to unravel the tangle of events that led to the death of her sister. Yana continued her detective line in the film “Gunpowder and Shot,” playing the wife of a football player.

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Yana Sobolevskaya and Sergei Volkov in the production of “Peer Gynt”
In the film “Death to Spies. Hidden Enemy” Yana embodied the negative role of the saboteur Natalya. In 2013, the actress returned to participating in melodramas - she appeared in the TV series “Two Ivans” and “Double Life”. The actress also appeared in the thriller “Captive”.

In 2014, the popular series “Major” was released, in which Yana Sobolevskaya was offered the role of the mother of the main character Igor Sokolovsky (Pavel Priluchny). The detective story was shown on Channel One and received high viewer ratings, which influenced the creative biography of each actor in the series, including Yana Sobolevskaya.

In 2020, the melodrama “Refugee,” the detective story “Citizen Nobody,” and the medical drama “On the Line of Life” were released with the participation of the actress. In the detective drama “Don’t Forswear,” Yana Sobolevskaya played the wife of a murdered politician.

Theater works

Yana Sobolevskaya now

Now the actress rarely appears on screen, but she has a role in an arthouse drama. The film directed by Alexander Pozhensky “Back City” was shown at the beginning of 2020. Yana played a minor role in this “tale of a free man”. Later, with the participation of Sobolevskaya, the premiere of the 3rd season of the crime film “Major” took place.

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In September 2020, the artist appeared on the Moscow theater stage. In the performance of the Theater. Vakhtangov's "Peer Gynt" she played the role of Solveig. The director of the production was Yuri Butusov. This is not the first collaboration between a Ukrainian artist and a Russian creative team. Previously, on the capital's stage, she played in the works of directors Rimas Tuminas and Gulnaz Balpeisova.

Interesting facts about Yana Pavlidis

1. She always loves to celebrate her birthday, which falls on August 13th. Yana is not sad about the past years and looks at photos of her youth without sadness. She has long accepted it as a given that her body and face change over the years, so age is not a threat to her.
2. It has happened for many years that every Friday she arranges beauty treatments for herself. On this day, the star blogger disconnects from the world and does various masks and massages, and in the summer months she always actively moisturizes. In addition, she has been practicing detox for a long time.
3. Pavlidis started a diary on YouTube, where she tells viewers about her favorite brands, and is happy to share recipes, travel impressions and her favorite music.
4. Her new project, the School of Public Image, recently launched. Yana’s video lessons will be useful for speakers, webinar presenters, as well as for anyone who wants to become more confident in communicating with clients and partners.
5. She has her favorite trousers - bell-bottoms, which have been preserved since the 90s.
6. The stylist has three author’s publications in his collection, but the most favorite of them was the first book – “360 degrees. How to look like that to get what you want." Readers also loved it, so the publication is difficult to find in a bookstore.
7. Pavlidis worked as a costume designer on such films as Intimate Parts, Rodchenko's Ladder and The Preserve.
8. Among her favorite books are “A Lonely Man” by Kazuo Ishiguro, “Dialogue” by Robert McKee, “Brisbane” by Evgeniy Vodolazkin and others.
9. Her personal style excludes a variety of images; Yana feels comfortable in simple and monochromatic clothes. Her casual wear is trousers with a shirt or jacket. The stylist chooses shirts not classic, but with some kind of design. When she goes to work or a business meeting, she looks decent, but when the situation changes, her style becomes “romantic”: she rolls up her sleeves and unbuttons one button.