Childhood and youth
Vera Panfilova is originally from Moscow, where she was born on September 1, 1991. One could say that the girl was born into an intelligent family. Alexandra's mother is a journalist and art critic by training, the daughter of Honored Artist of the RSFSR Alexei Loktev. My paternal grandfather, Evgeny Panfilov, is a Doctor of Technical Sciences, and at one time was the rector of the Moscow Institute of Technology.
Actress Vera Panfilova
But Vera’s father stands out from the overall picture, since he is none other than one of the most brutal Russian rock performers, frontman Konstantin Kinchev. Although not all fans know that Kinchev received an economics education at MIT. Vera has a brother Eugene and a sister Maria.
At first, Vera also planned to connect her life with economics. In high school, she attended preparatory courses at MGIMO. But, apparently, it was not for nothing that the girl starred in her father’s video “Moon Waltz”, and then in “Route E-95”, “We are heading towards the forest”, “Motherland”. Musical interests outweighed economic ones. However, according to Vera, she does not know how to write lyrics and music. A scene has appeared in the girl’s life, but it is a theatrical scene.
Vera Panfilova in childhood with her parents and sister
In 2008, Panfilova entered the Moscow Art Theater School in the workshop of Kirill Serebrennikov. A year later I transferred to RATI-GITIS for a course headed by Sergei Zhenovach.
After graduating from the institute in 2013, she didn’t have to struggle to find a job: Vera was accepted into the staff of the Vladimir Mayakovsky Theater. Success came quickly - in 2016, for her role as Kitty in the play “Russian Romance,” she was awarded the Moskovsky Komsomolets Award in the “Best Actress” category. Beginners." Vera also has experience working at the Lensoveta Theater in St. Petersburg.
Vera Panfilova in the theater
Music has not completely disappeared from Vera’s life. The girl participates in recording vocal parts in her father’s albums and performs with him at concerts. According to those who heard her performance, Vera is a worthy daughter of her father.
Roles in the theater[2][edit | edit code]
Moscow Academic Theater named after Vladimir Mayakovsky[edit | edit code]
- "Russian Novel" - Kitty
- “On the grass of the yard” - Valka
- “The Last” - Vera
- "LIEBE. Schiller" - Old Man Moore, Amalia
- “Fathers and Sons” - Katya
- "Kant" - Friederike-Rebecca
- "Cat Mom" - Afortunada
- "August: Osage County" - Gene Fordham
- “Dead Souls” - in episodes, crowd scenes, song
Lensovet Theater (St. Petersburg)[edit | edit code]
- "LIEBE. Schiller" - Old Man Moore, Amalia
Movies
Vera Panfilova’s film debut took place while she was still a student, in a cameo role in Oleg Flyangolts’ film “Indifference” in 2011. The film featured Fyodor Bondarchuk, Sergei Bragin, and Inna Vykhodtseva. The film received many enthusiastic reviews and won the main prize of the Kinotavr festival. Then films with Vera’s participation began to be released with enviable regularity.
Actress Vera Panfilova
In 2012, she followed with one of the main roles in the television series “Life and Fate”. The film, based on the novel by Vasily Grossman, was directed by Sergei Ursulyak. The film received three Golden Eagle awards for best television series, best actress and actor, and four awards from the Association of Film and Television Producers. In 2013, the film was nominated for an international Emmy award.
In 2013, Vera appeared on television in the image of the daughter of a gypsy baron, the beautiful Zlata. Painting entitled “Peter Leshchenko. Everything that happened…” told about the life and work of the popular singer and restaurateur. On the set, the girl met with the star cast - Konstantin Khabensky, Alexander Adabashyan, Alexey Kravchenko, Evgenia Dobrovolskaya.
Vera Panfilova and Konstantin Kinchev
In 2014, the continuation of Timur Bekmambetov’s film almanac “Yolki” was released - the comedy “Yolki 1914”. Here the actress appeared in the image of sister of mercy Tatiana. The film was filmed in several Russian cities and was included in the Guinness Book of Records for the number of selfies taken by their residents. Box office receipts exceeded 600 million rubles.
In the same year, Panfilova’s cinematic biography was replenished with a not-so-noticeable role in the film “Startup.” The film played out the creation and formation.
Vera Panfilova in the film “Startup”
2015 was marked for Vera with participation in one of the most notable TV series of recent years - “Method” with Konstantin Khabensky and Paulina Andreeva in the lead roles. Vera got the role of the girl Anya Sviridova. The detective thriller tells the story of the everyday work of an unusual investigator of the Investigative Committee and his trainee. The film received several awards, including TEFI, the Association of Film and Television Producers, the New York Film Festival, and the Houston International Film Festival.
The cast of the series united both already experienced actors with serious baggage, and representatives of the younger generation: Evgenia Simonova, Vitaly Kishchenko, Alexander Petrov, Karina Zvereva, Alexander Tsekalo.
Vera Panfilova in the TV series "Method"
In 2016, Vera Panfilova’s filmography was replenished with three films at once: “The Last”, “About Vera”, “Walk, Vasya!”. In the film “The Last”, the actress played the namesake, the youngest daughter of the Kolomiytsev family.
The main character in the second film is also named Vera. The plot revolves around a girl raising her younger brother. Vera meets a businessman-builder (Daniil Strakhov). Love turns into tragedy: due to the financial scams of her beloved, Vera turns into a defendant in a criminal case.
Familyedit
- Mother - Alexandra Alekseevna Panfilova, journalist, Press attaché of the Alisa group
- Father - Konstantin Evgenievich Kinchev, rock musician Leader of the group "Alisa"
- Brother - Evgeny Panfilov
- Sister - Maria Panfilova
- Nephew - Luke, son of Mary
- Niece - Yaroslava, daughter of Evgeniy
- Grandfather - Alexey Vasilyevich Loktev, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR 1972, Laureate of the USSR State Prize 1972
- Grandmother - Svetlana Mikhailovna Loshchinina-Lokteva
- Grandfather - Evgeniy Alekseevich Panfilov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, rector of the Moscow Technological Institute now - Russian State University of Tourism and Service
- Grandmother - Lyudmila Nikolaevna Panfilova, mechanical engineer
Personal life
While still studying at GITIS, Vera met Ivan Yankovsky, the grandson of the famous artist Oleg Yankovsky and the son of the equally famous director Philip Yankovsky.
Vera Panfilova and Ivan Yankovsky
Before meeting Vera, Ivan had many girlfriends. But with Vera, apparently, the relationship was serious. The couple lived under the same roof and received the approval of parents on both sides. A breakup followed at the end of 2020. But in the summer of 2017, on her personal Instagram page, Vera published a photo from a joint vacation in Italy. Subscribers concluded that the relationship was renewed and the wedding was imminent.
Vera Panfilova now
In 2020, a new work by Vera Panfilova appeared on the big screens - the comedy “Walk, Vasya!” young director Roman Karimov. Film critics called the film bold and unlike anything else, and most importantly, not stupid. The main roles were played by Efim Petrunin and Lyubov Aksenova. Casta, Artik&Asti and Nyusha were involved in the musical arrangement. In advertising the film, the producers emphasized that the daughter of Kinchev himself was starring in it. And in the credits, Vera is listed under her father’s stage name.
Vera Panfilova in 2017
Viewers will see Vera’s surname in the fantasy drama “Better Than People.” The film takes place in a high-tech city of the future, when android robots will become part of everyday life. Directed by Andrey Dzhunkovsky, two seasons of 8 episodes are planned.
Another film with Panfilova’s participation is in production - the action movie Drive. The series is being directed by director Anario Mamedov, familiar to viewers from the films “Hot Ice” and “Entangled.” Vera will be accompanied by Vladimir Epifantsev, Nikolai Fomenko and Sergey Mazaev.
Film career
Her first cinematic work, apart from filming in her father’s videos, was the small role of a hipster girl in the film “Indifference.” The film was released in 2011, and the very next year viewers saw Panfilova in the role of Nadya Sturm in Sergei Ursulyak’s series “Life and Fate.”
Vera Panfilova chose an acting career
2013 was a very busy year for the young actress: she was invited to audition for the Mayakovsky Theater. Vera was so excited speaking before the commission that she completely forgot all the prose she had memorized in advance and... started singing a song.
The girl was accepted; In the following years, she was involved in productions by Mindaugas Karbauskis, Yuri Butusov, Svetlana Zemlyakova, her stage partners were masters Igor Kostolevsky and Svetlana Nemolyaeva.
The girl also performed at the St. Petersburg Lensovet Theater as a guest actress (the play “LIEBE. Schiller”).
Alexander Pal and Vera Panfilova on the set of the film “Yolki 1914”
For the role of Kitty from the play “Russian Romance” by Mindaugas Karbauskis, Vera was in the category “Best Actress among Beginners”. And her portrayal of Valka from the production “On the Grass of the Yard” brought her a nomination for the prestigious Golden Mask award (season 2015/16).
Together with Konstantin Khabensky, she starred in the television series “Peter Leshchenko. Everything that happened…” in the role of Leshchenko’s beloved Zlata Zobara. The following year, the actress was invited to work on two films: Timur Bekmambetov gave her the role of a sister of mercy in the film “Yolki 1914”, and in the biography film “Startup” with Yevgeny Tkachuk she played the contextual advertising master Vika.
Vera Panfilova in the film “Walk, Vasya” Another year, the name of Vera Panfilova appeared in the credits of the Russian TV series “Method”, and in 2017, viewers saw her in the comedy “Walk, Vasya” with Efim Petrunin and Lyubov Aksenova. During the advertising campaign for the film, the creators emphasized that the star daughter of Kinchev himself was starring in it.
