Alexandra Samokhina: biography
Alexandra Samokhina is a famous Russian theater and film actress. Familiar to viewers from the television projects “Black Raven”, “National Security Agent”, “Wanted” and others. Alexandra is the daughter of the famous Soviet and Russian star Anna Samokhina, who died of cancer in 2010. Outwardly, the girl is incredibly similar to her mother.
Alexandra Samokhina was born on November 1, 1983 in the family of young artists Anna Vladlenovna and Alexander Nikolaevich Samokhin. The girl's zodiac sign is Scorpio. His father is Russian by nationality, a native of Vladikavkaz, and his mother, a future popular Russian actress, was born in Kuzbass. At that time, Anna was still an unknown artist of the Youth Theater of Rostov-on-Don, and they lived in the theater dormitory. The girl’s parents met while studying at the theater school in Yaroslavl. They were a beautiful couple; the couple lived together for almost 16 years.
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Actress Alexandra Samokhina
After her parents separated, Sasha stayed with her father. At that moment, the girl took the side of the offended one, because it was mom who abandoned dad. Later, the actress shared that only later she realized what a blow Sasha’s decision was for Anna. But at that moment the daughter wanted to support her father.
For a long time the girl lived with Alexander, but when dad met a woman with two children and got married, Anna persuaded her daughter to move in with her. The famous artist pointed out to Sasha that it’s hard for her father to support a large family. Alexandra listened, and soon the relationship between mother and daughter improved.
Alexandra and Anna Samokhin
In 1988, Anna Samokhina began to be invited to films, and she took her little daughter to act in two of her films. Already at the age of six, Alexandra appeared on cinema screens in the role of a gypsy girl in the film “Don Cesar de Bazan”. She also plays a young lady in the film “The Wolf Pack”. In the first film, the talented mother and daughter’s partners on the set were the famous artists of that time, Mikhail Boyarsky and Yuri Bogatyrev.
Being in an acting environment from a very early age, Sasha had no doubt about what she wanted to become in the future. Therefore, in 2000, the girl chose the theater institute of the city of St. Petersburg and entered the workshop of Vladimir Petrov. While studying at the university, Alexandra starred in three TV series: “Black Raven”, “National Security Agent” and “Three Colors of Love”. The films were released on Russian television and were warmly received by viewers.
Anna Samokhina's childhood and family
Anna's hometown is Guryevsk.
Soon the family moved to the city of Cherepovets, where she spent her childhood. It’s difficult to call Anya’s childhood and school years happy. Father and mother worked at the same factory. They lived in a hostel in terrible conditions. Together with her sister, due to lack of space in the room, the girl was forced to sleep on a mattress in the corner of the shared kitchen. The worst thing was that my father drank very heavily. Fighting, screaming and breaking glass were already commonplace in the lives of children. By the age of thirty, Anya’s father drank himself to death and died. Mom was forced to raise her daughters herself. It was very difficult for her, the woman was tired, often cried and broke down. Soon my mother managed to get a room in a communal apartment, and the family was able to leave the hostel. But it was also difficult to live in a communal apartment. Neighbors often argued, and drinking and stabbings were common. Amidst all this nightmare, the future actress grew up.
Actress Anna Samokhina was lucky to work with the legends of Soviet cinema
Mom bought a piano. In her dreams, Anya was supposed to graduate from music school and then marry a military man. She wanted her children to have a better life than she did. The girl studied both at home and at a music school, but she did not plan to marry a military man, as her mother wanted.
After the eighth grade, Anya entered the theater school of the city of Yaroslavl and studied on the course of Sergei Tikhonov. After graduating from college, she was assigned to the city of Rostov-on-Don at the Youth Theater.
Movies
The actress’s creative biography does not include many film works. After graduation, she starred in several more television films. Basically, the girl’s roles in the films of this period are episodic in nature. In parallel with filming, Alexandra plays in the St. Petersburg theater "Comedians", whose artistic director is Mikhail Levshin. She also appears on stage in enterprise productions and participates in some performances of the St. Petersburg Theater Center on Kolomenskaya, where the artist’s mother worked at that time.
Alexandra Samokhina in the film “The Last Victim”
After the sudden death of her mother in 2010, Alexandra, unexpectedly for her, began to be invited to television projects, where the actress was offered leading roles. In the film “The Last Victim” Alexandra Samokhin played the main character Julia. Together with her, Dmitry Isaev and Marina Yakovleva took part in the filming. And in 2013, Alexandra played the role of Vera in the four-part melodrama “Stranger Woman” in partnership with Andrei Bilanov, a student of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.
Alexandra Samokhina in the film “Stranger Woman”
Alexandra tries not to waste her time on work that is uninteresting to her and carefully selects scripts. So, after the birth of her daughter, she was offered to star in a major television project in the leading role. But Alexandra refused. She chose a family, which she does not regret. Today Sasha adheres to the philosophy of a healthy lifestyle. She eats right and exercises. The girl’s plans include filming a series of programs dedicated to an active lifestyle.
Alexandra's latest projects date back to 2020. The actress appeared in supporting roles in the mini-series “Ultimatum” and “The Spaniard”.
In February of the same year, the actress was invited by TV presenter Yulia Menshova to the “Alone with Everyone” program. In an interview, Anna Samokhina’s daughter told the audience what her mother was really like and what kind of woman fans didn’t know.
Alexandra Samokhina in the program “Alone with Everyone”
The last years of Anna Samokhina
Since 2003, Samokhina has starred mainly in television series.
She was involved in several episodes of “Gangster Petersburg”, “Three Colors of Love”, “Traffic Cops”, “Dealer”, etc. The last series in which the actress starred was “The Color of Flame”. In 2007, at the Lensovet Theater Anna played in the production of “Love to the Grave”, at the Moscow Arbat Theater she appeared on stage in the play “Night Butterflies of Paris”, etc. The last play Samokhina worked on was “Petersburg Syndrome” ", directed by the producer.
Personal life
While still studying at the institute, Alexandra became close to classmate Philip Azarov. The young people were happy and continued their relationship after studying. In addition, Alexandra and Philip got a job in the same theater “Comedians”. In 2006, a young and promising actor proposed to Sasha, which the happy girl informed her mother about. But Anna Vladlenovna turned out to be against the acting marriage and gave her daughter an ultimatum: either she or Philip. After such a forced breakup, Sasha was very worried and even lost weight.
Actor Philip Azarov
After breaking up with Philip, the actress dated Vitaly Gutenev. In 2011, Alexandra gave birth to a daughter, Eva. The baby was born small and fragile. The girl's height was 48 cm, and her weight was no more than 2400 grams. But despite this, the girl turned out to be absolutely healthy. The young mother at first wanted to name the girl Anna, but then changed her mind so as not to tempt fate. Soon, Eva’s parents decided to separate; to this day, Vitaly continues to communicate with his daughter.
Alexandra Samokhina with her daughter Eva
Then businessman and political strategist Yegor Mikhailovich Shadursky appeared in Alexandra’s life. The young people began living together in 2012. In December 2014, the couple separated. Egor went to live and work abroad, where he started another family.
Alexandra currently has a loved one. She does not focus on her career and takes her profession calmly. Family comes first for her in life. Today, the young mother runs a small business, does a little filming, and devotes her free time to communicating with her beloved daughter and man.
Alexandra Samokhina and Egor Shadursky
Two years after the death of her mother, the artist was invited to the TV show “Let Them Talk” with Andrei Malakhov. The issue was dedicated to Anna Samokhina.
Today the girl promotes a healthy lifestyle. Alexandra's favorite hobby is collecting porcelain dolls.
Personal life of Anna Samokhina
Anna has always been amorous. She first fell in love at school. The guys were dating, which really frightened parents and teachers. Soon the boy’s parents sent him to study in Moscow, which became a real tragedy for Samokhina.
The death of Anna Samokhina was a great loss for Russian cinema
Having entered drama school, the girl immediately fell in love with a classmate. A year later they were already husband and wife. His name is Alexander Samokhin. After receiving their diploma, the couple went to Rostov-on-Don. There Anna gave birth to a daughter, Alexandra. The marriage broke up in 1994. At the same time, the actress married Dmitry Konorov. Dmitry is a businessman. Together the couple organized the Diapazon film studio. The marriage lasted seven years.
Anna lived in a civil marriage for two years, but this relationship was also terminated. From time to time, different men appeared next to the actress, but the relationship with them did not last. Samokhina claimed that she was more comfortable being alone.
Anna traveled a lot, she was ready to give up some material goods, spending all the money she earned on trips. She especially admired China and India and was fond of esotericism.
Alexandra Samokhina now
In January 2020, Alexandra Samokhina came to visit Boris Korchevnikov in the “Human Fate” program. On the air of a talk show, the artist said
, how she was raised by her famous mother, how difficult it was for Sasha to separate from her parents, and also about the painful last days of Anna Samokhina’s life.
Alexandra said that sometimes she lacked attention and maternal affection.
Alexandra Samokhina in the program “The Fate of Man”
The artist recalled how her mother suddenly became ill. The arriving doctors took the woman to the hospital and conducted a thorough examination. When Alexandra arrived there, she sat with Anna, her relatives talked and laughed. Leaving the room, the girl crossed paths with the doctor. He said that my mother had stage 4 cancer and the woman had only two months to live.
For a long time, doctors protected Anna Samokhina from the news of a fatal diagnosis. And when informed, the artist steadfastly endured the verdict.
Actress Alexandra Samokhina
At the end of the episode, Alexandra shared what words she would say to her mother if such an opportunity arose:
“My beloved mom, you are such an example for me in life of strength and femininity. I love you very much. I know that we will be together soon. Because life is moments. You are the best mom."
After Anna's sudden death, there were rumors that cancer had overtaken the famous artist due to heavy smoking and meat-eating. One of the nurses at a private clinic shared that Samokhina underwent a stem cell rejuvenation procedure at the hospital. At the same time, the woman’s ex-husband, Alexander, said that he knew about Anna’s plastic surgery; the actress did not hide the fact that she preserves youth in all possible ways, but the man is sure that the celebrity could not resort to the help of stem cells.
