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The actress made her film debut in 1991 in the war drama “Afghan Break” and the crime tragicomedy “Genius”. Then there were several more roles in the films “Year of the Dog”, “Russian Transit”, “Giselle Mania”.
In 1998, Anastasia Melnikova became known throughout the country thanks to the release of the detective series “Streets of Broken Lanterns” about the everyday life of the police on television.
“I got into the series when I had already worked in the theater for several years. My friend, costume designer Nadya Vasilyeva, knew that I really wanted to act in films. Nadya asked director Igor Moskvitin for me. He replied, “I have three boy interns in one of the scenes. Let there be a girl instead of one boy.” That’s how I ended up filming “Streets...”.
The boy's name was Sasha Abdulov. I was embarrassed that my “hero” had the last name and first name of a popular and beloved artist. They asked me: “What do you want to be called?” The surname was made feminine, but the heroine kept my native name. At first it was assumed that I would only appear in one episode. Luckily for me, the material turned out well. Two episodes were made from it. Then, when Igor Moskvitin was assigned to shoot again, he unexpectedly wrote my character again. So Nastya Abdulova’s line slowly appeared in the series,” says the actress.
The role of operative Abdulova migrated to the television films “Opera. Chronicles of the Homicide Department" and "Foundry". In the crime film "Secret Assignments" the actress played the role of an investigator from the prosecutor's office.
Anastasia also had purely “civilian” roles: in the TV series “The Idiot” and “The Kukotsky Incident.”
The crime series “Sonka the Golden Hand” became an interesting project for Melnikova. The main role went to the actress in the drama “Execution Cannot Be Pardoned,” which dealt with the work of the pardon commission, which was forced to work in conditions of hostage-taking in the colony.
In 2008, with the participation of the actress, the full-length crime melodrama “Demon” was released, where she played the role of a practicing psychologist.
In 2020, the actress played the heroine Irina in the melodrama “Under Electric Clouds”, the mother of Lisa and Kostya in the family fairy tale “12 Months. A New Fairy Tale,” a famous actress in the melodramatic comedy “Casanova’s Earring.”
In 2020, Anastasia Melnikova played the main character Olga in the melodrama “Ivan” about an ambulance driver whose life changes after the appearance of a little girl.
In the musical action-packed film “Bird,” the actress played the mother of the main character Katya.
In 2020, with the participation of Melnikova, the social drama “Through a Black Glass” and the war film “Barge 752” were released.
Early years, childhood and family of Anastasia Melnikova
The future celebrity was born in Leningrad on September 19, 1969. Her parents worked in the field of medicine (surgery and oncology), and her distant ancestors belonged to an old merchant family. It is this fact that explains the rather strange name of the father of our today’s heroine - Rurik.
Actress Anastasia Melnikova is known for her detective series and more
Despite the advice of her parents, who recommended that their daughter think about a career in medicine, Anastasia Melnikova was not at all eager to continue the family dynasty. At an early age, she dreamed of becoming... a ballerina. After school, she attended classes at a specialized school, and in the evenings she collected newspaper clippings with photographs of her favorite dancers.
Trying to help his daughter realize her dream, the father of our today’s heroine once took her to see young dancers with the famous teacher of the Mariinsky Theater Yastrebova. However, little Nastya’s performance did not make much of an impression on the famous prima. Noting the proportions of the young dancer’s figure that were not suitable for ballet art, Yastrebova unequivocally rendered a verdict - Melnikova would not become a ballerina.
Such words greatly hurt the little girl, but at some point her father came to the rescue again. Trying to find a new bright hobby for his daughter, he took little Nastya to theater group classes. This is how Melnikova became acquainted with the profession that was destined to become her destiny in the future. Driven by a new dream, in 1985 Anastasia Melnikova graduated from school and entered the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography. In this place, she honed her acting skills in the classes of Veniamin Filshtinsky, who became her teacher and mentor.
Studying at LGITMiK was easy for Melnikova. She was praised by her teachers, and therefore it was not difficult for the actress to find a suitable place of work after graduating from university.
Personal life
After graduating from the theater institute, Anastasia married producer Vyacheslav Telnov, who now runs the Lenfilm film studio. For the sake of her husband, Nastya left the stage for eight years, which ultimately caused a break in the relationship.
Later, Anastasia had another love, which the actress does not like to remember. This man was a fleeting incident in the actress’s life, but from this connection a daughter, Maria, was born in 2002.
In 2020, there were reports that Anastasia Melnikova got married again. Anastasia and Sergey celebrated the wedding, which was attended only by the newlyweds’ relatives, after six months of dating.
In the program “The Fate of a Man with Boris Korchevnikov,” Anastasia spoke frankly about her family, career and personal life.
Filmography: Actress
- Bird (2016)
- Ivan (2016)
- Casanova's Earring (2015), TV series
- Beneath the Electric Clouds (2015)
- 12 months. New fairy tale (2014)
- Foundry (season 8) (2013-2014), TV series
- Foundry (season 7) (2011-2012), TV series
- Foundry (season 6) (2011), TV series
- Foundry (season 5) (2011), TV series
- Lynx (2010)
- A Question of Honor (2010)
- Foundry (season 4) (2009-2010), TV series
- I'll show you Moscow (2009)
- Just Forward (2009)
- The Outsider (2008)
- Imp (2008)
- Execution cannot be pardoned (2007)
- Sonya Golden Hand (2007), TV series
- Secret assignments (2006), TV series
- Realtor (2005), TV series
- Kukotsky's case (2005)
- Always say “always”-2 (2004), TV series
- Opera. Homicide Chronicles (2004-2006), TV series
- Idiot (2003), TV series
- National Security Agent 2 (2000), TV series
- Gangster Petersburg (2000), TV series
- New Adventures of Cops (1999), TV series
- Streets of Broken Lanterns (1998-2003), TV series
- Giselle Mania (1995)
- Russian transit (1994)
- Year of the Dog (1994)
- Smoke (1991)
- Genius (1991)
- Afghan Break (1991)
Anastasia Melnikova
Anastasia Melnikova is a famous Russian actress who gained popularity thanks to crime series and detective films. “Streets of Broken Lanterns”, “Opera”, “Capercaillie”, “Liteiny, 4” - each of these television projects is probably well known to viewers. Filming in these films made our today's heroine a real queen of the detective genre. She was called the soul of Russian television series, and at the same time they noted the wonderful artistry of the actress, as well as her inner charisma.
Currently, Anastasia Melnikova is working on new projects. In 2013 and 2014, several new films with the participation of our today's heroine should be released on screens. Her career is reaching new heights. This means that the story about the life and fate of the actress will certainly not leave our readers indifferent.
Early years, childhood and family of Anastasia Melnikova
The future celebrity was born in Leningrad on September 19, 1969. Her parents worked in the field of medicine (surgery and oncology), and her distant ancestors belonged to an old merchant family. It is this fact that explains the rather strange name of the father of our today’s heroine - Rurik.
Actress Anastasia Melnikova is known for her detective series and more
Despite the advice of her parents, who recommended that their daughter think about a career in medicine, Anastasia Melnikova was not at all eager to continue the family dynasty. At an early age, she dreamed of becoming... a ballerina. After school, she attended classes at a specialized school, and in the evenings she collected newspaper clippings with photographs of her favorite dancers.
Trying to help his daughter realize her dream, the father of our today’s heroine once took her to see young dancers with the famous teacher of the Mariinsky Theater Yastrebova. However, little Nastya’s performance did not make much of an impression on the famous prima. Noting the proportions of the young dancer’s figure that were not suitable for ballet art, Yastrebova unequivocally rendered a verdict - Melnikova would not become a ballerina.
Such words greatly hurt the little girl, but at some point her father came to the rescue again. Trying to find a new bright hobby for his daughter, he took little Nastya to theater group classes. This is how Melnikova became acquainted with the profession that was destined to become her destiny in the future. Driven by a new dream, in 1985 Anastasia Melnikova graduated from school and entered the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography. In this place, she honed her acting skills in the classes of Veniamin Filshtinsky, who became her teacher and mentor.
Studying at LGITMiK was easy for Melnikova. She was praised by her teachers, and therefore it was not difficult for the actress to find a suitable place of work after graduating from university.
Life in America
At the beginning of her career, the girl performed at the Komissarzhevskaya Theater, but at some point this was not enough for our today’s heroine.
Driven by the dream of a big stage, she bought a plane ticket and went to America. The young actress performed in the New World for several years. During this time, the actress managed to work with famous directors, gain experience and even make her debut on Broadway. Actually, musicals at that time made up the majority of her repertoire. However, at some point, a love interest forced me to return to Russia. Anastasia Melnikova For the sake of her first husband, Anastasia Melnikova left Broadway and returned to Russia. She was busy with cooking and arranging family life, but her long-standing love for acting still did not leave her. Ultimately, quite soon the actress’s marriage began to crack at the seams. Her husband left home, and her only escape from depression was work. Melnikova returned to the profession and already in 1998 she received an unexpected offer to film in the upcoming project “Streets of Broken Lanterns.” There she worked together with Sergei Selin, Yuri Kuznetsov, Oscar Kucherov and many others.
Career of film actress Anastasia Melnikova, filmography
Filming in the sensational television series very soon brought Melnikova enormous success.
She became a real star of Russian television, and her character became one of the most beloved in the entire project. Some magazines even rushed to dub Anastasia Melnikova the “sex symbol” of the entire project, but the actress herself strongly rejected such (albeit very flattering) labels. Anastasia Melnikova about her first serious work on TV, politics, beauty and her beloved daughter. It is very noteworthy that Melnikova’s heroine was initially supposed to become only an episodic character in the series. However, the actress’s convincing performance and her high ratings among television viewers made the producers think about a “female line” in the series. Ultimately, Anastasia Melnikova stayed in the project until 2003, starring in all seasons of the famous television series. After this, there were also filming episodes of other detective projects (“Gangster Petersburg”, “Capercaillie”), as well as some other works. In the mid-2000s, our today’s heroine starred in the TV series “Idiot”, “Always Say Always 2” and some others.
In 2004, Anastasia Melnikova again appeared on the screens in the familiar company of operatives in the series “Opera. Chronicles of the Homicide Department,” in which she again played the role of Nastya Abdulova.
In 2007, our today’s heroine made her debut on television and as a presenter, presenting to the audience the programs “Dashing 90s” and “Private Visit of Anastasia Melnikova.” Looking ahead a little, we note that in 2009, as a TV presenter, the actress will work on another project - the “Plot” program, which will appear on Channel One (Russia).
Anastasia Melnikova now
Actress Anastasia Melnikova with her daughter
For her contribution to the development of Russian cinema in 2007, Anastasia Melnikova received the title of Honored Artist of Russia. Remaining true to her profession, today she still acts in films, working on new projects. These include the latest seasons of the project “Liteiny, 4”, in the filming of which the actress has been participating since 2008, as well as the comedy “Twelve Months. A New Fairy Tale" and "Bitter!", which should be released very soon.
Personal life of Anastasia Melnikova
As noted above, the actress had one unsuccessful marriage in her life. Anastasia Melnikova's first husband was producer Vyacheslav Telnov, with whom the actress lived for eight years. At the moment, our today's heroine is not married. Nothing is known about her new novels.
