Childhood and youth
The famous actress was born in October 1987 in a small provincial town. It is impossible to say with certainty that from childhood she dreamed of conquering Hollywood; rather, her dream was to successfully graduate from school and go to college. According to the actress, in her city they dreamed of getting an education, getting a job and getting married. But a completely different turn of fate awaited Anna. At school she was seriously interested in the humanities, so in her senior year the girl was transferred to a specialized lyceum. After graduating from the lyceum, the girl enters the university to study political science.
In parallel with her studies, Skidanova begins to work part-time as a fashion show model. Gradually, the girl began to be invited to shows in different parts of the world. The model's work was well paid, the girl did not need anything, she even managed to buy a good apartment in Saratov for her parents. Anna Skidanova realized that being a political scientist was not her destiny. But a modeling career is short-lived and has no guarantees for a luxurious future. The girl wanted stability in her work using her talents. She decides to become an actress and, declaring this to the entire university, takes her documents, leaves for Moscow and enters the RATI.
early years
Anna Skidanova, whose biography is discussed in our article, was born on October 24, 1987 in the small village of Zhasminovka, which is a suburb of Saratov. It cannot be said that our heroine dreamed of becoming an actress from early childhood. In the conditions in which the girl grew up, it was quite difficult to think about this. Like many of her peers, her plans for the future included obtaining a quality education and moving to the capital.
After graduating from the lyceum, Anna Skidanova became a student at Saratov University, taking a course in political science. However, our heroine was not destined to receive a diploma from a prestigious university. The girl's bright appearance and slender figure attracted the attention of the leaders of one of the local modeling agencies. Soon Anna Skidanova began to regularly participate in fashion shows abroad. Good earnings allowed the girl not only to provide for her parents, but also to move to Moscow to live.
Carier start
Anna Skidanova, whose photos appear in magazines every now and then, is beginning her first steps towards fame. She did not sit idly by, but thought through the strategy of her ascent to Olympus. And already in her second year, the girl gets a role in the TV series “Margosha”. The role was insignificant, but a couple of episodes in the popular series gave the girl a great advantage.
Next, Skidanova gets another small role in the series “The Man in Me.” In addition to going to all kinds of castings and film auditions, the girl did not miss the chance to appear in productions of her educational institution, such as “Dorian Gray”, “Samson in Chains” and many others. For her, every role is a small step forward towards her goals and dreams. Therefore, Anna was not going to give up anything.
Aspiring actress
Unlike many applicants who storm admissions committees in the hope of learning the craft of acting, Anna managed to become a student at RATI (course of S.B. Prokhanov) on her first attempt. Very soon she declared herself as a very successful performer. Among Skidanova's student works are roles in 'The Nameless Star', 'Warsaw Melody', 'Dorian Gray' and other famous performances. Also, the talented student was invited to play the main role in the entreprise 'Samson in Chains', and appeared on television in the series 'Margosha' and 'The Man in Me'. However, real success awaited Anna after the release of the third and then fourth seasons of “Closed School.”
For the young actress, such a debut was a huge success. The choice of Anna Skidanova for the role of Polina, a ballroom dancing teacher, was associated, first of all, with the girl’s excellent choreographic abilities. At the same time, the high level of acting training allowed Anna to successfully cope with both the mystical surroundings of her heroine and the dramatic moments of the role. Almost simultaneously with the filming of 'Closed School', Skidanova played a small role as Victoria in the series 'Secret Signs' in the detective television project 'The Lavrova Method', and her dancing talent was in demand in the romantic-comedy series 'Don't Cry for Me, Argentina!'.
Anna Skidanova's next top-rated work was the mystical thriller 'Angel or Demon', where she played the stylish and confident Lisa. By this time, Anna realized that she had gained enough skill and confidence to try her hand at Western cinema, which was facilitated by her good knowledge of the English language.
First serious roles
The girl received her first big role in the cult mystical series “Closed School”, where she played the choreographer of a boarding school. Anna also took part in several other projects: “Don’t cry for me, Argentina” and “Lavrova’s Method”. Having worked with Russian cinema, the girl decided that it was not worth stopping there. She had been looking closely at foreign actors and directors for a long time. One day, luck smiles on her, and she goes to the Cannes Film Festival, where she meets the very famous director Harvey Weishengt.
Unashamed and unafraid of refusal, Anna asks Harvey for a role in his film, and he invites her to film the comedy Scary Movie 5. For a young actress, even a small role in a famous film becomes a dream come true. After her, the girl receives invitations to such films as “Random”, “Moscow Never Sleeps”, etc. Anna Skidanova, whose films are charged with charm and sincerity, continues to act, but in her homeland.
Film debut
Once in the capital, Anna Skidanova did not sit idle. The girl applied for admission to the State Institute of Theater and Satire, where she was admitted on the first try. Already in her second year, the talented student was noticed by the creators of the television series “Margosha”. Here the aspiring actress soon appeared, playing in several episodes. In the project, Anna was lucky enough to work with such famous actors as Maria Berseneva, Elena Perova and Eduard Trukhmenev.
The actress began to receive notable roles after graduating from college. During this period, the girl took part in work on such projects as “The Lavrova Method”, “Closed School”, “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina!”.
Personal life
While still a student at Saratov University, Anna truly fell in love, but the guy did not reciprocate her feelings, and this was a real blow for the girl. Then, in colorful images, she imagined how she became a famous actress and in an interview talks about this guy and declares that she no longer loves him, and imagined how he reads the newspaper and understands that she is talking about him. From that moment on, the girl was absorbed in her career and did not think about having an affair.
But one day all the newspapers started talking about the actress. At a party in Cannes, the girl appeared in the company of the famous Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves. Paparazzi caught the moment of conversation between the two actors. Although it never occurred to anyone that Keanu Reeves and Anna Skidanova simply exchanged a few phrases. The man gave some good advice to the aspiring actress. Anna later said that when she saw the famous actor, she fell into a stupor. He turned out to be a very kind and charismatic person. But the girl assured the press that she was not yet ready to enter into a relationship, and that she and Keanu were just friends.
Anna Skidanova
Despite active assurances from both sides that the relationship with Keanu Reeves is exclusively friendly, the actor and Russian model Anna Skidanova were credited with a love relationship. However, most likely not without reason. The couple appeared together on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, and were later spotted together on a yacht.
Anna Skidanova, Angelina Jolie
Anna and Keanu met at one of the parties on a yacht. “At some point I caught his gaze,” the actress retells the story of meeting the star. “Taking advantage of this, I sat down with them. Let's just say that on the scale of his conversations with others and, in general, ordinary conversations at such events, we communicated in a completely special way. <…>There were no direct compliments. But at some point, Keanu stood up, walked up to the waiter, took a glass of brut and put it next to me, without even asking if I wanted it. It was nice, somehow very masculine. Moreover, in this way he showed that he was interested in continuing the conversation,” Anna said in an interview with one of the Russian publications.
However, the relationship between the Hollywood celebrity and the Russian beauty never went beyond “sweet friendship.” After some time, Reeves again appeared at events alone or accompanied by acquaintances.
Scandalous facts from the life of a star
In 2020, returning from fashion week, Anna experienced unpleasant moments at Milan airport. The actress forgot to change out of her short skirt and long heels. She did not expect to encounter so much aggression in her direction from the Italian women who stood at the inspection. At first, Anna didn’t even understand what was going on, but then they told her that Italian girls don’t like Russian blondes who are dressed in a slut.
In May 2020, the girl made a new acquaintance. At the party she met Antonio Banderas and spent the entire evening with him. According to Anna’s stories, he was on vacation with his wife, so she asked not to attribute affairs with the stars to her.
A funny thing happened in 2020. At the festival in Cannes, the girl walked along the red carpet with Sergei Sobyanin. This caused a real stir among all the guests and the press. Anna Skidanova, whose height is 177 cm, temporarily became the mayor’s “companion”. As it turned out later, the girl wanted to go out to the photographers, but an official just passed in front of her. Sergei Sobyanin hesitated and took the girl with him. Before this awkward moment, they didn't even know each other in person. There was a real buzz of gossip and speculation around this event. But it soon became clear to everyone that this was indeed an awkward coincidence.
Career development
Then, according to critics, a series of not the best works followed. Among them are the films “Love with and without rules”, “Ellie Parker”, “The Gift”, “Sweet November”, “Hardball”. These are not bad pictures, but much more was expected from an actor of this level.
Soon the list of successful works was replenished with a role in the cult film “Constantine: Lord of Darkness.” Keanu Reeves played an exorcist who was supposed to guard the border between hell and heaven. This is a really good film that the audience immediately liked. Reeves has once again become one of the main figures in Hollywood. At the same time, a new star appeared on the Walk of Fame.
In 2006, Keanu participated in a rather unusual project. It was a cartoon called A Scanner Darkly. There he played with the following actors:
- Woody Harrelson.
- Winona Ryder.
- Robert Downey Jr.
This is a film about the near future, where the whole world is under the control of a mysterious drug that completely destroys the body and psyche. Reeves' character was a drug-addicted anti-drug activist. Not all viewers accepted the novelty. A memorable film was the melodrama “House by the Lake.” The movie was loved by millions. This is an unusual love story, in which there is mysticism and elements of fantasy.
In 2013, the actor himself became a director, releasing the action film “Master of Tai Chi.” The star's debut was greeted quite positively, although there were already a huge number of similar cliched films.
At the same time, Reeves took part in the filming of the fantasy action film 47 Ronin. Only Keanu was American. All other roles were given to popular Japanese, whom almost no one knew outside the country.
In 2020, Keanu Reeves starred in the film “The Only Truth.” There he played a lawyer who proves the innocence of a young man. He is suspected of killing his father. Neither critics nor television viewers liked this picture. She was called a “boring drag.” “Only the Truth” is one of the actor’s last unsuccessful roles.
In the same year, the melodrama “The Bad Batch” with Reeves’ participation was published. The plot tells the story of post-Apokepsis and a community of cannibals. The main character fell in love with his prey, for which he later had to pay.
