early years
Irina Vladimirovna Bakhtura, she will become Bezrukova much later, was born in Rostov-on-Don on April 11, 1965. My father was a musician, played the oboe in the orchestra of the city Musical Comedy Theater. Mom worked as a medical worker. There were only two girls in the family, she and her sister Olya. From childhood they were instilled with a love of music; Irina studied the violin.
Irina Bezrukova had a very difficult childhood, full of suffering and loss. First, her parents divorced, which was a great misfortune for her. Unable to withstand the shock, her mother became seriously ill and passed away after a long illness; the girl was then only 11 years old. The upbringing of the sisters fell on the shoulders of the grandmother, who tried to give them a good education, but there was a catastrophic lack of money. They lived very modestly, as the actress herself recalls, almost on the verge of poverty.
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Actress Irina Bezrukova
(Bakhtura) was born in Rostov-on-Don on April 11, 1965. As a child, she was an inquisitive and well-read girl, although very shy and reserved. She was raised by her grandmother, since Irina’s parents died early.
She was educated at the Rostov College of Arts, specializing in film theater actress. She received her diploma role in “The Girl and the Wind”. In 1986-88 she was engaged in the Rostov Academic Drama Theater named after. M. Gorky, in 1988-1989. worked at the Tula Drama Theater, and in 1990 at the Moscow O. Tabakov Theater.
In 1999-2001, Irina Bezrukova
She was the TV presenter of the program “Shop on the Sofa” on the RTR channel, and hosted the show program on STS “The Most-Most.” For two years she was a member of the Wella team as a model.
She took part in the world Olympic torch relay "Athens 2004" (Moscow stage) as a torchbearer. She starred in the TV show “The Keys to Fort Bayard.”
In 2008, she hosted the “Day of Family, Love and Fidelity” holiday with Sergei Bezrukov.
In the fall of 2009 Irina Bezrukova
became a member of the board of trustees of the Interregional public organization “Renaissance”, which helps disabled children with rheumatic diseases.
In 2010, she was appointed Earth Hour Ambassador in Russia by the World Wildlife Fund.
She played in more than 20 films, including “Moscow Beauties”, “When they are late at the registry office”, “Countess de Monsoreau”, “Chinese service”, “Plot”, “Moscow Saga”, “Yesenin”. The actress herself admits that for a long time she could not positively evaluate her work in cinema; her acting seemed to her the worst, but gradually she began to notice positive aspects. Read more
She took part in audio projects “Azazel”, “Prince Vladimir”, “Capital Souvenir”, “Khutorok” and others. He is qualified as a television commentator and works in this capacity at the Provincial Theater.
Irina Bezrukova
married to actor Sergei Bezrukov - this is her second marriage. The couple officially got married on the set of the series “Briagada”. Irina’s first husband is Igor Livanov, she has a son, Andrei (born in 1989), he stayed with his mother.
The actress met Livanov at the Drama Theater. Gorky, the future husband worked as a teacher, with Bezrukov - at the O. Tabakov Theater. According to Irina, for a long time she did not dare to call the number left by Sergei, but then, having begun, their romance began to develop rapidly - Bezrukov courted him very beautifully. The actress does not communicate with her ex-husband, but she never forbade their common son to do so.
School years
Life's adversities and poverty greatly influenced Irina Bezrukova. Perhaps it was these circumstances that made the girl overly shy and self-conscious. She was a very unsociable, withdrawn child and was often sick. At one time I studied music, painted, and read a lot of books. At first I wanted to become a doctor, like my mother, then I began to dream of the theater stage.
Despite her modesty, the girl even tried to study in the theater group of the city Palace of Pioneers, but her first experience was unsuccessful. She was not accepted, but was recommended to go to study at the Rostov School of Arts.
Getting a profession
However, the girl decided to enter the famous Shchepkin Higher Theater School in Moscow. Having failed the exams at the capital's institute, she returned to her hometown. Irina worked at the factory for about a year, but did not give up her dream of the theater stage, in which her friends actively supported her. In 1984, she entered the acting department, course of V. Shapiro and A. Malyshev, Rostov School of Arts, a provincial but worthy theater educational institution. She received the highest marks from the competition committee; her performance was bright, original and undeniably talented.
In 1988, Irina Bezrukova graduated from college and received a specialty in theater and film artist. Starting from her second year, she was actively involved in productions of the Rostov Academic Drama Theater named after Maxim Gorky. By the time she received her diploma, her repertoire already included more than 250 performances.
Carier start
After working for a year at the Tula State Drama Theater, Irina Bezrukova and her husband moved to Moscow, where in 1990 she played in Oleg Tabakov’s theater. With the move to the capital, the first roles in films appeared, the debut work was a role in the diploma work of the young director “The Girl and the Wind”. Then came a series of roles where she played beautiful girls: models, fashion models, beauty pageant participants, prostitutes. In the biography of Irina Bezrukova there will be many more roles where her spectacular external data was played out.
Fame came to her after the comedy “When People Are Late at the Registry Office,” where she played the main character Vika. Undoubted successes were the images of the English princess Edith in the knightly films “Richard the Lionheart” and “Knight Kenneth” based on the works of Walter Scott. In 1997, she received one of the main roles in the television series “Countess de Monsoreau”. Everyone remembered the incomparable beauty of her character - Queen of France Louise of Lorraine.
Irina Bezrukova's ex-husband - Sergei Bezrukov
Irina Bezrukova’s ex-husband, Sergei Bezrukov, was nine years younger than the woman, and was in a civil marriage with Anna Matison. In 1998, he met his Ira on the set of the film “Crusader,” but the girl did not want to reciprocate her feelings, however, after returning to the capital, she decided to call the girl.
In 2000, Ira and Sergei entered into a legal marriage, which lasted until 2020. The man always considered his son Irina from his first marriage, but the family union broke up due to Bezrukov’s infidelities.
Filming and other work
In total, Irina Bezrukova’s acting biography includes about forty films, but there are more supporting roles. She received the main roles in the 2003 film “The Love and Truth of Fyodor Tyutchev”, where she played Elena Denisyeva, and in 2005 in the film “Yesenin”, the role of Lydia Kashina.
In addition to working in cinema and theater, she tried herself in a variety of professions. She worked on television for two years: the state channel, where she hosted the program “Shop on the Sofa,” and on the STS television channel she was the host of the “The Most-Most” program. She worked as a haircut model for the Wella team for two years. Photos of Irina Bezrukova graced the covers of many fashion magazines. She voiced audio books and cartoons, including “About Fedot the Archer, the Daring Young Man” and “Prince Vladimir.”
First marriage
Almost immediately after graduating from the institute in 1989, changes occurred in Irina Bezrukova’s personal life; she got married. Irina met Igor Livanov, a famous actor and acting teacher, when she worked at the Rostov Drama Theater. Livanov by that time had been a widower for two years, having survived a terrible tragedy. His beloved wife and little daughter died in a train accident when a freight train crashed into the passenger train they were traveling on.
A stormy love affair between 36-year-old Igor Livanov and 24-year-old Irina ended in marriage. The young wife took her husband's surname, becoming Irina Livanova. Soon they had a son, Andrei Igorevich Livanov, who, having matured, served as a senior administrator in the same theater with his mother until his tragic death. Twenty-five-year-old Andrei was found dead in the bathroom, he slipped and hit a sharp corner. The actress was on tour in Irkutsk at that time.
Biography of Irina Bezrukova
The biography of Irina Bezrukova is very interesting, it is filled with good and tragic events, which, however, did not break the woman. She was born in Volgodonsk, her parents were not rich people and had absolutely nothing to do with creativity.
Father - Vladimir Bakhtur - was an amateur musician who played the oboe masterfully, and for some time he performed in an orchestra. He taught his daughters to read and write music and sent them to music school so that Irochka could learn to play the violin.
The mother worked in one of the medical institutions in Volgodonsk, but her life was very short, because the woman died suddenly from oncology, as soon as her daughter was eleven years old. After this, the babies were raised by their maternal grandmother, however, they lived in terrible poverty, since Irochka was often sick.
Sister - Olga Bakhtur - was younger than her famous sister, she shared all her hobbies. The girl learned to play the violin at a music school, she studied well and played in school amateur performances. By the way, Olya did not receive a higher education; she got married in the last grades of school and gave birth to her first child.
Ira was a shy girl, she did not know how to communicate with her peers, she often closed in on herself and loved to read. The first failure was that the girl was not accepted by the theater studio of the local cultural center because she was too old. But after the audition, they advised me to enter the Rostov-on-Don School of Arts.
Before becoming a student at this school, she tried to enroll in Shchepka, but failed miserably. While still studying, the girl took part in theatrical productions of the Gorkov Theater, the Tula Drama Theater, the Moscow Provincial Theater and the Tabakerka Theater.
Second marriage
In 1998, on the set of the second part of the film “Crusaders,” Irina met the young actor Sergei Bezrukov. He was very impressed that she treated him like an ordinary colleague, and did not feel reverence for the popular star. As it turned out, the actress simply did not watch the series with his participation. After finishing work on the film, Sergei gave her a note with a phone number and said: “I’m waiting.”
She hesitated for a long time, then finally called. Then Irina said that they were overwhelmed by wild passion and a flow of emotions. In 2000, they got married, she changed her last name for the second time, becoming Irina Bezrukova. Her husband worked a lot, so she had to adapt to his busy filming schedule. The three of them lived together, she managed to take her son away with a scandal, Livanov wanted to raise their common child himself. The second marriage lasted fifteen years, they were more than once recognized as the most beautiful celebrity couple. In 2014, it turned out that Sergei has his own secret life and two illegitimate children born in 2009 and 2012. Rumors spread among the actors about an imminent divorce; photos of Irina Bezrukova and her husband stopped appearing on social networks. In the fall of 2015, they admitted that they had broken off their relationship several months ago.
Not a human relationship
— Do you communicate with your ex-wife Irina? (After a scandalous divorce from Igor in 2000, Irina Livanova married Sergei Bezrukov and took his last name. - I.L.)
- No, I only date our son.
And I don’t even try to communicate with her. This is generally impossible after everything I had to go through, when every fact was distorted. You should never hit a person where it hurts the most, it can come back like a boomerang. (After the divorce, the ex-wife did not allow Igor to see his son for a long time. - I.L. ) - But you were together for 11 years... - Believe me, these are not the most pleasant memories. Fortunately, each of us now has our own destiny. — Did Irina congratulate you on the birth of your child? “She couldn’t do it.” Because there are human relationships, and there are non-human ones.
| IRINA BEZRUKOVA WITH SON: Andrei Livanov did not continue the acting dynasty |
During the divorce, we agreed on some simple things, but she left and turned everything differently.
You talk to her in a good way, and in response - some kind of revenge. For what? I still can't understand. In general, knowing their problems with Bezrukov, I don’t want to touch the topic of having a child at all. God forbid. — How do you assess the acting abilities of Sergei Bezrukov? “I can’t say that he is the best of the best.” He has a generally difficult position; every time, with every role, he needs to prove something. And young people are stepping on their heels. — Do you highlight anyone from the younger generation of actors? - No. I can’t tell girls apart from each other at all. There is no one like Chulpan Khamatova now; she is the best of the generation of 30-year-olds. I saw her at the Moon Theater 12 years ago and gasped. To be her husband is... to die. You need to ensure her talent, have tremendous endurance and patience to be close to such a woman.
Last news
In 2020, her author’s program “Conversation on Stage with Irina Bezrukova” was released on the “360° Moscow Region” TV channel. Many famous people, including actor Sergei Bezrukov and pianist Denis Matsuev, became guests of the program. For satirist Mikhail Nikolaevich Zadornov, this was the last interview he gave to Russian television.
Irina Bezrukova took part in various television projects; in 2020, together with her partner (a professional dancer), she showed her dancing skills in the project “Dancing with the Stars” on the Russia 1 channel. In 2013, Irina received the rare profession of a audio commentator, a specialist who, with short remarks, helps visually impaired and blind people perceive the performance. Now she comments on the performances of her native theater and helps popularize this necessary work in Russia. She still continues to participate in productions of the Moscow Provincial Theater. The last performance was “Endless April”, where she played Veniamin’s mother.
In 2020, she starred in one of the episodes of the television series “The Mentalist” and the dramatic film “Unforgiven.” She continued to work in the animated series “Khutorok”, where Baba Zina speaks in her voice. Recovering from the death of her son and a difficult divorce, she announced that she was ready for a new relationship. Now there is no one in Irina Bezrukova’s personal life. She leads a healthy lifestyle, does not drink alcohol and does not smoke.
Irina Bezrukova's ex-husband - Igor Livanov
Irina Bezrukova’s ex-husband, Igor Livanov, was eleven years older than his chosen one, he was a famous actor and director, and also lost his wife and daughter Olya in a terrible train accident.
At that moment, the man was a teacher at the school where Ira studied; he did not admit to having affairs with students and fans. Rumor has it that the future actress bewitched Igor; he proposed to her in 1989, when his first child was born.
They lived in marriage for eleven years and divorced due to the fact that Igor Evgenievich injured his spine while performing a stunt and could remain disabled, and his Ira met a new husband.
Social activity
Irina Bezrukova’s life is not limited to acting; she is actively involved in social activities. She devotes a lot of time to charitable activities and is a member of the board of trustees of the Revival charity foundation, which helps sick children. Irina worked at the fund for supporting sociocultural projects of Sergei Bezrukov.
Irina Bezrukova deals with social issues as part of the Public Board of the Moscow Region, heading the Commission on the quality of life of citizens, healthcare and social policy. For the charitable and social work she has done, she was awarded a regional award - the Badge of St. Sergius of Radonezh. He has many thanks for his charitable activities.
She actively participated in a variety of events: she carried the Olympic flame, was an ambassador for the environmental action “Earth Hour”, and was the presenter at the first celebration of the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity in the modern history of Russia.
