Biography
Ekaterina Kopanova is not often recognized on the street yet, but in vain. Her classmates considered her a copy of Soviet stars Natalia Gundareva and Irina Muravyova. The actress, in addition to external similarities, has the same optimistic, restless character, living according to the principle “Whatever you put into your business, the same amount will come back to you.”
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Ekaterina Kopanova in 2020
She does not like negative roles, since there is already enough negativity around. Perhaps this is why, if there are detective stories in Kopanova’s filmography, they are mostly ironic, such as the film adaptations of Natalia Alexandrova’s books, where she played the main role for several years.
Biography of Ekaterina Kopanova
Ekaterina Kopanova is a famous Ukrainian-Russian actress who gained particular popularity after the release of the TV series “Cream” and “Toy”.
These projects made our today's heroine a real star. Therefore, now is the time to talk about her life and work in a little more detail. Video course “Spring”
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Childhood and youth
Katya was born in Donetsk into a family of dancers, but in the first weeks after her birth she was transported to Sevastopol, since in this Crimean city her parents were members of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.
The girl's childhood was spent behind the scenes of theaters. She absorbed the concept of a creative profession as a little girl and did not see any other path other than to be an artist. At first, Ekaterina planned to follow in the footsteps of her mother and father, but because of her “non-ballet” build, she was not accepted into the choreographic school.
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Actress Ekaterina Kopanova
However, Kopanova was not upset, she entered a specialized class with a theatrical bias, and by the end of school she was firmly convinced of the idea of becoming an actress. In her senior year, in order to raise money for a trip to Moscow, Ekaterina worked as a waitress at the local Tavern restaurant.
In 2001, the girl came to the capital of Russia, applied to all universities with an acting major, and ended up at the Boris Shchukin Theater Institute, where Vladimir Poklazov was taking a course. Moreover, it so happened that in his workshop there were only representatives of neighboring countries - applicants from Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic states.
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Ekaterina Kopanova
Ekaterina’s acting career had a hard start. During her student years, Kopanova had to constantly struggle with excess weight: Poklazov insisted that she go on some kind of diet. The situation was aggravated by the fact that the girl began acting in films, and there, on the contrary, they demanded that she get better.
Such changes had a bad effect on health, so the artist stopped trying to change her body. Oddly enough, having stopped losing weight, Kopanova brought her figure back to normal and now tries not to go beyond 45 kg with a height of 158 cm. The first thing that catches your eye in Ekaterina’s appearance is her freckles. She is even happy about this feature:
“All my relatives on my mother’s side are marked by the sun. After all, freckles form an image, a type, thanks to which you can get the main role!”
Early years, childhood and family of Ekaterina Kopanova
Ekaterina Kopanova was born in the city of Donetsk on May 26, 1985, but immediately after birth she moved with her entire family to Sevastopol.
In this place, her parents worked as artists in the musical and choreographic ensemble of the Black Sea Fleet. Therefore, our today’s heroine was familiar with the peculiarities of theatrical life from an early age. As Katya herself recalls, her entire childhood was spent behind the scenes, and therefore the choice of acting profession was not accidental for her. At first, however, Ekaterina Kopanova thought for some time about connecting her life with choreography. However, my complexion did not allow me to enter the ballet school.
Young and promising - actress Ekaterina Kopanova
Thus, already from adolescence, Katya began to prepare for admission to a theater university. She studied in a special theater class for gifted children, and also worked as a waitress to save some money to move to Moscow.
As a result, a young Ukrainian girl ended up in Russia in 2001. Having found suitable housing, she applied to the famous Boris Shchukin Theater Institute and, despite a lot of competition, successfully entered. From that moment on, a completely different life began for the red-haired young actress.
Movies
Ekaterina made her film debut in 2005 in the TV series “Talisman of Love”, portraying the main character’s maid. Then there were small roles in the melodramas “Love as Love”, “Union without Sex”, and the biopic about Mikhail Lermontov “From Flame and Light”. And then Kopanova was invited to the romantic comedy “Waiting for a Miracle.” As the girl recalls, at first she didn’t even believe it, because she, an almost unknown actress, was offered the main role.
Ekaterina Kopanova (still from the film “Waiting for a Miracle”)
In the future, there was no need to complain about downtime. Katya starred in the sports film “Hot Ice” about people who dedicated their lives to figure skating, the sitcom “My Favorite Witch”, the melodrama with a touch of mysticism “Wedding Ring”, the comedy “New Year’s Tariff”, in which critics saw references to the drama “Home” by the Lake" with Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. Horror film "S.S.D." with the participation of Kopanova, was awarded a special prize for the development of the genre at the annual film festival of horror projects “The Drop”.
A new round of popularity came after the release of the youth series “Cream” in 2009. This story about a modern Cinderella, in fact, has become Kopanova’s calling card. The actress's heroine is the notoriously plump Lisa, who dreams of at least a minute of attention from the man she likes. A miracle remedy helps to establish contact, thanks to which the girl turns into a smart beauty. Maria Semkina starred in the role of the second “I”.
Ekaterina Kopanova (shot from the series “Cream”)
The subsequent comedy sitcom “Toys” and the women’s drama “The Ugly Duckling” only strengthened the public’s interest in the young actress. Fans were happy for Ekaterina even after the release of the popular series “My Fair Nanny,” believing that she played Masha Shatalina, but later it turned out that Ekaterina Dubakina, very similar to her namesake, was involved in the project.
Later, Ekaterina appeared in the company of Alexei Komashko and Andrei Lavrov in the action film SOBR, with Maxim Averin in the medical series Sklifosovsky, with Ivan Stebunov in the comedy Peculiarities of the National Minibus, with Victoria Maslova in the village story Alenka from Pochitanka "
Ekaterina Kopanova (still from the series “The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik”)
Thanks to the crime film “The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik,” the girl again plunged into the Crimean flavor, well known from childhood. In the musical fairy tale “First-Graders,” which was included in the program of the XVII All-Russian Festival of Visual Arts in Children’s, she played the mother of a girl who found it hard to believe that her daughter was communicating with an alien. And in the drama “Test of Love,” Katya’s heroine doubts whether her husband has really forgotten about his former passion, as he says, or is trying to win her back after many years.
In the melodrama “Let Them Talk,” the artist has a negative image that is rarely encountered. According to the plot, the characters of Kopanova and Marina Konyashkina share the love of one man. The heroine of Catherine, in order to eliminate her rival, commits unseemly acts, and some with tragic consequences.
Ekaterina Kopanova (still from the series “Murder for Three”)
In 2020, filming began on a detective project about girlfriends of Balzac's age conducting unprofessional but successful investigations. Yulia Takshina, Alla Yuganova and Ekaterina Kopanova were entrusted with playing the main roles. In the first mini-series in the series, “Murder for Three,” women go on vacation to a sanatorium, where they accidentally pick up a book from a new friend. The next day the girl disappears, but the corpse of an unknown man appears in her friends’ room.
In the next film, “Marathon for the Three Graces,” friends see a woman at the next table handing her interlocutor an envelope, and soon the man is found shot to death. By coincidence, Kopanova's heroine, the artist Katya, becomes the main suspect.
Ekaterina Kopanova (still from the series “Chasing Three Hares”)
In “Chasing Three Hares,” the ladies again become witnesses to a crime, and the criminal begins to hunt them. At the same time, self-proclaimed detectives find a gangster cover for transporting valuables abroad, disguised as an art gallery.
Series about amateur detectives received recognition from viewers, and in 2016 another trilogy about beloved heroines was released. B is Yuganova’s character who finds herself at the wrong time and in the wrong place.
In “A Mousetrap for Three,” the heroine Catherine’s husband returns from a long expedition. But soon the recently returned scientist is accused of murdering a mischievous old neighbor, because the man was found right above the corpse of the murdered woman and with the crime weapon in his hands. Faithful friends rush to help the family in the hope of finding the real criminal.
Ekaterina Kopanova (still from the series “Three Fallow Deer on the Diamond Path”)
In the film “Three in the Elevator, Not Counting the Dog,” problems began with the notary Zhanna, whose role is played by Takshina. An unknown person pretends to be her in order to steal securities. The artist herself tends to regard these series as comedies:
“Such funny dialogues, ridiculous situations could only happen with these three crazy people. The proposed circumstances are such that the heroines look very funny.”
Since Ekaterina plays an artist who paints intricate paintings, she was happy to apply the knowledge gained in academic drawing and painting classes. This moment was not difficult, as were the next changes in appearance: the costume designers added volume with the help of special pads.
Ekaterina Kopanova (still from the TV series “Torgsin”)
In general, Ekaterina Kopanova agrees to almost all offers, regardless of whether it is the main role or a secondary one. The actress played Dunya in the crime drama “Missing. Second Wind" about an operative who comes to his senses after an 18-year coma. He cannot return to the department due to medical orders, but he conducts business unofficially. The maid Dasha, who serves in the house of the protagonist in the crime drama “Torgsin,” and Aksinya in the historical film “Bloody Lady” are also secondary characters.
A new stage in Kopanova’s creative biography began in 2018, along with the film adaptation of new literary works with cross-cutting characters. This time, Ekaterina, in tandem with Stanislav Bondarenko, plays detective stories based on the novels of Anna and Sergei Litvinov, and there are few comedic moments in them. The actress starred in the role of a librarian, whose investigative partner becomes a fellow student journalist.
Ekaterina Kopanova and Stanislav Bondarenko (still from the series “Pearl Diver”)
The girl simply has a talent for getting into stories and an irresistible desire to get to the bottom of the truth. Fortunately, she meets understanding from the hero Bondarenko, and soon a romantic relationship grows out of a business relationship. The viewer learns about this from the films of the series “Deadly Training”, “Pearl Diver”, “Ten Arrows for One”.
Ekaterina Kopanova today
Among the latest works of Ekaterina Kopanova there are many wonderful films. In 2010, the Ukrainian-Russian actress gained a new share of popularity by playing the main role in the youth comedy “Toys”. Actress Ekaterina Kopanova After this, the girl also starred in the television series “The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik”, the love melodramas “Masha and the Bear” and “ Test for love”, and also appeared in the box-office Ukrainian project “Polar Express”, during the filming of which she managed to make friends with Yegor Beroev, Yulia Snigir and Anna Semenovich. At the time of writing this article, the last work in Ekaterina Kopanova’s filmography was the Russian comedy series “Features of the National Minibus.”
At the moment, nothing is known about the actress’s new works. However, there is no doubt that the talented Ukrainian will delight us with new interesting roles. The life and career of Ekaterina Kopanova continues, which means that the actress will probably have many more bright screen roles ahead.
Personal life
In 2008, during the filming of the television series “Mines in the Fairway,” Ekaterina Kopanova met her future husband Pavel Palkin. Despite the fact that they actually met on the set, the young man has nothing to do with the acting environment. He is a lawyer by profession, and at that moment he was serving in the Black Sea Fleet, and at the request of the directors, the command sent him and other sailors to participate in the crowd.
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Ekaterina Kopanova and Pavel Palkin
A chance meeting grew into a long-term romance, and after some time Pavel and Ekaterina got married. Moreover, as the actress emphasizes, the couple not only signed at the registry office, but also got married in church, since this sacrament was very important for both spouses.
Kopanova does not seek to make her personal life public, does not agree to candid photo shoots, and does not post photos in a swimsuit. But for one event, the actress made an exception: on Instagram she published a message that in February 2019 she became a mother again. Dasha was added to the three eldest Lisa, Zlata and Fedor.
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Ekaterina Kopanova with children
In her spare time, Ekaterina tinkers with indoor flowers, embroiders, or the whole family goes on a trip. Kopanova has no problems with so many children; if necessary, dad or grandmother will sit with them. No nannies:
“I gave birth to children for myself, and not for the nanny. I don’t want to give a stranger the happiness that was created for me. For me, family and relatives will always come first. If you devote yourself to touring, theater or filming, you can miss a lot, but I don’t want to.”
Detectives Natalia Alexandrova
The heroines of the detective story “Murder for Three” - friends Irina, Zhanna and Katya - by the will of fate find themselves in a situation where only their female brains can unravel a strange crime. One of the main roles, the good-natured, sweet and trusting Katya, is played by Ekaterina Kopanova. It turns out that for the role the actress had to gain 18 kilograms and pick up her brushes.
– Ekaterina, you haven’t acted in detective stories before. Was it comfortable in the new genre?
– It seems to me that our story is not a detective story or even an ironic detective story, but a comedy. Such funny dialogues and situations could only happen with these three crazy friends. The proposed circumstances are such that the heroines look very funny. I’ve been playing characters like my Katya for ten years now, so I felt very comfortable. The costume designers created a very cute look with the dresses and jewelry that I like. Besides, my heroine draws. She has a workshop, everything is in paints and canvases...
– Did you have to learn the basics of drawing?
– I took painting and academic drawing lessons for a long time, and drew from time to time, but for me this process is a little boring. But on the set of the film I enjoyed drawing in the frame. It wasn’t difficult, because my Katya paints very strange pictures.
– In the films “Waiting for a Miracle” and “Cream”, where you played cute chubby girls, all sorts of extensions were attached to you to give them shape. Was this story also thickened?
– My heroine has an extra 18 kilograms, but this time talented costume designers only added weight and volume to me with the help of clothes. Well, and also chocolate, which I had to eat in huge quantities...
- That is?
– My heroine Katya loves sweets and constantly chews something. So, in the first story - “Murder for Three” - she leans on chocolate. When they filmed the scene where she swallows him, an assistant was on duty on set with a huge cup of tea. For the first few takes, I diligently chewed and swallowed the chocolate, and then everything went by force. Tea came to the rescue. In the second film - “Marathon for the Three Graces” - Katya will eat cakes. They were very tasty indeed! Details such as eating sweets complement the image of my cozy and warm heroine.
– It turns out that you are ready to do a lot for the sake of work?
– For me, family and relatives will always come first.
– Your husband Pavel always tries to come to the set. Did I manage to get through to you this time?
– We were filming a film in St. Petersburg, and Pavel and his eldest daughter Lisa came to me, we just walked around the city.
– Was your youngest daughter with you or was she left with a nanny?
– Zlate was with me all the time. I gave birth to children for myself, not for a nanny. I don’t want to give a stranger the happiness that was created for me. If you devote yourself to touring, theater or filming, you can miss a lot, but I don’t want to.
– Your husband is a lawyer, you are an actress. Arguments arise between you about what the girls will become when they grow up?
– Now they like dancing and singing. We don’t know who they will become, but we will approve any of their choices. We will not make decisions for them, so as not to ruin their lives.
Interviewed by Tatiana Kondratyeva
Ekaterina Kopanova now
Ekaterina Kopanova considers Victory Day to be her main celebration; she says this is how her parents raised her. In 2019, the release of the film “To Paris” was timed to coincide with this holiday, in which the actress played the role of a nurse. The plot centers on four tanker friends who, in the euphoria of the capture of Berlin, decide to look at the French capital. In addition to recognized screen stars Dmitry Pevtsov, Sergei Makovetsky and Emmanuel Vitorgan, the film stars “The Voice” show participants Tornike Kvitatiani and Yang Ge.
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Ekaterina Kopanova in 2020
The set of the comedy film “Dawn on Mount Adam” again brought Katya together with Stanislav Bondarenko. And again, the main characters are three friends, united by one goal: to meet the dawn in Sri Lanka in a mysterious place, because then wishes will come true.
The creative duo Bondarenko-Kopanov is also present in the cast of the melodrama “Big Sky”, which tells about the life of fellow pilots, the crew commander and his subordinate. One is a lover of adrenaline and women, the other is a bore and a pedant.
Ekaterina Kopanova, husband
The actress's popularity was brought to her by the roles she played in the TV series "Waiting for a Miracle", "Cream" and "Toy", and before that she had already starred in several small episodes of the television series "Love Like Love" and "Union Without Sex". But the future husband of Ekaterina Kopanova , despite her popularity, did not even realize that the girl who approached him on the street was an actress. At that time, Pavel Palkin served in Sevastopol, where Katya came to film the film “Mines in the Fairway.” She, like a girl of no timid nature, noticed during a walk during a break between filming a handsome sailor with kind eyes, without a word she approached him and handed him a note with her phone number, which puzzled the boy a lot.
In the photo - Katya in the film “Cream”
However, a few days later Pavel called, they agreed on a date, and a few months later they got married. Ekaterina Kopanova’s husband comes from the Oryol region, so we can say that their meeting was more than accidental. As Pavel later admitted, Katya’s action when they first met put him in a state of shock, and, intrigued by the girl’s courage, he simply could not help but call her.
In the photo - Ekaterina Kopanova with her husband
The actress is happy with the way her personal life is now, and she got an understanding and caring husband. He is not jealous of Katya for her partners on the set, because he completely trusts his wife and understands that her profession has its costs. Ekaterina Kopanova’s husband is a lawyer by training and sometimes comes to her work to watch her filming.
They spend weekends together - when they can, they like to sit in a cafe. The actress is not averse to pampering her husband with her own delicious dishes - she will never allow her beloved husband to have nothing to eat. Despite the fact that Katya loves her job, family always takes the main place in her life.
Now the actress continues to act, and one of her last works was the role of the milkmaid Olya in the series “Features of the National Minibus.” Despite the fact that Ekaterina Kopanova, for the most part, gets supporting roles, she always creates memorable images, and viewers recognize her characters. Her role is kind, sincere heroines who live in anticipation of happiness, and the actress likes to work on such images, but she would not like to play negative characters. Katya is sure that you always need to be natural and positive, only in this case you can achieve success.
Filmography
- 2007 – “Waiting for a Miracle”
- 2009 – “Cream”
- 2010 – “Toys”
- 2011 – “The Ugly Duckling”
- 2011 – “SOBR”
- 2012 – “Sklifosovsky”
- 2013 – “Check for Love”
- 2015 – “Murder for Three”
- 2015 – “Marathon for the Three Graces”
- 2015 – “Barsy”
- 2016 – “Three fallow deer on the diamond trail”
- 2017 – “Mousetrap for three persons”
- 2017 – “Bloody Lady”
- 2018 – “Pearl Diver”
- 2018 – “Deadly Training”
- 2019 – “To Paris”
