Alena Bondarchuk biography, personal life, cause of death

Name: Elena Bondarchuk

Date of birth : July 31, 1962

Zodiac sign : Leo

Age : 47 years

Date of death : November 7, 2009

Place of birth : Moscow

Occupation : theater and film actress

Marital status : married

Childhood and youth

Alena Bondarchuk is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. The films with her participation received the greatest resonance such as “Quiet Don”, “Poor Nastya” and “One Night of Love”.

Alena was born into, without exaggeration, a legendary family. Her father is actor and director Sergei Bondarchuk, and her mother is an equally famous actress Irina Skobtseva. The girl has a younger brother, Fyodor Bondarchuk, as well as an older half-sister, Natalya, who also became an actress. Due to the constant employment of their parents, the children were mainly in the care of their grandmother, Yulia Nikolaevna Skobtseva.

It is interesting that Bondarchuk Sr. wanted to name his daughter Olesya, but the female part of the family in the person of her mother and grandmother deliberately insisted on the name Elena. And when the girl grew up, it turned out that she categorically did not accept this name and demanded to call herself exclusively Alena. She even wanted to redo her passport, but in the end she resigned herself to the existing documents.

None of her relatives were surprised by Alena’s choice when, after receiving her matriculation certificate, she entered the Moscow Art Theater School. It was obvious that the girl would follow in the footsteps of her parents. Moreover, in a new educational institution for Bondarchuk, she got into the workshop of another film legend - People's Artist Yevgeny Evstigneev, who helped her hone her innate talent.

During her life, Alena changed several scenes. She was an actress of the A. S. Pushkin Theater, the Mossovet Theater, and was the leading actress of the A. M. Gorky Art Academic Theater. In 2003, Bondarchuk moved to the stage of the private theater "Empire of Stars", which became her last. With many performances, the actress went on tour abroad and even performed on Broadway.

Theater repertoire

As soon as she completed her studies at the theater institute, Alena Bondarchuk (biography, whose photo is in this article) began her activity at the capital’s Pushkin Drama Theater. On this theater stage she played in 5 performances. These are, for example, the role of Alyonushka in the theatrical production “The Scarlet Flower”, a townswoman in the play “Gelsomino in the Land of Liars”, ghosts in the theatrical production “Betrothal” and others.

Fans are interested not only in the biography of Alena Bondarchuk. Children - her only offspring, Konstantin, are also an interesting topic. But for now, we propose to consider the next episode from the life of the actress.

From the Pushkin Theater it moves to the capital's Mossovet Academic Theater. On the stage of this theater she played such famous roles as:

Lyali in the theatrical production “Dear Elena Sergeevna”;
Lisa in the play “Room”;
Marie in the theatrical production “Through the Eyes of a Clown”;
cats in the play “The Cat Who Walked By Itself.”

Since 1998, the biography, personal life, and children of Alena Bondarchuk have become interesting to the whole country. The actress gained popularity. She went to work at the Gorky Moscow Art Theater. It is known that on the stage of this theater she played in four performances: “My Unborn Sons,” where she talentedly played the role of Ryabinina, “The Monk and the Imp,” “All Yours Antosha Chekhonte” and “Simplicity is Enough for Every Wise Man.”

In 2003, no one could have imagined that a few years later the biography of Alena Bondarchuk would be overshadowed by death, the cause of which would turn out to be cancer. But more on that later. In 2003, the actress also began collaborating with the private theater Empire of Stars. She managed to play completely diverse roles in two performances.

At the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky, Pushkin Theater, Mossovet Theater, Empire of Stars Theater:

“Bear” by A. P. Chekhov;
“Simplicity is enough for every wise man” A. N. Ostrovsky;
“The Brothers Karamazov” - F. M. Dostoevsky.

She went on tour to America with the play “Dear Elena Sergeevna”. She played the role of Madame Barnier in the Oscar performances (dir. Pyotr Stein), and the role of Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire (dir. Alexander Marin).

Career of actress Elena Bondarchuk

Alena received her first role as a child. Her first film was the film about the war “Velvet Sand”.

Then her career took off rapidly:

children's film "Living Rainbow";
crime film "Parisian Drama";
saga "Time and the Conway Family";
historical painting “Come Free”;

In the eighties, Alena had many different roles, the most notable among them are “Carousel on the Market Square” and the historical film “Boris Godunov”, filmed together with foreign film studios. In the 90s, the actress starred in only two films. These are the bright and memorable films “The Sukhovo-Kobylin Case” and the creation of her dad and younger brother “Quiet Don”. The last picture pleased viewers on TV screens only fourteen years later. The obstacle to the film's broadcast was a lack of funds. Alena Bondarchuk herself also believed that Natalya in Quiet Don was the role she had been waiting for all her life. The film, directed by Sergei Bondarchuk, was inferior in many respects to the 1958 “Quiet Don” directed by Sergei Gerasimov, including in the selection of actors for the main roles. But Alena Bondarchuk played Natalia at a very high level.

In the 2000s, she performed a number of interesting roles on screen - in the thriller “Amber Wings” (Alena), the melodrama “Poor Nastya” (Empress Alexandra Feodorovna), the women’s story “Dear Masha Berezina” (Nina Berezina), the adventure film “Traffic Cops” ( doctor Larisa Sergeevna), historical romantic film “One Night of Love” (Empress Alexandra Feodorovna).

Between the theater stage and cinema, Alena always chose the theater; it was her priority. The actress did not act in films for ten years; she devoted time to her personal life and her favorite theater. Elena’s last work was the melodrama “Odnoklassniki”. This picture was released when Alena was no longer alive. An interesting fact is that Alena in this film played the role of the mother of the main character Fedor. The role of Fyodor was played by the actress’s own son, Konstantin Kryukov.

Filmography

Alena Bondarchuk made her film debut at a young age: in 1978, the actress starred in the military drama “Velvet Season.” In the film, the girl played the role of Betty, the youngest daughter of Richard Bredvery, played by her father, Sergei Bondarchuk. Irina Skobtseva appeared as the heroine’s mother.

Alena Bondarchuk in the film “Time and the Conway Family”

Four years later, Alena reincarnated as the young mother of the boy Misha in the children's film “Living Rainbow” directed by Natalya Bondarchuk. The young actor Nikolai Burlyaev appeared in the role of the child’s father. The plot of the film turned out to be simple - children learned to love and understand nature. Primary school students managed to raise nine ducklings in an incubator, whose mother died under the wheels of a car.

Then followed a series of leading roles. In the crime film “Parisian Drama,” the actress played the role of the heroine Alex, who, instead of a false murder, is mistakenly killed for real.

In the family saga “Time and the Conway Family,” the actress played the role of the heroine Maege in her youth. Representatives of the acting dynasties of the Leonovs, Tabakovs, Basovs, and Strizhenovs took part in the film. The heroine of Alena Bondarchuk in adulthood was performed by the actress’s mother Irina Skobtseva.

Alena Bondarchuk in the film “Boris Godunov”
Soon followed Alena’s work in the historical-revolutionary film “Come Free” about the civil war in the North Caucasus, the confrontation between the Red Army and Denikin’s followers.

In the 80s, the actress’s creative biography developed successfully. With Bondarchuk’s participation, full-length films were released - the revolutionary saga “The Life and Immortality of Sergei Lazo”, the film adaptation of “Boris Godunov”, on which not only Soviet, but also Polish, German and Czechoslovak film studios worked, and the melodrama “Carousel on the Market Square”.

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In 1992, Bondarchuk starred in the biographical drama “The Sukhovo-Kobylin Case.” The acting ensemble of the film also included Yuri Belyaev, Elena Yakovleva, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Alexander Kalyagin, Alexander Abdulov.

Alena Bondarchuk in the film "Quiet Don"

In 1992, the actress took part in the film adaptation of the novel “Quiet Don,” which her father and brother worked on. Viewers were able to see this work only 14 years later. The reason for the delay in the show was financial problems.

Bondarchuk dropped out of cinema for almost 10 years. This was due both to his personal life and due to his attachment to the theater. But later, Alena’s fans were able to once again enjoy the artist’s performance on the big screen. Bondarchuk’s first work in the new century was a role in the British film “Express St. Petersburg - Cannes,” where the story of the revolution and civil war again began.

In 2003, Alena Bondarchuk starred in the dramatic thriller “Amber Wings” and appeared in the melodrama “Poor Nastya” as Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Two years later, the artist accepted an invitation from the creators of a sitcom about the life of a supermodel, “Dear Masha Berezina,” where she appeared in the role of Nina, the older sister of the main character.

Alena Bondarchuk in the film "Odnoklassniki"

The actress's repertoire also included work in the adventure film "Traffic Cops" and the historical romantic film "One Night of Love", in which the actress again recreated the image of the wife of Nicholas I.

Alena Bondarchuk’s last work, the melodrama Odnoklassniki, was released after the actress’s death. In this film, the actress played the mother of the main character named Fedor, played by her son Konstantin Kryukov.

1982 – “Living Rainbow”
1984 – “Time and the Conway Family”
1984 – “Come Free”
1986 – “Boris Godunov”
1991 – “The Sukhovo-Kobylin Case”
1992 – “Quiet Don”
2003 – “Poor Nastya”
2003 – “Amber Wings”
2004 – “Dear Masha Berezina”
2005 – “Spare Instinct”
2007 – “I’m staying”
2007 – “One Night of Love”
2010 – “Odnoklassniki”

Personal life of Alena Bondarchuk

Alena had two beloved men in her life. The first chosen one was Vitaly Kryukov, a gemologist. He ran a successful business. This marriage gave Alena a son, Konstantin. Soon the family left to live in Switzerland. For the actress, changing her place of residence at first brought only benefits. Then the actress began to feel sad for her native land and her beloved theater. As a result, this became the reason for the separation from Vitaly; the actress and her son flew to their native land. After a while, Elena met a new life partner. They understood each other perfectly, they had a lot in common. The second husband of the actress, just like her, was a creative person.

Alena Bondarchuk – cause of death

Alena Bondarchuk died at the forty-eighth year of her life. Alena was a famous theater and film actress and the daughter of world cinema legends. The sad news happened on November 7, 2009.

The cause of death of Alena Bondarchuk is cancer. Alena underwent treatment in well-known clinics in Israel and Moscow, but, unfortunately, without success. The cancer has progressed.

Great overvoltage at work, namely during filming, led to a change in cell function. This is how the cause of death of Alena Bondarchuk was formed. Cells usually release harmful substances. This leads to complications in the development of the disease.

Alena chose the Israeli clinic because she found privacy and freedom in this part of the world. In such a historical place one can find historical and philosophical answers. In recent interviews, the actress talked about how her acquaintance with Israel happened a long time ago. There is a place where anyone can find the answer to eternal questions. Thus, the choice of the clinic fell on a country in which not only treatment takes place, but also philosophical development. Every person throughout his life wants to find answers to questions of interest. The actress was positive. Not only was she consumed by the disease. Until the last days of her life, she was looking for the meaning of life and dreamed of working.

Doctors, after conducting a series of studies, began to worry. Alena did not give up and carried out a number of therapeutic actions. All the doctors' efforts were unsuccessful. A month before her death, Bondarchuk returned home from an Israeli hospital. But she continued treatment in Moscow.

No one around the actress knew about her illness. There was not even a mention of the current situation in the press. Thus, the information that appeared about Anna’s death was a complete shock. It was a shock for both relatives and fans. She held on until the last. I was hoping for a positive outcome. Oh, alas, the fate of the disease has won. Bondarchuk's funeral took place on November 10, 2009.

Fyodor Bondarchuk learned about his sister’s death at work. This happened during the filming of another film. Filming for the film was delayed for several days.

Main role in a movie

In 1978, Alena Sergeevna Bondarchuk made her debut in cinema. She was offered to play the role of Betty, the youngest daughter of Richard Bredvery in the war film “The Velvet Season” directed by Vladimir Pavlovich.

The film takes the viewer back to 1938, when Spanish troops are trying to take twelve children to safety. But this station, where the children were gathered, was captured and conditions were put forward, failure to comply with which would have threatened the death of the children.

Alena Bondarchuk herself, whose biography is full of bright events, always said that Natalya’s role in the film “Quiet Don” is the main role that she has been waiting for all her short life. It is known that in the nineties, Alena Sergeevna starred in her father’s film, but due to financial difficulties, this film remained for fourteen years and only then became available for viewing by viewers.

Critics had mixed reactions to this film, but most often agreed that the film could not become better than the film by Sergei Gerasimov, which was filmed earlier. This was also due to the type of actors director Bondarchuk selected for the main characters. But still, critics and viewers argued that Natalya was played by Alena Sergeevna at the highest level.

Condolences on death

“One by one I am losing my loved ones. Alena was a good friend and a wonderful person. She was one of the brightest representatives of this talented family. We will all miss her greatly."

Leonid Yarmolnik, actor

“I cannot imagine the grief of the mother who had to endure her daughter. May God give Irina Konstantinovna patience, health and strength to come to terms with her loss!”

Olga Slutsker, businesswoman

“I knew her well personally, her family. For Fedor, for the entire Bondarchuk family, she was a very important and truly worthwhile person. I knew her from her work in the theater as an actress and I believe that she did not have time to reveal even a tenth of her acting abilities.”

Valentin Yudashkin, fashion designer

“I wouldn’t like to say trivial things, but her passing is a heavy loss, both for her loved ones and for her friends.”

Victor Verzhbitsky, actor

“I had a great time working with Alena, we have known each other for a very long time, from the Moscow Art Theater School. I then staged excerpts of her and even then I realized what an amazing actress she is: on the one hand, she is very mobile internally, on the other, she accumulates for a very long time and then skillfully manages what she has accumulated. She was a real talent both in depth and in her approach to the role. In addition, she was already genetically and culturally extraordinarily gifted from the beginning. This gave her a unique combination of nobility and simplicity, which was extremely important for our series, where she played a person of royal blood. I really wanted to continue working with her. I was going to do Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire for her at the theater. But, unfortunately, it didn’t happen..."

Mikhail Mokeev, theater director

Last work

In 2010, the film “Odnoklassniki” was released, directed by Sergei Solovyov, where Elena Sergeevna Bondarchuk starred with her son. This film became her last work. It is known that this melodrama was released on the screen after the death of the talented and charming actress.

The main characters were still at school three years ago: they fell in love and made plans for the future. The main character and Fedor, whose mother is played by actress Bondarchuk, were the most beautiful couple in school. But now everything has changed, but the guys don’t know how to tell their parents and former classmates about it.