Biography
Evgenia Serebrennikova rarely pleases film fans with her appearance on the screen, but, judging by social networks, she does not suffer from a lack of bright roles. This is how the actress feels in this world:
“I know one drug. To be honest, I'm sitting on it. And it controls me so much that I won’t jump off. No way. Creation. When I am inside it, I am no longer there, there is only an idea, and when it is embodied, this state intensifies and dissolves me even more. And it doesn’t matter whether I write a script, a picture, poetry, analyze a role, play a role, dance, bake a cake - it’s the same state. And it seems to me that I have no choice. I was born to be in it. I can’t live otherwise.”
MOVIE
Dobrovolskaya herself considers herself more of a theater actress, but this does not prevent her from acting regularly - film directors appreciate her talent and often invite her to their projects.
The debut film “The Canary Cage” was followed by others: “Before the Snow Falls”, “Contract of the Century”, “In One and Only Life”, “Moonzund”, “Branch”. The career of the young actress – then still a student – developed rapidly: a film was consistently released every year. The partners on the set were the kind you can only dream of: Alisa Freindlikh, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Nikolai Karachentsov, Oleg Menshikov, Elena Solovey.
In 1990, the social drama “The First Floor” was released, where Evgenia Dobrovolskaya played the main role - the young hairdresser Nadya. This work was awarded a prize at the Golden Duke festival in Odessa.
"Middle age crisis"
In 1995, Garik Sukachev’s debut film “Midlife Crisis” was released. The script was written by Ivan Okhlobystin, the roles were played by Evgenia Dobrovolskaya, Dmitry Kharatyan, Alexander Baluev, Tatyana Lavrova, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Mikhail Efremov, Daria Moroz. In fact, the picture was created by a group of friends - the artists spent a lot of time together and wrote the characters to suit themselves. Evgenia recalls: “Back then it seemed to us that we were adults, but we did not yet know what a midlife crisis was. And as soon as the shooting ended, it began. That’s when everyone understood what the movie was about.”
"Queen Margo"
Evgenia Dobrovolskaya gained national fame with her leading role in the serial film “Queen Margot” (1996). The actress herself sometimes notes that she is not too happy with this picture. However, the film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel was a success among television viewers - the passions at the French court performed by famous Russian actors attracted the attention of the audience. The film stars Mikhail Efremov, Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Dmitry Pevtsov, Dmitry Kharatyan, Vera Sotnikova, Sergei Yursky, Sergei Zhigunov, Olga Drozdova, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Olga Kabo and other stars. It is interesting that many of the artists in the film do not speak in their own voices. For example, Margot was voiced by actress Natalya Kaznacheeva instead of Evgenia Dobrovolskaya.
"Mechanical Suite"
In 2001, Dmitry Meskhiev’s tragicomedy “Mechanical Suite” was released. According to the story, a certain factory worker went out of town for the weekend and died there. The administration sends his colleagues to collect the body. They drank on the train, lost money and decided to carry the deceased in the compartment as an ordinary passenger. This, of course, was just the beginning of their adventures.
Dobrovolskaya played the supporting role of Lyuba in this film. Her heroine works in a provincial library, where no one really reads, dreams of breaking out of such a life and suddenly receives as a gift money collected by the plant for the funeral of its employee. For this work, the actress received several awards at film festivals.
"Falling Leaves Blues"
“Soft thriller” is how director Alexander Mikhailov described the genre of the film. According to the scenario, it is not clear where an ordinary girl Ksyusha gets her inheritance from: an apartment in the center of Moscow and a bank account. But this does not make her happy at all - very soon it becomes clear that the heiress is in danger. Evgenia Dobrovolskaya had to cry a lot during filming - her character was in autumn depression throughout the film. The actress herself is unusual in such moods: “I can’t stay in this state for a long time, because I have a lot to do. I just don’t have time to sit and think that no one loves me and how sad there is around me,” she says.
"Artist"
The film about the fate of a not-so-lucky artist became a real gift for Evgenia Dobrovolskaya. Finally, she managed to play a real actress - not a glamorous diva, but a hard worker faithful to art. Together with her, Maria Aronova, Alexander Abdulov, Dmitry Pevtsov, Yuri Stepanov starred in the film.
I also remember working with director Stanislav Govorukhin. In the first days he was unhappy and made many comments. “In general, Aronova and I were like students. We didn’t even dare to take an extra step: I’m afraid to go there, he drinks tea there and let him, but we’re in another place,” the actress recalled. She and the director also do not agree on the ending; she admits that she does not believe in a happy ending to this story. However, the film turned out wonderful, and the leading actress Evgenia Dobrovolskaya received several awards for this work, including the prestigious Golden Eagle film award.
The directors note that Evgenia Dobrovolskaya is an actress without a role, she is capable of any images. It looks organically in drama and comedy, in classics and modern stories. And all this is clearly visible in her filmography, which currently includes more than 100 diverse films.
Childhood and youth
Evgenia was born on September 9, 1982. She got the surname from her father, a popular musician and teacher. The information that she is supposedly Zaputina and not Serebrennikova is nothing more than a misconception. The actress's mother is a singer. As a child, Zhenya lived in the Buryat village of Tarbagatai, Evgeniy Ilyich is from Buryatia.
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In 1992, the head of the family moved to Novosibirsk, where he got a job at the regional philharmonic, became the founder of jazz traditions, and collaborated with world stars Nicole Henry, Alessio Mengoni, and Steve Turre.
The future artist settled with her mother in Voronezh, and simultaneously with general education she studied at an art school, in the theater department. After receiving her matriculation certificate, Serebrennikova became a student at the Voronezh Academy of Arts.
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Evgenia Serebrennikova, as a child with her friend
Evgenia, like many of her peers, dreamed of a big stage, so she chose her profession consciously. In parallel with her studies at the academy, she worked at the local radio station “Borneo”, where she hosted morning broadcasts, but at some point she realized that Voronezh was crowded - she was irresistibly attracted to Moscow. In 2003, unexpectedly for her loved ones, Zhenya moved to the capital.
She took a big risk because there were no relatives or friends in Moscow to support her. A young actress with no experience was faced with the harsh reality of the metropolis. My career was not going as I would have liked. The girl got a job as a waitress in a restaurant, worked part-time as a fashion model, and acted in commercials.
Serebrennikova Evgenia Evgenievna
Theater and film actress. Radio presenter. Known for the films “Old Women on the Run”, “Univer”, “Marriage Games”.
Evgenia Serebrennikova was born on September 9, 1982 in the city of Voronezh. After graduating from high school No. 63 and the theater department of Children's Art School No. 1 in 1999, she entered the Voronezh State Academy of Arts. Like many students, I dreamed of a big stage, so I chose my profession consciously. In parallel with her studies at the academy, she got a job at a local radio station, where she hosted morning broadcasts.
Having received a university diploma in 2003, Evgenia realized that she was cramped in Voronezh and was attracted to Moscow. That same year, unexpectedly for everyone, she moved to the capital. Serebrennikova took a great risk because there were no relatives or friends who would support her in Moscow. A young actress with no experience was faced with the harsh reality of the metropolis. The girl got a job as a waitress in a restaurant, worked part-time as a fashion model, and acted in commercials.
However, fate turned out to be favorable and at the end of 2003 she was accepted into the troupe of the Moscow Provincial Theater, in which the actress played for about ten years. The audience saw Evgenia in the role of Io in the play “Dialogue of Males”, Isabella in the production of “Murder is a Family Affair”, Tanka in “The Trap for Santa Claus”, Mademoiselle Goldbach in “The Libertine”.
In parallel with her work in the theater, Serebrennikova went to all kinds of castings. Four years after moving to the capital, the actress was lucky and was cast in the cameo role of Malina in the film “You Can’t Catch Us.” The film took place in the colony on New Year's Eve. The heroine Serebrennikova, prisoner Malina, is killed by someone - an investigation begins. The actress masterfully managed to convey the character of her character, although she rarely appeared on camera.
Then she starred in the TV series: “Silent Witness-2”, “Univer”, “Interns”, “Urgently to Number 3”. In 2012 she appeared in the films “The King of Madagascar” and “Shall We Wake Up Together?”, and in 2013 in the melodramatic series “Second Wind”.
In 2020, the actress participated in the filming of the film “The Moor Did His Thing.” A year later she appeared in Andrei Selivanov’s film “Marriage Games” in the role of Ksenia. The following year, 2020, she starred in two projects: “Univer” as Vasilisa and “Old Women on the Run” as Elena.
Creativity of Evgenia Serebrennikova
Creativity of Evgenia Serebrennikova
Filmography
2018 - “Old Women on the Run”, director A. Kolmogorov, role of Lena 2018 - “Univer”, director R. Mosafir, role of Vasilisa 2020 - “Marriage Games”, director Andrei Selivanov, role of Ksenia 2020 - “The Moor did his job”, director Natalya Mikryukova, role of Olga 2020 - “Love Network”, director Anna Legchilova, role of Christina 2020 - “Sun as a Gift”, director Sergei Lyalin, role of Varya 2014 - “The Ideal Man”, director Sakhat Dursunov, role of Valeria Gordetskaya 2014 - “ Reckoning", director Roman Mushegyan, role Katya 2013 - "Second Wind", director Sergei Pikalov, role Zhanna 2013 - "Not a Woman's Business" 2013 - "Coincidence of Circumstances", director Alexander Kalugin, role Galina Sevastyanova 2012 - "Shall we wake up together?" , directors Yuri Laguta, Igor Kholodkov, role of Yan 2012 - “Urgent to the Room” 2011 - “Talents and Admirers”, director Sergei Vinogradov, role of Nellie 2011 - “Univer”, director Pyotr Tochilin, role of Marina 2011 - “Hour of Volkov-4 "2010 - "Thirty Years Later", director Sergei Vinogradov, role of Dasha 2010 - "Interns" 2010 - "Episode 29", director Milan Kilibarda, role of Nastya 2007 - "You Can't Catch Up with Us", director Ilya Shilovsky, role of Malina 2007 - “Silent Witness” 2007 - “Provocation”, director Svetlana Lopatukhina, role Anna
Family of Evgenia Serebrennikova
Family of Evgenia Serebrennikova
Common-law husband - Prokhor Dubravin, actor. Relationships from 2003 to 2013.
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Theater
Fate smiled on the actress at the end of 2003, when Serebrennikova was accepted into the troupe of the Moscow Chamber Theater (now the Moscow Provincial Theater under the direction of Sergei Bezrukov). The actress served there until 2011.
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Evgenia Serebrennikova in the theater
During this time, the audience managed to enjoy the performance of Serebrennikova in the role of Io in the play “Dialogue of Males”, Isabella in the production of “Murder is a Family Affair”, Tanka in “The Trap for Santa Claus”, Mademoiselle Goldbach in “The Libertine”.
Movies
Not forgetting about her work in the theater, Evgenia went to screen tests. 4 years after the move, she was lucky - the actress was approved for a cameo role in the film “You Can’t Catch Us”, in the company of Svetlana Svetikova and Ekaterina Vilkova. The action of the romantic thriller takes place in the colony on New Year's Eve. The heroine Serebrennikova, the prisoner Malina, is killed, and an investigation begins. Zhenya masterfully managed to convey the character’s character, although she rarely appeared on camera.
Evgenia Serebrennikova (still from the film “You Can’t Catch Us”)
Then work began in multi-part projects. Evgenia Serebrennikova starred in “Silent Witness - 2”, a detective story based on real criminal cases, played in the crime drama “Cursed Paradise - 2” about the behind-the-scenes life of a brothel disguised as a club, in one episode of the longest-running Russian TV series “Sled” . In 2010, the actress appeared in a cameo role in the top-rated sitcom “Interns,” where she appeared as a clinic patient in a smoking room.
This was followed by work in the detective story “The Hour of Volkov” with Nikolai Chindyaykin and the crime film “Urgent to the Room” with Olga Pogodina and Yaroslav Boyko. A year later, she starred in the top-rated comedy series “Univer,” created by Comedy Club Production. The main persons of the company are former Kaveen players Garik Martirosyan, Vyacheslav Dusmukhametov, Semyon Slepakov.
Evgenia Serebrennikova (still from the series “Interns”)
In 2012, Evgenia Serebrennikova appeared before fans in the melodrama “Shall we wake up together?” in the role of a girl with unconventional orientation. A year later, the artist appeared in the main cast of the melodrama “Second Wind”. The film is about two scientist spouses (Victoria Tolstoganova and Marat Basharov), who are to head a new nanocenter.
On the eve of his appointment, Igor hits a pedestrian, and Maria takes the blame and goes to prison. Having freed herself, the woman discovers that her husband works at a scientific center and has found a soul mate in the person of the secretary (Evgeniy Serebrennikov). And Maria gets a job as a cleaner in a hospital.
Evgenia Serebrennikova (still from the series “Second Wind”)
In 2014, the actress’s filmography was replenished with work in the melodrama “An Ideal Husband”, in which she got the main role of Valeria Gordetskaya, the owner of an unprofitable marriage agency. The heroine comes up with the idea of hiring an actor who will portray the ideal man on dates with clients. For this purpose, Valeria hires Sergei Nikolsky (Maxim Radugin), with whom she later falls in love.
The next notable project for the actress’s creative biography was the psychological thriller “Reckoning,” where Evgenia appeared as the psychologist Ekaterina, an assistant to an operative in the person of Anatoly Smiranin.
Evgenia Serebrennikova and Evgeny Pronin (still from the series “Love Network”)
In 2020, with Evgenia’s participation, the filming of two films was completed - “Love Network” and “The Sun as a Gift”. The leading role in the first melodrama was played by Igor Bochkin, and the director was his wife Anna Legchilova. In the second, the actress played the wife of the key character’s brother. According to the plot, the husband's relatives are involved in the death of the main character's mother.
At the end of 2020, the detective story “The Moor Did His Job” was released on the TVC channel. In the film, the actress played the main role of Olga Larina, who learns about the death of her own father, who left the family when the girl was still little. Kirill Shmelev, played by Prokhor Dubravin, helps the girl investigate the mysterious death.
Evgenia Serebrennikova (still from the series “The Moor Did His Deed”)
In March 2020, the melodrama “Marriage Games” started on the Russia-1 TV channel, in which Serebrennikova also played. The main character Masha (Sofya Shutkina) lives in Kyrgyzstan, but after an unwanted marriage she runs away from her new family to Moscow. In addition to Evgenia, the main cast also included Artem Osipov and Evgeny Shirikov.
The following year, 2018, added to the artist’s creative portfolio with the comedy “Old Women on the Run.” The project told about three elderly ladies who are forced to leave home by the notorious housing problem. Serebrennikova got the role of Tatyana Orlova’s on-screen daughter. composed of the characters of Elena Safonova and Marina Yakovleva.
Film roles
For the first time, actress Evgenia Serebrennikova appeared on television in the role of Anna in the 17th episode of the second season of the detective series “Silent Witness”. At the same time, she starred in the romantic thriller “You Can’t Catch Us” in the role of Malina. In 2008, Serebrennikova played Olga in the second season of the crime melodrama “Cursed Paradise.” Then she appeared in the 29th episode of the sitcom “Interns” in the role of Nastya.
In the fourth season of the detective story “The Hour of Volkov,” the actress played Daria. Her next heroines were Marina in the youth comedy “Univer” and Nelly in the series “Urgent to the Room.” In 2012, Evgenia starred as Yana in the melodrama “Shall we wake up together?” Then the artist played Sevastyanova Galina in “Not a Woman’s Business” and secretary Zhanna in “Second Wind.”
In 2014, long-awaited positive changes took place in the creative biography of actress Evgenia Serebrennikova. She received the leading role in two films – the lyrical comedy “The Ideal Man” and the psychological thriller “Reckoning”. In 2020, Serebrennikova played Varvara in the melodrama “The Sun as a Gift” and Christina in “Love Network.”
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Personal life
In 2003, the actress met her colleague Vitaly Emashov, who later changed his name to Prokhor Dubravin. Both had just moved to Moscow and were just starting their careers. The young people met and got lost, but then they met again and realized that this was fate. Prokhor said that he was incredibly happy in his personal life next to Zhenya. Serebrennikova is a talented mass entertainer who loved traveling with her husband and planning a vacation so that everyone would have fun and interest.
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Evgenia Serebrennikova and Prokhor Dubravin
The couple loved to go on hikes and visit exotic countries. The actress posted photos taken while traveling on her personal pages on social networks. Over 10 years of marriage, the lovers did not manage to become parents; a divorce followed in 2013. The former spouses have maintained an even relationship and occasionally meet on the set.
One of the actress’s hobbies is pole acrobatics. Evgeniya posts pictures and videos of her performances and homework for everyone to see on her Instagram account, which evokes sincere admiration from her fans and friends. Followers positively appreciate the perky haircut, taste in choosing outfits, and sense of humor.
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Evgenia Serebrennikova on the pole
Serebrennikova tries to keep herself in perfect shape (weight 55 kg, height 170 cm), so she is not shy about showing off her figure in a swimsuit. She likes to dance: the artist periodically attends master classes in various dance styles - hip-hop, modern, and has skills in flamenco, salsa and tango.
In addition, Zhenya has a high female singing voice - soprano. True, this talent has not yet been demonstrated. Other knowledge and skills include spoken English, a diploma from the German Sidakov School of Drama, and writing poetry. Evgenia published her own works on the Internet. According to the authors of the reviews, it turned out “subtle, piercingly sincere, truthful.”
Childhood
Leonid was born on October 2, 1947 in Moscow.
His father, Fedor Dmitrievich Shokhin, born in 1915, participated in the Great Patriotic War, a front-line artilleryman, and in peacetime worked at a mining institute as deputy director for economic affairs.
Mother, Serebrennikova Nina Leonidovna, born in 1916. Since childhood, she dreamed of becoming a ballerina, but in the 1920s-1930s this turned out to be almost impossible, and besides, she lived in the Urals, where there were no ballet schools at that time. Nina Leonidovna received a higher education at the Mining Institute and worked as an engineer in the surveying department. Later she moved to the Institute of Mining at the USSR Academy of Sciences to the position of secretary of the academic council.
Neither mother nor father were artists in the family, but they themselves were very musical people, had good voices and sang superbly. Mom was also great at drawing pictures. The children also inherited a love of art from their parents; Leonid also had a brother, Vladimir, who was ten years older (he worked as an announcer on Central Television and died in 2011).
Leonid with his mother and brother
But as a child, Lenya wanted to become not a singer, but an actor. In kindergarten, he was not shy about going on stage and reading poetry loudly and expressively. But he didn’t like music lessons; the boy barely completed three years of music school. And all because he dreamed of an acting profession, he really loved Raikin’s performances and learned them by heart, and tried to stage miniatures himself.
Evgenia Serebrennikova now
In 2020, the detective film “Balabol” was continued. This nickname is given to the main character played by Konstantin Yushkevich, an investigator with an inexhaustible sense of humor. While working on his next case, a policeman finds himself in the waiting room of a pharmacist, played by Roman Indyk. Evgenia Serebrennikova appeared as the businessman’s personal assistant.
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Evgenia Serebrennikova in 2020
At the end of 2019, the premiere of the 2nd season of the comedy “Old Women on the Run” took place. Viewers will have to find out whether the scriptwriters' idea of reconciling the actress with her film mom will be justified. Indeed, in the finale of the 1st part, the heroine of Serebrennikova is going to go on maternity leave after the birth of her second child, and the conflict between fathers and children should subside for a while.
In the same year, Evgenia received a special prize from the Russian Directors Guild at the Kinobars international festival, held in North Ossetia.
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Evgenia Serebrennikova
The actress, who acted as a director and producer for the first time, presented to the jury the film “Colors” about a boy who dreams of becoming an artist. His father gives him a watercolor set, but for his mother, the paints are a symbol of a failed family life, and the woman is trying with all her might to get rid of the gift. The same project was awarded in the “Best Director’s Work” category at the ZILANT film festival in Kazan.
