Childhood and family
Kristina Isaykina (photo above) was born on June 1, 1996 in Saratov. She was brought up in an ordinary family. Her father and mother have nothing to do with acting. Our heroine has a sister, Anya, whom she loves very much.
What was Christina like as a child? She grew up as an active and creatively gifted child. The little girl memorized fairy tales and cartoons, organized home performances and concerts.
From the age of 3, the girl did gymnastics. Dancing occupied a special place in her life. She tried different styles. Initially, Christina studied ballroom dancing, then switched to modern dancing. As a teenager, our heroine danced hip-hop, reggae and dancehall.
Christina See in childhood
Kristina was born to a Russian mother and an Armenian father . Parents were circus performers. They had their own traveling circus. A girl up to six years old lived in it with her parents and younger sister Elvira. Christina's father performed stunts as a motorcycle racer. He is Armenian by nationality , but at the age of thirteen he moved to Russia (formerly the USSR) for permanent residence. The mother also worked in the circus, and at the same time she was raising her daughters. Christina's parents constantly toured, moving from one city to another. But, in 1997, they decided to settle in Tula.
Then Christina began studying at the gymnasium. She knew Russian and English well, but did not speak Armenian at all. The girl was an active and energetic child, she did not like studying. Since early childhood, Christina fell in love with music. Before entering the gymnasium, she already knew the notes. Parents sent Christina to music school. The girl studied piano for three years, then began studying vocals.
Wikipedia says that from the age of 10, the girl participated in various music-themed competitions that took place in Europe. I tried not to miss the opportunity to become a participant in the next competition. As a result, she was offered to perform at the Philharmonic. The girl received the “Gifted Child of Tula” award.
Kristina Sargsyan in childhood
Kristina Isaykina: films and TV series
Our heroine’s film career began in 2014 and immediately with the leading role. In the adventure comedy “Graduation,” she successfully portrayed eleventh-grader Nastya.
This was followed by filming in Anna Melikyan’s melodramatic film “About Love”. The young actress played the role of the bride. She didn’t have to memorize phrases, because throughout the entire film, Isaykina’s character didn’t say a word.
Real success and audience love for Kristina Isaykina was brought by the series “The Crisis of a Tender Age” (TNT), released on screens in August 2020. Her character is 18-year-old beauty Yulia Kuzmina. This fragile girl has a strong character. She is not one of those who will cry into her pillow, blame the people around her for everything, or suffer. Julia will try to change the situation for the better.
Biography of Christina
Actress Kristina Alexandrova, a Siberian who moved to Moscow, grew up in a family where no one was closely associated with the field of performing arts. The girl’s father is Ruslan Alexandrov, his field of activity is unknown. Mom's name is Anna, she is a sought-after talented florist. The actress admits that her parents instilled in her excellent taste and a love of art.
Christina has an excellent relationship with her mother. The girl often calls her a close friend and thanks her. The actress has a sister. The three of them left their native Novosibirsk when their parents divorced and moved to Moscow in 2006.
Childhood and youth
Christina grew up as a gifted and inquisitive child. By chance, she often changed schools, but this did not affect the depth of her knowledge. After moving to the capital, the girl tried herself on stage, which she had long and passionately desired. Having a wonderful voice, she sang at concerts and in school productions. She danced and took part in theatrical performances.
The biography of Kristina Alexandrova is closely connected with sports from an early age. By the 10th grade, she received the rank of master of sports in synchronized swimming. But a misfortune happened - an injury prevented him from continuing professional development in sports. That's why Christina chose her true passion - art.
The path to popularity
The experience of school performances pushed young Christina to seriously think about an acting career. The girl tried to enter the Institute of Contemporary Art. But in the first year she was not enrolled. Optimism and perseverance did not let the talented Siberian down, and in the summer of 2013 she was already a student at the ISI acting department.
The mentors of the course where Kristina Alexandrova entered were People's Artists of the Russian Federation Dmitry Pevtsov and Olga Drozdova. They immediately noticed a beautiful and talented girl. The teachers decided to include the first-year student in the theater troupe “On Strastnom”.
First success
Throughout her studies, Christina performed on the theater stage. She took part in several serious productions. As part of the acting studio “Pevtsov-Theater” in 2020, she performed together with her mentor Dmitry Pevtsov in the production “Concert by the Sea”. She also performed roles in the plays “In This Sweet Old House” and “Leapfrog”.
The young actress showed herself to be a true professional in the enterprise “The Catcher in the Rye”, where she played Jane. In the premiere production of “Lunin or the Country of Slaves” in 2020, the girl shone as a performer of one of the main roles.
Christina entered the cinema in 2020 . She was invited to the filming of the melodrama “Freshman”. This was followed one after another by roles in the projects “Wind of Change” and “Not Together”. In 2017, the girl was invited to play one of the main roles in the series “Street”. Her portrayal of the young hairdresser Katya brought success and universal admiration to the actress.
Creative plans for the future
The aspiring actress is very ambitious. She managed to show herself well on the theater stage and television. For Christina, the assessment of her work is of great importance: she played not only in TV series, but also in serious full-length films.
The girl does not want to stop there. Her plans include leading roles in plays and productions; theater still fascinates her. Christina will gladly participate in creating images in films where it will be necessary to show a complex personality. For her, this is a challenge and an interesting experience, as the actress herself admits.
New film works
After the success in “The Crisis of a Tender Age,” offers for cooperation fell on the young actress as if from a cornucopia. In 2020, Kristina Isaykina starred in the melodrama “She Shot Down the Pilot” as Elena. The filmography of the Saratov native does not end there.
In 2020, the premiere of another film with her participation will take place. We are talking about the Russian series “About Faith”. This project also involves Daniil Strakhov, Ekaterina Dubakina, Vera Panfilova and other movie stars.
Kristina Isaykina now
In 2020, TV-3 channel presented the dramatic thriller “Ghosts of the Past.” The plot of the film takes place in a provincial town, where Yegor Beroev’s hero returns, 20 years ago accused of murdering a classmate. But residents continue to die. Christina played a local journalist conducting her own investigation and collecting dossiers on the victims.
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Kristina Isaykina in 2020
Isaykina is also involved in the musical melodrama “Choir” about a schoolboy inspired by the example of Robertino Loretti and who also dreams of conquering the public with his singing. The actress’s partners in the project were Alexander Galibin, Yulia Aug, Vladimir Sterzhakov, Olga Volkova.
The girl’s name is listed in the credits of the series “About Vera”. This is the name of the main character, who became a victim of vile deception on the part of her beloved man and is hatching a plan for revenge. But the obsession fades when she finds out that the swindler and his accomplices have families. Vera does not dare to leave her children orphans, since she and her brother grew up without parents.
Personal life
There is no marriage stamp in our heroine’s passport yet. But this does not mean at all that she is lonely and is actively searching. Some time ago, rumors appeared about Christina’s affair with Ruslan Yagudin, her colleague in the series “Tender Crisis.” The actress hastened to refute this information.
She has a boyfriend. His name, surname, age and profession are not disclosed. Although in an interview with one of the print publications, the girl admitted that she tries to spend all her free time with him. On her Instagram page she posts joint photos with her lover.
Movies
The cinematic biography of Kristina Alexandrova began in her penultimate year at a theater university. In December 2020, the TVC channel premiered the 4-episode melodrama “Freshman” directed by Valeria Ivanovskaya, where the young actress played a small role.
Actress Kristina Alexandrova
The following year, Ivanovskaya entrusted Kristina Alexandrova with a larger role - the secretary of Alla's publishing house in the melodrama "Wind of Change." On the set of the project, Christina met with colleagues who had already made a name in Russian cinema.
Working together with Galina Sazonova, Arthur Vakha and Vakhtang Beridze in “Wind of Change” was beneficial: in the same 2017, the Siberian starred in two more projects - the drama series “Not Together” by Vardan Akopyan, which was released on the Domashny channel in March, and the comedy project “Street”.
Kristina Alexandrova in the series “Street”
The last film brought Alexandrova fame. The series was released in October 2017 and attracted an audience of millions. Christina played the girl Katya, young Lolita, who at the age of 16 was seduced by school teacher Stas.
Fans of melodrama could not stop watching the development of the novel in a love triangle, where Lena is torn between a former married teacher and the district police officer Sokolov. The law enforcement officer in love with the girl was played by Yuri Nikolaenko, a rising star of Russian cinema.
Yuri Nikolaenko and Kristina Alexandrova in the series “Street”
The key characters in “Street” were played by Egor Klinaev, Lelya Baranova, Sofya Resnyanskaya, Pavel Savinkov. The project is interesting due to its genre interweaving of drama, comedy, melodrama and thriller.
The story of the residents of the street in the residential area - schoolchildren, students, housewives and successful businessmen - was so popular with TV viewers that the 2nd season of the project was released in April 2020. The fates of 30 characters of different ages and social statuses are intertwined on the screen.
Kristina Alexandrova
The success of the multi-part project opened the way for the young actress to cinema. In 2020, Kristina Alexandrova was offered a key role in the psychological thriller “The Conductor” directed by Ilya Maksimov. On the set of the film, Alexandrova met with Russian film stars Evgeny Tsyganov, Alexandra Bortich, Alexander Robak and Sergei Gorobchenko.
The premiere of the film is announced for November 2018.
Interesting Facts
- Christina considers her idols to be legendary actresses - American Liza Minnelli and British Audrey Hepburn.
- Isaykina is also a fan of Zemfira’s work. She has all the discs released by this performer at home. Our heroine even tries to look like Zemfira by wearing black clothes.
- The Russian actress cannot imagine her life without travel. She has a special love for sunny Spain. Her grandmother lives there.
- With a height of 170 cm, she played a basketball player in “Crisis of a Tender Age”.
- Kristina Isaykina believes in female friendship. And no one can convince her otherwise. The actress has three close friends. The girl studied on the same course with them.
- She has a dream - to get into a car in the city of Kaliningrad and travel around all of Europe. And then it will be possible to travel around Russia.
