Natasha was born in Moscow, into an intelligent family. Dad was associated with the Central Committee of the Komsomol, mother taught children drawing. Because of my father's work, the family had to travel. And in the last couple of school years, schoolgirl Natasha ended up in Bulgaria.
She says that throughout her school years she adored theater and cinema, sighed for the Moscow acting scene, but her parents did not approve of her dream of becoming an actress. Natasha was an excellent student and could apply for a place at any university. After consulting, the family decided that their serious girl would go to medical school.
Still from the film “Secrets of the city “EN”, 2020
Tabakov
Plans changed only because the schoolgirl chickened out at the last moment. In an interview, she says that while studying in high school in Bulgaria, she understood what kind of competition there was in Moscow. Due to the lack of tutors or a strong school with an appropriate focus, she was simply afraid of failing the entrance exams.
At the meeting itself, not only could I not speak, I could barely breathe!
The actress admits that she was looking for a university that would need not so much her knowledge as she herself. And I settled on the theatrical one. The naive girl had no idea about the competition in such universities. Dad, horrified by her idea, immediately arranged an audition with Tabakov himself.
When Natasha was informed about this, she experienced such stress that at the meeting itself, not only could she not speak, she could barely breathe! Natalya remembers how she held on to the table, chairs and window sill so as not to faint, drawing out words, stuttering and trying to control naughty gestures. And then I learned from Tabakov that she shouldn’t go to theater school.
Biography
The biography of Natalia Bogunova is the life story of a talented and hardworking actress. From the age of 9, little Natasha, who dreamed of becoming a ballerina, learned steps and did “turnout legs” with a strict teacher in order to enter a choreographic school - and she did. But the acting profession seemed to have chosen her. At the school, Bogunova was noticed by film director Igor Talankin and invited to act in films. The world of cinema captivated the young ballerina, especially since the film in which she starred featured such wonderful actors as Nina Urgant and Boris Tokarev. During filming, Natalya lost her ballet shape a little and she had to work hard to get back into shape. She did not yet understand that Bogunova’s biography was predetermined - she would become a film actress. Two years later, she starred in the film “Goodbye, Boys” with Evgeny Steblov and Mikhail Kononov, with the same Nestor Petrovich, with whom fate would bring her together 10 years later on the set of “Big Change”. She soon dropped out of school, graduated from high school as an external student, and six years later she was already a graduate of VGIK and an actress at the Mossovet Theater, where she worked for 17 years.
Bogunova’s personal life was not very successful - she married already in her second year, to director Alexander Stefanovich, then still a student at VGIK. Everyone predicted a bright creative tandem for them, but, alas, Alexander did not cast his wife in any of his films, and seven years later the family tandem also broke up. Bogunova had no children. It was not easy to combine theater and film careers - for example, once, when Bogunova had to leave for two days to film the film “Big Change,” the theater threatened her with dismissal: she was busy as an extra for the play and they could not find a replacement for her. After “The Big Break,” actress Bogunova, who played the role of teacher Svetlana, became a popular favorite - beautiful, bright, talented, a real Russian beauty. It seemed that this film should open all the roads for her to Russian cinema, but, alas, she starred in only seven more films, and then mostly in episodic roles. In 1987, the actress stopped performing on the stage of the Mossovet Theater, and in the early 90s she stopped acting in films. In 1992, she played her last role - in the film Running on the Sunny Side.
In the last years of her life, Bogunova tried to return to her profession and simply somehow provide for herself. She taught acting skills to children, performed various concert programs, reading poems by poets of the Silver Age. One day they called her and invited her to star in the series with the words: “Come up, we’ll find you an episode for a hundred dollars,” but the actress did not agree to the “handout.” The last months of Bogunova’s life were full of plans - she was preparing a new concert program, went to the pool, took care of her health and prayed that she would have creative work, interesting, spiritual.
The accident happened when Bogunova was vacationing in Crete. The hotel staff noticed that the actress was not feeling well, they called doctors, they took her to the hospital, where Bogunova died. Bogunova's death occurred on August 9, 2013. The official cause of Bogunova’s death was myocardial infarction. Perhaps the hot climate, unusual for Bohunova, had an effect. The death of Natalia Bogunova was a great loss for her fans and colleagues. Bogunova's funeral took place on August 21, 2013. Funds for Bogunova's funeral were provided by the Union of Cinematographers of Russia and the Guild of Cinema Actors. Bogunova’s grave, in accordance with the decision of director Nikita Mikhalkov, is located at the Vagankovskoye cemetery.
The actress stopped acting in films in the 90s, having stopped receiving interesting offers.
Moscow Art Theater
After the verdict, dad was sure that the main authority rejected his daughter, which means she won’t go to the theater. He rejoiced and imposed a medical one. A year later it turned out that the girl finally decided to enroll. It’s okay, the family thought, now he won’t do it quickly and will go to medical school. But the girl brought different news: the first time she passed a difficult competition at the Moscow Art Theater School.
Natalya on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater. A.P.Chekhova
She will tell you that she has always attracted attention: red-gold hair, height, slimness and snow-white skin - who will pass by? However, the first school crushes just passed without even touching the girl with a casual glance. Therefore, during her first year of theater, she got used to the idea that she had to find the only man for the rest of her life. As intelligent and balanced as dad.
Biography and personal life of Natalia Rogozhkina
At the same time, the biography and personal life of Natalya Rogozhkina developed. In her youth, the woman met one of the best actors of our time, Andrei Panin, and became the mother of two sons.
The birth of the baby took place on the territory of the Soviet Union in the mid-70s of the last century, but at the age of one year the baby was taken by her parents to Bulgaria, since her father, Sergei Rogozhkin, worked in the diplomatic mission of this country. The mother devoted herself entirely to the family and raised her daughter.
Natasha went to one of the capital's schools in first grade. She studied well, studied music, sang and danced well, but the girl rarely showed her talents, as she was shy by nature.
Rogozhkina was especially good at biology and chemistry. She selected sick animals, which she treated and placed in good hands. The parents saw that their daughter gravitated more toward medicine, so they advised her to become a doctor. Initially, the future actress decided to connect her life with medicine, but in high school, unexpectedly for many, she decided to enroll in one of the capital’s theater institutes.
Natasha felt squeezed upon admission, but despite this, she was accepted into the Moscow Art Theater School on the course of A.B. Pokrovskaya. Within the walls of the educational institution, the girl honed her talent so much that after receiving her diploma she immediately began performing on the Moscow Art Theater stage.
The young artist played talentedly in “The Beatle Girl”, several stories of “Little Tragedies”, “The Cherry Orchard”, the German legend about a girl named Ondine and in other theatrical productions.
In the late 90s, Rogozhkina’s filmography began. She played in a large number of film series. For her creative activity, our heroine received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Panin
In her first year, she met a student with whom Natalya fell in love. For three years, their standard relationship went on as usual, which began to collapse exactly in the third year. When the energetic and spontaneous Andrei Panin flew into the classroom as a teaching assistant.
Still from the TV series “Kamenskaya 2”
She will tell you that the masculine charm of the actor—then already a mature man of 32 years old—remembered her, although she did not understand and does not remember exactly what feelings she had for him. Just before his death, in an interview, she will tell you that she doesn’t remember when they began to consider themselves a couple or a family - as if she had lived with him all her life.
A mischievous genius, always disheveled, loud and cheerful, rushed around the educational part of the university and did not leave anyone indifferent. He didn’t miss the red-haired girl, whom everyone was now paying attention to.
Nearby in any capacity
However, the candy-bouquet period did not follow. The actress says that he sought out the woman he loved in a different way: he practically surrounded her with himself, while not at all intending to court Natasha. He was simply constantly there, showering her with his sparks, giving himself as a gift, and then disappearing.
Natalya Rogozhkina and Andrei Panin in the film “24 Hours”, 2000
At the time of the meeting, both were not free. But, if the young relationship of 19-year-old Natasha already required some decisive action and could well have been broken even without Panin’s intervention, but the actor himself was married. Because of this circumstance, the romance did not begin, the relationship did not seem ordinary, normal...
Very soon it dawned on him that the actress couldn’t imagine life without him and wanted to be near him at all costs.
A year later, there was even more communication between the actors: Rogozhkina was invited to play the main role in the play “Ondine,” and Panin was also involved. The teaching assistant undertook to help the student join in with a real adult performance.
Now she also recognized him as a creative unit directly in his work and endlessly admired him. Very soon it dawned on him that the actress couldn’t imagine life without him and wanted to be near him at all costs. In any capacity.
Natalia Rogozhkina's husband - Andrey Panin
Our heroine’s meeting with Andrei Panin took place while Natalya was studying at the institute. They were introduced by one of their mutual friends. Andrei was already quite famous, and had been married for several years. After the first meeting, the man began to court the girl. He divorced his first wife, despite having a son.
After the wedding, the couple lived happily for several years and raised two sons. Then scandals began to arise periodically in the family. The reason was Andrey's alcohol abuse. The couple almost divorced.
Natalia Rogozhkina’s husband, Andrei Panin, died tragically in 2013. The mystery of his death has not yet been revealed.
Still alone
After a while, journalists started talking about the fact that the actress recovered from her experiences and began to build her personal life anew. Fans even mentioned the name of Panin's director Gennady Rusin. Allegedly, after the grief that happened, Natalya became close to him in a romantic sense. However, no one confirmed the gossip and it soon died down.
It is known that Andrei Panin’s parents refused the inheritance in favor of their daughter-in-law and grandchildren, and also convinced Natalya to open her heart to a relationship again. But in mid-2020, the actress is still alone. She serves at the Moscow Art Theater, is engaged in a film career and is raising children.
Photo: East News, stills from the film
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As you know, Natalya is a member of the United Russia party. She also manages to teach at the University of Culture at the Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. It is no secret that the actress has many government awards, and is also the founder of several foundations that provide assistance to people in need. For example, one of the foundations, the founder of which is the heroine of this article, is “Help to Forgotten Actors.”
