Actress Olga Budina - biography, personal life, filmography and interesting facts

BIOGRAPHY

Olga Budina was born in Moscow, but spent her childhood and school years in the city of Odintsovo, Moscow region. Her family was far from the world of theater and cinema. Father Alexander Sergeevich worked as an electrician, mother Lidia Ignatievna worked as an accountant.

Olga herself also did not dream of becoming an actress. She had many interests: philosophy, ethnography, philology... She graduated from the School of Young Philologists at Moscow State University, received the qualification “Category 3 Guide”, and was interested in psychoanalysis. And my main passion from a very early age was and remains music. Little Olya, a 4th grade student, enrolled herself in a music school and diligently studied playing the accordion, sang in the choir and even composed music.

After ninth grade, Olga Budina tried to enter the Gnessin State Music College, but was unsuccessful. She returned to school and became interested in amateur theater, putting on several performances with her friends.

As a child, the future actress was a rebel - she was friends with boys, mostly lagging behind, boycotted school uniforms and was not good at school. But the teachers forgave her a lot for her active social work and organizing school holidays.

After school, Olga did not study anywhere for a whole year, trying to understand what she wanted in life. A painful search for herself again almost brought her to Gnesinka, but at the last moment, “out of curiosity,” she submitted documents to the Shchukin School - and was accepted!

“Now it’s impossible for me to imagine myself without my favorite thing: my profession, my roles - screen and stage “aunties”, whom I adore and call them “aunties” lovingly. Happy beauties, cruel beauties, suffering beauties, beloved beauties. It's scary to think that I could be left without them. But I had no intention of becoming an actress! I didn’t even dream of it, although my classmates kept telling me about it,” recalls Olga Budina on the pages of the magazine “Caravan of Stories.”

Olga Budina's ex-husband - Alexander Naumov

Olga Budina's ex-husband, Alexander Naumov, was much older than his chosen one. Olga's husband was far from art; he had his own business. Therefore, due to the difference in age or work, it was sometimes difficult for the wife to combine two roles: a loving and caring wife and mother, and a theater and film actress. Only Budina and her former lover know what really caused the divorce.

As they wrote in the press, the TV presenter had a hard time with the separation, but she was rescued by her beloved son and her equally beloved job, which Olga plunged headlong into.

In general, Olga Alexandrovna does not really like questions about her personal life, and simply ignores questions about fans without answering them.

MOVIE

In 1996, as a fourth-year student, Olga Budina acted in films for the first time. She played Grand Duchess Anastasia in Gleb Panfilov’s film “The Romanovs. Crowned family." The filming made a strong impression on her; Olga remembers them with tenderness: “After Panfilov, it’s hard to act with other directors. And the relationship on the set was almost family-like and warm. We are four young pretty actresses, all the men of the film crew constantly showed us attention, looked after us, took us to restaurants, and paid us compliments. On days off we liked to just walk around Prague together or have a get-together in someone’s room. There were so many beautiful things back then!”

However, the film was released only four years later, and Olga Budina, meanwhile, starred in small roles in the films “Shall We Send a Messenger”, “D.D.D. File of Detective Dubrovsky” and in the youth series “Simple Truths”.

Then there was filming in the leading role in Alexei Uchitel’s film “The Diary of His Wife.” This work was very difficult for Olga; at the end of filming, she even fell ill and became depressed. The profession saved me. The actress captured a new role in A. Mitta’s television series “Border. Taiga novel." It is this picture that will subsequently glorify Olga Budina throughout the country.

For several years, Olga Budina has been actively filming. She was invited to the most interesting projects, including “The Idiot” by Vladimir Bortko and “The Moscow Saga” by Dmitry Barshchevsky. Olga has a reputation as one of the best actresses of our time. In 2003, she became the youngest member of the jury of the XXV Moscow International Film Festival in history.

At this moment, at the peak of her career, Olga Budina got married and... decided to leave the profession. She left the capital, gave birth to a son, Naum, and was going to devote herself entirely to her family. She subsequently admitted in an interview that she was very tired and deliberately cut off contact with the outside world. There were no problems with self-realization - the actress directed all her creative energy to caring for loved ones. “It was great for me. Finally, I began to live, I returned to myself,” she said in the “Life Line” program of the “Culture” TV channel. But in 2005, Budina’s marriage broke up, and she returned to the cinema.

The return was triumphant - Olga played Nadezhda Alliluyeva in the film “Stalin’s Wife”.

“At 31, Nadezhda Alliluyeva was either killed or committed suicide. We'll never know. She had two children. She suffered from terrible migraines all her life. Now we won’t even find medical evidence that is accurate about what really happened to her. But in her life she has not done - well, at least no one talks about it, even those who speak not very well of her - that she has committed any base act. And at that time it was almost impossible. And this gives me some reason to say that she was almost the only decent person in Stalin’s circle. And a man who chose to leave rather than stay. And, of course, for me she is a very strong person. Incredibly strong. And I don’t know who is stronger – he or she,” Olga told the “Cinemania” program about her character.

Then there were many roles in popular TV series - “Mother’s Heart”, “The Personal Life of Doctor Selivanova”, “Zemsky Doctor”.

In addition, Olga Budina was the co-host of the “About the Most Important” program on the Rossiya 1 TV channel for several years and became the face of the cosmetics company AVON.

PERSONAL LIFE

Olga Budina is one of those artists who prefers to keep her personal life secret. In 2003, she married businessman Alexander Naumov, but already in 2005 the marriage broke up. Olga has a son, Naum, to whom she tries to devote as much time as possible, despite the busy filming schedule.

The boy studies a lot, and also studied flute at a music school for two years. True, he didn’t like it, so Olga met the child halfway and allowed him to stop classes.

Mother and son travel a lot together. They have already visited France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Vietnam and even Australia.

Biography and personal life of Olga Budina

The biography and personal life of Olga Budina has always attracted public attention. This material by the actress will be especially useful to read for those who dream of achieving success in an acting career without having famous parents or connections in the world of cinematography.

The actress was born in a suburb of the capital in the winter of 1975. Her father worked in construction, and her mother worked in accounting. Olga Budina's creative inclinations have been evident since childhood. While many children were forced to go to music school, the future actress herself expressed a desire to learn the accordion and piano. Previously, many parents sent their children to music school, because learning music better develops thinking and promotes greater perseverance, and does not at all mean that someone who has received a musical education will become a great singer or musician.

But Olga Budina was not only interested in music, but also had a good ear and voice. At school, the girl constantly participated in all events; moreover, she often organized them. As it turned out, the girl’s organizational skills were at the highest level. At the same time, Olga Budina loved to perform on stage, which prompted her to create a small theater at school.

However, the future actress initially chose a pedagogical university, thinking that this was her calling. After studying here for only a year, Olga Budina leaves the university and makes the most important decision in her life - to become an actress. The Shchukin Theater School welcomes the girl with open arms, then she passes the entrance exams with flying colors, impressing the commission with her talent.

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But there were difficulties ahead, training was not easy, which is why Olga Budina was almost expelled from Shchuka. Having pulled herself together, she was able to overcome all the difficulties, which only pushed her to even more work and self-organization.

Already in her second year of study, the aspiring actress began to be invited to star in films and TV series. Filming took a lot of time, so Olga Budina missed the opportunity to develop as a theater actress.

The actress became famous with her first leading role in the TV series “Border. Taiga novel." After this, Olga Budina began to receive many tempting offers in a variety of film projects. Since then, the actress’s name has been on everyone’s lips, and her work has been highly valued in Russian cinema.

In addition to filming films, Olga Budina often appeared on television shows, which were no less popular than her work in films. Also, the famous Russian actress devotes a lot of time to charity. It is known that she collected 2 million rubles for one orphanage.

In Olga Budina’s personal life there was only one man - businessman Alexander Naumov, whom she married in 2004. The marriage produced a son, Naum, but 2 years later the family broke up when the husband decided to leave for another woman. Since then, the actress has not made any attempts to find a new man; she has everything she needs for happiness - her beloved son and work. In an interview, Olga Budina said that she is not in search, but if fate sends her a good man, she will not resist.

INTERESTING FACTS

• During the filming of the film “The Romanovs. The Crowned Family,” the director came up with the idea that Princess Anastasia should play the saxophone, which had just appeared in Russia in those years. A big fan of music, Olga Budina was very happy to find an ancient instrument and a teacher. But they still abandoned the extravagant idea.
• In the late 1990s, Olga was invited to act in Hollywood, but just at that time work was underway on the film “The Diary of His Wife.” The actress decided not to let her colleagues down and refused. But soon there was a default, and filming was suspended for a year.
• The actress claims that she is prone to obesity and is forced to watch her diet. However, during the filming of the film “The Idiot”, she relied on very tasty pastries, which were fed to the film crew. Budina did not limit herself, because Dostoevsky also wrote that Aglaya loved to eat deliciously. Quite soon, the actress’s shape became noticeably rounder, but the director didn’t really like it, and he asked Olga to control herself.
• Despite the fact that the actress has played doctors five times, for her they are “completely unidentified flying objects.” She herself does not go to doctors, she tries to lead a healthy lifestyle. He doesn’t eat meat, chooses everything natural, and respects Ayurveda. And if she gets sick, she prefers to be treated with homeopathy.
• Olga Budina loves pomegranates very much. Her kitchen is decorated with pomegranate branches, and the Christmas tree is decorated with toy fruits for the New Year. And even her musical group is called “The Color of Pomegranates,” like the film by Sergei Parajanov, which once greatly impressed her.

Based on materials from the websites 7days.ru, kino-teatr.ru, the official website of the actress olgabudina.ru, as well as the TV channel “Culture”

Growing up and adolescence

During her school years, Olga began to study music. She attended a music school, played the piano and accordion, sang in the choir and orchestra. And later I began to get involved in theater.

In Odintsovo she entered the drama club. She often took responsibility for holding matinees and various events in honor of holidays at school.

At school, she organized her own theater together with like-minded people, where the children could stage musicals, plays and comedies. For example, “The Princess and the Pea,” based on Olga’s script, caused great delight. The girl herself sewed costumes for schoolchildren.

She sang not only in the school choir and orchestra, but also performed as a soloist at discos in a vocal and instrumental ensemble. Olga was interested in philology. In high school, she entered the School of Young Philologists at Moscow State University, where she received the specialty of a tour guide.

After graduating from school, she began studying at a pedagogical institute, but realized that she was attracted to acting on stage in the theater. Having completed her education as a teacher, Olga entered the Higher Theater School named after. B. Shchukina.

Soon Budina realized that studying was not as simple as it seemed. There was even a question about her expulsion, but the girl put in effort and perseverance, and in her second year she was able to become the best in acting.

TITLES AND AWARDS

• 2001 - laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art
• Prize-winner of numerous film festivals and the only actress in Russia whose films were twice nominated for Oscars
• Academician of the National Academy of Motion Picture Sciences and Arts
• Knight of the Order of Mikhailo Lomonosov, “Glory to the Nation”, “Loyalty and Faith”, II degree for outstanding contribution to the spiritual and moral revival of the Fatherland
• Winner of the “Legend of Russia” award
• 2014 — Winner of the Moscow Government Prize “Wings of the Stork” for his contribution to the development of family care for orphans
• A ninth magnitude star in the constellation Sagittarius is named after Olga Budina

FILMOGRAPHY: Actress

• The Mystery of the Idol (2016), TV series
• Zemsky doctor. Love in spite of (2014), TV series
• Zemsky doctor. Return (2013), TV series
• Zemsky doctor. Life again (2012), TV series
• Zemsky doctor. Sequel (2012), TV series
• Mother's Heart (2010), TV series
• Zemsky Doctor (2010), TV series
• Phoenix Syndrome (2009)
• Equation with Everyone Known (2008)
• The personal life of Doctor Selivanova (2007), TV series
• Necklace for a snow woman (2007)
• Stalin's Wife (2006)
• Moscow Saga (2004), TV series
• The Joys and Sorrows of the Little Lord (2003)
• Bayazet (2003), TV series
• Idiot (2003), TV series
• Railway Romance (2002)
• Down House (2001)
• Salome (2001), TV series
• Border. Taiga Romance (2001), TV series
• Romanovs. Crowned Family (2000)
• His Wife's Diary (2000)
• Check (2000)
• Empire under attack (2000)
• Directory of Death (1999), TV series
• Simple Truths (1999-2003), TV series
• Detective Dubrovsky's file (1999), TV series
• Flowers from the winners (1999)
• Should we send a messenger? (1998)