Childhood and youth
Victoria was born on May 9, 1979 in the Czechoslovakian city of Zvolen, in the family of a military man, Alexander Lepilkin, and a technical institute student, Galina Semykina.
Victoria Gerasimova in childhood
At first, the parents were going to name their daughter Karina, and were also sure that she would inherit the burning beauty of her brunette mother. “But I was born completely bald and mixed up all the cards,” the actress recalled. Since the baby was born on Victory Day, they decided to name their daughter Victoria, which means “victory.”
Victoria Gerasimova in childhood with her mother
After the birth of the girl, the Lepilkin family lived for some time in Moldova, in the city of Dubossary. When Vika was 4 years old, her parents divorced, and the girl and her mother moved to Kaliningrad, where her grandparents lived. Victoria's father soon remarried - his daughter from his second marriage, half-sister Vika, now lives abroad with her mother. In his third marriage, Alexander had a daughter, Irina. But he did not disappear from the life of his eldest daughter; he regularly came to visit and gave gifts.
Victoria Gerasimova in childhood with her father
And when Vika was 7, her mother married a second time - to her colleague Nikolai Gerasimov. Victoria was glad to take her stepfather’s surname, since at school she was constantly called “Velcro.” In 1988, a daughter, Ida, was born into the new family, whose care fell partly on the shoulders of the schoolgirl.
Victoria Gerasimova with her younger sister Ida
Soon the young family received a three-room apartment in the village of Ozerki, which is 27 kilometers from Kaliningrad, from where the grandmother after some time took Gerasimova back to the city for the sake of a good education. It was her grandmother, a teacher of Russian language and literature, who taught Vika the technique of memorizing texts, which was useful to her in the future.
Victoria Gerasimova with her grandparents
In addition, as a child, Gerasimova studied ballroom dancing and English, and in high school she moved to the business class of the lyceum, where she mastered, among other things, the wisdom of accounting: the mother saw her daughter exclusively as an economist or translator.
Victoria Gerasimova’s mother did not immediately approve of her daughter’s choice
Before her senior year, Vika’s friend invited her to audition for the theater studio at the musical theater of Valery Lysenko’s enterprise. Gerasimova’s mother was horrified by her daughter’s choice, but Victoria’s grandmother, who in her youth also dreamed of becoming an actress, put an end to the scandal. When the studio was awarded the title of college, Vika decided to get a diploma of secondary education there.
Victoria Gerasimova – GITIS graduate
Soon, on the basis of the theater, the Kaliningrad branch of RATI (GITIS) was organized, where Vika easily entered and became a student of Leonid Efimovich Kheifets. After the first performance, Gerasimova’s mother approved of her daughter’s choice, which became an important life moment for Vika. In her third year, the girl was expelled for working “on the side,” and Gerasimova had to be reinstated to a paid place - the girl had difficulty, but managed to raise the required amount for training.
Actor career
Victoria started working quite early - as a student she became a DJ at the local Radio Shock. Soon Gerasimova began to be invited to voice-over commercials. After graduating from college and moving to Moscow, Victoria got a job as host of the “Television Ladies’ Club” project on a cable channel.
Victoria Gerasimova in her youth
Once at a club, Victoria was introduced to Oscar Kuchera, who invited her to a casting in Ostankino. For two years, the cassette recording of the interview lay in the archives, until in 2004 it was found and Vika was offered to become the host of interactive games on Muz-TV. Gerasimova appeared on camera in the guise of a Barbie doll - brightly made up, wearing stiletto heels, and wearing tight outfits. Soon, Victoria began hosting the “Question, Another Question” program with Lev Novozhenov on NTV. Victoria Gerasimova in an advertisement for chewing gum Soon Gerasimova was offered to star in an advertisement, after which the girl began to look with triple zeal for an opportunity to “be featured” on television. In the first two years, the girl appeared in 30 commercials, and after concluding a contract to advertise chewing gum, Victoria received the “Best Female Image of the Year” prize at an advertising festival and became a recognizable person on the city streets.
Victoria Gerasimova on the set of the project “School of Survival”
Subsequently, Gerasimova worked as the host of the “News Block” program on MTV (under the pseudonym Vika Kholodnaya), the reality project “School of Survival” (on the Russia-2 and My Planet channels), “New Morning” (on the Semyorka channel) and the “Bureau of Ideas” "(on the TV channel "Beaver"). At the same time, the girl starred in episodic roles in TV series.
The first leading role of Victoria Gerasimova (“City Romance”)
In 2006, Gerasimova was approved for her first leading role as a lyrical heroine in the 165-episode project “City Romance.” Soon, director Yusup Razykov entrusted the girl with the role of a killer in the series “My General,” which became a turning point in the actress’s biography. Vika’s partner on the set was Valentina Talyzina, who was often dissatisfied with Gerasimova’s performance, but in the end the filming ended on good friendly relations.
Victoria Gerasimova in the TV series “Visyaki”
In 2006-2010, the actress played leading roles in the series “Payment for Sins”, “Hanging Stones”, “Capercaillie” (season 3), “Stroybatya”, and also played an important role in the series “General Therapy” with Anna Snatkina, Prokhor Dubravin , Boris Klyuev and others.
Victoria Gerasimova in the series “Family Detective”
The years 2011-2013 were no less successful for Victoria. During this period of time, she got the main roles in the successful TV series “Pyatnitsky” and “Family Detective”, which finally confirmed her status as a sought-after actress.
Alexey Guskov and Victoria Gerasimova on the set of the film “In the Depths”
2014 was headlined by interesting roles in the crime series “Orca” (with Olga Lomonosova and Vladimir Epifantsev), the serial crime film “In the Depths” (with Alexey Guskov, Mikhail Babichev and Polina Sidikhina) and the melodrama by Valery Devyatilov “Father Matvey” (with Vladimir Kolganov and Rodion Galyuchenko). Soundtrack to the film with Victoria Gerasimova “Father Matvey” In the next three years, Victoria could be seen in supporting roles in such domestic projects as the detective story “Sasha the Good, Sasha the Evil” (with Vladimir Yaglych in the title role), the melodrama “On a White Horse” ", comedy series "Voronin" and "SashaTanya", etc.
Victoria Gerasimova with Vladimir Yaglych on the set of the film “Good Sasha, Evil Sasha”
A television
It cannot be said that the capital welcomed Victoria Gerasimova with open arms. It took the theater graduate a few months to find a job. The girl began hosting the “Television Ladies Club” program, which was broadcast on NTV-plus. Then Victoria began collaborating with the REN-TV channel and took on the role of host of the “Jolly Bucks” program. She also had a chance to work at MUZ-TV.
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In 2005, Gerasimova moved to the NTV channel. She was offered the position of host of the “Question” program. Another question". Unfortunately, the program was closed at the beginning of 2006, which came as a complete surprise to Victoria. Yesterday's provincial girl began to collaborate with the TV-3 channel and host the interactive program KinoMANIA.
Personal life of Victoria Gerasimova
As a student, Vika began an affair with a theater colleague, which lasted three years - and all this time Gerasimova did not notice that the guy was cheating on her.
In her senior years, at a hairdressing festival in Kaliningrad, where Vika was one of the presenters, the girl met businessman Oleg from Moscow, with whom the actress immediately began a relationship. After graduating from college, the girl moved to her beloved in the capital.
Vika lived with Oleg for five years, during which many unpleasant and unfair moments happened. In particular, Gerasimova’s lover was against the fact that his girlfriend was working, and when she got a job as a presenter, he limited her finances.
Victoria Gerasimova got married in 2010
Soon after Oleg eventually proposed to the girl, she met the Siberian Dmitry and practically ran away from the wedding towards new feelings. In 2010, after six years of civil marriage, Dmitry and Victoria got married.
Victoria Gerasimova opened a premium class studio in 2020
Since 2020, Victoria has been the owner of the Tailor.Moscow studio.
Personal life
Unfortunately, it is impossible to find a photo of actress Victoria Gerasimova with her husband. The actress prefers not to draw attention to her personal life. It is known that she decided to give up her freedom back in 2010. Victoria's chosen one was a man far from the world of dramatic art, a lawyer by profession. Gerasimova claims that she found happiness in marriage, that she was lucky enough to connect her life with an intelligent and reliable man. The actress and her husband do not have children yet, but it is possible that they will appear in the future.
Victoria also admits that she could never marry her colleague. Male actors, in her opinion, are not created for family life, they often suffer from mood swings, and it is difficult for them to remain faithful.
Victoria Gerasimova now
In March 2020, the NTV channel premiered the detective series “Firing Line,” which takes place in a fire department. The roles in the series were played by Alexey Barabash, Irina Valts, Yana Krainova and others. Trailer of the series with Victoria Gerasimova “Firing Line” Gerasimova also starred in the mini-series “Sphinxes of the Northern Gate” (with Elena Velikanova and Lyubov Germanova) and an episode of the series “New Man” "(with Vladimir Epifantsev, Tatyana Arntgolts, etc.).
Victoria Gerasimova with Vladimir Epifantsev on the set of the series “New Man”
Actress Victoria Gerasimova acquired her first fans thanks to filming in advertising. The graduate of a theater university was forced to participate in the creation of commercials by the need for money. She began her path to fame by promoting the Fairy detergent.
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The girl's real popularity came from her participation in Dirol advertising. Thousands of actresses applied for the role in this video. Castings were held in various cities of our country. Maria Klimova was selected first, then the search began for a young lady who would look good with her in the frame. In the end, the role went to Victoria.
The advertising video for “Dirol” turned out to be spectacular and bright. Two luxurious blondes, dressed in white short dresses, made a great impression on the audience. In 2005, Gerasimova received the “Best Female Image of the Year” award at the advertising festival.
