Yulia Viktorovna Siriskina (creative pseudonym Snigir) is a Russian actress, TV presenter and model who is very popular in the CIS countries and abroad. She became famous thanks to her roles in films such as “Blockbuster”, “Walking in Torment”, “About Love”. All of these films were received positively by film critics. The actress’s ex-husband, Alexey Snigir, is known as the producer of a film called “What a New Year!”, which was released in 2020.
Childhood and youth
Yulia Snigir, real name Siriskina, was born on June 2, 1983 in the Tula region, Russia. The girl's parents were ordinary people and had nothing to do with art. Yulia has a younger brother, Alesandr Siriskin, who also built a career as an actor.
At the time of her youth, a girl who was born in such a provincial town as Donskoy, dreams of a stellar career seemed absurd. The girl graduated from school in her hometown. Having received secondary education, the graduate did not intend to enter the acting department, but immediately after the graduation party she set off to conquer the capital of Russia. There she entered the pedagogical faculty of English philology.
The girl had great potential for both the exact sciences and the humanities, and it was not difficult for her to master the German language perfectly. Therefore, it is not surprising that now the model can speak freely with visiting guests and spectators in their native language.
After receiving her diploma, Yulia decided to build a career as an English teacher and got a job in one of the Moscow schools. She worked there for several years to save money for her parents to move to the capital. Since childhood, the girl dreamed of how she would achieve heights and help her parents.
Afterwards, Yulia quit, realizing that working with children was not her calling. So, she began to look for herself in other areas.
Four men of Yulia Snigir
Yulia Siriskina, and this is the last name the girl bore before her first marriage, was born into an ordinary family in the city of Donskoy, Tula region. The father of the future actress is a chess player and a teacher in a chess club. Mom is a telephone operator. The girl grew up smart, and when it was time to go to school, Yulia was easily accepted into gymnasium No. 20, which provides an excellent education.
The girl was best at exact sciences - her father’s mentality helped her understand mathematics and physics. It would be strange if the girl did not go to the chess school where her father taught. But she also had another passion - foreign languages.
Having become fascinated by them by the end of school, the girl already knew for sure that she would enroll in foreign language, and provincial universities did not interest her. Julia was going to conquer the capital.
Arriving in Moscow, yesterday's schoolgirl tried to enter the Moscow Pedagogical State University, but only missed one point. Already upset, she began to figure out what to do for the whole year so as not to have to go home and make a second attempt to enroll. And then she was lucky: the girl was offered to work as a secretary at the university.
In parallel with her secretarial work at the university, Yulia began teaching English in kindergartens, and also worked part-time by posting advertisements and other similar work.
For a whole year she studied herself and during the new entrance exams she was finally able to receive the coveted student's foreign language diploma.
First love
film “The Last Slaughter” (2006)
Yulia not only made serious progress in her studies - she will graduate from the university with honors - but she also did not forget about the fun life of students. At one of the skits, the girl began dating her future husband, whose name was Alexey Snigir. Now he is known as a producer, but then they were both students.
After graduating from university, she immediately got a job as a teacher in one of the Moscow schools, trying to save money to buy housing in the capital and move her parents.
Meanwhile, the lovers lived with Alexei’s parents. And when they got married, mom and dad spent all their savings on a separate apartment for the newlyweds - in the house next door to them. Snigir's fathers-in-law made renovations for them and gave them an original and modern design.
However, they had some resentment towards their daughter-in-law. Instead of taking care of her husband, Julia began going to castings in her second year in the hope of becoming a model or actress. However, for several years everything was in vain.
Once in the new apartment, Yulia asked permission to move her parents there from Donskoy, but her parents-in-law were strongly against it.
Relations in the family became even more tense when Snigir realized that she did not want to engage in teaching. The spontaneous and creative girl wanted change, but the routine and monotonous work with students put pressure on her and did not allow her to open up. She dropped out of school and went looking for herself.
At the same time, the photographer of one of the castings noted Yulina’s photogenic nature and suggested that she try to get a job in a modeling agency. This was the girl’s first success on the way to her dream.
Success
film “Inhabited Island” (2009)
Already working in a modeling agency, she caught the eye of the assistant of the famous director Valery Todorovsky. He was looking for actresses for his Hipsters. At the casting, the director considered Yulia’s potential and advised her to go to theater school. But he didn’t take part in the film - professionals were needed for such a film. But this experience showed the girl exactly what she wanted to do.
That same year, the future actress entered the Shchukin School. In her first years she began acting and was repeatedly named by directors as a rising star with a great future. She absolutely loved her new profession. Julia has finally found herself.
“Inhabited Island” became fateful for the actress. It was in this film that the main character captivated a wide audience with the depth of her blue eyes, while the actress was captivated by the film’s chief cameraman, Maxim Osadchiy.
Two people from the cinema
film “In the forests and on the mountains” (2010)
He was 18 years older than the charming actress, and was also famous for his bachelor outlook on life. The novel arose spontaneously. Soon the lovers moved in together and began to live together.
Snigir does not like to comment on this relationship, as well as any of her relationships, but on the sidelines they whispered that the girl truly fell in love with the stylish and intelligent operator, and he was in no hurry to propose to her.
The couple lived together for only two years, after which they separated so quietly that the secular news began to whisper: Osadchy is cheating on Snigir with the singer Nadya Ruchka! But immediately rumors spread about Yulia’s new romance: in 2013, she began appearing at events with Danila Kozlovsky and boasted that their relationship had been going on for a long time.
The actress is credited with starting her romance with Kozlovsky almost in 2011, when they starred together in “Rasputin.” But mutual friends then frowned and shrugged their shoulders. They said the couple connected almost by accident and predicted a quick separation.
And indeed. A photo of Kozlovsky carelessly published online with his partner in the new film, tenderly kissing him on the cheek, created a tense atmosphere in his relationship with Yulia. The girl reacted with a scandal, and then, according to relatives, she decided that Danila was unfaithful to her and broke off the relationship.
The man did not show his despair for a long time and after a couple of months he left to work in the USA with a new girl. But people were gossiping around: for a very long time Kozlovsky missed Yulia and could not forget his happy relationship with the actress.
Scandal
film "Doctor Tyrsa" (2010)
But most often the name of Yulia Snigir was mentioned in the media not in connection with her work, which has been in abundance lately. A year ago, father of many children Evgeny Tsyganov broke off relations with his pregnant wife, surprising everyone with his move to Yulia Snigir.
When the actors starred together in the TV series “Where the Motherland Begins?”, rumors spread that they were having an affair. Julia denied everything, completely unwilling to take responsibility for the infidelity of the actor courting her. But after filming, he simply moved in with her, and a little later, the paparazzi also took pictures of Yulia with her pronounced belly.
Tsyganov’s legal wife, when he left the family, was expecting their seventh child together and was completely shocked by the circumstances.
The entire public attacked the man, but he only commented that he continued to help his large family.
It is known that the actor lives with Yulia Snigir. Together they are raising their son Fyodor. Despite the fact that the baby was born quite recently, both actors are involved in a common project, which will be released in 2020.
Atomic Ivan (2011)
Valley of Roses (2011)
Model business
Realizing that school was not her calling at all, the girl, by the will of fate, ended up at a casting for advertising. Unfortunately, she didn’t make it there. But as they say, everything that happens is for the better: she was noticed there by a photographer who advised the charming girl to try herself in the modeling business and contact a modeling agency.
When selecting for one of the agencies, the girl was noticed by Ksenia Talkova, who was Valery Todorovsky’s assistant. She was there to invite the girls to try themselves as actresses for the film “Hipsters.” And although Julia was not able to join the cast, she really enjoyed playing the role.
Then she decided to enter the Faculty of Theater Arts. Shchukin. Having successfully passed the passing exams, the girl became a student of Rodion Ovchinnikov’s course. But she was unable to complete her studies and left after the third year, since it was not possible for her to combine study and work.
Yulia Snigir: “The New Pope divided my career into before and after”
It's quarantine now, and I spend almost all my time at home: playing with my child, cooking a lot, watching movies, and only going out for very urgent matters. For me, silence and solitude have always been important, this is how I accumulate energy, but, of course, it is more pleasant and calmer to isolate yourself of your own free will.
Top, Joseph
I love Italian cinema very much, I consider it the cradle of all world cinema. Fellini's "Eight and a Half" was absolutely brilliant, it seems to me. As a teenager, I adored films with Celentano, including “The Taming of the Shrew.” Then there were paintings by Vittorio De Sica, Antonioni, Elio Petri, Dino Risi, Pietro Germi, Sorrentino - I can list them for a long time.
Top, Giorgio Armani
Makeup: moisturizing foundation Luminous Silk Foundation, shade 4.5; multifunctional eye and eyebrow product Eye & Brow Maestro Eyeshape, shade 1; liquid eye shadow Eye Tint, shade 45; Eyes to Kill Classico mascara; matte lipstick Rouge D'Armani Matte, shade 102, all - Giorgio Armani
One fine day, my agent informed me that casting director Paolo Sorrentino was asking to record a video audition. I was sure that this wouldn’t reach the director, I didn’t even hope. But they sent me the script, and I flew to filming. Sorrentino works in a special way: he trusts the artist and only guides him, while getting what he needs. I watched all the films he made, so I quickly learned his rhythm and style. In no way do I want to diminish the value of the experience of working with other directors, but The New Pope divided my career into before and after. This is a new step for me.
Cardigan, Pinko; shorts, Intimissimi
Makeup: Luminous Silk Primer; moisturizing foundation Luminous Silk Foundation, shade 4.5; Luminous Silk Concealer, shade 3; Neo Nude powder, shade 4; liquid blush A-Blush, shade 51; Smooth Silk Eye Pencil, shade 4; Moisturizing lip balm Neo Nude Ecstasy Balm, shade 1, all - Giorgio Armani
In Sorrentino's series I play a woman with a sick child in her arms - this is Madonna, heartbroken, drinking. For me, this is a story about what true faith means. This is acceptance of His will, humility. There are very few people who are capable of this, I myself am not like that. Even now, sitting at home in self-isolation, few people think: well, everything is God’s will - we get irritated, angry, afraid.
Blouse, Chloe
My heroine at the end of the episode says: “How wonderful it is to smoke!” These words are about the love of life that Italians have in their blood. I like their mentality. I love their cuisine - I still remember the taste of homemade pizza with mushrooms, which I ate on one of my first trips to Milan. My friend Sveta Takkori, who lives there, shows me crazy places and the way of life of Italians.
Sconce, Intimissimi
Makeup: moisturizing foundation Luminous Silk Foundation, shade 4.5; Eye Drama eyeshadow palette, shade 1; Eyes to Kill Classico mascara; Armani Prima Eye & Lip Contour Perfector moisturizer for lips and skin around the eyes; liquid matte lipstick Lip Maestro, shade 500, all – Giorgio Armani
I also choose Italian cosmetics - Giorgio Armani. I used to be a real beautyaholic, I tested everything on myself, and then I became more selective. Self-care for me is meditation.
Team:
Photo: Pavel Kharatyan
Style: Oleg Tikhomirov
Makeup: Evgenia Lenz for Giorgio Armani Beauty
Hairstyle: Armen Zakarian
Producer: Ekaterina Dementieva
Personal life
Actress Yulia Snigir, whose personal life is of interest to many journalists, was previously constantly on the lips of fans. The girl's first marriage took place at a very young age - at seventeen years old. Her husband was Alexei Snigir, with whom they studied at the same pedagogical college.
Alas, the marriage did not last long, the main reason for this was that the young man did not support Yulia in her desire to become an actress, shared Yulia Viktorovna Snigir. The husband, already an ex, does not give any comments on this matter.
There is also an assumption that the young family broke up due to the fact that Alexei’s mother was against his chosen one and refused to register Yulia’s parents in his apartment. After the divorce, the girl decided to keep her last name, since it seemed to her more beautiful in sound.
After breaking up, the girl met sound engineer Maxim Osadchiy on the set of the film “Inhabited Island”. The age difference between the young people was eighteen years, but despite this, the marriage lasted for several years.
In 2013, Julia began an affair with Daniil Kozlovsky, who at that time was also gaining popularity. The acquaintance occurred while working on the joint project “Rasputin”. The young people stayed together for about a year and broke up in 2014.
Already in 2020, Snigir found herself at the center of a major scandal. It turned out that at that time the girl was dating the married Evgeniy Tsyganov. So, in the eyes of people, the girl appeared as a homewrecker who took her father and husband away from the family.
The couple met in 2014 during the filming of the series “Where the Motherland Begins.” The young people did not confirm the fact of their relationship for a long time, but already in 2020, Evgeniy left his wife, who at that time was expecting their seventh child, and moved in with Yulia. That same year, the press learned that Julia was pregnant. So for Tsyganov this was already the eighth child, his son was named Fedor.
First marriage and change of surname
Many fans believe that Snigir is Julia’s creative pseudonym. In fact, Snigir is a real surname, and the girl got it from her first husband. The actress's maiden name is Siriskina.
As a 17-year-old student at Moscow State Pedagogical University, Yulia met future producer Alexei Snigir.
Yulia in her student years and her first husband Alexey
A romantic relationship began between the young people, which soon brought the couple in love to the registry office.
However, the first marriage did not become strong and happy. At that time, Julia, who has a photogenic appearance, first had a desire to become an actress. To fulfill her dream, she began to often attend various castings. Alexei’s parents, who purchased an apartment for the newlyweds and furnished it at their own expense, did not at all welcome the aspirations of the young beauty. According to rumors, Julia wanted to take her parents from their hometown to the apartment in the capital where she lived with her husband. But the fathers-in-law were categorically against this idea. And after Julia seriously took up her acting career, her life paths with Alexei finally diverged.
In her latest interviews, the actress admits that she regrets her early marriage and does not want to comment on this period of her biography.
(2007)
Julia and Maxim Osadchiy
In 2008, during the filming of “Inhabited Island,” Yulia met Maxim Osadchiy, who was the chief cameraman of this fantastic film.
Despite the eighteen-year age difference, Julia truly fell in love with this stylish and intelligent man. But it seems that Maxim, due to his firm bachelor convictions, was in no hurry to propose to the young and promising artist. After two years of marriage, the creative couple quietly and calmly separated.
Julia and Maxim on the set of the film
Romance with Danila Kozlovsky
Soon, both began new love affairs - Maxim began dating the popular singer Nadya Ruchka, and Yulia began dating actor Danila Kozlovsky.
Yulia and Danila began appearing together at social events in 2013, although they met two years earlier, on the set of the historical film “Rasputin.”
A love relationship that began suddenly ended just as suddenly. According to rumors, the reason for this was banal jealousy. Yulia reacted very violently to a photograph depicting Danila with his film partner, tenderly kissing him on the cheek.
According to rumors, it was this photo that separated the couple
Suspecting her boyfriend of treason, Snigir decided to end further relations.
Love story: Danila Kozlovsky and Olga Zueva
Yulia Snigir now
Now young people continue to live together and raise a common child. They can often be seen together at the supermarket or for a walk in the park. The young family devotes all their free time to their son. Thus, Yulia Snigir, whose biography and personal life is replete with interesting details, found a family.
But Evgeny Tsyganov’s relatives did not approve of his action at all and have a negative attitude towards Yulia, because the man left his ex-wife Irina and his seven children alone without help and support.
