Irina Apeksimova
Encyclopedia
Irina Apeksimova
Irina Apeksimova ( (born January 13, 1966, Volgograd, Russia) is a Russian stage and screen actress.
Apeksimova was the child of classical musicians, Victor Nikolaevich Apeksimova and Svetlana Yakivna Apeksimova. Irina was the second child in the family; her older brother Valery later became a jazz composer and pianist in the United States.
Because her parents worked in the theater and music (her father taught at a music school and later taught piano at a conservatory, and her mother was choirmaster at the municipal Theater of Musical Comedy and later a choir conductor at a conservatory), Apeksimova was surrounded by talented and creative people. She often stayed backstage at the musical theater, where the child actors did their homework and played.
Apeksimova's parents divorced when she was in the eighth grade, and she moved with her mother to Odessa
, where she studied acting.
After high school Apeksimova went to Moscow
to enter the Moscow Art Theater School, but was rejected because of her Odessa accent
. Back in Odessa, she joined the Odessa Opera Theater
and danced for a year in the corps de ballet
. She then applied again to the Moscow Art Theater School but was again rejected. After this setback, Irina returned to Volgograd and joined the Theater of Musical Comedy, in the corps de ballet.
After living in Volgograd for a year, Apeksimova had shed much of her Odessa accent, and applied for a third time to the Moscow Art Theater School. She was accepted and admitted in 1986 into Oleg Tabakov
's class. At the school, Apeksimova became friends with fellow student Valery Nikolaev
, and later married him. Her class, which also included Vladimir Mashkov
and Yevgeny Mironov
, was considered especially brilliant.
Apeksimova was graduated in 1990 and joined the studio at the Moscow Art Theater, where she stayed until 2000. In 1994, she won the Best Actress Award at the Paris Film Festival for her role in the film October (Октябрь).
Apeksimova is divorced and has a daughter, Dasha.
vehicle The Saint
.
Irina Apeksimova ( (born January 13, 1966, Volgograd, Russia) is a Russian stage and screen actress.
Apeksimova was the child of classical musicians, Victor Nikolaevich Apeksimova and Svetlana Yakivna Apeksimova. Irina was the second child in the family; her older brother Valery later became a jazz composer and pianist in the United States.
Because her parents worked in the theater and music (her father taught at a music school and later taught piano at a conservatory, and her mother was choirmaster at the municipal Theater of Musical Comedy and later a choir conductor at a conservatory), Apeksimova was surrounded by talented and creative people. She often stayed backstage at the musical theater, where the child actors did their homework and played.
Apeksimova's parents divorced when she was in the eighth grade, and she moved with her mother to Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
, where she studied acting.
After high school Apeksimova went to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
to enter the Moscow Art Theater School, but was rejected because of her Odessa accent
Russian language in Ukraine
Russian is a minority language in Ukraine It is the most common first language in Donbass and Crimea regions, the predominant language in large cities in the East and South of the country...
. Back in Odessa, she joined the Odessa Opera Theater
Odessa Opera Theater
The Odessa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet is the oldest theater in Odessa, Ukraine. The Theater and the Potemkin Stairs are the most famous edifices in Odessa....
and danced for a year in the corps de ballet
Corps de ballet
In ballet, the corps de ballet is the group of dancers who are not soloists. They are a permanent part of the ballet company and often work as a backdrop for the principal dancers. A corps de ballet works as one, with synchronized movements and corresponding positioning on the stage...
. She then applied again to the Moscow Art Theater School but was again rejected. After this setback, Irina returned to Volgograd and joined the Theater of Musical Comedy, in the corps de ballet.
After living in Volgograd for a year, Apeksimova had shed much of her Odessa accent, and applied for a third time to the Moscow Art Theater School. She was accepted and admitted in 1986 into Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov is a Soviet and Russian actor and the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theatre.-Theatre career:...
's class. At the school, Apeksimova became friends with fellow student Valery Nikolaev
Valery Nikolaev
Valery Valeryevich Nikolaev is a Russian actor. He performed in more than thirty films since 1977.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
, and later married him. Her class, which also included Vladimir Mashkov
Vladimir Mashkov
Vladimir Lvovich Mashkov is a Russian actor best known to Western audiences for his work in the 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines. Mashkov has also worked as a film director, producer and writer for the 2004 Russian film "Papa".-Theatre work:...
and Yevgeny Mironov
Yevgeny Mironov (actor)
Yevgeny Mironov is a Russian film and stage actor, Meritorious Artist of Russian Federation , People's Artist of Russia , State Prize of the Russian Federation laureate . Yevgeny Mironov lives and works in Moscow, Russia.- Early life :Yevgeny Mironov was born in Saratov...
, was considered especially brilliant.
Apeksimova was graduated in 1990 and joined the studio at the Moscow Art Theater, where she stayed until 2000. In 1994, she won the Best Actress Award at the Paris Film Festival for her role in the film October (Октябрь).
Apeksimova is divorced and has a daughter, Dasha.
Theatrical roles
- Skylark (Жаворонок). Director: Oleg TabakovOleg TabakovOleg Pavlovich Tabakov is a Soviet and Russian actor and the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theatre.-Theatre career:...
. Role: Agnes. - Crazy Jourdain (Полоумный Журден). Director: Oleg Tabakov. Role: Dorimena
- Zatovarennaya's Barrels (Затоваренная бочкотара). Director: Eugene Kamenkovich.
- Armchair (Кресло).
- The Taming of the ShrewThe Taming of the ShrewThe Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591.The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself...
. Director: Brian CoxBrian Cox (director)Brian Cox is a writer and director of various independent films and television. He is perhaps best known for the films Scorpion Spring, Keepin' It Real and the live-action adaption of El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie, the latter of which won the Best Feature Film Award at the first annual Whittier Film...
. Role: Katherina. - Richard IIIRichard III (play)Richard III is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1591. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England. The play is grouped among the histories in the First Folio and is most often classified...
. Director: Brian Cox. Role: Lady M. - Uncle VanyaUncle VanyaUncle Vanya is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897 and received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski....
(Дядя Ваня). Director: Oleg Efremov. Role: Helena. - Boris Godunov (Борис Годунов). Director: Oleg Efremov. Role: Marina Mniszech.
- Woe from WitWoe from WitWoe from Wit is Alexander Griboyedov's comedy in verse, satirizing the society of post-Napoleonic Moscow, or, as a high official in the play styled it, "a pasquinade on Moscow."The play, written in 1823 in the countryside and in Tiflis, was not passed by the censorship for the stage, and...
(Горе от ума). Director: Oleg Efremov. Role: Sofia. - Hoffman (Гоффман). Director: Nikolai Skorik. Role: Julia.
- MasqueradeMasquerade (play)Masquerade is a verse play written in 1835 by the Russian Romantic writer Mikhail Lermontov. The four-act play, set in 1830's St. Petersburg aristocratic society, highlights the rebellious spirit and noble mind of the protagonist, Eugene Arbenin.-Plot:...
(Маскарад). Director: Roman KozakRoman Yefimovich KozakRoman Yefimovich Kozak was a Russian theatre actor and director.Roman Kozak was married to choreographer Alla Sigalova.- References :...
. Role: Baroness Shtral. - Beautiful Life (Красивая жизнь). Director: Lanskoy.
- Tragedians and Comedians (Трагики и комедианты). Director: Nikolai Skorik. Role: Lisa.
- The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here AnymoreThe Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here AnymoreThe Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore is a play written by Tennessee Williams.It debuted at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy, in July 1962. Its first American production was in January 1963, but it only ran for 69 performances at the Morosco Theatre in New York. Reviews of the play...
. Director: Dolgachev. Role: Blackie. - Little Tragedies (Маленькие трагедии). Director: Roman Kozak. Role: Laura.
- Thunderstorm (Гроза). Director: Dmitri Brusnikin. Role: crazy lady.
- A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
. Director: N. Sheiko. Role: Titania. - Ondine (Ундина). Director: Nikolai Skorik. Role: Countess Bertha
- Archaeology (Археология). Director: Kochetkov.
- Dancing to the Sound of Rain (Танцы под шум дождя). Director: Nikolai Skorik. Role: muse.
- Unexpected Joy (Нечаянная радость). Director: Kolesnikov.
- Pearl Zinaida (Перламутровая Зинаида). Director: Oleg Efremov. Role: a foreigner.
- Blessed Island (Блаженный остров). Director: N. Sheiko.
- The Most Important Thing (Самое главное). Director: Roman Kozak.
- Seylemskie Witch (Сейлемские колдуньи). Director: Brian Cox.
Private Company roles
- Dangerous LiaisonsLes liaisons dangereuses (play)Les liaisons dangereuses is a play by Christopher Hampton adapted from the 1782 novel of the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The plot focuses on the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, rivals who use sex as a weapon of humiliation and degradation, all the while enjoying their...
. Director: Sergei VinogradovSergei VinogradovSergei Leonidovich Vinogradov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. He played for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara in the UEFA Cup.-Honours:* Russian Premier...
. Role: Marquise. - www.london.ru. Director: Stein.
- Dinner with a Fool (Ужин с дураком). Director: V. Trushkin. Role: Marlene.
- The Cherry OrchardThe Cherry OrchardThe Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements of farce; however, Stanislavski insisted on...
(Вишнёвый сад). Director: E. Nekrosius. Role: Charlotte.
Film roles
In addition to her many roles roles in Russian films, Apeksimova played in the 1997 Hollywood Val KilmerVal Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer is an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! , then the cult classic Real Genius , as well as blockbuster action films, including a supporting role in Top Gun and a...
vehicle The Saint
The Saint (film)
The Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint." The film stars Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija...
.