Prior to her marriage – Levchenko.

Her father – Vasily A. Levchenko, graduated from the Department of Philology of Moscow University and arrived in Poltava work as a teacher.

Mother – Ekaterina SLEPTSOVA was a graduate of Alexander – the Mariinsky Institute for young ladies.

Vera was two years old when his family moved to Moscow. In 1903, when she was ten years old, she was learning in a private school Perepelkin. Soon, Vera, in spite of huge competition, entered the ballet school, but was quite full, and my mother called her "Poltava dumpling. But after a year, her parents took her out of school.

At a ball on the occasion of graduating from high school, Vera met with the student – as a lawyer Vladimir Cold. Several months later they got married in friendly disapproval of both families. Two years later the family our daughter was born Eugene (born 1912). A year later the family adopt a girl Nonna. The family lived very modestly, but, fortunately, there is a new popular and inexpensive entertainment – motion picture. Faith they are very interested and she wanted to try to force it.

In 1914 in film.

The first (casual) role – adaptation of "Anna Karenina" directed by Vladimir Gardin.

In 1915 he starred in Eugene Bauer in the movie "Song of Triumphant Love", where she played Helen. This role brought the actress widely known.

Last year she starred in Khanzhonkov in 13 films. She had to support his family, because husband was at the front.

In August 1915, Vera went to the front – in the hospital, nurse a wounded husband. Vladimir went on the mend and they returned to Moscow. A few days later, Vera immediately went to the shooting in Sochi, and in mid-October, her husband, even after recovering from injury, asked back to the front.

For four years cinematographic life Vera Cold starred in 35 films from directors: E. Bauer, P. Chardynin, V. Viskovskogo, C. Sabinsky. She was called the queen of the screen. She became a trendsetter.

In 1917, the screen went out one of her best films – "By the fireplace. This film had exceptional success with the public (under the Soviet regime it was destroyed, like hundreds of other popular pre-revolutionary films).

In 1917 Vera appeared in 11 films.

She offered many times to leave Russia. She was popular abroad. Her movies were in Europe, America, Turkey and even in Japan. She was offered a contract for 10 years in Germany, she was called in France. But it all offers refused. She said that her place in Russia.

At the end of the summer of 1918, the actress arrived in Odessa on dosemki movie "Princess Tarakanov" together with the eldest daughter, Zhenya. But the crew of the – for the intervention had to stay in Odessa for six months. February 8, 1919, Vera became ill with "immortal" – a special form of influenza, which was complicated by pneumonia. She was ill for nine days. February 17, 1919 it was gone.

Vladimir Cold lived without his wife just two months. He is not sick, but just quietly faded – of a broken heart. " Soon died and his mother Vera, and orphaned daughters of actress relatives taken abroad, where they disappear.

Embalmed body of the actress that as soon as possible, as soon as the Allied troops will leave Odessa, transported to Moscow. The coffin with the body of an actress locked in a chapel on the first Christian cemetery in Odessa … and remembered it only in 1931, when the cemetery was decided to transform the Park of Culture. Remains of an actress, as reported by her relatives, were sent to Moscow … but along the way lost.

During his career, actress starred, according to various testimonies, or forty, or eighty films. Because of her roles have reached us only five.

Founder and first prodyuser Minsk festival "Listopad".

Directed and written by the film "A sunny day in late summer" (1992).

After high school, two years worked as a librarian, and then enrolled in the acting department VGIK. But after two years there, returned to Leningrad, where he continued his studies at the Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinema (now St. Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy).

Upon completion in 1981 LGITMiK a season worked at the theater named after Vladimir Komissarzhevskaya.

She debuted in film role Luba in the film "Looking for my destiny" (1974). The image of the singer Salome Krushelnitska her "Butterfly" (1982, dir. Fialko OA) was acting nomination Safonova theme: a strong woman in a situation to choose between personal happiness and emancipated existence. However, a truly national recognition brought the role of Elena, Olga in "Winter Cherry" (1985, dir. Maslennikov). This film earned wide popularity and recognition of colleagues in the art.

In 1985 he was named best actress in 1986 received the award for best actress at film festivals in Madrid and in Alma-Ata.

For the role of Anna in the Soviet-Italian film "Dark Eyes" (in 1987, dir. Mikhalkov) was awarded the "David di Donatello (Italy, 1988).

She was married to French actor C. Labartona, Safonova lived in Paris and filmed in French films ("Akkomponiatorsha", "Mademoiselle O.", "Woman in the Wind", "East Wind"). There is still actively working in Russia: Olga played in "Winter Cherries-2" (1990) and "Winter Cherries-3" (1995), drunkard and gradually become mentally unbalanced wife of the "new Russian" in the film "Music for December" (1995 , dir. Dykhovichny IV). The post-Soviet cinema has not hesitated to use strong-willed and at the same time feminine image of the actress. In the movie «President and his woman" (1996, dir. E. Paradise), its heroine Faith again faced a choice between marital happiness and this time his political career. In the Princess on a Bean "(1997, dir. V. Novak) her Nina also was faced with a dilemma: to remain proud, but poor or sacrifice the principles and become the wife of nouveau riche. For the role of Vera Yelena Safonova awarded "Nick" and "Kinoshock", and for the role of Nina – Award Sochi Film Festival and the Festival of Film Actors "Constellation".

France continued his professional career. Cygrala in the same play, which was busy with her husband – in a play by Jean-Marie Bessey "So what are waiting for, and what happens", dedicated to gay culture (the role of Sophie). Russian actress brilliantly coped with their role and has earned accolades in the press. After that, Safonov received several proposals from the French filmmakers.

Upon his return to Russia Safonov lives in Moscow and does not feel creative Feeling not. On the theatrical stage, she was awarded "The Seagull-99" for the role of Pauline in the comedy "Pay forward!" (After Hope Ptushkina) set theater "Amphion". In part entreprise B. Dubrovyts'kyi LA'TEATR Safonov beautifully played such roles as Chris Gorman (Comedy "Rumors" by Neil Simon play) and the Marquis de Merten (Dangerous Liaisons, "based on the play by Leonid Filatov and courtly romance Shaderlo de Laclos). Nor did not mention the role of Martha in the play "hen party" (the play by L. Cunningham «Beautiful Bodies»), created by production company, "Independent Theater Project. In the field of cinematography Yelena Safonova already postfrantsuzsky period played a dozen roles, among which I would like to mention its wonderful Lisa in the film "Ladies Property" (1999, Dir. Meskhiev AD). There are currently engaged in the productions of "Glass dust" and "Rumors" directed by Vadim Dubrovyts'kyi (http://www.lateatr.ru/Poster.htm).

From 1981 to 1983 – National Theatre DC ZIL

From 1983 to 1987 – Voronezh State Institute of Arts (course NV Dubinsky) by profession actor

From 1988 to 1990 – an actor Voronezh Youth Theatre

From 1990 to 2005 – actor "Satyricon" them. Raikin

From 2005 to 2007 – actor Satire

2007 – Private Company "Tale of Fedot Shooter"

, 2009 – Private Company "Testament chaste ladies' man" – Leporello.

Honored Artist of Russia

Works on TV:

* Ren-TV – «Dear transfer"

* STS – "Six shots"

theatrical works

* Miniature "Lost You"

* Turmoil in the dovecote (2007) + albite (Commonwealth Taganka Actors)

* We still funny + Chaplin ("Theater of Satire")

* Ekstremadurskie Killer (2003) + Adela (theater Satirikon)

* Hamlet + suite (theater Satirikon)

* Magnificent Cuckold + husband of Florence (theater Satirikon)

* Rooster (2001) + moth

* Servant and Snow + Gryundih, bailiff

* Cyrano de Bergerac (1992) + Le Bret (Theatre "Satyricon")

* Imaginary Invalid + father Diafuarus (theater Satirikon)

* Leo Gurych Sinichkin + Sinichkin (Voronezh Youth Theatre)

There are currently engaged in the play "witch", directed by Edward Radzyukevicha (http://www.lateatr.ru/Poster.htm).

The granddaughter of Catherine the actor, the daughter of an actress, NM Medvedev gets seven years in the Theatre School, where she trained at the ballet. Then it begins to deal with the director of the Maly Theatre, SP Solov'ev, and he feels that it would subsequently be "the first actress. Despite the success of its debut (in the role of Agnes – "School of women's Moliere), prepared under the direction of its Schepkin, which she, in her confession, many owed it for four seasons, does not receive the opportunity to put forward. She takes leave and leaves for two years in Odessa, where he enjoyed great success. But when he returned to the Little Theatre, it is still not finished yavlyaeteya actress, whose talent would be recognized. "She has excellent facilities and a loud voice, attractive appearance," – write some, but others said: "it lacks a live hot sensitivity, warmth and depth of feeling, and, finally, still others say that it is" an artist in the fullest sense brilliant. Contradictoriness judgments clearly underlines the outstanding qualities of this actress.

If you remember that most of the roles played with it falls on the conversion melodrama with unnatural, artificial and with provisions that "can barely comprehend the imagination, one can not but wonder, along with a known critic of the time Urusov that she" made out of this rigorous testing so nenadlomlennyh abilities and vigorous force that could, without hesitation, turn on the new road, a treasured way of "naturalness"; only their own labor Medvedev could develop their own dramatic ability that she adds the critic, "has now." When its share fell role of the classical repertoire (for example, Esther – "Uriel Acosta," Orsini – "Emilia Galotti") and especially the comedy (the Countess – The Marriage of Figaro, Elmira – "Tartuffe"), where they could play outside tricks learned from playing melodramas, Medvedev was elegantly simple and true to life.

In 1868, Medvedev moves to the role of "noble mothers and older women's semi-comical nature, and here in all his glory is revealed her talent: she becomes, according to contemporaries," first-class European actress. " And not only in plays in translation, but also in the Russian repertory, she knows how to apply their skills, their life and stage experience, his literary and artistic cultures. Her Gurmyzhskaya ("Forest"), MME OGUDALOV (Dowry), Turusina ("Every Wise Man") – real masterpieces.

In an effort to revive the stilted image of the heroine of melodrama, this smart looking actress techniques that could help paint the image, and one of them, it brilliantly applying, firmly on the palette of the greatest masters of the Maly Theatre: she sought to disclose the "biography" plays her face. "I love to know – where you came from, where I go – then play a much easier … the most important thing on the stage – to bring with him his former life. "

Summing up her five decades of theatrical activity, Theatre of Alexandria said that Medvedev – "the great psychologist, penetrating into all recesses of a woman's soul and masterfully deliver all subtle twists, the whole complex chord, which lived a woman."If we add that college theater of its time did not allow any kind of education that the main mass of the roles played with it could not serve as food for its development and that only harsh demanding of themselves, strict compliance with the covenants Schepkin, she made herself a "European actress" – for us will become clear the importance of this actress.

But the portrait of her would not be complete if we do not remember another one: Russian performing arts owe that Yermolov was a dramatic actress: Medvedev to her benefit the title role of Emilia Galotti gave an unknown pupil ballet school, which later became the great Yermolovoi.

Irina I. Alferov (03/13/1951)

Childhood

Irina Alferov was born in Novosibirsk in the actor's family (her parents – Ivan Kuzmich and Xenia Arkhipovna – have been a war from beginning to end and, to learn later, both were lawyers-lawyers), but without the "game" of his life, she thinks. In this world could plunge into the Novosibirsk Akademgorodok, where physicists were friends with the lyrics, which always had some festivals, which invited the most talented people in the country. Irina played there in amateur theater …

Another schoolgirl, Irina knew that like boys. Especially when sublimated, opens, and even starts to dance. And sooner felt envious friends. Therefore, at school, and then institute parties were arranged somewhere in the corner and watching all of the …

"I even developed a set of demure. – Describes actress. – A friend is increasingly began to say:" You are with us such a good, all of just such a shy … Do you think you will go with that guy! ".." I said nothing, and knew myself that I need only one … and waited for fate to give me this meeting. "

GITIS

After graduating Irina Alferova flew to Moscow, the Institute of Theatrical Art.

At first, in the capital, she had tight: after the first course was nearly dismissed as incompetent. Lecturer Dudin even said that she was very pretty and it is too late, she should look themselves in some other professions. And all because of the fact that Irina could not portray in his study that which is not felt. Love, for example.

However, the Institute Irina graduated Alferov, admittedly, as the most talented and promising. Looking back on those years, Irina laments that the theater pedagogy in general too hasty and superficial, all brushed under the rankings. Teachers would like to have all all the stories, and always fast …

A start in life

In 1972 she graduated Alferov GITIS.

When Irina graduated GITIS, invited her to their company, several Moscow theaters. And then she fell remarkably lucky ticket – the role of Dasha in teleepopee "Road to Calvary. But the director Basil Ordynskij condition: parallel play in the theater it will not. Irina agreed. And within five years lived only its Dasha. The movie was a success. So far, this criticism of her work and the audience called almost the best.

Lenk

In 1976, Alferov was invited to the Moscow theater. Lenin Komsomol (1991 – Lenkom).

I. Alferov: "I remember very well my first visit to the theater. It was the play" The Star and Death of Joaquin Murieta. "With anyone in the theater I was not yet known, but literally from the first breath felt some inner tingling and madly in love in the play and its atmosphere. And then I saw on the stage of the protagonist, his enormous hand sliding over the partner, and if dissolved in this way … In the energy coming from the hand, had everything: passion, reliability, and that something that I needed in this life. So in her future husband, I fell in love with the very first second. I do like men, such as Grey in "Scarlet sails" capable of surprising, gifted dream, anticipate desires. Just such a man was Sasha Abdulov …

Golden autumn they both – Alferov and Abdul – toured with a theater in Yerevan. One day, while walking through a huge park, he asked point blank, whether she would take him for a husband. Joked: "Pronesesh me through the park on his hands – answer!" He carried Irina on his hands, ignoring the views and remarks of passersby. She felt the happiest in the world.

Married, they lived for several years in a hostel.Flats helped get Yevgeny Leonov. Around all the talk that they – the most beautiful duo. And in the theater this did not seem to notice, and all the stellar role brought down solely Abdulov. Alferov is used only in small episodes, but it was all in her presence: the youth, and beauty, and intelligence, and personality, and is already popular in the movies. But she was not given even a chance. She has remained in the shadow of his undeniably talented man and a lonely chorus girl ..

Movies

The next big film role Irina Alferova – Constance in a musical adventure series "The Three Musketeers." In this role the director George Yungvald-Khil'kevich wanted to take Yevgeny Simonov. But the leadership Goskino forced him to withdraw Alferov. The director had to obey, although he believed the actress for this film lacked musicality. However, he voiced the role entrusted famous Anastasia Vertinskaya. "Il Alferov – deeply Slavic type. And the French ease it is not common. I did not give Ira voice their heroine, because Alferova gruff voice", – explained the director.

The film was a smash success, and quite naturally part of it brought Alferova even more popular in the viewing environment.

Together with A. Abdulov Alferov appeared in melodramas "Do not part with his beloved" (1979) and "Feeling of Love" (1982).

In "Anticipation of Love" the young inventor Sergei (Abdul) wants to find a unique and most beautiful. The time comes, the hero begins to realize that the woman he seeks, exists by itself and independently of his wishes. And then, the modest, but charming Helen (Alferov) becomes the object of his attention and love … The audience admired this beautiful couple, it seemed that they just made for each other.

This was followed by roles in the tale "James Buslaev" (1982), political detective "TASS is authorized to declare" (1984), comedy with elements of melodrama "Night games" (1991).

Characters Alferova were peculiar wholeness, femininity, and sincerity. Alferova popularity grew, but critics cool enough attitude to her work.

In the 90 years the only notable work of Irina Alferova in film role was in the Russian-germanskom movie "Ermak" (1996).

Divorce

In 1993, the marriage of the prettiest actor couples Alferov and Abdulova collapsed with a crash. This year, Irina met my future husband, actor Sergei Martynov. On the filming of "Star Sheriff" tighten torrid affair, and Irina flew off from the family nest.

Divorce is linked with a lot of rumors. We talked about the numerous amorous adventures incorrigible Lovelace Abdulova and before her marriage to Irina Martynov attributed to an affair with singer Alexander Serov.

Whatever it was, but the former spouses have normal relations, and Alexander Abdulov in one of his interviews revealed that although women in his life was "as much as wanted, the only favorite of them was and remains ex-wife Irina Alferov .

Recent work in the movies

In 2000, Irina Alferov after a long break appeared in the Ukrainian film "Paradise Lost".

In 2002 she played the wife of a French diplomat in the adventure of the Russian-French film "Alice Fox.

Working in the Theater Today

Many years adored Lenkom Irina Alferova, already famous all over the country in the "Ordeal", get a small minor roles and extras. All my life I Alferov, Irina tries to prove that she is not just an attractive
woman – Constance Bonacieux, but also a talented actress, who for some strange reason, many years no one noticed. Proved on the silver screen, shows, playing shows in the theater of contemporary plays and entreprise.

Alexander Zbruev: "Il started his acting career just brilliant – from the popular film" Road to Calvary ". Then she lacked in the theater. But, fortunately, she had the inner strength not to drown in his rut. It is like the frog, fallen in jug with milk: floundered, floundered, puffed up the oil and get out. She stuffed a lot of bumps and bruises, but all this just commented favorably on its current creative potential. It has grown very seriously. And I think in recent years it has started a new creative phase was quite a different and higher level. It is believed in himself, in what she does.And because Il still gets pleasure from this, her sincerity passes over the ramp into the auditorium, bewitching the audience.

Currently Alferov still in the state "Lenkom", but the main place of work considered "School of modern plays. As she confesses: "It is – a wonderful theater, there are fabulous performances, great partners, and the director is very good. He always comes up with some his own world and draws people from other spheres." School of modern plays, but it Repertory Theatre, relationships among all very friendly. They are trying to respect the personality of each. And if the role does not like it, then you it will never be appointed.

In the theater performance plays a journalist Gordon, Semenyaka ballerina from the Bolshoi, as well as the actors Albert Filozov, Lev Durov and others. Alferov played there for several productions: "He came a man to a woman", "Seagull".

Alferov: "We have a very funny" The Seagull ", not unlike any other. I have it playing Arkadina. Critics of our" The Seagull "love, because it's really interesting, bright, unusual solution. The play is very much not ordinary rotations.

Furthermore Alferov playing entreprise. "I do almost every day offering to play, but I refuse. Even money does not make me play what I want. I believe that the Private Company may play a role such, you dream about. That is why I play only in Moscow Theatre Players "in play by Jean-Paul Sartre's" behind closed doors.

In 2002, Irina and Alexander Alferov Abdulov still become partners in lenkomovskih stage, when one of the theater lobby was transformed into a cozy little auditorium with open-air stage. They began to play chamber music, small on the composition of the play. Peter Stein was invited to play "pocket theater" four great actors: Irina Alferov and the tragedy and Elena Shanina and, Vadim.

His daughter Irina Alferova and the tragedy – Xenia Alferov graduated from the Law Faculty of Moscow University. Some time worked as a lawyer. At the present time – a popular young actress ("Moscow Windows").

Creative activity began in 1905 as an actor, since 1908 – director. In 1913, staged at the Free Theatre "Yellow jacket" Hezeltona-Furst and pantomime "covers Pierrette Schnitzler to the music of Dohnányi.

In 1914, together with A. G. stagnant and a group of young actors founded the Chamber Theatre, which led to the end of life. The first performances of this theater – "Sakuntala, Kalidasa (1914)," Famira Kifared Annenskii (1916), etc.

found a tendency to Tairov exquisitely beautiful stage forms, to the glorification of pure and mighty passion of legendary heroes. After the October Revolution of 1917 Tairov and leading actors of his theater, ch. way UNC proved the ability to express the greatness of the theme tune with the revolution of free personality.

"Adrienne Lecouvreur" Scribe and Legouve (1919), "Phaedra Racine (1922), a number of plays by O'Neill marked a transition director for realism.

Of great importance are creative pursuits Tairov in music performance ("Zhirofle-Zhiroflya" Lecoq, 1922; "beggars opera" Brecht-Weil, 1930, etc.).

The peak of creative activity Tairov began play "Optimistic Tragedy" Vishnevsky (1933) with UNC in the role of the Commissioner.

Among the best performances as "Madame Bovary" Flaubert (in 1940), "Old Man" Gorky (1946).

Cit.; Notes producer, articles, interviews, speeches, letters, M., 1970.

Lit.: Mark P., On Theatre, v. 1 – 2, Moscow, 1974; Derzhavin K.. A book about the Chamber Theater, LA, 1934; Golovashenk of Yu, the director's art Tairov, MA, 1970.