Biography
Honored Artist of Russia, Prima Theater. E. Vakhtangova Elena Viktorovna Sotnikova does not like hypers around his own behalf and does not distribute the interview. According to the actress, she was not born in that time - it would be comfortable in the XIX. She will power the uncompatory, dishonest people in power, the insecurity of citizens. Flashing on television, a fuss with imaging and fame - not her way.
Discharged from tinsel, hide in a different world, albeit fictional, the theater helps. If it were not for acting, Elena Sotnikov would chose the profession of a psychologist or writer. But he became an artist, what fans of talent are infinitely glad.
Childhood and youth
The actress is a radical Muscovite. Born in April 1961 in the famous 25th hospital. Childhood and youth passed on Leningradsky Avenue, near the Metro Station "Airport".
Childhood I was remembered by Elena by centuric echoes of the atmosphere of aristocracy, the remnants of which girl saw on the old Moscow streets, in the green courtyards of the houses of the Stalinist building. Intelligent grandmothers were sitting on the benches in the lavens, the famous writers, artists and artists went through the streets.
Konstantin Simonov, Lion Yashin, directed by Vladimir Naumova, studied at school with Lena. The dream to become an artist was born, too, at school, although the parents of the Sotnikova to the artistic God did not have a relationship. Mom - Teacher, Father - Pilot. Their romantic acquaintance also occurred at school: Victor Sotnikov came to get acquainted with the teacher of the younger sister, told his brother that he would certainly have to marry her teacher.
They encountered the doors of the school. A young teacher scattered a notebooks, a handsome pilot helped to collect. Hand and heart Aviator offered in 3 days. Elena Sotnikova grew up in the atmosphere of love and permanent expectation of Pope, each arrival of which was a holiday home. The actor Lena was preparing since childhood. The girl attended the figure skating section, participated in school amateur, was chosen in a drama at the Palace of Pioneers.
The first applause heard at the CSK stadium when the flowers went to the ice to congratulate the famous skaters and ... fell. Spectators to support the girl, shumbled in their hands. Elena suddenly felt that she could like to be in public insanely.
The debut in the movie took place in 1976, when Elena Sotnikova studied in grade 8. The young director Vladimir Menshov picked up the artists for the debut film - the school melodrama "Raffle". Lena came to the samples and approved it on an episodic role - schoolgirls.
On the shooting area of the picture, Yuna Elena Sotnikova, with a fading of a heart, watched the game of stars of Soviet cinema Evgenia Khanayeva, Zinovia Gerdta, Natalia Fateeva. Oleg Tabakov, Evdokia Germanov and a beginner Dmitry Kharatyan appeared in the film. After the exit of the tape Elena Sotnikova, I was established in the desire to tie a biography with the scene. Other options did not consider.
The first role on the scene was played in the theater of young Muscovites on Leninsky rols. Elena Galkina's theater teacher entrusted the girl's image of Lida in the play by the story of A. Chekhov "House with mezzanine".
After graduating from School, Elena Sotnikova, overcoming a huge competition, from the first attempt to go to the Schukinsky school and fell to the course of Lyudmila Stolskaya. So a novel began with Arbat, because "Pike" and the future place of work - the Wakhtangov Theater - located on the famous street. "Pike" Sotnikova graduated from a red diploma and in the same 1982 he fell into the troupe of the Wahtang theater.
Theater
On the stage of the theater, which became native, Elena Sotnikov was introduced into the performance after 2 weeks. The young actress received a role in the "Leshe" stage, where Vakhtangovskaya Matters Yulia Borisov, Yuri Yakovlev and Vyacheslav Shalevich shone. The atmosphere of the theater, according to the "home" actress, came Elena Sotnikova in the soul. Since 1982, the actress has never thought about changing the stage, although they accounted for in other theaters.
In the Vakhtang theater at the time of arrival, Sotnikova was led by Evgeny Rubenovich Simonov, who gathered under his wing of talented actors. In addition to the above, Vasily Lanovova, Vladimir Etush, Mikhail Ulyanov, was included in his troupe. Soon Elena Sotnikova, he was among the leading artists of the theater. It was involved in all repertoire and aggregate productions.
Good luck actress calls a meeting and cooperation with a talented director Peter Fomenko, whom he calls his teacher. In the statement "Sovereigns you, Petr Naumovich trusted actress by the role of Catherine I. Then there were work in the performances of Matra" without guilt guilt "(Rodina)," Peak Lady "(Princess Polina)," Miracle of St. Anthony "(Madmoiselle Ortartas) .
Films
Career in movies in Elena Sotnikova also developed, although the actress was not so much shot. In the last year of "Pike", she played an episodic role in the Familos of Peter Todorovsky "Favorite Woman Mechanic Gavrilov". Sotnikova got the role of the bride, which steal.
In the same 1982, the audience saw a beginner actress in the role of more larger: Sotnikova played Connie, sister Margaret, in the drama Leonid Pchelkina "Theft" on the story of Jack London. In the image of the main character - Margaret - Anastasia Vertinskaya appeared, and her father played Innokenty Smoktunovsky. In addition to them, other stars were played in the picture - Juozas Budraitis and Oleg Borisov.
In the 1990s, the artist appeared in the pictures "just do not leave", "the murder method" and "without guilt". In the melodrame "just do not go" Elena Sotnikova played the main character - Olga Zemtsov, a charming woman, successful in everything. But life causes Olga unexpected kick: it is diagnosed by AIDS. Alexander Mikhailov became the director of the melodrama, he played the main character.
Sotnikova combined work on the set and theatrical scene. Playing the cinema, she was involved in the "Stone Guest" formulation on the Small Bronnaya, which Nikolai Volkov put. At the same time, Elena Viktorovna was invited to the theater. A. Pushkin, where they offered a role in the play "The Law of Eternity".
Elena Sotnikova - Actress Disclaimed. She is under the power of tragic and deep roles (Queen Elinor in the play "Lion in winter", Henrietta in the "Three Age of Casanov"), but the artist is organic and in the form of a Farpukhina gossip in the lyrical farce "Uncle Sleep".
Friends and colleagues of the artist are affected by her energies and hard work. Working in the theater and removing in the cinema, Elena Sotnikova has time to write scenarios for cabbagers in the house of the actor, participate in concerts in "Russian houses" in Berlin, Vienna and Prague, write poems and voice radio stations.
Personal life
There are no actress in social networks. Elena Sotnikova does not exhibit a photo in "Instagram" and prefers to communicate with friends for a cup of tea, and not in Twitter.
About the personal life of the artist information is not: She does not talk about the family. It is not known whether the Sotnika husband and children have. Photos with family not found.
It is known that the actress is all free time and money spends on travel: traveled America and Europe. The secret of unfasteless beauty willingly opens: in the life of Elena Sotnikova there is no envy and fuss, she does not eat, do not eat meat, does not forget about gymnastics and happens in the pool.
Elena Sotnikova now
On the stage of the actress Theater is involved in the play "Dyalushkin Sleep", "Games of lonely", "The last moon" and "Sirano de Bergerac", which are going on the Vakhtang layouts today.
The fans of the artist glamor come to poetic evenings in an art cafe, where Elena Sotnikova delighted the rumor with a filigree combination of poetry, music and beauty. In the aristocratic tranquility, the actress lies an overwhelming attraction.
Sotnikova - member of the Council of the Actor House, the participant of the acting "female battalion" of the Wakhtangov theater. Communicatives with Tamara Seven, Irina Khakamada and Tamara Globa.
Filmography
- 1976 - "Raffle"
- 1981 - "Theft"
- 1981 - "Favorite Woman Mechanic Gavrilova"
- 1984 - "Manka"
- 1984 - "All the years"
- 1989 - "I am urged in the spring"
- 1992 - "Just do not go"
- 1993 - "Method Method"
- 1994 - "No guilt's guilt"
- 2000 - "Dyadushkin Son"
- 2014 - "Recent Moon"
Performances
- "Leshe"
- "Anna Karenina"
- "Three age of Casanov"
- "Maria Tudor"
- "Little tragedies"
- "Zoykin Apartment"
- "Sovereign you are ours, father ..."
- "Lion in winter"
- "Sirano de Bergerac"
- "Tsarist Hunt"
- "Chulimsk last summer"
- "The deep blue sea"
- "Latest Moon"
- "Games of lonely"