Alexandra Kulikova: biography, films, personal life

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

In our material I would like to talk about the famous Soviet and Russian actress Alexandra Kulikova. How did her career start? What films with the participation of the artist deserve attention? What can be said about her personal life? All this later in the article.

Kulikova Alexandra: biography

The artist was born on May 25, 1974 in the city of St. Petersburg. Since childhood, the girl was fond of watching movies, she loved to watch the game of famous Soviet actors from the TV screen. Our heroine even subscribed to specialized magazines that allowed her to learn about all the news in the world of domestic cinema.

Parents wanted Alexandra Kulikova, whose photo can be seen in the material, to make a career as a doctor. After graduating from school, the girl entered a medical school. However, the comprehension of the profession of a doctor did not last long for her. One day, young Sasha accidentally got on the set of one of the Soviet films. The girl was imbued with the workflow, after which she decided to leave medicine. Despite the protest of her parents, Alexandra Kulikova soon became a studentState Institute of Cinematography. Here she was on the course of the famous stage teacher Anatoly Romashin. After graduating from a prestigious educational institution, she began to take an active part in theatrical productions.

Theatrical activities

Having received a diploma from VGIK in 1997, Alexandra Kulikova was invited to the troupe of the Theater of the Moon. At first, the young artist had to play in the crowd. Her first work on the big stage was participation in the play "The Poisoned Tunic" based on the work of the same name by Gumilyov. This was immediately followed by the main role in the popular play "Before Sunset". Here she was lucky enough to light up on the same stage with the successful actor Kirill Lavrov.

In general, the career of an actress in the theater has developed extremely successfully. In all the troupes in which Kulikova became a member, fate favored her. The actress immediately got the main roles. Among the most successful works of Alexandra on the big stage, the image of Margarita in the play Faust, as well as participation in the production of Talents and Admirers, should be noted. It is these roles that are the real calling card of the actress.

Movie debut

The first screen test took place for Alexandra in 1995. The debut work in this field for the artist was the short film "Giraffe", in which Kulikova played one of the main roles.

Our heroine managed to truly prove herself as a serious film actress in 2001, when herinvited to play a girl named Alla in the crime drama of the novice director Konstantin Murzenko - "April". The story tells about the fate of the killer Peter April, who was forced to carry out orders for the "godfather" of the Russian mafia. At one fine moment, the paths of the killer and one of the victims intersect. Together they go on an adventurous business, opposing the will of a powerful criminal authority. Not the last role in the story is played by Alla - the beloved woman of the protagonist.

The film "April" was a success at the box office. The film was nominated for a number of prestigious awards, in particular, received awards from the Window to Europe and the Golden Eagle film festivals.

Alexandra Kulikova: movies

For a long career in domestic cinema, the actress played roles in the following films:

• "Giraffe";
• "Gentlemen of the jury";
• "Penny";
• "Plan B";
• "April";
• "Bird of happiness";
• "Killer's Diary";
• "Anonymous woman in Berlin";
• Russian Ark;
• "How to Catch a Shoplifter";
• "Bunker or scientists underground";
• "A piece of meat";
• "Streets of Broken Lanterns";
• "Masquerade";
• "Adult daughters";
• "City of happiness";
• "Awakening";
• "Real boys";
• "Best time of the year";
• "Europe-Asia";
• "Foundry";
• Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel;
• "Feather and sword";
• "One and a half rooms or Sentimental journey home";
• "Leningrad";
• “About a wife, a dream and moreone…”;
• "Wizard";
• "The mother-and-stepmother";
• "God of Sorrow and Joy";
• "Inferiority complex";
• Indian Summer.

Private life

Alexandra's life outside the set has developed quite happily. Even at the start of her career, the artist began a relationship with director Ilya Khrzhanovsky. Soon the first-born of the famous couple was born - a boy who was named Andrei. The latter followed in the footsteps of his parents and also became a successful theater actor.

However, the marriage with Khrzhanovsky lasted only a few years. The reason for the breakdown of relations was the distance. The actress and director on duty had to be in different cities. Young people could not stand the test, regular quarrels began to occur between them, and the family broke up.

Currently Alexandra Kulikova is in a relationship with another director - Evgeny Semenov. The couple lives in a civil marriage. From this man, the actress gave birth to a girl. The daughter was named Alexandra in honor of her mother.