Kravchenko Tatyana: biography and filmography of the star of the series "Matchmakers"

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

The life of Tatyana Kravchenko is entirely cinema and theater. And although she does not play heroines-lovers and femme fatales, her characters are always interesting to watch. Simply because they exude goodness and life's truth. So, how did the career of this wonderful artist begin and what projects is she busy with today?

Tatiana Kravchenko - biography. Early years

In fact, the name of the actress is Yakovleva. But when Tatyana was accepted into Lenkom, the famous actor Oleg Yankovsky advised her to take a pseudonym, because at that time there was already one acting dynasty in the theatrical environment by the name of the Yakovlevs. This is how Tatyana Kravchenko appeared on the stage - the girl used the name of her beloved grandmother.

Tatiana was born in the city of Donetsk. She was raised by her mother and stepfather. Tatyana Kravchenko, whose biography is inextricably linked with theater and cinema, has dreamed of becoming an actress since childhood. Mom supported her daughter in her creative impulses.

Having received a secondary education, Tatyana firmly decided to enterMoscow Art Theater School. And she did it. Upon graduation, Kravchenko was invited to the troupe of the Lenkom Theater. She works in it to this day.

Tatiana Kravchenko: photo. Filmography of the 80s

For the first time in the movie, the actress appeared in 1977 in Leonid Menaker's film "Unfinished Conversation". Then Tatyana Kravchenko starred in episodes for four years, until in 81 she was offered the main role in Samson Samsonov's melodrama The Eighth Wonder of the World. In the same year, the actress starred in the film "Mushroom Rain" by Nikolai Koshelev.

In 1982, Kravchenko appeared with Abdulov, Alferova and Basov in the melodrama Premonition of Love. Then there was the drama "Early, Early Morning", the war film "Torpedo Bombers" and the melodrama "If You Can, I'm Sorry".

In the 80s, Kravchenko played Zoya Karpova in the "City of Brides", Gloria in the tragicomedy "Dear Pamela", Tosya in the drama "How Young We Were" and Tamara in the comedy "Dangerous for Life". The 80s ended for the actress with the role of Aksinya in the film adaptation of Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.

90s Filmography

Kravchenko Tatyana continued to actively act in films in the stagnant period of the 90s.

For example, in the film "Boys of Bitches", the actress got the main role - Sima Korzukhina. In this social drama, in addition to Kravchenko, Alexander Abdulov, Vladimir Ilyin, Larisa Udovichenko, Evgeny Evstigneev and Liya Akhedzhakova starred.

In 1991, the film "Promised Heaven" directed by Eldar Ryazanov was released, in which Tatyana playedcaretaker in a nursing home.

In 1992, Sergei Bodrov Sr. was filming his film "White King, Red Queen" and entrusted Tatyana with the role of Irina Tishchenko. A year later, a detective with Dmitry Kharatyan "Black Square" appeared on the screens, in which the actress played Shura Ruslanova. In the same year, the shooting of the Czech-Russian film "The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of a Soldier Ivan Chonkin" took place, and Kravchenko temporarily turned into a rural young lady named Aphrodite.

In 1995, Mikhail Tumanishvili released the action movie "Crusader" with Alexander Inshakov in the title role. In this film, Kravchenko appeared as the sister of the reporter Vasya.

A very colorful rural young lady named Margo Tatyana appeared before the audience in Alla Surikova's comedy "Children of Monday".

Film works of recent years

Kravchenko Tatyana, like many years ago, today is very much in demand. In 2002, she played in one of the series of the popular detective Kamenskaya 2. In 2004, she played in two popular TV series at once: “Dasha Vasilyeva. Lover of Private Investigation” and “Children of the Arbat”. In the same year, the actress got the lead role in the comedy Kolkhoz Entertainment, in which Nikolai Karachentsov, Ilya Oleinikov and Stanislav Sadalsky also appeared.

Kravchenko also starred in the series "My Fair Nanny" with Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, "I Love You" with Maria Shukshina and in the film "Peter FM" with Evgeny Tsyganov.

But the most striking work of the actress in recent years can be considered the comedy series "Matchmakers", which began to appear onscreens in 2008. In this popular film, Kravchenko got the role of Valya's grandmother, who came from the countryside to babysit her granddaughter. But the problem is that the grandparents on the other side also came to visit their children. About how matchmakers in all possible and impossible ways divided the spheres of influence in the house, and tells this series.

In 2016, two films with Tatyana's participation will be released at once: the adventure film "Magdalene" and the melodrama "Between the Notes, or Tantric Symphony".