Alena Babenko is a young and very successful Russian actress. Thanks to her talent and amazing performance, in a short time she won the recognition of a large audience. The actress is subject to any genres, she is not afraid to experiment. The highlights of her biography will be outlined in this article.
Childhood
Alena Babenko was born in 1972, on March 31, in the city of Kemerovo. Her dad is an engineer, her mother worked as a teacher in the piano. Creative vein in the future actress was in full swing. The girl graduated from music school. In addition, she tried to apply her acting talent wherever possible. Alena participated in various theater groups and studios, sang in the choir, performed as part of the vocal and instrumental ensemble, was involved in many festive performances. An example for Alena was Edith Piaf. The girl was just in love with her. Among other things, the future actress was fond of dancing and dreamed of becoming a ballerina.
Education
In 1988, Alena Babenko graduated from high school and entered the university. Her choice fell on Tomsk State University, Department of Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics. The girl in her first year enrolled in STEM - the student theater of variety miniatures, where she continued to realize her acting talent. Creativity so captivated Alain that she did not have time to do anything else. After the first course, the girl made an attempt to enter the Moscow Art Theater School. If she succeeded, she would study with such famous actors as Vladimir Mashkov and Evgeny Mironov. However, Alena Babenko failed and returned to Tomsk, where she successfully studied until the fifth year.
Departure to Moscow
Fate brought the future actress with the famous Moscow television director Vitaly Babenko. This acquaintance opened the door for a girl in a new exciting world. Having abandoned the university, Alena Babenko marries Vitaly and leaves with him in the capital. Soon, the couple in love appears son Nikita. In Moscow, Alena Babenko devoted herself to the family, was engaged in housework, raised a child. On the advice of a friend, Anatoly Romashin, she gave the documents to VGIK. In 2000, she graduated from the theater university and began to build her acting career with enthusiasm.
First roles
The debut of the beginning actress in the movie took place in the series "Kamenskaya". She appeared there in several episodes and was remembered by the audience. This was followed by small roles in the television series "Island without Love", "Mamuka", in the film "Silver Wedding".
Alena Babenko, whose filmography began with inconspicuous images, constantly reminded herself. The actress became truly recognizable after she got the main role in the film by Pavel Chukhrai, “Driver for Vera”. The girl played with Igor Petrenko. Together, the actors managed to create touching and convincing images. The tape hit the "Kinotavr" and was the opening of the season in 2004.
In the wake of such recognition, the actress continued to act actively. Films with Alena Babenko began to go out one after another. She played a school teacher in the film "Swan Paradise" by Alexander Mitta, Serna Mikhailovna (secretary) in "Golden Calf" by Shilkina Ulyana, translator Nina in the film "On the upper Maslovka" by Konstantin Khudyakov.
Alena Babenko, whose filmography includes a wide variety of roles, played the bitchy head of the design department Kira in the comedy Love Me, directed by Vera Storozheva. The actress warmly recalls the work in this picture. She liked the teamwork, the accurate and timely recommendations of the director, as well as the partners with whom she happened to appear in the same frame. Pavel Derevyanko and Mikhail Efremov made a very good impression on the girl.
Films "Tin" and "Indie"
In 2006, Alena Babenko played the role of the correspondent of the yellow press of Marina in the film "Tin". The hunt for scandalous facts captivated the heroine of Alena so much that the materials published by her became the cause of death. According to the plot, the girl becomes depressed and begins to review life priorities. To translate the image of his heroine Alena Babenko, whose biography is covered in this article, I had to learn a lot. She needed a good physical preparation, because in the picture had to perform different tricks. Alena coped with the task. She proved herself not only a good dramatic actress, but also a fighter capable of defeating any difficulties.
In the movie Indie, Babenko played a woman ready to put everything at stake for the sake of all-consuming passion. Her heroine Arina - the wife of a wealthy businessman and the mother of a three-year-old baby - is fighting for her love in the person of a talented St. Petersburg architect.
Work with the master
In 2007, the famous director Eldar Ryazanov invited Babenko to his film "Hans Christian Andersen. Life without love." Work in this biographical film-fairy tale gave Alena three roles at once. She played the admiral's daughter - Henrietta Wulf, the wife of the king and the Tale. Babenko portrayed a hunchbacked girl, which aroused the interest of journalists. Everyone asked why Babenko is not afraid to appear ugly or funny on the screen. The actress replied that she likes experiments and she does not seek to demonstrate her attractiveness on the screen. The main thing is to explore the inner world of your heroine. From this point of view, the role of Henrietta Alene is close and interesting. Cooperation with Ryazanov continued for the girl in the film "Carnival Night 2, or 50 years later." Alena Babenko was supposed to play in the 1956 remake the role that charming Lyudmila Gurchenko performed fifty years ago. The girl coped brilliantly with this task.
Variety of genres
In 2006, the actress starred in Glagoleva's "Ferris Wheel". This third directorial work of Vera Vitalievna won the Grand Prix at the First All-Russian Film Festival "Golden Phoenix" in the city of Smolensk. Alyona Babenko awarded the prize for Best Actress in this tape at the Constellation festival.
The actress seeks to play a variety of roles. She likes ambiguous characters, so she is not afraid to appear in a variety of roles. Babenko is subject to any genres. She starred in comedies, such as Veselchaki, At the Sea, Vacation in High Security. He plays in paintings on a military theme, for example, "The Apostle", "Katya: Military History." Alena Babenko is actively involved in melodramas: "I think: one, two, three, four, five," "Dad for rent." The actress starred in the thrillers: "Tin", "Illusion of Fear." Babenko appeared in the drama "My Children."
In 2010-2011, a talented woman took part in the Marevo project. This is a literary and biographical fantasy based on the work of Gogol. Then she played in the comedy "What else are men talking about", the youth drama "Scarecrow-2", starred in the detective tragicomedy "Death in a penny, or Our Chekhov." In addition, the artist was involved in the filming of the series "Random Witness" and "Katya. Continuation."
One can only admire the energy and performance that Alena Babenko demonstrates. "Farewell" - a film in which the actress appeared in 2013, he won the attention of spectators and critics.
Theater work
The theater career of the actress is no less successful. Galina Volchek calls Alena a wonderful and versatile actress, a very efficient person. Therefore, the famous director is not afraid to use her in numerous productions. Babenko plays a lot in the Sovremennik Theater, to which she was invited in 2008. The actress got the roles of Masha in "Three Sisters", Annette Ray in the play "God of the Massacre", Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion" by Bernard Shaw.
In 2011, Alena appeared in two premiere productions of Sovremennik. This is “Women's Time”, where she plays with Chulpan Khamatova, and “Enemies: A Love Story”, where the actress embodies two images at once - mother and daughter. In his interviews, Babenko speaks of working in the theater as an opportunity to be realized in various acting roles, as well as temper the will and educate the character.
Other activity
Alena Babenko took part in the television shows Ice Age-2, Ice Age: Global Warming, and Ice Age-3, where she showed determination and the will to win. Her partners on ice were such famous skaters as Roman Kostomarov and Alexander Tikhonov. In addition, the actress constantly appears at various social events. Babenko is actively involved in charity events. For example, in the Christmas project Chulpan Khamatova and the network "ABC of Taste" in support of children with cancer. The proceeds from this campaign went to the Give Life charity. Helping those in need is necessary, said Alena Babenko. Children, not only dying, but also in need of surgical treatment, should receive timely support. Moreover, it is necessary that assistance should be provided not only in Moscow, but also in other cities of Russia.
Personal life
Alena Babenko, whose personal life is surrounded by rumors, never suffered from loneliness. She was credited with novels with Eugene Mironov, Alexander Domogarov, skaters from the "Ice Age". Soon after filming in the film "Indie", the actress divorced her first husband - Vitaliy Babenko. Alena took her son Nikita with her. In her free time, she had fun traveling with her child in Europe. Now Nikita has grown and is studying to be a cameraman at VGIK. In 2012, information appeared in the press that Alena Babenko had married again. Her chosen one was a former athlete in diving Eduard Suboch. In an interview, the actress claims that she kept an eye on her future spouse. Now Alena Babenko, whose family is very happy, hopes that God will give her a child from her beloved man.