One of the first sitcoms that appeared on Russian television was My Fair Nanny. The actors and the roles of the comedy series for 4 years gave their viewers a good mood. What was the talk about in the film and who played the main roles in it?
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk as the nanny of Wiki
The main character of the sitcom “My Fair Nanny” is Victoria Prutkovskaya. The role of this colorful lady was played by actress Anastasia Zavorotnyuk.
Victoria Prutkovskaya is from Mariupol, but lives with her parents in Biryulyovo. Victoria speaks exclusively on surzhik as a real native of southern Ukraine. Therefore, for the actress Zavorotnyuk, who hails from Arkhangelsk, playing the nanny Vika turned out to be a real feat: it was necessary to break her usual speech and accustom herself to “shock” and “heck”.
The series "My Fair Nanny" begins with the fact that Victoria comes to the rich house of producer Shatalin as a distributor of cosmetics. However, she was absurdly mistaken for a new nanny of children and was hired for permanent work. Victoria will have to love with all her heart the children of Maxim Shatalin, and the producer himself. Only here, not all of the Shatalin’s entourage are happy with the “Mariupol” nanny working in the house of Moscow’s most enviable groom.
"My Fair Nanny": actors and roles. S. Zhigunov as Maxim Shatalin
Another central character of the sitcom is the famous Russian producer Maxim Shatalin. His role was played by Sergey Zhigunov.
Zhigunov is best known to the audience for the role of Alexander Belov from the series of films by Svetlana Druzhinina "Midshipmen, go!". In the 90s. Sergey Zhigunov was actively engaged in producing films: under his auspices, the historical series Queen El Margot and Countess de Monsoro, as well as the adventure film Hearts of Three, were released on the screens. So in this regard, Zhigunov and his screen hero Shatalin are somewhat similar.
Maxim Shatalin would never have accepted a poorly educated Vika as a nanny for his children. But circumstances force him to do this. But then the inveterate bachelor will become so friendly with the perky and good-natured Vika that in one of the seasons he will marry her.
In real life, Sergey Zhigunov was also too carried away by his partner on the set. Their office romance turned into a real scandal: Zavorotnyuk had to part with businessman Dmitry Striukov (from whom, by the way, she gave birth to two children), and Sergey Zhigunov broke off a long-term marriage with his wife Vera Novikova for the sake of an affair with the “beautiful nanny” . The relationship of the actors lasted two years, and then Zhigunov and Zavorotnyuk parted. Sergei returned to his ex-wife, and they again married, and Anastasia found solace in relations with the skater Peter Chernyshev.
O. Prokofiev as Zhanna Arkadievna
Olga Prokofieva plays the role of Zhanna Arkadyevna, the business partner of Maxim Shatalin, in the sitcom. Zhanna Arkadyevna is constantly spinning in the Shatalins' house, and this is not always connected with work: just a woman hopes that someday the producer will make her his wife or at least a lover.
However, Jeanne will be greatly disappointed: Shatalin pays more attention to the “vulgar” nanny than to her. And when Maxim Viktorovich also marries her rival, the woman falls into absolute despair. And then she completely unexpectedly began an affair with the butler Constantine.
Olga Prokofieva starred before “My Fair Nanny” in several more films: in the series “The Thief”, “The Thief-2”, “33 square meters” and even in the drama by Andrei Eshpay “Humiliated and Offended”. However, only the role of Jeanne Arkadyevna made her popular. The actress can also be seen in the comedies Shakespeare and Never Dreamed, Love Me and the sitcom Three in Komi.
B. Smolkin as Konstantin
The role of a restrained but witty butler in the Shatalins' house was played by Boris Smolkin. Smolkin’s hero - Konstantin - unlike Maxim, immediately realized that Victoria would become a wonderful wife for the producer and diversify his boring, “right” life. In addition, Konstantin does not tolerate Zhanna Arkadyevna, whom he calls “Toad Arkadyevna” behind his back. But who would have thought that in the following seasons, it was Zhannochka who would become his lover.
Boris Smolkin began his career in cinema as far back as 1974, playing Raslyuev in the musical comedy Krechinsky’s Wedding. Then he appeared in the image of Lesovichka in the famous New Year's fairy tale "The Adventures of Masha and Viti" and the main robber on the road in the musical comedy "Truffaldino from Bergamo". Also, the artist can be seen in the films “Streets of Broken Lights”, “Little Johnny” and in “Three Musketeers”, which were shot in 2013 by Sergey Zhigunov.
E. Dubakina as Masha
Actress Ekaterina Dubakina began acting in films in 2004, and her first screen work was the role of Masha in the sitcom My Fair Nanny. The actors and the roles of the series resonate with the viewer in many respects because they reflect the characters of people who meet in real life.
For example, the heroine of Catherine lost her mother at the most difficult age - teenage. Due to the fact that the girl had no example of femininity and beauty before her eyes, she grew up with a “gray” mouse. When the nanny Vika gets into the house, then the first thing she sets herself is to turn a faded Masha into a real beauty. And she succeeds.
Ekaterina Dubakina, after such a successful debut, continued her shootings in films and TV shows. In 2005, she appeared in an episode of the series "Ambulance", in 2006 in the tape Rezo Gigineishvili "Heat" played a girl with a horse. Also, the actress can be seen in the films “A little crazy”, “Traffic light” and “Method”.
P. Serdyuk as Denis
The series "My Fair Nanny" was the first screen work for Pavel Serdyuk, who got the role of Shatalin's son - Denis in the sitcom.
Denis is restless, loves cruel jokes. As the boy enters the phase of his male "maturation", he is also preoccupied. But the nanny, Vika, manages to cope with the “leaps” of her pupil with humor and keep the situation under control.
Pavel Serdyuk also starred in the series "Ranetki", "One Family" and "Detective Samovarov". However, the young man chose not the path of acting, but the direction of directing: in 2009, he entered the directing department at RATI-GITIS.
I. Andreeva as Ksenia
After watching the series “My Fair Nanny”, the actors and the roles played by them remain in their memory for a long time, and all thanks to their racy and comic nature. So, young Irina Andreeva got the role of Shatalin's youngest daughter - Ksenia, who has a split personality and who regularly visits a psychologist. Ksyusha begins almost every conversation with the words “My psychologist recommends me ...”, which, of course, is a good occasion for jokes by the nanny Vika in her address and the subsequent laughter of the viewers.
Irina Andreeva after filming in "My Fair Nanny" no longer participated in any film project. What Ksenia Shatalina does today is unknown.
Other role performers
During the screening of 173 episodes of the sitcom on screens, a whole string of famous actors flashed in front of the audience.
For example, the role of mother Victoria Prutkovskaya was played by the inimitable Lyubov Polishchuk. The actress was a star of Soviet cinema: together with Andrei Mironov, she shone in the comedy "12 Chairs", played Adele Fortescue in the detective story "The Secret of Blackbirds" and Natu in the military film "Wild Wind". In fact, the role of Lyuba Prutkovskaya was the last for the actress: in 2006, she died from spinal sarcoma.
The role of father Viktoria Prutkovskaya went to Alexander Filippenko. The actor is known to the modern audience for the role of Andrei Zabaluev in the long-playing series “Poor Nastya” and Azazello in the film “Master and Margarita” by Vladimir Bortko.
Also in the frame appeared Victor Suprun (“Liquidation”), Alexandra Nazarova (“The Princess on the Beans”), Philip Bledny (“Daddy's Daughters. Superbests”) and Vladimir Dolinsky (“Countess de Monsoro”).
In addition, Russian pop stars from time to time appeared in the sitcom: Marina Khlebnikova, Nikolai Baskov, Fedor Bondarchuk, Natasha Koroleva, Anton Makarsky and many others.