Tatyana Shakhmatova was born in Novosibirsk on May 19, 1984. In 2004 she graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts in the field of acting. It is about her that will be described in the article.
Theater and first movie role
After graduating from the academy, Tatyana Shakhmatova participated in productions of the Young Spectator Theater in St. Petersburg and the State Theater "Comedy Shelter". In the latter, she became known for a vivid and memorable play by Jean-Baptiste Moliere "Tricks of the Scapin" directed by Igor Konyaev. This time, the young artists decided to remember their student years and break away for the last time from the heart, so the old play was performed by them in a new way. The plot remained the same, but the guys transferred it to modern realities. In this version of the play, Shakhmatova played the role of Hyacinths. The audience noted the lively and energetic performance of the roles. With this production, Tatyana Shakhmatova’s career as an actress began.
After that, she takes her first step in the movie. The first film in which Tatyana takes part is called "Chelyabumbia". In it, the main character works to exhaustion at a metallurgical plant, and he dreams of becoming an actor. The film itself tells about the path through dismissal from work, hunger, suffering and deprivation to a bright dream. It is worth recognizing that Tatyana Shakhmatova played an episodic role in this film. But she became the beginning of the star career of the actress.
The film "Club of happiness"
This is a comedy about a provincial girl who comes to St. Petersburg to perform in a musical. Of course, show business is insidious and it does not manage to get through. On the way she meets a prudent and unprincipled rival, unexpected help and a young man who wants to win the girl’s heart.
This is the only film in which Tatyana is shot, and even then on secondary roles (here she plays an assistant at the casting). But the series of Tatyana Shakhmatova in the biography are listed simply unmeasured.
Actress in TV shows
Almost all of Tanya’s career takes place in TV shows. Here, first of all, it is worth noting such famous projects of domestic film production as Liteiny, Opera. Chronicles of the slaughter department ”,“ Sea Devils-4 ”,“ Time of Sinbad ”,“ Streets of Broken Lights - 12 and 13 ”.
In “Liteiny” Tatyana Shakhmatova throughout all seasons plays the daughter of Selina. In "Opera" and "Streets" in different series, different roles. In “Sea Devils” he plays one of the four cadets who are transferred to the department for “devils” in preparation for sabotage activities.
If we go further on the list of criminal investigation series, it’s worth noting her participation in “The Investigator” and “Two of the Casket”, episodic roles in the series “Favorsky”, “Old Things”, “Still Not Even” (2009), “Military intelligence. Western Front. " And Tatyana is constantly acting in the projects “Fate Schedule”, “Brothers”, “Version”, “Apostate”.
In addition to this direction, Tatyana Shakhmatova also takes part in the filming of historical television projects. Among them, it is worth noting the "Secret Service of His Majesty" and "Catherine the Musketeers."
In total, for all the time since 2002, Tatyana Shakhmatova played about 34 roles in series and films of various genres.