What is known about such an actress as Irina Shevchuk? What was her career in domestic cinema? What successful films has the artist starred in? Did Irina Shevchuk have any happiness in her personal life? The answer to these and other questions can be found in our material.
early years
Irina Shevchuk, whose photo can be seen in the article, was born on October 6, 1951 in Murmansk. Our heroine spent the bulk of her childhood in the small village of Rosta, which was located on the periphery of the city. This time, the actress herself calls the happiest in life. After all, it grew on the shores of the Barents Sea, surrounded by picturesque nature with its northern lights and endless polar nights.
When Irina Shevchuk reached the age of 11, the family decided to move to a permanent residence in Kiev. Here, the girl’s parents started teaching at one of the city’s secondary schools. Thanks to a good upbringing, our heroine showed herself as an obedient student, was an activist and a Komsomol member. Irina Shevchuk was known at school for voluntarily pulling up her peers who showed unsatisfactory academic success. It seemed that the girl’s future was predetermined, and fate favored her to become a teacher. However, due to a combination of circumstances, everything turned out differently.
How did Irina Shevchuk end up in the movies?
When the girl moved to grade 10, she was lucky enough to happen to be on the set. A talented girl who had an extremely pretty appearance was noticed by the famous director Rezo Chkheidze. The latter suggested that our heroine take a test for shooting in his new film, “Well, the youth.” Young Irina Shevchuk did an excellent job and was credited to the cast of the film.
After successful filming in the debut picture, the girl could no longer think of any other profession. After graduating from school, she submitted documents to the Kiev Theater Institute, but a month before enrollment, she decided to change her intentions. The reason was the rumor about the recruitment of students at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography for the course of the outstanding artist Vladimir Belokurov. The girl went to Moscow and successfully passed the exams, finding herself in one of the most prestigious universities in the country.
The finest hour of the actress
While studying at VGIK, Vladimir Belokurov, Irina’s mentor, strictly forbade her from acting in films, like many other students. However, our heroine often broke a promise. In particular, the novice actress managed to secretly from the teacher to star in the film "The Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase." The decision allowed Irina to declare herself as a rather mature artist and draw attention to her own person from respected directors.
A real breakthrough in the career of a young actress happened in 1972. The famous Soviet director Stanislav Rostotsky invited Irina to the film adaptation of the famous military story “Dawns Here Are Quiet”. Each artist dreamed of starring with such a famous master. Therefore, we can say that Shevchuk literally hit the jackpot. Ultimately, playing the role of Rita Osyanina allowed the actress to become famous throughout the Soviet Union, and the tape itself won numerous awards at international film festivals.
Among other successful projects with the participation of the actress, the following tapes are worth noting:
- "Entrant";
- "White Bim Black Ear";
- "There, far beyond the river";
- “Brass angel”;
- "A holiday romance";
- “State border. Red sand ";
- "Sonka the Goldhand";
- The Vangelia
- "The snow will melt in September."
Personal life
Bright, extremely attractive actress Irina Shevchuk never suffered from a lack of attention to her own person on the part of men. Despite this, in her life there was only one serious affair before marriage. In her student years, the girl began dating an already quite famous actor and just a stately man Talgat Nigmatulin. However, the relationship lasted only a little over a year, as the chosen one of our heroine paid too much attention to other students.
Actress Irina Shevchuk found real happiness already in adulthood. She managed to arrange her personal life with the famous composer and arranger Alexander Afanasyev. In their marriage, complete understanding and equality still prevails.