Vera Glagoleva is a fragile, pretty woman with a strong-willed character. According to her, the key to success is the combination of a beloved family and work that brings real satisfaction. Now she is a talented actress, director, screenwriter, mother of three daughters, a loving wife and just a happy woman. What awaited her on the road to success?
Childhood Vera Glagoleva
The actress was born on January 31, 1956 in a family of teachers. Parents wanted their girl to do rhythmic gymnastics, but Vera did not like girls' classes. She liked the impudent and mobile games. Soon she became interested in archery and planned to devote her whole life to it. Glagolev achieved considerable success in shooting, even became a master of sports of the USSR.
But a chain of random events turned everything upside down.
Good girl Vera
In 1974, unexpectedly for herself and her loved ones, the beautiful actress Vera Glagoleva appeared on the screens of the country. And although she did not have a special education, this did not stop the girl from starting her brilliant career. The actress received her first role in the movie "To the End of the World" by accidentally going to the Mosfilm film studio. Glagoleva liked the assistant director so much that he invited her to take part in the tests. At first, the novice actress was almost invisible in the frame, but Nakhapetov caught her innate talent and confidence. Soon Vera was the main character of the film "To the End of the World".
Life with Rodion Nakhapetov
The personal life of Vera Glagoleva began very richly and interestingly. Unexpected filming turned into a real affair with the director, flowing into family life of 15 years. A sufficiently large age difference did not prevent the lovers from being together and building a good family. Here it is - Vera Glagoleva. The filmography of the actress during this period of her life includes such films as âEnemiesâ, âOn Thursday and Never Againâ, âAbout Youâ, âMarry the Captainâ and many others. It is easy to understand that Vera was in great demand, and in her young years she was already removed not only from Nakhapetov, but also from other directors. Professionals immediately discerned her talent.
The first husband gave Glagoleva two lovely daughters. The children of Vera Glagoleva were born with an interval of almost two years. Now Anya and Masha are independent young women who delight grandmother with wonderful grandchildren.
In the early 90s, actress Vera Glagoleva drew a line under the next stage of her life - she divorced her first husband. Glagoleva herself says that family life has become unstuck due to the fact that the couple were from the same professional world, and some disagreements arose from this.
Held as a director
Vera Glagoleva the first time after breaking up with her husband, of course, was very worried about this situation. But her favorite work helped her a lot with temporary difficulties and worries. Friends offered to try themselves as a director, and everything turned out perfectly. In 1991, Glagolevaâs first film, Broken Light, was shot, in which the actress acted as the director and main character. The picture was not released immediately, only in 1999.
The debut work was followed, albeit with a significant break, by others - âRandom acquaintancesâ, âTwo womenâ, âOrderâ, âFerris wheelâ. In some of them, the actress showed herself not only as a director, but also as a screenwriter and producer. One of the most important works of Glagoleva was the film "One War". The actress has long dreamed of making a serious historical film. And she did it very well.
"One war"
From the first minutes of watching it is clear that the film was shot by a woman. So subtly and sincerely reveal the life of each heroine no one else can. The film tells about Soviet women who gave birth to children from fascist occupants during the war. Each of them had different reasons for this: love for the enemy, need, hunger, and some didnât do it of their own free will. Mothers faced sharp condemnation of the public, neighbors, relatives, but for the sake of their children they tried to courageously overcome all the hardships and torments.
After this work, Vera Glagoleva, whose filmography was replenished with such a tragic work, rightfully began to consider herself a real director. She was able, able, achieved, fulfilled her dream, shot a serious picture based on real events.
New love
So, films with Vera Glagoleva began to appear on the screens of the country, sensitive heroines conveyed moments from the lives of ordinary women. Each role is played by the actress with great attention. And the personal life of Vera Glagoleva did not stand still. Almost immediately after breaking up with Nakhapetov, she meets her second husband, Cyril Shubsky.
According to the actress, she was extremely lucky, and life gave her the happiness of being with such a person. Two years later, Vera Glagolevaâs family replenished again - a happy couple had a daughter, Nastya. And although the girl has a big age difference with her sisters (13 and 15 years old), they communicate very well.
Children of Vera Glagoleva
The eldest daughter of the actress, Anna, studied ballet from childhood and graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Immediately after that, she was accepted into the troupe of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater, on the stage of which the ballerina made her debut. In 2006, Anna married the actor of the Bolshoi Theater Egor Simachev and gave birth to a daughter Polina.
Anya first appeared in a movie while she was a little girl in the melodrama "Sunday Dad", where her mother, Vera Glagoleva, also played. The filmography of the eldest daughter of the star was replenished with the films "The Secret of Swan Lake", "Upside Down" and "New Year's Romance".
Maria Nakhapetova
Masha was engaged in painting from childhood, painted in the art studios of the Pushkin Museum and entered the art faculty of VGIK. In the USA, where she left in 2001, she studied computer graphics so that her favorite pets from paintings could come to life.
Pets are Masha's favorite destination. Her paintings are very popular. It all started with a portrait of a beloved pet of friends, and then grew into a professional business. Proud of her talented daughter and her mother - Vera Glagoleva. The filmography of Mary was limited to the film "Infection", directed by her father - Rodion Nakhapetov. And in family life she took place as the mother of the son of Cyril.
Nastasya Shubskaya
The youngest daughter Glagoleva Nastya graduated from the directing department of VGIK. Despite this, the girl says that she would not like to seriously engage in cinema, like her mother. In childhood, Shubskaya received several roles, including the main one in the film "Ca-de-bo."
Now Nastasya is 21 years old, and she is already the bride of the famous hockey player Alexander Ovechkin. Lovers began dating in the spring of 2015, their relationship developed quite quickly. Most recently, a young man made an offer to Nastya, and the girl agreed. However, the guys have not yet decided on the wedding date.
Actress heroines
All the roles of Vera Glagoleva are exclusively positive. She plays gentle and sweet, loving and kind women, each of them has her own character.
In the melodrama "On Thursday and Never Again", the actress played the tender girl Varia, who loved the future father of her child and did not even suspect that he might ever betray her. Pure, like the nature surrounding it, the provincial did not understand the charms in Moscow life and preferred a native reserve where everyone lives in harmony with each other.
In the film âMarry the Captain,â Glagoleva, on the contrary, showed a strong-willed, emancipated woman who herself can stand up for herself and solve her problems. But once the heroineâs world turns upside down, and she realizes that now she wants to be tender, gentle, real woman, marry the captain and be behind him, as if behind a stone wall.
Vera Glagoleva received more than one award for her work and images of heroines. Her paintings have been appreciated at many international film festivals. In 2011, Vera received the title of People's Artist of Russia.
For several years, Vera Glagolevaâs family lived outside the city. Even in her youth, the actress was very fond of nature, often with her husband they got out into the forest, gathered mushrooms and played outdoor games. The whole family gathers in a large house, daughters, grandchildren, and an atmosphere of fun and comfort reigns.