Lesya Samaeva is a talented Ukrainian actress who is difficult to confuse with some other movie star. Such a definition as “role” is not applicable to her, since this amazing woman is able to make any heroine “her”. Viewers remember her on such television projects as “House Arrest”, “How Steel Was Tempered.” The painting "Orange Sky" with her participation is also popular. What is known about the star, what are its best roles?
Lesya Samaeva: biographical information
The future actress was born in Kiev, it happened in June 1975. Almost from the first years of her life, Lesa Samaeva knew who she would become when she grew up. At first, the young star was admired by relatives and friends, to whom she recited poems. Then the audience applauded her, who came to watch school performances. Parents dreamed of seeing their daughter as a lawyer or economist, but she did not live up to their expectations.
Having received a certificate, Lesya Samaeva became an entrant of the Kiev theater university, she entered the first attempt. Teachers remember a talented girl as one of the most capable and diligent students. The future star received her diploma at 21, then began performing at the local Drama and Comedy Theater.
Play in the theater
Immediately to conquer the world of cinema, Les Samaeva did not dare, having decided to first declare herself as a theater actress. Her path to fame did not turn out to be long, and soon residents and guests of Kiev began to try to get on her performances. Of course, the rising star quickly began to entrust the role of central characters.
It is difficult to list all the vivid images that Ukrainian women embodied on stage in those years. In “Three Sisters” she was Mashenka, in “The Seagull” she became Zarechnaya. The audience was especially remembered by her nurse Maria, the heroine of the “Queue” production. When creating this image, the actress "borrowed" the habits of Renata Litvinova. The creative approach to the role did not go unnoticed by critics, the girl received the prestigious Kiev Pectoral Award.
Movie debut
The first actress Lesia Samaeva got her first role at the age of 24. She got one of the main roles in the television project How Steel Was Tempered, which became the next film adaptation of the work of the same name by Ostrovsky. It is interesting that the director of the series was Khan Gang from China, the soap opera quickly became popular in the Middle Kingdom, and Samaeva had a lot of fans in this country. The image of Pavka Korchagin was embodied by Lesya's husband Andrei Saminin.
The TV show “How Steel Was Tempered” did not give the actress popularity in her native country, as she was not acquired by Ukrainian television. Ukrainians learned about the existence of a talented girl only in 2003, after she played a secondary role in the sitcom “Merry Company”, which tells about the adventures of students.
Best Roles
Only in 2006 she was able to understand what the real glory of Les Samaev looks like. Films and series in which she starred before the release of the film "Orange Sky" can not be compared in terms of popularity with this drama. Director Kiriyenko with the help of this film project highlighted the events of the Orange Revolution. Forest got such a character as the sister of the protagonist.
The main role was assigned to the Ukrainian star in the sad film “Operation Che Guevara,” viewers and critics praised the actress’s tandem with Pavel Maykov. The drama "Bread Day" with her participation became popular - the story of a courageous war veteran trying to help strangers.
Of course, one cannot forget about another starring role played by Lesa Samaeva. The biography of the star claims that she got into the series "Home Arrest" by accident, since the director was planning to assign the role of Nata Malukh to a completely different actress. However, the Ukrainian woman perfectly coped with the comic image of a housewife who sincerely tries to be a caring wife and mother.
Personal life
Kinodiva has been married for many years to actor Andrei Samninin, who became her student love. Andrei, like his wife, is very popular in his homeland, is actively acting in TV shows, and finds time to play in the theater. The family grows up the charming daughter Maria, who dreams of continuing the work of parents, to become a famous actress. The girl has already taken some steps towards the fulfillment of her dream, appearing in the TV series "The Alone", in which Les played one of the main roles.