Spectacular, vibrant theater and film actress, an active participant in television projects Irina Grineva is known for her diverse images in more than 40 films and dozens of performances. In addition, she is the owner of several prestigious awards, a beautiful wife and an ideal mother.
Young years
The actress was born on February 6, 1973 in the city of Kazan in the family of a retired colonel and a failed actress. Irina's mother wanted to become an actress, but she had to part with her dream due to the confrontation of her relatives, and then for the sake of her family. Irina Grineva dreamed of becoming an actress from an early age. Even without knowing the name of the profession, she showed on the TV screen and claimed that, having matured, she would definitely get there. The girl’s dream was largely facilitated by her mother, who took Irina to theatrical productions, to the movies, recited to her the tragedies of Shakespeare and Pushkin's poem.
The girl was actively involved in ballet and was even noticed by the Mariinsky Theater Commission, who arrived in Kazan to select young talents at the Russian Ballet Academy. But Irina’s grandmother did not dare to let her only granddaughter go to Petersburg, postponing the girl’s career development for many years.
Creative throwing time
Having reached 16 years old, the future actress Irina Grineva nevertheless managed to break free from the tenacious embrace of family ties and went to enter the capital's theater school. Spending the night at the Kazan station, the girl tried to enter all universities at once, but the commission stubbornly did not want to give her the opportunity to fulfill her dream. Having suffered
a crushing fiasco and not wanting to return to her native city with anything, the stubborn Irina still passes the
entrance exams to the Yaroslavl Theater Institute. In parallel with her studies, she studies at the Vasilyev School of Dramatic Art on a course of expressive plastic.
Participation in performances
The year 1993 was marked by the first theatrical work for Irina - in the play “Playing the Classics”, where she played the role of Magee, for whom she was awarded the “Best Debut” prize.
Five years later, the actress was accepted into the troupe of Stanislavsky at the Moscow Theater, where she played the roles of Olivia (Twelfth Night), Marina Mnishek (Boris Godunov), Nina (Masquerade), Ophelia (Hamlet), Dasha ( “That and this light”). Irina Grineva, whose biography moves to a new creative level, gets a chance to prove to everyone that she was not mistaken in choosing a profession.
Movie roles
The brilliant debut in the theater opens the way for the talented actress to Russian cinema. In 1998, Irina was invited to the role of Lyudmila in the series "Impostors". The brilliantly played supporting role contributes to the advancement of her acting career. Two years later, she was offered a role in the drama tape of Vladimir Fokin's “House for the Rich,” where she plays Anna Kazimirovna. Having received for his extraordinary talent the “Kinoshok” award of the XI festival dedicated to
cinema of the CIS and Baltic countries, and then the prize "The Seagull" and the title of the most seductive woman, Irina Grineva becomes a recognized starring movie star and gets one role after another. The fame is brought to the actress by the film “Always Speak Always”, where she plays the role of the stylish and slightly bitchy secretary Daria. The series becomes the most important project in Irina’s career, her popularity is growing, and the filmography is replenished with the drama “Shield of Minevra”, in which she gets the role of Diana, the popular series “My Personal Enemy” (the image of the famous TV presenter) and the main role in the serial film “Podkidnaya”. The many faces of embodied images, the full dedication to the cause, perseverance distinguish Irina from other actresses. She copes with any success with any role - comedic, dramatic, criminal, and the number of her fans is growing before our eyes.
Participation in films
The filmography of Irina Grineva currently has about 40 films, and Irina is the unofficial title of the most reliable actress. Consider the chronology of her participation in the films:
- “Impostors” (Luda);
- “House for the rich” (Anna Kazimirovna);
- “Goodbye, Dr. Freud!” (Maryasha);
- “Always say always” (Daria);
- “The Illusion of a Dream” (Lelia);
- “Station” (Jeanne);
- “My Personal Enemy” (TV presenter Victoria Terekhina);
- “Podkidnaya” (Maria Dolgova);
- “I stay” (Julia);
- "Year of the Golden Fish" (Lada);
- “Sad Lady of Worms” (Karina);
- “Vacations of love” (Eugene);
- “Touch the sky” (Taya);
- “Moore. Third Front ”(Actress Marina Flerova);
- “Mom involuntarily” (Tatyana);
- “After school” (Ulyana);
- “Thursday, 12th” (Julia);
- “In the same breath” (Marina).
The presented list is far from the whole filmography of Irina Grineva. The creative role of the actress is diverse - from the role of a sad romantic girl to a spectacular, brilliant secular lady. No wonder her work won many prestigious film awards.
An active actress, acting in numerous films, manages to participate in other projects, such as "Two Stars", where she impressed the audience with her musical talent paired with Grigory Leps. Irina Grineva is also a famous model of French eminent fashion houses and designer of dresses in the style of the 50s. One can only be surprised and wait in what other sphere the talent of her multifaceted nature will manifest itself.