Among artists and actresses, it is not often possible to meet personalities who would immediately be remembered for their originality and special charisma. Irina Kupchenko (her filmography will be described in the article) is one of those lucky ones, having met once, it is very difficult to forget. We will tell you more about this talented actress and her work in cinema and theater.
An interesting biography for an unusual child
The birth of little Irina coincided with the military service of her father abroad, which became a weighty argument in favor of the departure of the whole family outside the country. The future actress was born on February 29, in 1948, in Vienna. But since her parents were a bit superstitious people, the date of birth of her daughter was happy to be postponed to March 1.
In the beautiful capital of Austria, the Kupchenko family did not live long. At the end of their father's service, they again were forced to move to the place of his new appointment. This went on year after year. The girl’s childhood passed on trains and crossings. However, she did not regret anything and enjoyed every moment spent with her parents, - Irina Kupchenko herself spoke about this. All the acting work (filmography) of this actress is also associated with the road, and almost every heroine has a difficult life path, full of emotional experiences and vivid emotions.
The most memorable city in the world
Despite the constant moving, Irina liked to carefully study all the new places where they temporarily stayed. One of the cities in the world that the young actress liked the most was Kiev. He was remembered by extremely cheerful and good-natured people, tall and slender chestnuts, flowers and traditional Ukrainian food. Later, the future artist will move there permanently and will soon begin to call this cheerful capital her second home.
Studying and starting an independent life
While in Kiev, Irina Kupchenko (the filmography of this actress will be presented below) is completely immersed in study. Here she first enrolled in a theater circle, where she began to study in detail the basics of acting. At the same time, the young artist went to storm the local Palace of Pioneers, where there was also an amateur theater studio. Having signed up there, Irina began to study all the intricacies of the work of a cameraman. Here she went to dances and honed her already thin figure.
Later, she was so carried away by dancing that she began to think about a ballerina's career. Here are just strict parents of a comprehensively developed girl who did not share her aspirations. To avoid their anger and disappointment, Irina submitted documents to Shevchenko University, where she remained for a long time at the department of foreign languages. That's just studying in an unloved specialty disappointed the girl. No matter how hard she tried, she could not overpower her desire for theater. As a result, she had to leave the prestigious Ukrainian university.
Loss of loved ones and another move
Only Irina began to realize her real destiny, sad times came in her life. So, at one point, she lost her grandparents and beloved father, who were close to her in spirit. As a result of these irreparable losses, the girl’s mother was forced to pack her things and go to Moscow with her daughter. There, the girl successfully entered the "Pike", where the first foundation was laid for a loud and bright career of an actress named Kupchenko Irina Petrovna. The filmography of this then-young artist totaled zero films. But that was only the beginning. Later, this talented and charming woman starred in more than 60 films of various genres.
Simultaneously with admission and study at the Shchukin school, the actress gets into the Academic Theater. E. Vakhtangova, where she is immediately credited to the main acting troupe.
The first and successful screen tests
Even in the years of study, actress Irina Kupchenko (her filmography contains many paintings) actively began to search for work. She began with screenings organized by Mosfilm. The future star came to the studio with her friends who want to earn extra money in extras. However, to the surprise of our heroine, the film director Andrei Konchalovsky, already known at that time, drew attention to her. He immediately invited the young talent for one of the main roles in the movie "The Noble Nest."
As the director himself later told, at first glance he managed to consider the girl's outstanding and at the same time strong female character. And it was precisely this, in his opinion, that Lisa from the aforementioned film should have been. This role was a great start for the young actress in her career. Critics, directors and spectators spoke enthusiastically about her.
Irina Kupchenko: filmography, the best films. Cooperation with Konchalovsky
Successful participation in the film "The Noble Nest" laid the foundation for a long and productive collaboration of the young actress with director Konchalovsky. The next role of the girl was Sonia from the movie "Uncle Vanya". Immediately after this, Irina was dubbed the real Chekhov actress, appreciated her spiritual courage, piercing eyes and enviable self-control.
A few years later, Andrei Konchalovsky invited Irina to the main role in the film “Romance of Lovers”. A few years later they met again in the film "Sibiriada". This film was the last in the creative tandem of Andrei and Irina, on the set of which, by the way, they had an official romance. And although the girl no longer collaborated with her beloved and first director, she spoke only good and gentle words about him. “I am grateful to Andrey Sergeyevich for giving me the way to life. With its help, I opened up to the audience and learned to quickly get used to the role, ”says Irina Kupchenko about Konchalovsky. Filmography (all films or almost all with the participation of the actress) interests her all fans of the actress.
Collaboration with other directors
After a successful start in the movie, the actress was waiting for offers from other filmmakers. So, in 1978 she was invited to the role of the wife of one of the Decembrists in the film "Star of captivating happiness." This time the film was directed by Vladimir Motyl. The next one to call the young actress to himself was Ilya Averbakh. He saw in the person of Irina, the class teacher of the ninth grade, Vera Ivanovna, whom the artist played in his drama "Someone else's Letters."
Exactly a year later, Kupchenko Irina Petrovna (the filmography of this actress is very diverse) starred in the first melodrama of the Soviet time, "The Strange Woman." The author of this picture was Yevgeny Gabrilovich, and the director was Julius Raizman. In this film, Irina played the main character - lawyer Eugene.
A year later, Kupchenko played the hostess in a melodrama with elements of a fairy tale called “An Ordinary Miracle” by Mark Zakharov. After she collaborated with Vadim Abdrashitov (“Turn”), Vitaly Melnikov (film novel “Vacation in September”), Gennady Pavlov (short film “House with windows in the field”), Viktor Tregubovich (melodrama “Travel to another city”), etc.
Even later, Irina Kupchenko (the filmography, the main roles played by the actress, were remembered by the audience) took a direct part in the filming of “Destination”, “The Last Escape”, “Home!”, “Without Witnesses”, etc.
The most vivid roles of the actress
Among the most striking works of the actress, one can distinguish the role of Elizabeth Kalitina in The Noble Nest, Claudia Pochukaeva in the comedy melodrama Lonely Woman Wants to Meet, and Filimonov's wife from the Forgotten Melody for the Flute. The best role of the actress in the theater was the image of Alexandra in the play "The Last Night of the Last Tsar."
At the moment, Irina Kupchenko (the filmography of the actress includes films of different genres) works in both the theater and cinema. Of the latest film works, the following can be distinguished:
- “Zemsky doctor” (2010-2013);
- “A pair of bay” (2010);
- “Kalachi” (2012);
- “Live on” (2013);
- “On the brink of good” (2014);
- The Teacher (2015);
- “Teacher-2. The Test ”(2016).
Here is such a talented Russian actress Irina Kupchenko. The filmography of this artist currently has 64 films.
The personal life of the actress
Irina’s personal life is as diverse as her repertoire. She was married twice: to the Russian and French artist Nikolai Dvigubsky and the famous actor Vasily Lanov. From the second spouse, the artist gave birth to two sons: Alexander and Sergey (recently died suddenly).