Among the constellation of St. Petersburg actresses, Anna Kovalchuk occupies a special place. Her filmography is quite diverse, but Anna is better known to the viewer as an investigator Maria Shvetsova from the series “Secrets of the Investigation”. In fact, Kovalchuk was not going to become an actress, how did she end up on the set?
early years
Anna Kovalchuk, whose filmography today includes such well-known films as “Secrets of the investigation”, “The Master and Margarita”, was born in a family of teachers: her mother worked as a head of a kindergarten, her father taught at school, her grandfather was a school principal. Anna herself gravitated to the exact sciences: mathematics, computer technology.
When the girl finished eleventh grade, she was sure that she wanted to devote the rest of her life to work in the field of cybernetics. Kovalchuk was seriously preparing to become a computer genius, but for a start she wanted to graduate from the Leningrad Polytechnic.
But as always the case intervened: Kovalchuk's friend entered the theater university and persuaded Anna to try to pass the exams with her. It so happened that Anna went through several qualifying rounds, and then she was offered to enroll in the course to A. A. Shvedersky. The girl was at a loss, but when she found out that the competition was 30 people per place, she realized that she was very lucky and decided to move on.
Theater and movie career
Anna Kovalchuk, whose filmography was not replenished with any film during her studies, was able in the fourth year to attract the attention of theater director Lensovet Trostyanetsky, who later invited her to his play "Imaginary Sick." The actress had to pass both the premiere and the diploma at the same time. She remarkably coped with this task, so she was immediately enrolled in the troupe of the Theater. Lensoviet.
After a couple of years, Kovalchuk became a leading actress in the theater. Fans and flowers - from now on the girl had everything. But only a few selected theatergoers knew her, and Anna wanted something more, so in 1998 she went to the casting of the film “Love of Evil” and successfully passed it. Kovalchuk got the little role of the princess. She shared the set with celebrities such as
Irina Muravyova, Larisa Udovichenko, Maxim Averin and Stanislav Sadalsky.
In the theater, Anna was doing well too. One of her best theatrical roles can be considered the role of Lilith in the production of "A bed for three."
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At 24, Anna heard that casting was taking place in St. Petersburg for the main role in the series “Secrets of the Investigation”. She really wanted to get this role, but the casting managers were looking for actresses of thirty years old, and Anna was barely 24. Then during the screening Kovalchuk added herself extra years and said that she was 29 recently. The director, according to the actress, suspected, of course that before him was not a thirty-year-old woman, but it was Anna Kovalchuk who received the role of investigator Maria Shvetsova.
The filmography of the actress for many years consisted of several works in the full-length movie and the series “Secrets of the investigation”, which is still on the screens (it has been shot for 14 seasons). The actress admits that the role of the investigator was at first difficult for her, since in life she is a very light and cheerful person - Mary is always serious, focused and smiles a little. But already in the first couple of seasons, Kovalchuk became involved in the process and quickly received dividends: she soon began to be recognized on the streets.
"The Master and Margarita"
Until 2005, Kovalchuk Anna Leonidovna was considered as an actress of one role: namely, the role of Maria Shvetsova. But in 2005, when Kovalchuk was approved for the role of Margarita in the series “The Master and Margarita,” the creative life of the actress changed dramatically.
Now Anna appeared before the stunned spectators in a completely new way: wild, passionate, impetuous. It was hard to imagine that such an emotional potential lies behind the external coldness. No one expected that Anna Kovalchuk would look so organically in the role of Margarita. Moreover, this character is rather complicated, mystical, contradictory. The work was difficult, but Anna again did an excellent job.
The director of the project was Vladimir Bortko. Kovalchuk worked on the same set with such legends of Russian cinema as Oleg Basilashvili, Alexander Abdulov, Alexander Adabashyan. Among the younger colleagues, Anne’s company was Sergei Bezrukov, Vladislav Galkin, Dmitry Nagiyev, Alexander Galibin. The series was incredibly successful, and Anna once again proved that she could do any role.
Admiral
Kovalchuk Anna Leonidovna soon after the premiere of “Masters and Margarita” received an invitation to another wonderful film - “Admiral”.
The scale of the film, which tells about the life of the legendary Admiral Kolchak, shocked the Russian audience. Thousands of historical costumes were sewn for filming, the first stars of Russian cinema were invited. The director of the project was
Andrei Kravchuk. The main role - Admiral Kolchak - went to the St. Petersburg actor Konstantin Khabensky. Anna Kovalchuk played in the film his legal wife and mother of the child - Sofya Kolchak.
The heroine of Kovalchuk has to face the plot of cheating on her husband. In difficult times, Kolchak wants to see his mistress next to him - Anna Timireva, and not her lawful wife. He secretly sends her together with her son abroad, where noblewoman Sofya Kolchak has to do the most dirty work to feed herself and her son. After the role of the indomitable Margarita, Kovalchuk in the image of a submissive wife looked strange, although the actress coped with the role. Just many viewers believe that the role of Anna Timireva would suit Anna more than Elizaveta Boyarskaya.
"Peter the First. Will"
The filmography of Anna Kovalchuk continued to replenish with good historical films. In 2011, she took part in the filming of “Peter the Great. Will".
Again, the director of the project was Vladimir Bortko. He devoted his next film to the last two years of the life of the great Russian Tsar, whose role went to actor Alexander Baluyev. The script of the film does not fully correspond to historical reality, but the film crew did not set itself the goal of creating a documentary true film.
In the center of the plot, as always, is a love story: Peter the Great is in love again, and this time Maria Kantemir (Elizabeth Boyarskaya) becomes his chosen one. The great autocrat is even ready to divorce his wife Catherine the First, but this is not so simple: issues of power and state security are above all. Palace intrigues and secrets, an unspoken struggle for power - all this is intertwined with the main romantic line.
Anna Kovalchuk this time embodied on the screens the image of Anastasia Trubetskoy-Kantemir. In fact, she got a supporting role.
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In addition to the above tapes in the filmography of the actress, there were also such projects as “The personal file of Captain Ryumin”, “And there was a war”, “Manor”, “Rhymes with love”.
Anna Kovalchuk, a biography whose filmography interests thousands of her fans, occupies a special place among Russian actresses. Her game is intellectual; her characters show a wealth of life experience and a well-thought-out personal story.
This woman manages to change from project to project, if the role requires it: to show passion and unquenchable hunger, and in the next film, with all its appearance, “broadcast” only humility and humility. Strong and cunning heroines are also within her power. But for some reason Kovalchuk is not looking for new sensations and projects: for many, many years she has remained faithful to the project “Secrets of the investigation”. From 2012 to 2014, she was involved only in it and did not star in any new film.
Personal life
But fans of the actress are not only interested in her films. Anna Kovalchuk leads a rich personal life. She was married twice, and divorced her first husband immediately after filming in "The Master and Margarita." But Anna did not stay alone for long: already in 2007, she married a St. Petersburg businessman. The actress has two children (a girl and a boy) from two marriages.