The Russian viewer knows Ekaterina Olkina thanks to her diverse game and many leading roles. The most striking films with the participation of the actress are rightfully considered: "St. John's Wort 2", "Double Life", "Family Album", "Three Musketeers" and others.
Biography
Catherine's birthday fell on November 8, 1985. The hometown for the actress is Kotlas, located in the Arkhangelsk region. However, her childhood passed in Samara, where the family moved almost immediately after the birth of her daughter. The girl tried herself in drawing, swimming and dancing, but did not get pleasure from it. Having become a first grader, Catherine began attending a music school and performing in a choir. Later, the girl switched to classical and pop vocals, classes which brought her prizes in competitions.
At the gymnasium, she studied in depth French, English and Latin. At school age, she managed to go through a hard casting for the main role in the musical “Another World”. Thanks to this event, the girl finally decided on the profession. Going to Moscow, Ekaterina Olkina entered GITIS (workshop of A. Barmak). The young student planned to play exclusively in the theater, but the teacher was pushing her student to work in the film industry.
Films with the actress
Olkina's debut took place in college time. She played Zoya in the historical drama "Stalin.Live." For some time she was offered only episodic roles in the films Frost, The Ment in Law and The Servant of the Sovereigns. The talent of Catherine was noticed by the authors of the film “The Volga River Flows”, in which she was invited to play the main character Lyuda.
In 2010, the actress again worked on key roles in two series at once - “Capital of Sin” and “St. John's Wort 2”. Later, the premiere of the melodrama "Only You" took place, in which Olkina played Irina. In 2012, Catherine once again appeared on television in the title role of the criminal mini-series "Road to Easter Island." At the same time, she starred in the films "Night Swallows" and "Gold" Gloria ", playing the heroines of a secondary plan.
The following years were marked by the release of the comedy "Diamond in Chocolate", the melodrama "Double Life", the crime mini-series "Remedy for Death" and "Once Upon a Time in Rostov". In the above paintings, Olkina Catherine again got the main roles. This is not surprising, since the appearance of an actress in a particular film automatically portends him a resounding success. In 2013-2014, the girl starred in the historical film adaptation of "Three Musketeers", the melodrama "The Widower" and "Live on."
Later, Ekaterina Olkina’s filmography was replenished with the detective “Point 2”, the comedy “Turn the other way around”, the saga “Family Album”, the series “Broken Hearts”, “Substitution” and “While the Village Sleeps”. In these paintings, the actress played the main characters. In 2018, with her participation, the premieres of the films “Parma Violets”, “Green Van” and “Potapov and Lucy” are expected.
Personal life
Olkina Ekaterina is the wife of composer and singer Ivan Zamotaev. The couple first met at a film festival. Catherine and Ivan were in a relationship long before the wedding. In the fall of 2015, the actress became a mother.
On weekends, Ekaterina Olkina loves to drive an SUV and watch movies all day. The actress once said that she prefers to visit a variety of exhibitions and excursions, rather than travel to the sea.