Larisa Totunova, a well-known Russian actress, winner of many cinematic awards, in her 52 years in demand in the theater and cinema. Each role of this talented woman is a revelation for the viewer.
Larisa Totunova: biography
Larisa Shakhvorostova (Totunova) - a native of the village Morozovskaya of the Rostov region. The date of birth of the future actress is June 24, 1963. Since childhood, the girl had a good voice, danced, took part in school productions. After graduating from high school, she decided to devote herself to music, she graduated from the school of Biysk. The girl was gifted, she was invited to enter the conservatory.
Larisa visited Moscow several times, but never entered the conservatory. She dreamed of a theater. Trips to the capital were expensive. On the road, the young girl earned herself by working as a cleaner. At 17, she had a certificate of secondary education, which she received by passing all exams at the working youth school as an external student.
Larisa Totunova is a purposeful person. The first acquaintance with VGIK began with the courses of Alexei Batalov. Here the young provincial was a free listener. After lectures of a meter of domestic cinema, the girl moved to GITIS and became his student.
The beginning of the creative path
While still a student of GITIS, the future actress Larisa Totunova liked the directors. The girl began to be invited to the cinema. The painting "Season of Miracles" was the first work of a gifted girl. In the film, the director assigned her the main role and did not lose: Larisa’s musical education served her hand - in the film she had to sing.
In 1985, she starred in the episode of the film by George Nathanson "Valentine and Valentine." Two years later, she passes tests in the mini-series "Special Forces."
In 1987, Larisa Totunova, whose photo begins to print in the capital's newspapers, ends with GITIS.
Career
In the cinematic environment, by the time the theater institute graduated, Larisa Shakhvorostova was already a famous person. Famous directors are inviting the young pretty actress, at first these are episodic roles, but with each new work comes invaluable experience.
Since 1988, begins to work in the New Drama Theater of the capital. For three years, the actress plays on stage, but feels that she wants to realize herself on television. In 1990, Larisa Totunova began working as a host of such programs as “Business Chronicle” and “Morning of a Business Man,” while the actress is preparing beginner announcers.
Being an active person, the actress continues to act in films. During this period, she played in the films "Stalingrad", "Tsar Ivan the Terrible", "The Scourge of God." In 1992, he takes part in the popular series "Goryachev and Others," starred in the film "The Child by November" and many others. In 1995, at the festival "Constellation" in the competition program were presented three paintings with the participation of Totunova. The roles were so diverse that the actress could not be recognized, so skillfully she reincarnated.
Today, on the account of Larisa Shakhvorostova, 55 films, the actress is invited to act in films, especially she is in demand in domestic TV shows and melodramatic films. Larisa Totunova, whose photo quite often appears in the socialite, is annually involved in at least five projects, the performance of this seemingly fragile woman is simply mesmerizing.
Personal life
Despite her absolute employment, Larisa Totunova was able to realize herself as a mother and wife. Few domestic actresses can boast of such achievements. Larisa in an interview said that she was grateful to fate for all her gifts, and there were a lot of them. The main actress considers her husband and daughter.
She met her husband Sergei Makhovikov on the set of the film "Simple-minded", it happened in 1994. At that time, Larisa was already over thirty, and yet she was not in a hurry to get married. Actors played lovers in the film, gradually their relationship became more than friendly in real life.
The actors began to live together. Sergei repeatedly offered Larisa a hand and heart, but she did not give consent. Joint happiness was incomplete without children. Even in his youth, doctors gave Larisa a terrible diagnosis - infertility. This did not stop Sergey, he was madly in love with Laura.
As a result, the actors got married. The couple tried to have a baby. Ten years of treatment were unsuccessful. But in 2002, Larisa found out that she was pregnant. The attending physician said that it was a miracle. Totunova herself thinks so, because she asked Serafim Sarovsky about the child. And after a while she found out about her happiness.