“Stranger”, “St. George's Day”, “Swing”, “The Man Who Loves” - films that made the actress Ksenia Rappoport known to the audience. The filmography of the star of Russian cinema is very interesting to study, since she manages to make each created image unique. Ksenia considers herself primarily a theater actress, but by the age of 42 she managed to play more than 60 roles in films and TV shows. What else is known about her?
Actress Ksenia Rappoport: childhood
The future star was born in St. Petersburg, there was a joyful event in March 1974. When actress Ksenia Rappoport talks about her family, she invariably characterizes her as intelligent. Her father worked as an architect, her mother worked as an engineer. Grandparents also had interesting professions - an archaeologist and a restorer.
As a child, little Ksenia had many hobbies, as soon as she was tired of one hobby, he was replaced immediately by another. In different years she was fond of drawing, music, dancing, theater. Sport took a special place in her life, especially the girl was attracted by rhythmic gymnastics and mountaineering.
Choosing a Life Path
Parents who dreamed of a good education for their daughter sent her to school with in-depth study of the French language. There was a time when the future actress Ksenia Rappoport seriously intended to become a translator. She especially liked translating poetry.
It is difficult to say which profession Ksyusha would stop at if she had not been on the set at the age of 15. This happened thanks to the director Dmitry Astrakhan, who offered the teenager a small role in his tragicomedy “Come Out!”. The heroine of Rappoport then became a Jewish girl named Sima. Ksenia liked to act in films, which made her think about the career of the actress. Her role was also played by the fact that she always enjoyed visiting the theater, watching the life of the actors on stage.
Student
After some hesitation, aspiring actress Ksenia Rappoport became a student at the St. Petersburg State Academy of Theater Arts. She is still grateful to fate for the fact that the head of her course turned out to be the talented and sincerely passionate about her work teacher Veniamin Filshtinsky, who helped to reveal her talent.
While studying at SPbGATI, Ksenia often took part in educational plays. Her role in the production of the Maly Drama Theater "Uncle Vanya" completely thwarted the applause of the audience. Despite the busy schedule, Rappoport also managed to act in films and TV shows. Of course, the first roles of the young actress were small. She was able to take part in the filming of the series "National Security Agent" and "Streets of Broken Lights", the films "Calendula Flowers" and "Cry Forward." A great success for her at that time was the role of Mary in the Hollywood film "Anna Karenina." Then the partners of the girl on the set were Sean Bean and Sophie Marceau.
Theater work
Actress Ksenia Rappoport, whose biography is considered in this article, received her diploma in 2000. Almost immediately, she was accepted into the troupe of the St. Petersburg Maly Drama Theater. The girl again tried on the image of Elena Andreevna in the production of "Uncle Vanya", having managed to present this role already a little bit differently. It is worth mentioning that Ksenia is delighted every time she has to put on clothes of past centuries, especially she likes dresses and hats, fashionable in the beginning of the 20th century.
Rappoport also coped with the role of Nina Zarechnaya in the play "The Seagull." Her heroine is an assertive, rude and awkward provincial who feels superfluous in an aristocratic society. The actress’s game was awarded the Golden Spotlight Award, which she received in 2003.
Of course, there are other famous performances with her participation, for example, “The Cherry Orchard”, “A play without a name”. Also, actress Ksenia Rappoport, whose filmography and biography are considered in the article, has repeatedly collaborated with the Liteiny Theater.
Different roles
After graduating from SPbGATI, the actress continued to actively act in films and TV shows. At first, her achievements in this field were modest, the directors Ksenia were not in a hurry to offer serious roles. At this time, she played in the television projects "Gangster Petersburg-3", "Time to love", "By the name of Baron", "Do not quarrel, girls!" She especially liked the role of Galina in Yesenin, according to the plot her heroine is foolishly in love with the great poet.
Of course, not only in the series Ksenia Rappoport starred in those years. The actress, whose photo can be seen in the article, for example, played an interesting role in the historical drama The Horseman Named Death. However, her main achievements were still ahead.
"Stranger"
In fact, Ksenia’s career as a film actress began with participation in the filming of the film “The Stranger”. Director Tornatore tried to find the performer of the role of Irena first in the Czech Republic and Ukraine, but he found it in Russia. The heroine of Rappoport was the Ukrainian Irina Yaroshenko, who is struggling to survive when a capricious fate throws her into a foreign country.
Ksenia really enjoyed acting in Italy, while she was learning Italian. Rappoport was also delighted with the collaboration with the director Tornatore, who always encouraged artists who tried to improvise. The role brought the actress not only many new fans, but also the prestigious Italian award “David di Donatello”, which only one foreigner managed to get before her - Romy Schneider.
"St. George's Day"
After the release of the picture “The Stranger”, actress Ksenia Rappoport, whose personal life and biography are discussed in this article, began to be very popular with directors. The next victory of the star was shooting in the film "St. George's Day", in which she played Lyubov Pavlovna.
It is interesting that Rappoport almost forced Kirill Serebrennikov to entrust her with the role of an opera singer, as she literally fell in love with the script. Initially, the director doubted that Ksenia was suitable for this role, but soon his doubts were dispelled. According to the plot, the heroine of the actress is an opera singer, who lived abroad for a long time. Once she decides to show her son her home country, where amazing adventures begin.
What else to see
Of course, Rappoport has other interesting roles. For example, in the action-drama “Swing”, she played a dance teacher and fatal lady Inna Maksimovna. In the "Rainy Season" her character was the French archaeologist Marie. In the historical film “Savva Morozov”, the star embodied the image of the Moscow Art Theater actress Maria Andreevna.
It is impossible not to mention the fact that the actress has repeatedly had to collaborate with foreign stars. Say, starring in “The Man Who Loves”, Ksenia met on the set with Monica Bellucci.
Life behind the scenes
Ksenia does not like to discuss her personal life with journalists, but something is still known about her. For some time she met with Viktor Tarasov, from whom in 1994 she gave birth to Daria-Aglaya. Actress Rappoport Ksenia and her daughter are best friends, Daria-Aglaya also chose the acting profession for herself.
In 2011, Ksenia and actor Yuri Kolokolnikov had a daughter, Sonia. The novel was short-lived, but the father is happy to communicate with the child. It is interesting that Xenia's eldest daughter also enjoys spending time with her sister, the age difference does not prevent them from getting along perfectly.
Currently, the actress Rappoport is married, her choice fell on the businessman Dmitry Borisov. Spouses do not have common children yet.