In the summer of 1942, the future actress Irina Miroshnichenko was born. Her biography began in the Altai Territory, in the city of Barnaul, while her family was evacuated there. Ira's parents were native Muscovites, her mother - Ekaterina Miroshnichenko - dreamed of becoming an artist, she studied with the then-famous director Alexander Tairov. But, unfortunately, her dreams were not destined to come true. In connection with the arrest of her husband, her career was over, and did not have time to begin.
And Catherine, the desire to devote herself to the theater passed on to her daughter. Subsequently, she rather harshly demanded success from Irina and was especially critical of her work. Mom wanted her daughter to become a "star", so that everyone could hear the biography of Irina Miroshnichenko. And the girl herself dreamed of playing the harp, but it was not possible to place a large instrument in their small apartment. At age 6, she was sent to the Gnesinsky School to study the violin. And at the same time, Ira began to study French.
In 1961, the girl entered the course of V. Markov at the school-studio at the Moscow Art Theater. She successfully graduated from it in 1965, and the acting biography of Irina Miroshnichenko began with the diploma performance “Uncle's Dream”. She perfectly turned out the role of Maria Alexandrovna, and she was immediately enrolled in the staff of the Moscow Art Theater. The young actress was lucky with the roles, for a short period she played in the play “The Grave Accusation” by teacher Belobrodova (1966), then Zina in the production of Galich's “Weekdays and Holidays” (1967), in “The Blue Bird” she was a fairy, and in “ Cyrano de Bergerac ”- Roxanne. For this role, the French language came in handy, as she read Moliere in the original.
Theatrical biography of Irina Miroshnichenko came at the time of venerable Mkhatovsky "old people". She worked with great artists (Olga Androvskaya, Alla Tarasova) and with great respect comprehended the secrets of their skill. Throughout her career, Irina Petrovna can count the dozens of roles that she played in her favorite theater. And it was constant communication at rehearsals with great masters that later helped her.
But the biography of Irina Miroshnichenko as a film actress began with a small role in the film "I Walk in Moscow." This was the role of Kolka’s sister, and she appeared on the screen in only one episode. At that time, the masters of the Moscow Art Theater School did not encourage the filming of students in films, so the latter at first did not take up much space in the actress's life. But gradually the situation began to change. Her first big work in the cinema was the role of the Gali scout in the film "They Only Knew in Person."
A very important meeting for Irina Petrovna was the director Andrei Tarkovsky. She played in his film "Andrei Rublev" (1966), albeit a small but very complex role of Mary Magdalene. Miroshnichenko was very much in demand in the cinema. She played both spies, and scouts, and peasant women and aristocrats. Her heroines were dynamic foreign women, young and sensitive mothers. She is not afraid to be funny or ugly on the screen.
And many viewers were surprised by her performance (staged by Roman Viktyuk), where Irina Miroshnichenko appeared before the public as a singer. Her biography was replenished with another creative direction. She collaborates with one single author - Andrei Nikolsky. Along with him, several music albums, CDs and records have already been released. And on the 850th anniversary of Moscow a solo concert was prepared, which was repeatedly shown on television.
In her personal life, Irina Petrovna never strives for primacy, although she herself can make repairs, hang a picture, and change a wheel on a car. In her opinion, a man should be the main in the house, and a woman should be proud of him. She married three times: the first husband - playwright Mikhail Shatrov, the second - director Zhalakevichyus, the third - actor Igor Vasiliev. Irina Miroshnichenko loves painting, classical literature and music, does gymnastics, goes to a dance class. She always creates an atmosphere of elegance and beauty around herself.