Actress Galina Petrova became famous already in adulthood. The directors were not immediately able to consider a special talent in a woman with an ordinary surname and discreet appearance. However, justice still triumphed. Today, Galina Leonidovna is one of the most sought-after actresses in Russian cinema. Films in which Petrova appears immediately become the favorite of millions of viewers, and the images created by her on the screen are vivid and memorable.
Childhood of a future screen star
December 22, 1956 in the city of Tambov, Galina Petrova was born. Her family was the most ordinary and had nothing to do with the acting profession. When Gale was 3 years old, her mother left her. The upbringing of the girl was done by grandmother, father and stepmother. Galina grew up a constrained and shy child. From her family she often heard that she was not born a beauty, and this greatly underestimated her self-esteem. In high school, Galina began to attend the theater club. It was there that the girl was able to fully liberate herself and forget about her complexes. The stage was so captivated by her that after graduation, she firmly decided to connect her fate with the acting profession.
Admission to GITIS
After graduating from school in 1974, Galina Petrova came to Moscow to enter the theater school. Relatives did not approve of the girl’s choice, considering the acting profession frivolous. To the last they tried to dissuade Galya from this, as it seemed to them, a rash act, but all their actions were unsuccessful. However, upon receipt, Galina was expected to fail. Having submitted documents to all theatrical educational institutions existing in the capital, she could not pass the competitive selection anywhere. I had to return to Tambov. In her hometown, the girl got a job as a dresser in a local theater, where she worked for one year.
In 1975, actress Galina Petrova again came to Moscow to act. This time, fate turned out to be more favorable to the girl and she managed to become a student of the acting faculty of GITIS. During her studies, she began to play on the stage of the theater. Stanislavsky.
Work in the "Contemporary"
In 1979, Petrova graduated from GITIS. She chose the Sovremennik Theater as the place of her future work, with which she subsequently connected her life. For 2 and a half dozen years spent on his stage, she played in 24 productions. Among them are Three Sisters, Pygmalion, The Examiner, and Vinsdor Mockers. Over the years at the Sovremennik Theater, she became his leading actress. In 1997, actress Galina Petrova was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Movie roles
Galina Petrova also tried her hand at cinema. Films with her participation began to appear on the screens in the 80-90s, but the directors were not in a hurry to give the main roles to the little-known actress. She could not play anything serious on the screen in her youth. Galina Petrova got either episodic or secondary roles of extravagant women, not allowing her to fully reveal her talent. She managed to show her skills only on the stage of her native Sovremennik. It was there that she received inspiration from acting.
The most memorable work of the actress during this period is the role of the Komsomol member and activist Klara Glushko in the comedy “Deja Vu”, released on Soviet screens in 1989. Director Makhulsky wanted to see the brilliant Inna Churikova in this role , but she refused. After that, he drew attention to Galina Petrova. And did not lose. The actress masterfully accustomed to the role offered to her and became a real decoration of the film.
Movie Recognition
With the onset of the two thousandths, Galina Petrova waited for her well-deserved fame. Films in which she began to appear in this period turned her into a star. The directors offered her, though not the main, but very noticeable roles, thanks to which she became in demand on the set. Petrova appeared in “Balzac Age”, “Driver for Vera”, “Big Love”, “Ranetki”, “Traffic Light” and other popular Russian films and TV shows. In 2013, she played one of the main roles in the series “Between Us Girls”. Today, actress Galina Petrova continues to actively act in films. Her last work is the role of Tamara Vasilievna in the TV series “Born by a Star”, which premiered in 2015. To date, Petrova has about 120 films. Not every artist can boast of such an impressive filmography.
The wife of the actress
With the onset of popularity, Galina Petrova began to attract the attention of viewers and journalists. The personal life of the actress is of interest to many fans of her talent today. Does she have a spouse? What do her children do? Celebrities often have to answer these questions during interviews.
Galina Petrova considers herself happy in her personal life. For over 30 years she has been married to director and screenwriter Oleg Osipov. The husband of the actress comes from, like her, from Tambov. In her future wife, Petrova was in love since school, but because of her own shyness, she was afraid to approach him. She was able to subdue him only after she began to go on stage. The talent of the beginning actress made a strong impression on the young man, and he fell madly in love with her. However, the girl did not have a relationship with Oleg at first. Lovers often quarreled, diverged, but in the end they realized that they could not live without each other. The wedding of Galina and Oleg took place shortly after his return from the army. Since then, the couple have not parted.
Daughter and son
Galina Petrova is an actress whose husband helped create her an exemplary family, which is very rare among creative people. Shortly after the wedding, the young spouses had a daughter, Natalia. As a child, the girl was very painful, so parents had to spend a lot of time and effort on her treatment. They decided on their second child when Natalia was 14 years old. It was then that the son of Roman appeared in the family of Galina Petrova and Oleg Osipov. Today, the children of the spouses are adults. They received a good education, have a good life and are very proud of the successes of their star mom.