Alexandra Zakharova

Biography

Alexandra Zakharova was born on June 17, 1962, in Moscow.

In 1983 she graduated from the acting department of the Higher Theatre School named after B.V. Shchukin (Artistic Director of the course - Yuri Vasilievich Katin-Yartsev), immediately after that she was accepted to the troupe of the Moscow State Lenin Komsomol Theatre (nowadays - the Moscow State Lenkom Theatre of Mark Zakharov). In 1986 she got the role of Ophelia in Gleb Panfilov's play Hamlet. Since then she has played at the theater many roles of the classical repertoire and acutely characteristic roles including the leading ones. She was the leading actress of Lenkom Mark Zakharov Theater.

Among her roles: Countess Almaviva ("Crazy Day or The Marriage of Figaro"), Yulia Pavlovna Tugina ("Va Bank"), Agafia Tikhonovna Kuperdyagina ("Marriage"), Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya ("Cherry Orchard"), Kunitsina ("The Oprichnik Day"), Lady Percy ("Falstaff and the Prince of Wales"), Victoria ("Trap").

In 2019, after Mark Zakharov's passing, she completed her father's production, The Trap (a free-form stage fantasy based on the works of Vladimir Sorokin, screenplays by Mark Zakharov and documentary sources; the play premiered on December 2, 2019) as a director. In the summer of 2021 she was dismissed from the artistic council of the Lenkom Theater.

Since 1982 she has starred in films: "To Kill a Dragon" (1988), "The Hostage" (1990), "Grey Wolves" (1993), "The Downfall" (1993), "Felix Investigation Bureau" (1993), "The Master and Margarita" (1994) and others.

Gained All-Union popularity thanks to the roles of the courtyard girl Fimki in the comedy television feature film "Formula of Love" (1984) and swindler Alexandra Rukoyatkina in the detective directed by Sergei Ashkenazy "Criminal Talent" (1988).

The family

Father - Mark Anatolievich Zakharov (October 13, 1933 - September 28, 2019), artistic director of the Moscow Lenkom Theater, director, screenwriter, actor, People's Artist of the USSR (1991).
Mother - Nina Tikhonovna Lapshinova (May 10, 1932 - September 10, 2014), actress, graduated from GITIS in 1956, was an actress of the Perm Regional Drama Theater (1956-1959), Moscow Theater of Miniatures "Hermitage" (1959-1980).
Was married to Vladimir Steklov. The marriage lasted from 1991 to 2000.

Creativity

Theater roles

1986 - "Dictatorship of Conscience" based on the play by Mikhail Shatrov (staged by Mark Zakharov, directed by Yury Makhayev)
1986 - "Hamlet" based on the tragedy of the same name by William Shakespeare (directed by Gleb Panfilov) as Ophelia, Polonius' daughter
1989-1995 - "Funeral Prayer" based on the play of the same name by Grigory Gorin (directed by Mark Zakharov) - Hava
1993 (till now) - "Crazy Day or The Marriage of Figaro" after the comedy of the same name by Pierre de Beaumarchais (staged by Mark Zakharov and Yury Makhayev, stage director - Oleg Sheintsis, director - Alexander Sirin; premiere - 19 January 1993) - Countess Almaviva
1994-2009 - The Seagull after the play of the same name by Anton Chekhov (directed by Mark Zakharov) - Nina Zarechnaya, a young girl, the daughter of a rich landowner
1997-2008 - The Barbarian and the Heretic, based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel The Gambler (directed by Mark Zakharov) as Polina Alexandrovna, stepdaughter of a general, Alexei Ivanovich's sweetheart
2001 - "Balakirev the Jester" after the play by Grigory Gorin (directed by Mark Zakharov; premiere performance - May 14, 2001; the play is currently in progress but is not performed by Alexandra Zakharova) - Catherine I Alexeyevna, Empress of Russia.
2004 (to date) - "Va Bank" based on the comedy play "The Last Victim" by A. N. Ostrovsky (staged by Mark Zakharov; premiere performance on November 10, 2004) - Julia Pavlovna Tugina, a young widow
2007 (to date) - Marriage by Gogol's comedy of the same name (staged by Mark Zakharov; premiere performance took place on 17 June 2007 in Samara and on 22 September 2007 in Moscow) - Agafia Tikhonovna Kuperdyagina, merchant's daughter, bride
2009 (up to the present) - The Cherry Orchard based on the comedy of the same name by Anton Chekhov. Chekhov (directed by Mark Zakharov, produced by Igor Fokin; premiered in St Petersburg on June 12, 2009 and in Moscow on September 23, 2009) - Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya, Landowner
2011-2018 - "Peer Gynt" based on Henrik Ibsen's drama poem of the same name (Mark Zakharov is the author of the stage version, Oleg Glushkov and Mark Zakharov are directing, Igor Fokin is the director; premiere performance - March 25, 2011) - Oze, Peer Gynt's mother
2013 (up to now) - The Hoppy Girl (Heavenly Wanderers) based on the tragicomic stories The Hoppy Girl, The Choristeress and The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov and Aristophanes' comedy The Birds (staged by Mark Zakharov and Sergey Gritsai, directed by Igor Fokin; premiere - April 14, 2013) - Olga Ivanovna
2015-2018 - "Walpurgis Night" based on the works "Walpurgis Night, or the Footsteps of the Commander", "Moscow - Petushki", "Notes of a Psychopath" by Venedikt Yerofeev (staged by Mark Zakharov, art director - Alexei Kondratyev, directed by Igor Fokin; premiere - March 14, 2015) - Zinochka
2016-2021 - "The Day of the Oprichnik" based on the novels "The Day of the Oprichnik" and "Telluria" by Vladimir Sorokin (staged by Mark Zakharov, designed by Alexei Kondratyev, directed by Igor Fokin; premiere November 30, 2016) - Kunitsina, widow
2018 (ongoing) - Falstaff and the Prince of Wales, a free-form stage fantasy on the themes of Shakespearean comedies and tragedies (production by Mark Zakharov, designed by Alexei Kondratyev, directed by Igor Fokin; premiere April 14, 2018) - Lady Percy, aka Kat
2019-2021 - The Trap, a free-form stage fantasy based on the writings of Vladimir Sorokin, screenplays by Mark Zakharov, and documentary sources (staged by Mark Zakharov, Alexandra Zakharova, designed by Marius Jatsovskis, directed by Igor Fokin; premiere December 2, 2019) - Victoria, aka Zaslavskaya, aka Seagull

Television plays

1988 - "Dictatorship of Conscience" (directed by Mark Zakharov)
1993 - "Funeral Prayer" (directed by Mark Zakharov) - Hava
2002 - "Balakirev the Jester" (directed by Mark Zakharov, played by Yury Makhayev) - Catherine I Alexeyevna
2004 - "The Barbarian and the Heretic" (directed by Mark Zakharov) - Polina Alexandrovna
2004 - "Va Bank" (directed by Mark Zakharov) as Yulia Pavlovna Tugina
2005 - "Crazy Day or The Marriage of Figaro" (staged by Mark Zakharov and Yury Makhayev, stage director - Oleg Sheintsis, director - Alexander Sirin) - Countess Almaviva
2005 - The Seagull (directed by Mark Zakharov) - Nina Zarechnaya.
2009 - "The Marriage" (directed by Mark Zakharov) - Agafia Tikhonovna Kuperdyagina
2011 - The Cherry Orchard (directed by Mark Zakharov, played by Igor Fokin) - Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya
2013 - Per Gyunt (stage version by Mark Zakharov, production by Mark Zakharov and Oleg Glushkov, directed by Igor Fokin) - Oze
2014 - Heavenly Wanderers (staged by Mark Zakharov and Sergey Gritsay, directed by Igor Fokin) - Olga Ivanovna
2017 - Walpurgis Night (staged by Mark Zakharov, designed by Alexei Kondratyev, directed by Igor Fokin) - Zinochka

Roles in movies

1982 The House Swift Built - Stella (Esther Johnson)
1984 The Formula of Love - Fimka, the landlords' girl
1985 Dissimilar: Olga Sestrenkina, Mishuk's Mother
1988 Killing the Dragon - Elza, archivist's daughter
1988 Criminal Talent as Alexandra Rukoyatkina, con artist
1989 The Cage - The Hamster, the Mosquito
1990 The Hostage - Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Vetvinova1991 The Countess - Zhanna, Nikita Shuvalov's bride
1992 A Bride from Paris - Orlette Debois
1993 The Fall as Nona Sokolova
1993 Grey Wolves - Marina
1993 The Detective Bureau "Felix" - Larisa
1993 About Her, But Without Her - Unnamed Character
1994 The Verdict - Vicky Paul
1994 The Ghost of My Home - Irina Ivleva, a nurse at a polyclinic
1994 The Master and Margarita - Gella, a female vampire from Woland's entourage
1999 The Thin Thing - Yulia Kruglova, English teacher, Valery Garanin's wife
2001 The Detectives (series "The House Where Husbands Disappear") - Dina
2003 The Other Life - Inga, wife of the successful lawyer Ryazhsky, Alyona's friend
2004 Bad Habit - Nastya2004 Unequal Marriage - Unspecified Character Name
2005 You Are My Happiness - Natalie Frizendorf, daughter of Prince Pechersky
2009 The Unsigned - Alla Ostuzheva
2010 Traces in the Sand - Zinaida Vasilievna, Chief Medical Officer
2010 Hokkaido Police. Russian Section - Character Name omitted

Recognition

State awards

1995 - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (August 4, 1995) - for services in the field of art
1997 - Recipient of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of theatrical art for 1996 (May 29, 1997) - for the main roles in the plays "The Seagull" by A. Chekhov, "The Royal Games" based on the play by M. Anderson "1000 days of Anne Boleyn" by the Moscow State Theatre "Lenkom".
2001 - People's Artist of the Russian Federation (January 15, 2001) - for great services in the field of art.
2003 - Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of theatrical art for 2002 (June 5, 2003) - for the play "Balakirev the Jester" by the Moscow State Theatre "Lenkom".
2007 - Order of Honour (August 11, 2007) - for a major contribution to the development of the theater arts and many years of productive work.
2011 - winner of the 2011 Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the Field of Culture - for the play Per Gynt performed at the Moscow State Lenkom Theatre
2012 - Order for Merit to the Fatherland, IV Class (November 6, 2012) - for a major contribution to the development of national theatrical art and many years of creative work
2019 - Order of Alexander Nevsky (April 29, 2019) - for great contribution to the development of national culture and art, many years of fruitful activity

Public awards

1993 - winner of the Stanislavsky Prize. Stanislavsky for her role in "Crazy Day or The Marriage of Figaro" after the comedy by Pierre de Beaumarchais (staged by Mark Zakharov and Yuri Makhayev, stage director - Oleg Sheintsis, director - Alexander Sirin on the stage of the Moscow State Lenkom Theater.
2001 - winner of the Russian "Crystal Turandot" theatrical award in the category "The Best Female Role" for the role of Catherine I Alexeyevna in the play "Balakirev the Jester" by Grigory Gorin, directed by Mark Zakharov on the stage of the Moscow State Lenkom Theater.
2008 - winner of the Russian theater awards "The Crystal Turandot" in the nomination "The Best Female Role" for the role of Agafia Tikhonovna in the performance "The Marriage" after the play by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Mark Zakharov on the stage of the Moscow State Theatre "Lenkom".
2008 - winner of the Yevgeny Leonov International Theatrical Foundation Award for the role of Agafia Tikhonovna in the performance Marriage by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Mark Zakharov, on the stage of the Moscow State Lenkom Theatre
2010 - Award winner of the International Yevgeny Leonov Theatre Foundation for the role of Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya in the play Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov staged by Mark Zakharov at the Lenkom Moscow State Theatre[13].
2011 - winner of the International Yevgeny Leonov Theatre Foundation Prize for the role of Oze in the play Per Gynt
2012 - winner of the 16th Annual Theatre Festival "Norwegian Plays and Norwegians on the Moscow Stage" for the role of Oze in the play Per Gynt
2014 - winner of the Oleg Yankovsky Award "Creative Discovery 2013/2014
2015 - winner of the Yevgeny Leonov International Theatre Foundation Prize for the role of Zinochka in the play Walpurgis Night
2017 - winner of the Yevgeny Leonov International Theatrical Foundation Award - for the best female role in the 2016/2017 season at the Moscow State Lenkom Theater
2018 - winner of the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper prize - for the best female role (nomination "half-men") - Lady Percy / Kat, the play Falstaff and the Prince of Wales