Irina Sergeevna Pegova - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2012). Twice winner of the Russian theater award "Golden Mask" (2005, 2008).
She was born on June 18, 1978 in the city of Vyksa, Gorky Region (now Nizhny Novgorod Region).
In 1995 she entered the acting department of the Gorky Theater School (creative director - Vasily Fedorovich Bogomazov). During her studies, she was noticed by the capital director Pyotr Fomenko. In 1997, after leaving the second year of study at the school, she went to Moscow and entered GITIS for the acting and directing course of Pyotr Naumovich Fomenko.
In 2001, immediately after graduating from GITIS, she was accepted into the troupe of the Moscow theater "Pyotr Fomenko Workshop". She played in the performances “White Nights”, “Wolves and Sheep”, “One Absolutely Happy Village”, “War and Peace. The beginning of the novel”, “Mad from Chaillot” and others.
In 2003, she played her first major film role in Alexei Uchitel's film The Walk.
Since 2004, she has been collaborating with the Moscow Studio Theater under the direction of Oleg Tabakov, where she has been involved in the performances of The Wife, The Tale of Happy Moscow, Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro, Uncle Vanya.
Since 2006, she has been an actress of the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov.
In 2012, she was invited to the Vladimir Mayakovsky Moscow Academic Theater for the main role in the play "Talents and Admirers" based on the play of the same name by A. N. Ostrovsky directed by Mindaugas Karbauskis.
On April 25, 2015, together with Andrey Kozlovsky, she became the winner of the entertainment TV show "Dancing with the Stars" on the TV channel "Russia".
In 2020, she took part in the Ice Age show, where she performed in tandem with Alexei Tikhonov.
From May 23 to August 22, 2021 she is the host of the Dance Revolution dance show on Channel One.
In early January 2022, the romantic comedy Swingers with Dmitry Nagiyev is expected to be released in Russian distribution, in which Irina played one of the main roles.
Personal life
Ex-husband - Dmitry Orlov (born 1971), actor; divorced in 2011.
daughter - Tatyana (born January 27, 2006)
Career
- In 2001-2006 - actress of the Moscow theater "P. Fomenko Workshop".
- Since 2006 - actress of the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov.
- Actively collaborates with the Theater under O. Tabakov.
- In 2012 she was invited to the Vladimir Mayakovsky Moscow Academic Theater for the main role in the play "Talents and Admirers" (dir. Mindaugas Karbauskis)
Theater works
Theater "Workshop P. Fomenko":
Irma - "Mad of Chaillot"
Grandmother - "White Nights"
Sonya, Princess Elizaveta Bolkonskaya - "War and Peace. The Beginning of the Novel"
Anfusa - "Wolves and Sheep"
Egorovna - "One absolutely happy village"
Theater under the direction of O. Tabakov:
Sonya - "Uncle Vanya"
Moscow - "The story of a happy Moscow"
Suzanne - Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro by P. de Beaumarchais
Moscow Art Theater Chekhov:
"Do not part with your loved ones" - Judge
"Marriage" - Agafya Tikhonovna
"Humpbacked Horse" - Simple girl, Mare, Tsar Maiden
"Seagull" - Masha
PRIZES AND AWARDS
2016 Audience Jury Award "For the female role" in the film "A house for rent with all the inconveniences."
2014 Winner of the Oleg Tabakov Prize "For the return to the scene of the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov, the theatrical bestseller of the XXI century" (performance "No. 13D").
2013 Winner of the audience award "Live Theater" in the nomination "Actress of the Year" for the play "Talents and Admirers".
2012 Winner of the Andrei Mironov Figaro Acting Award in the Best of the Best nomination - For Service to the Russian Repertory Theater - for a brilliant performance at a Russian theater meeting over the past three years.
2009 Winner of the Oleg Tabakov Prize for the play "The Little Humpbacked Horse".
2008 Laureate of the Golden Mask National Prize (Moscow Chestnova in the play The Story of a Happy Moscow).
2008 Winner of the Oleg Tabakov Prize "For the most difficult role of Moscow Chestnova in the play "The Story of a Happy Moscow".
2007 Winner of the "Crystal Turandot" award (Moscow Chestnova in the play "The Story of a Happy Moscow").
2007 Youth Prize "Triumph".
2005 Laureate of the Golden Mask National Prize (Sonya in the play Uncle Vanya).
2003 Window to Europe Film Festival Award, Vyborg (Olga in the movie Walk).
2003 Golden Eagle Film Award for Best Actress (Olga in the movie Walk).
