Svetlana Khodchenkova actress

All people are born talented. And the secret of success has long been known: find your talent and develop it. But achieving this is not at all easy.

Svetlana Khodchenkova managed to make herself herself by implementing this formula. There were many trials in her life, but now she is one of the most popular and sought-after actresses in Russia.

Biographical facts

Family

Sveta was born in 1983 in Moscow. But very soon she began to live with her mother in Zheleznodorozhny near Moscow, which has now been absorbed by Balashikha.

The father became interested in his daughter around the age of majority, so the girl was raised only by her mother.

It is always difficult for a woman to raise a child alone, and even more so on the salary of a painter/plasterer. Therefore, my mother worked part-time as a janitor and cleaner, and Sveta helped her from the age of 12. So her work history began early.

They made money at the lyceum in high school, but not for outfits, and the girl felt inferior among her well-dressed classmates.

So they are right about her strong character - not everyone can stand the test of poverty in a wealthy society.

The beginning of a creative journey

Svetlana Khodchenkova nobly withstood teenage difficulties, and in order to prove to herself and everyone that she was better than many, she submitted an application to Zaitsev’s modeling school. When asked about her place of study, the schoolgirl gave a more solid answer: theater school named after. Shchukin.

Tall, slender and pretty, she was accepted into the course. At the age of 16, the girl signed a contract with a successful agency and went to Japan for six months to work on the catwalk at a fashion show. But the model’s work is not at all what it seems from the glossy photographs, and after hints about “gratitude” to sponsors, it completely lost all attractiveness for Svetlana.

She decided to go study. But where - that was the question. At first, medicine warmed her heart, but given her intolerance to chemistry, biology and the type of blood, she rejected this idea. I no longer had my own dreams, so I agreed with my mother’s and in 2000 I entered the Institute of World Economy.

Khodchenkova and the world economy survived each other for less than a semester - in search of creativity and creativity, the girl transferred to another university to the advertising department. But even there she was frankly bored.

Thinking about where to study, she remembered “Pike” and decided to give it a try. Secretly from my mother, I completed courses at the school and... entered - one of the entire preparatory group.

There was no miracle or luck here - Svetlana guessed her talent. And she received a reward from fate: already in her first year she caught the eye of Stanislav Govorukhin.

A real Russian beauty - this is exactly the type he was looking for for his film “Bless the Woman” and invited her to “audition” for the main role.

As the actress herself recalls, the chief cameraman just looked at her and said: “Yes, it’s her!” As it turned out, there was also an amazing external resemblance to the real prototype of the heroine Vera Laricheva.

Films with Svetlana Khodchenkova

Svetlana began her film career in 2003, when she starred in the project “Bless the Woman.” At that time, she was a first-year student and decided to try herself in a supporting role. But when she came to audition, Khodchenkova was able to immediately win the heart of director Stanislav Govorukhin, and he approved her for the main role. It was thanks to Stanislav that Svetlana was able to discover Russian cinema. The director was against the actress losing weight; he believed that now Svetlana is an individual, and if she loses weight, she will become like everyone else - a “hanger.” The girl’s first debut was successful, she was even awarded “Nika” for Best Actress.

Subsequently, Svetlana began to receive many offers and her success began to grow at a rapid rate. Soon three more films starring Svetlana Khodchenkova will be released on television - “The Trap”, “Real Dad” and “Kilometer Zero”. The project “Love in the City” brought great popularity to the actress, because famous Russian actors worked on the same set with her. The audience was impressed by this film, and the directors decided to film two more parts without changing the cast. Subsequently, Svetlana began to conquer the foreign film industry. She starred in the film “Wolverine. Immortal”, where she played a viper woman who is her boss’s doctor. She was so able to captivate audiences and directors abroad that she was offered a role in the next X-Men project.

In 2014, Svetlana received a prize at the Pyongyang Film Festival for Best Actress in the film “Vasilisa”. The actress played the peasant woman Vasilisa, who took part in the War of 1812. This was followed by the film “Vikings”, where the actress played the Greek princess Irina. For this role, Svetlana had to prepare for a long time in order to realistically convey her image and emotions to the viewer. She had to go to Greece to feel and understand how nuns live.

In 2020, Svetlana Khodchenkova became in great demand; she had about 10 projects under her belt this year. One of them was the film “Odnoklassniki”, which won the hearts of the audience, and after that the second part “Odnoklassniki” was released. New turn". In 2017, Svetlana took part in the television series “You All Infuriate Me,” where she played the main role. Her character is a young female journalist who suffers from social anxiety. But as soon as she drinks a drop of alcohol, she turns into a completely different person. This story will tell us whether the girl will be able to overcome her illness and establish relationships with people. In the same year, another project “Walking Through Torment” was released, in which Svetlana tried on the image of Liza Rastorgueva.

It is also known that Svetlana Khodchenkova is invited to photo shoots in various publications. The first of which was the famous magazine for men “Maxim”, where the actress was able to demonstrate her beautiful figure. In 2020 she appeared on the cover of Marie Claire magazine.

Career

Svetlana Khodchenkova was made a real artist from the very beginning of her student days.

To be more precise - she became one as filming progressed - she got the role of a woman whose life was shown from her youth (18 years old) to maturity - an incredible 45.

In addition to acting, makeup was necessary, and to top it all off, the director introduced a nude scene. He decided that Vera should swim without a swimsuit...

Svetlana endured everything and was rewarded: an award for the main female role of the Window to Europe festival, a Golden Sword prize, a victory at the Stozhary festival and a nomination for Nika. Directors began vying with each other to offer her participation in projects.

The teachers treated the talented student, who overnight became a rising star, with understanding, lowering her requirements and inflating her grades.

So the girl again had a conflict with society, but now he felt inferior and envied...This is also why graduating from college in 2005 was long-awaited and joyful for the artist.

Afterwards, she threw herself into work, deciding to focus on filming a movie.

• In 2005, Svetlana already starred in 3 TV series and 2 films, incl. — “Not by bread alone” by Govorukhin. And again - a prize for the best actress in this film at the festival “Vivat Cinema of Russia!”
• 2006 brought Khodchenkova 3 projects, 2007 - 2, and 2008 and 2009 - 4 each. In the drama “Kilometer Zero”, the comedy “Real Dad”, melodramas “When We Were Happy”, “Trap”, actress - starring.
• The film “Love in the City” brought great fame to the artist and was so in demand by the audience that they had to film 2 more parts. Here she first played with the future President of Ukraine, and then just an actor-comedian, Vladimir Zelensky. Subsequently, they will meet again: the films “Office Romance...”, “8 New Brides”, “Rzhevsky against Napoleon”, and others.

In total, from 2010 to 2012, Khodchenkova was involved in 17 projects. In particular, she was proud of her participation in the series “A Short Course in a Happy Life” - “the most daring film about the life of 30-year-old women in a big city” together with Kirill Safonov.

But because of her participation in the series “Talisman of Love,” the director was so angry with the actress that he said in his hearts: “Svetka is a good girl, but she has no brains... Everything went into talent.” But everyone has their own truth: to achieve the financial well-being that Svetlana and her mother deserved, such early roles were also suitable...

At the peak of glory

The actress confidently advanced to leadership positions in Russian cinema, and foreign directors noticed her.

In 2011, she starred with legendary Hollywood actors in the thriller “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy!” The role was small, but together with foreign colleagues she presented the film at the Venice festival. She was noticed and appreciated. And already in 2013, the girl went to Japan to film a blockbuster about the Marvel character from the X-Men series: “Wolverine: Immortal.”

Thanks to her long-time work on the Japanese catwalk, Khodchenkova did not have a language barrier, which helped her to reveal herself to the fullest - she played 2 roles at once, Doctor Victoria and Viper.

Before that, her heroines were “white and fluffy,” but the first villain turned out to be a magnificent vile bitch. In addition, the actress lost weight, and with an almost ideal figure, covered with emerald latex, she reminded (or eclipsed?) the legendary Catwomen. She received a collaboration with Hugh Jackman and... her own fan club.

Foreign projects continued in 2015 with Schneider’s film “Bloody Lady Bathory,” where Khodchenkova played the monster Countess, one of the most cruel women in history.

At the same time, Svetlana begins to collect a collection of “Georges” - people's awards. In 2012, from 2014 to 2016, she was the best Russian actress, and in 2014 she was also the best Russian actress of the decade.

In addition, in 2014, for her role as the peasant leader Vasilisa in the film of the same name about the War of 1812, she received the prize for best actress at the international festival in Pyongyang.

Awards inspire and motivate original work:

• in 2015 - Govorukhin’s new film “The End of a Beautiful Era”;
• in 2016 - a contemporary in “Odnoklassniki”, a former nun from Byzantium in “Viking” and a spy in “Mata Hari”;
• in 2017, the actress appeared without makeup in the role of a social phobic in the comedy series “You're All Infuriating Me.” Her partner was the former “Shukinite”, actor Pyotr Fedorov, who had long dreamed of their work together. She also starred in “Walking Through Torment,” the sequel to “Odnoklassniki,” and even a video for the Leningrad group. By the way, the name “Ecstasy” turned out to be significant: the clip received about 2 million views in the first 24 hours.
• 2018 was just as busy and, in a way, a final year: Svetlana Khodchenkova turned 35 years old and received the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

Career blossoming

Fate worked out in such a way that Svetlana became a rising star of Russian cinema while still studying at Shchuka. It’s clear that the teachers, with a clear conscience, gave the girl “machine guns,” but her classmates whispered sarcastically behind her back, which greatly upset Sveta. So when Khodchenkova finally received her diploma in 2005, she breathed a sigh of relief and got to work hard, especially since she received more than enough offers.

In 2005, Svetlana Khodchenkova took part in several projects. First, there was the role of an Old Believer girl in “Picture Hunters,” then participation in the 12-episode project “Realtor” directed by Alexander Khvan, the film “Not by Bread Alone” by Stanislav Govorukhin and the series “Talisman of Love” with Tatyana Arntgolts and Lyubov Tolkalina.

Those close to Svetlana Khodchenkova had mixed reactions to the work in “Talisman of Love”. Some thought that the girl did not need to waste money on soap, while others believed that this act would help Sveta become financially independent. Govorukhin was the most upset about Svetlana’s participation in the series, once even declaring: “Svetka is a good girl, but she has no brains...”. True, he later added: “It all went into talent.” Nevertheless, the role of the medium Cassandra was well remembered by the audience.

In 2006, an accident happened to Svetlana - during a training session for the “Dancing on Ice” project, she slipped and hit her head. The actress woke up already in a hospital bed, in complete bewilderment - she had completely forgotten everything connected with her performance on ice. Doctors diagnosed a concussion and promised that his memory would return soon. And so it happened, but Khodchenkova had to forget about participating in the project.

Svetlana Khodchenkova’s next major project was Pavel Sanaev’s film “Kilometer Zero,” where her filming partners were Konstantin Kryukov and Alexander Lymarev. The work on the film was not without incidents, for example, in one of the scenes the actress had to appear naked. Mindful of the jealous nature of her husband (Vladimir Yaglych), she set a condition for the director: only her back should appear in the frame, otherwise she would refuse the role. Reluctantly, Sanaev agreed. Before filming the scene, Khodchenkova asked the make-up artist to cover her chest with a plaster - just in case. And at the premiere of the film, Svetlana, her husband and the entire audience saw her breasts covered with a snow-white piece of fabric.

In 2009, the film “Love in the City” was released, where the name of Svetlana Khodchenkova appeared in the credits next to Vera Brezhneva and Nastya Zadorozhnaya. The comedy film differed from Sveta’s usual genre of “new Russian melodrama,” but most viewers noted that Khodchenkova’s performance “looked very advantageous against the backdrop of the singers’ acting efforts.”

However, the actress soon returned to her favorite role in Roman Prosvirnin’s melodrama “When We Were Happy,” where Svetlana formed a harmonious creative union with Alexei Zubkov.

The remake of “Office Romance”, released in 2011, which brought together the best of Russian comedy cinema in its cast, could not do without Svetlana - she was cast in the role of the modern version of the heroine Alisa Freundlich. Ukrainian actor Vladimir Zelensky played the klutz Novoseltsev, Marat Basharov played Samokhvalov, Pavel Volya unexpectedly took the place of Liya Akhedzhakova, and the supporting performers were impressive: Ivan Okhlobystin, Nastya Zavorotnyuk, Alika Smekhova.

Filmography

The list of the actress’s film works is approaching a hundred positions, so we will limit ourselves to a selective filmography:

Present tense

Currently, Svetlana Khodchenkova continues to be one of the most sought-after actresses in the Russian film industry. It feels like this girl is working non-stop. Several films with her participation are released a year, and the actress is not going to stop there.

"Lady Bathory"

In recent years, viewers have enjoyed the performance of their favorite actress in the film projects “Bloody Lady Bathory” (2015), “Warrior” (2015). The premiere of the historical saga “Viking” is planned for the end of 2016.

Popular performances

Khodchenkova pays her main attention to filming in films and on television, so she has never been included in the troupe of any theater, but she appears on stage in enterprises.

For example, the most famous performance with which the actress tours around Russia is “Love Story. Comedy of Errors." About eternal truths, wise and light at the same time, it was staged as part of the “Independent Theater Project”. There she was also involved in the plays “Moulin Rouge Hospital”, “Santa Claus is a scoundrel!”, “Theater with and without rules”.

At the Theater Center “On Strastnom” she played in the play “These Free Butterflies”.

What are your hobbies in life?

Svetlana Khodchenkova is so busy with work that there should be no time left for hobbies. But what if work is her passion?

The actress, in an interview with women's magazine Marie Claire, talked about her clothing style and demonstrated jewelry from the Bulgari brand, of which she is the face. In addition, she recently became the face of another brand - L'Oreal cosmetics, Paris.

She also paid attention to men's magazine - she starred in photo shoots for Maxim. And, of course, I visited Ivan Urgant.

She also goes to the gym, pool, and even actively relaxes on the beach: she loves water skiing, but is also good at downhill skiing.

Last news

Svetlana Khodchenkova never ceases to amaze her fans and viewers; every year about five projects are released with her participation. In 2018, a 16-episode mystical series was released, where Svetlana played the main role. This series turned out to be quite rated and gave popularity to the actress. It was followed by the comedy “Moscow in Love” and the film “Another Comedy about a Loser.” Also in 2020, Khodchenkova took part in the “House Arrest” project, directed by Semyon Slepakov. Svetlana got the role of a girl who in the past led a riotous lifestyle and was a stripper, but later becomes the head of the mayor's election headquarters.

At the moment, Svetlana is involved in three projects that are being prepared for release. The first project “Godunov”, which will tell about a difficult time in the history of the country. Svetlana will play the role of Maria Godunova, the wife of Boris Godunov, who ascends the throne after the reign of Ivan the Terrible. The second project is “On the Edge”, which is the first Russian film about fencing. And the final project “Hero”, where Svetlana Khodchenkova will play the leading role.

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Personal life

Svetlana is a young, successful, beautiful girl and, of course, she has a personal life. But! “The less people know about my personal life, the more they trust my characters on the screen,” says the actress and does not like to discuss it in detail.

She married actor Vladimir Yaglych back in 2005.

Having studied together at school, they only became close while filming together in the TV series “My Prechistenka” and “Carousel”. On the day of the premiere of the latter, the young man invited Svetlana on a first date, and the relationship gradually developed. Non-romantic proposal - “That’s it! We need to start a family. Let's get married" was quite unexpected. However, the girl agreed.

For 4 years they did not succeed in becoming parents: not everything went well in the young family. Perhaps the wife's more successful career caused her husband's irritation and jealousy. It was rumored that in order to assert himself, he sinned with betrayal and assault - there was no time for children...

In 2010, the couple officially divorced, but did not state the reasons for their divorce.

A year later, the actress met a businessman in the PR field, Georgy Petrishin. They became a civil couple, and in 2015, Georgy proposed to her very romantically: on stage, after the end of the play “Love Story,” he got down on his knee.

The audience applauded her “yes,” and it seemed that a second wedding was inevitable. They discussed the style of the wedding dress and the media report that Svetlana was pregnant, but in 2016 the couple broke up without disclosing the reasons.

Obviously, the relationship was truly sincere and serious, since they received the right to a second chance: in 2018, Khodchenkova celebrated her 35th birthday with her ex-boyfriend. First they vacationed in Bali, and then skied in Switzerland. Unfortunately, this story was not continued.

All other novels of the actress existed at the level of rumors.

Rumors and gossip

Her men diligently recorded many of those whom she talentedly loved on the set or stage.

Maxim Matveev became her boyfriend after the film novel “Loves or Loves,” but the actress hastened to disappoint her fans - at that time she was dating Petrishin.

After the break in relations with Georgy, the media started talking about the doctor Kirill Masliev, but in the spring of 2017 these rumors were replaced by others, about a mysterious oligarch.

Then a new candidate for favorites appeared: Dmitry Malashenko, stage partner. They say he consoled the actress after her failed marriage.

Alexander Ustyugov was her partner in “Love Story”. He commented disrespectfully on rumors about his romance: “They’ll come up with something.”

In the spring of 2019, rumors were provoked by Svetlana herself with “big good stupidity,” which can be called the project of Alexander Molochnikov. He persuaded her to hitchhike around Arizona. Filming everything on mobile phones, they created an unusual short film about an American adventure for Kinotavr. The couple puzzled everyone with their rather passionate kisses and declaration of love. And after that Khodchenkova wrote: “Friends! Decide to turn your life around, at least for a week! Break out of your comfort zone! Thank you, Molochnikov, for dragging me into this madness!”

And the latest October rumors are about Svetlana’s affair with producer Semyon Slepakov. The ubiquitous paparazzi saw them kissing in the Hermitage, and earlier the media noted their joint appearance at the GQ Person of the Year award ceremony. Express Newspaper claims that their relationship began during the filming of the series House Arrest.

What is he doing now?

Svetlana Khodchenkova currently still lives in Moscow. 2020 is full of creativity.

She has the main roles in the mystical “Sect”, the romantic “Moscow in Love” and the very “fresh” spy “Hero”. There she was accompanied by the venerable Vladimir Mashkov and the young star Alexander Petrov. By the way, she was also suspected of having an affair with Petrov.

One of the most anticipated premieres is “She Has a Different Name.” Khodchenkova not only plays a role that is completely atypical for herself (the main one, of course), but also produces the film.

In 2020, the sports drama “On the Edge” will also be released, where she will be one of the 2 saber rivals. Also in the works is the detective story “On the Other Side”; On November 19, filming began for the film “Tea Rose”; plans include the main role in the comedy “I Killed My Husband.”

Svetlana Khodchenkova now

In 2020, at least 5 projects with the participation of Svetlana Khodchenkova will be released. Thus, the actress will play the main role in the romantic comedy “Moscow in Love”, where Vyacheslav Chepurchenko and Rinal Mukhametov will also appear, in the biographical drama “Dovlatov” (the writer himself will be played by the Yugoslav actor Milan Maric), the film “Another Comedy about a Loser”, as well as together with Sergei Garmash, in the 16-episode detective story “On the Other Side.” Svetlana was also approved for the main role in the mystical parable film “The Guardian of the Path,” based on the novel by Karina Sarsenova.

Interesting Facts

An extraordinary creative personality has his whole life - an interesting fact that we tell. It’s difficult to single out just one thing, except perhaps the topic of finance.

My first money - 1000 dollars earned in the modeling business,

the girl put it on the altar of the family: she paid for the installation of a home telephone. This was probably a small price to pay for my mother’s happiness...

Now the official income of the most “filmed” actress in Russia is 135.2 million rubles. in year. According to Forbes magazine, at the age of 35 she took 35th place in the wealth ranking of domestic celebrities.

Each shooting day of actress Svetlana Khodchenkova is estimated at 258 thousand rubles...

What can you wish for a person who has everything: talent, youth, beauty, money, a favorite job? Probably the same thing that her friend Ekaterina Vilkova wished her for the New Year 2016: “... great female happiness.”