Actress Lesya Samaeva: biography, best films

Lesya Samaeva - a talented Ukrainian actress, which is difficult to confuse with some other film star. Such a definition as "role" to it is not applicable, since this amazing woman any heroine is able to make "her". The audience remembers it on such TV projects as "Home Arrest", "How the Steel Was Tempered". The picture "Orange Sky" with its participation is also popular. What is known about the star, what are her best roles?

Lesya Samaeva: biographical information

The future actress was born in Kiev, it happened in June 1975. Almost from the first years of life, Lesya Samaeva knew who she would become when she grew up. At first, the young star was admired by relatives and friends, to whom she told poems. Then the audience applauded, who came to see the school performances. Parents dreamed of seeing their daughter as a lawyer or an economist, but she did not live up to their expectations.

After receiving the certificate, Lesya Samaeva became an applicant of the Kiev theater high school, she entered the first attempt. Teachers recall a talented girl as one of the most capable and diligent students. The future star won the diploma at age 21, then began performing at the local Theater of Drama and Comedy.

Playing in the theater

Immediately on the conquest of the world of cinema Lesya Samayeva did not dare, having decided to first declare herself as a theatrical actress. Her path to fame did not turn out to be long, and soon people and guests of Kiev began to try to get her performances. Of course, the ascending star quickly began to entrust the role of central characters.

It is difficult to list all the bright images that those Ukrainians embodied in those years on the stage. In the "Three Sisters" she was Mashenka, she became Zarechnaya in the Seagull. Especially memorable for the audience is her nurse Maria, the heroine of the production "Queue". When creating this image, the actress "borrowed" the habits of Renata Litvinova. The creative approach to the role did not go unnoticed by critics, the girl received the prestigious award "Kyiv Pectoral".

Debut in the cinema

The first role in the series actress Lesya Samayeva acquired at the age of 24 years. She got one of the main roles in the TV project "How the Steel Was Tempered", which became the next screen version of the same name by Ostrovsky. It is interesting that the director of the series was Han Gan from China, "soap opera" quickly became popular in the Middle Kingdom, and Samaeva had many fans in this country. The image of Pavel Korchagin was embodied by Lesya's husband Andrei Saminin.

The TV project "How the Steel Was Tempered" did not present the actress with popularity on the territory of his native country, as he was not acquired by Ukrainian television. Ukrainians learned about the existence of a talented girl only in 2003, after she played a secondary role in the sitcom "Merry Company", which tells about the adventures of students.

The best roles

Only in 2006 I was able to understand what the real glory of Lesya Samayev looks like. The films and series in which she was shot before the release of the film "Orange Sky" can not be compared with the point of view of popularity with this drama. Director Kirienko with the help of this film project highlighted the events of the Orange Revolution. Lesya got such a character as the sister of the protagonist.

The main role was entrusted to the Ukrainian star in the sad film "Operation" Che Guevara ", viewers and critics highly appreciated the actress's tandem with Pavel Maykov. The drama "Bread Day" with her participation became popular as well - the story of a courageous front-line soldier trying to help strangers.

Of course, we can not forget about the other star role played by Lesya Samayeva. Biography of the star claims that in the series "Home Arrest" she got by accident, since the director planned to entrust the role of Nata Malukh to a completely different actress. However, the Ukrainian woman perfectly coped with the comic image of a housewife, who sincerely tries to be a caring wife and mother.

Personal life

Kinodiv has been married for many years to the actor Andrei Samminin, who became her student love. Andrew, like his wife, enjoys great popularity in his homeland, actively withdrawn in the series, finds time to play in the theater. In the family, a charming daughter, Maria, who dreams of continuing her parents' business, becomes a well-known actress. Some steps to fulfill her dream the girl has already taken, appearing in the series "Neodinokie", in which Lesya played one of the main roles.