Alexandra Kulikova: biography, films, private life

In our material, I would like to talk about the famous Soviet and Russian actress Alexandra Kulikova. How did her career start? What films with the artist's participation deserve attention? What about her personal life? About all this later in the article.

Alexander Kulikova: biography

The actress was born on May 25, 1974 in the city of St. Petersburg. The girl was fond of watching movies since childhood, she adored watching the famous Soviet actors play on the television screen. Our heroine even subscribed to specialized magazines, which allowed her to learn about all the news in the world of domestic cinema.

Parents wished that Alexandra Kulikova, whose photo can be seen in the material, made a doctor's career. After graduation, the girl entered a medical college. However, comprehension of the doctor's profession did not last long. Once a young Sasha absolutely accidentally got on the set of one of the Soviet films. The girl was imbued with a working process, after which she decided to leave the medicine. Despite the protest of the parents, soon Alexandra Kulikova became a student of the State Institute of Cinematography. Here was the course of the famous instructor of scenic skill Anatoly Romashin. After graduation from the prestigious educational institution, she began to take an active part in theatrical productions.

Theatrical activity

Having received the diploma of VGIK in 1997, Alexandra Kulikova was invited to the troupe of the "Theater of the Moon". At first the young actress had to play in the crowd. Her first work on the big stage was participation in the play "Poisoned Tunic" based on the eponymous work by Gumilev. Immediately after this came the main role in the popular play "Before sunset". Here she was lucky enough to light up on one stage with a successful actor Cyril Lavrov.

In general, the career of the actress in the theater was extremely successful. In all the troupes, of which Kulikova became a party, she was favored by fate. Artist immediately got the main roles. Among the most successful works of Alexandra on the big stage is the image of Margarita in the play "Faust", as well as participation in the production "Talents and admirers". It is these roles that are the present card of the actress.

Debut in the cinema

The first screen tests were held for Alexandra in 1995. Debut work in this field for the actress was a short film "Giraffe", in which Kulikova performed one of the main roles.

To really prove herself as a serious actress, our heroine succeeded in 2001, when she was invited to play a girl named Alla in the crime drama of the beginning director Konstantin Murzenko - April. The story tells about the fate of the killer Peter April, forced to fulfill orders for the "godfather" of the Russian mafia. One day the roads of the killer and one of the victims intersect. Together they go on an adventurous business, against the will of a powerful criminal authority. Not the least role in the story is played by Alla - the favorite woman of the protagonist.

The film "April" was a success at the box office. The painting won the nomination for a number of prestigious awards, in particular, it received awards for the film festivals "Window to Europe" and "Golden Eagle".

Alexandra Kulikova: movies

During her long career in domestic cinema, the actress played roles in the following films:

• "Giraffe";
• "Gentlemen of the jury";
• "Copeck";
• "Plan b";
• "April";
• "The Bird of Happiness";
• "Diary of the murderer";
• "Nameless woman in Berlin";
• "The Russian Ark";
• "How to catch a shoplifter";
• "Bunker or scientists underground";
• "Piece of meat";
• "Streets of Broken Lights";
• "Masquerade";
• "Adult daughters";
• "City of Happiness";
• "Awakening";
• "Cool guys";
• "The best time of year";
• "Europe Asia";
• "Casting";
• Burnt by the Sun-2: The Citadel;
• "Feather and sword";
• "One and a half rooms or a sentimental journey to the homeland";
• "Leningrad";
• "About his wife, his dream and one more ...";
• "Wizard";
• "Mother and stepmother";
• "God of sorrow and joy";
• "Inferiority complex";
• "Indian summer".

Personal life

Alexandra's life outside the set was pretty happy. Even at the start of his career, the artist began a relationship with director Ilya Khrzhanovsky. Soon the first-born of the famous couple appeared - a boy, who was named Andrei. The latter followed in the footsteps of his parents and also became a successful theater actor.

However, the marriage with Khrzhanovsky lasted only a few years. The reason for the disruption of relations was the distance. Actress and director for the duty of service had to be in different cities. Young people could not stand the test, regular quarrels began between them, and the family disintegrated.

Currently, Alexandra Kulikova is in a relationship with another director - Yevgeny Semenov. The couple lives in a civil marriage. From this man, the actress gave birth to a girl. The daughter was named Alexandra after her mother.