Alexandra Zakharova

It would seem that fate has given this actress a lucky ticket at birth, because she was lucky enough to be born into the family of the legendary Mark Zakharov, the director of one of the best theaters in the country. Until recently, she was called "the princess of Lenkom", clearly denoting the status of "daddy's daughter" and hinting at the support and patronage of her father. However, Alexandra Zakharova herself (Aleksandra Zaharova) is convinced that she honestly earned fame and recognition.

Childhood and school years

The future actress was born in 1962 in Moscow. The girl's parents were absent at work, so all of Alexandra's childhood was behind the scenes.

Neither her father nor her mother - actress Nina Lapshinova - had no time to monitor the progress of her daughter in school. They did not even suspect that their child often skips classes. Later Alexandra admitted: she was bored sitting at the desk. Already at the age of 13, she was reading Solzhenitsyn, Solovyov, Kant, writing down interesting quotes. Solving problems about pipes A and B was boring for her. Sasha refused to do her homework and constantly clashed with teachers. It got to the point that they didn't want to take her to the 9th grade, strongly recommending her to continue her studies at a vocational school. Mark Anatolievich had to turn for help to Tatiana Peltzer and Olga Aroseva, who worked in "Lenkom". The actresses went to school to persuade the teachers to give Sasha Zakharova a chance to graduate.

Having received a certificate, the girl began to prepare for the entrance exams to the theater, which she dreamed of from an early age. Hearing one day, how sluggishly and emotionless daughter reads a monologue, parents were horrified and undertook to correct the situation. Their efforts were not wasted: Alexandra successfully passed the entrance exams and was among the students of the legendary "Shchuka" (workshop of Yuri Katin-Yartsev).

Creative career

Graduating in 1983, Zakharova received an invitation from five theaters in the capital. However, Alexandra preferred to work in "Lenkom", behind the scenes of which she grew up and considered it her second home.

Before taking his daughter in the troupe, Mark Zakharov held a secret ballot of the artistic council. Alexandra was accepted, but she had to run for a long time in the crowd. Father, trying to protect his daughter from gossip and intrigue, believed that he should not give her preference in approving the role. The actress, walking around the stage with stools, rejoiced and this, although, of course, dreamed of more.

A turning point in the creative biography of Alexandra Zakharova was the play "Hamlet", staged on the stage of "Lenkom" Gleb Panfilov. Young ambitious director entrusted the actress with the role of Ophelia, with which she perfectly coped. After this work, Sasha was finally noticed by the public and appreciated by critics, and her father began to invite her to his productions, among which:

• "Memorial Prayer";
• "The Seagull";
• "A Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro";
• "The Jester Balakirev;
• "Va-bank";
• "The Hopping Girl."
• "The Day of the Oprichnik."

In a short period of time, Alexandra Zakharova became one of the leading actresses of "Lenkom", overplayed dozens of roles in the performances, which sought the whole of Moscow. Mark Anatolievich finally recognized: his daughter did not choose this profession by chance, she really has talent.

In parallel with her work on stage, Alexandra began acting in movies. Creative debut Alexandra on the big screen were the roles of Esther in the film "The House That Swift Built" and yard girl Fimka in "Formula of Love". The latter was episodic, but the actress coped with it brilliantly. However, Zakharova herself believes that her acting biography began with Sergei Ashkenazi's movie "Criminal Talent". After the role of adventurer Sasha Rukoyatkina young artist woke up famous. She began to be recognized on the street, directors one after another offered to star in new projects.

For several years, the filmography of the actress was replenished with such films as:

• "To Kill a Dragon";
• "Hostage";
• "Bride of Paris."

Being constantly busy in the theater, Zakharova very selective approach to the choice of film roles and was not as active as the audience would like. In total, the track record of the actress about 30 films of different plans. Recently, Zakharova began to appear in serials. This fact she comments simply: "I really want to shoot!"

Personal life

Personal life of the actress, in contrast to the creative career, did not take shape. She had a lot of fans, but Alexandra all the time it seemed that men were more interested not in her, but in her famous father and opening opportunities. That is why every new suitor Zakharova was very wary.

When Alexandra studied at the "Shchuka", she fell in love with her classmate Eduard Toman, who came to conquer the capital from Kharkov. To tell about his feelings liked the girl, moreover, the daughter of the famous Zakharov, he did not dare, but blabbed about it to his roommate. The news instantly spread around the school. Everyone immediately decided that Edik is not primarily interested in Sasha, and the capital's residence registration and patronage of her father. Alexandra did not believe in the sincerity of the guy and rejected his advances. Later, when Toman achieved considerable success in the profession and became the head of the theater in Tallinn, he made another attempt to achieve reciprocity, but this time it was not crowned with success.

During the filming of the picture "Criminal Talent" Alexandra had an affair with director Sergei Ashkenazi. About their relationship did not talk only lazy, but they did not last long. Then there was a romance with actor Andrei Sokolov, which also very quickly ended.

Attributed Zakharova and affair with Alexander Abdulov. Evil tongues claimed that Mark Anatolievich himself was not averse to giving his daughter to a promising actor and in every way encouraged their romance, despite the fact that the man was already married. These speculations hardly corresponded to reality: Zakharova and Abdulov were just friends.

Alexandra married almost 30 years old. Her husband became a famous actor Vladimir Steklov. They lived in marriage for 9 years. Alexandra dreamed of children, but there were none. Gradually the relationship between the spouses broke down, and they parted.

Alexandra did not marry again. All her unspent love she gives to the dogs that live at home. Rumor has it that recently the actress has flashed a new novel. Who is her chosen one - it is unknown, but he is definitely not from the actor's environment.

Alexandra Zakharova today

In September 2018, there was a misfortune in the family of the artist: Mark Anatolievich died. For Alexandra it was a heavy blow, but she found the strength to complete the work on the play "Trap", which did not have time to release the father.

Currently, Zakharova continues to work in "Lenkom" and play in the plays that put Mark Anatolievich. How her creative biography will develop in the future, you can always find out in our catalog of artists on the website kontramarka.de.

Filmography (favorites)

1982 - "The House That Swift Built"
1984 - "The Formula of Love"
1988 - "To Kill a Dragon"
1988 - "Criminal Talent"
1990 - "The Hostage"
1993 - "Grey Wolves"
1993 - "The Fall"
1993 - "Felix Detective Bureau"
1994 - "The Master and Margarita"
2009 - "The Singles"