Vera Novikova - theater and film actress, screenwriter. Best known for the films "Krosh's Vacation", "Kill the Evening", "Vovochka", "Chance", "Kill with Lightning", "Naked". She is the wife of Russian director and actor Sergei Zhigunov.
Career start
Vera Novikova was born in 1958. In 1979 she graduated from the College. Shchukin (course of V. K. Lvova and E. R. Simonov). In the same year, she was accepted into the Vakhtangov Theater and immediately involved in popular productions. In the 80s, she played in such performances as: “Rus! Bravo!”, “Little Tragedies”, “The Wounded”, “Ladies and Hussars”, “The Truth of Memory”, “Princess Turandot”, “Mystery Buff”, etc.
Besides this, the actress was very active in films. Her most famous tapes of that time: "Close Distance", "Ring from Amsterdam", "Krosh's Vacation" and "Donkey Skin". All the heroines embodied by her were different, but they were united by spontaneity and genuine charm.
Meet Zhigunov
In 1984, Vera Novikova, whose biography is presented in this article, starred in the film "Chance". She got the role of Shurochka, a trainee student at the Pedagogical University. And onthe role of Alexander Gubin was chosen by the young and little-known Sergei Zhigunov. Needless to say, the shooting in this picture became fateful for them.
At that time, Vera Novikova was already quite famous. In addition, she already had unsuccessful relationships behind her, and now she was a single mother. Therefore, the actress did not take seriously the courtship of the ardent and young Zhigunov. For her, it was an ordinary shooting romance, which in most cases leads to nothing. In addition, the future of the young man was very vague. Sergey was not serious, he was recently expelled from the school. But Zhigunov was eloquent and convinced Novikova of her imminent glory.
After the end of filming, their relationship continued only thanks to Sergey's perseverance. He stubbornly sought the hand of Vera for two years. In the end, it all ended in a wedding, although the daughter of the actress - Nastya - began to call Sergei dad long before this event. A few years later, the couple had a girl, who was given the name Maria.
90s
With the birth of Masha, Vera Novikova began to spend more time at home, which suited Zhigunov quite well. In addition, a serious crisis broke out in the cinema, and the actress dropped out of the filming process for several years. And things in the theater were not very good.
Late 90s and 2000s
At that time there was only one successful picture, in which Vera Novikova starred. The actress did a great job with the role of the heroine of the film "Nude". The action of the film took place in the attic of a non-residential building, where the model and the photographer went up three times. Each time they experienced a new situation, perceiving it in a new way: reality and fantasy, lies and sincerity, violence and tenderness … The picture was well received by specialists. At the festival "Faces of Love" Novikova received a prize for this role.
The rest of the pictures with the participation of Vera were left without attention. In the theater, the play "Uncle's Dream" enjoyed the greatest success, where Vera played the role of Felisata Mikhailovna.
Wishing for self-realization, the actress opened a theater club in 2005 and began to go home less and less. Zhigunov did not like this and greatly upset him. At that time, he was just experiencing a rise in popularity due to his participation in the TV series My Fair Nanny. The main character was played by then little-known Anastasia Zavorotnyuk.
Divorce
The relationships of the characters in the picture have been transferred to real life. In 2007, Sergei divorced and went to Zavorotnyuk. In the situation that arose, Vera Novikova, whose photo is attached to the article, behaved very nobly and with dignity. None of her interviews contained negative statements about her ex-husband.
Return of Zhigunov
The marriage of Sergei and Anastasia lasted only 2 years. Then they broke up, and Zhigunov returned to his ex-wife. Sergei clearly had feelings, since he was not connected with Vera by small children, common affairs or a housing issue. Having drunk for courage, Zhigunov again proposed to Novikova, and she agreed. The marriage was registered in October 2009.
New works
In 2007, duringRimas Tuminas became the head of the Vakhtangov Theater and brought him to leading positions not only in Moscow, but throughout the country. Several premieres took place in 2008. One of the most striking was the production of "The Shore of Women", full of amazing songs by Marlene Dietrich. The halls were always full. Vera Novikova embodied the image of Peter in this performance. And 2011-2012 brought her roles in the performances of Anna Karenina and Pier.
