Alena Semenova is a film and theater actress, screenwriter and director. She has more than 15 roles to her credit. The viewer is known for the television series "Carmelita", where she played the girlfriend of the main character Svetlana. He is a member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia and the Guild of Film Directors of Russia. Laureate and nominee of various film festivals.
Biography
Semenova Alena Mikhailovna (nee Rainer) was born in Leningrad on July 30, 1980.
After graduation, she studied at the St. Petersburg State Academy of Theater Arts at the directing department (on the course of Yuri Krasovenko). She served at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater (from 1999 to 2003). She graduated from the Moscow Art Theater in 2003, where she studied at the course of R. Kozak and D. Brusnikin. In 2011, she graduated from the course of Professor Lopushansky at the Higher School of Cinematography in St. Petersburg.
Work in the theater
In 2003, after graduating, Alena became an actress of the Moscow Vladimir Mayakovsky Theater.
Among her theatrical roles:
- Ulinkain Dead Souls;
- Mary Jr. in "Female Divorce";
- Betty Whitehouse in "Dangerous Turn";
- Liza Khokhlakov in "The Karamazovs";
- Chansonette in Victim of the Century.
She also played the role of Lida in the play "Free Shooter Krechinsky" at the Yuri Malakyants Open Theater in Moscow.
Working in movies
Alena Semenova's film career began with small cameo roles in the TV series Simple Truths and Thief.
In 2002, in the series "The Secret Sign" she played the role of Lily Vishnevskaya, Garik's girlfriend. In the same year, in the second part of the TV series “The Thief. Happiness for rent "played Nadia.
In 2003, she played the role of Lyudmila in the TV play "Teacher of Literature" of the Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov.
In 2005, there were roles in the adventure melodrama "Airport" (Stella), the series "A Girl from the North" (Asya), "Don't Be Born Beautiful" (Yu. Vinogradova's secretary).
Alena Semenova became famous in 2005, playing Sveta, the girlfriend of the main character, in the famous television series Carmelita.
From 2006 to 2010 there were roles:
- Yana's students in the comedy "Service 21, or Thinking Positively";
- Diana Sysoeva in the second part of the serial detective series "Law and Order: Department of Operational Investigations";
- Demoman Lucy in the melodrama "Fire of Love";
- Lieutenant Berestova in the TV series "Cop";
- students in the comedy "Moscow Smiles";
- journalists in "Soldiers-16";
- Svetki in the TV series “Carmelita. Gypsy Passion.”
Alena Semyonova made her debut as a film director and screenwriter in 2009 with the military melodrama Rowan W altz. The script of this picture is based on real events that took place during the Great Patriotic War. He tells about the feat of young miners who neutralize roads and fields at the cost of their lives.
In 2010 the film became a nominee and winner:
- in Khanty-Mansiysk at the 8th Spirit of Fire International Film Debut Festival (Golden Taiga Prize);
- in Varna at the 18th International Film Festival "Love and Madness" (Grand Prix);
- in Honfleur at the 18th Russian Film Festival (best debut).
In 2010, Alena filmed the crime drama "The Abode", in 2011 - the melodrama "Only You", in 2012 - the mystical drama "Premonition", in 2014 - the comedy "Reverse Turn".
In 2013 she wrote the script for the melodramatic film “ID Photo”.
In 2015, Alena Semenova filmed the biographical melodrama The Red Queen. In Russia, the premiere of the series took place in March 2016 on Channel One. The film tells about the life of the world-famous Soviet fashion model Regina Zbarskaya. This picture received a prize as the best series at the festival in the USA (2016) and at the International Film Festival named after V. Tikhonov (2017).
Currently, Alena is working on a new serial film "Chorus", where she acts as a director and screenwriter of the picture.
The actress Alena Semenova on her personal lifedoes not make public property. It is only known that she is raising two twin daughters Alika and Aglaya.
