Elena Prudnikova is a talented actress who managed to make herself known even during the existence of the USSR. To the audience, the star of Soviet cinema is best known as Ekaterina Tatarinova from the adventure film "Two Captains". She also had other bright roles, although Elena preferred playing in the theater to filming. What is known about her creative path, "offscreen" life?
Elena Prudnikova: biography of a star
The future "Katya Tatarinova" was born in May 1949, it happened in Rostov-on-Don, where her family lived. Love for the theater Elena Prudnikova, according to her words, acquired in the fourth grade. This happened when the girl got into a drama club that worked at the local Palace of Pioneers, with difficulty persuading the leader to take her.
Like all the children involved in the creative circle, Elena Prudnikova dreamed of leading roles. Fate presented the young actress with a gift when the leading lady in the play "The Snow Queen" could not come to the rehearsal. ATAs a result, Prudnikova not only replaced the girl at the rehearsal, as she knew the words, but also brilliantly played Gerda at the premiere, which she still remembers with pleasure.
Elena was fond of not only theater, she achieved some success in the field of gymnastics. However, the question of where to go after school never stood for her. The girl only dreamed of the Moscow Art Theater School, where she easily became a student after receiving a certificate.
Work in the theater
The biography of Elena Prudnikova shows that the theater has always occupied the most important place in her life. Having received a diploma from the Moscow Art Theater, the aspiring actress returned to her native Rostov-on-Don for some time, yielding to the persuasion of the artistic director of the local drama theater. The performances with the participation of Elena were very popular, but the future "Katya Tatarinova" quickly realized that she would achieve real success only in the capital.
In the Taganka Theater, whose actress Elena Prudnikova became at the invitation of Yuri Lyubimov, the rising star did not work long. She chose to go to the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya, whose artistic director at that time was Efros. The actress was not sure of the correctness of the decision, since the artistic director had a favorite - Olga Yakovleva, who got all the main roles. However, Prudnikova's talent made a huge impression on Efros, so she gradually began to play the central characters in his productions.
Film shooting
Elena Prudnikova is an actress who conquered the world of cinema, already being famous intheater circles. The debut for her was the film "Gypsy", in which she received a cameo role in her student years. She also took part in the filming of the melodrama "Two Sisters", playing Lucy, but it was not these tapes that gave her audience love.
Lotta Fischbach is the first bright role that Elena got in the multi-part military adventure film “Option “Omega”. It is curious that the famous Oleg Dal, who also starred in this film, insisted on the candidacy of the aspiring actress. Prudnikova likes to reminisce about the first time she had the opportunity to work with an outstanding master, which Dahl was already recognized as even then.
The multi-part film "Two Captains", filmed by Evgeny Karelov, helped to consolidate the success of the rising star. The image of Katya Tatarinova, created by the actress in this picture, for many years became her kind of calling card. The loving, faithful heroine has captivated millions of viewers.
Return to screens
At the beginning of the 21st century, after a long break, film star Elena Prudnikova returned to the screen. Films comparable in popularity to the film "Two Captains", unfortunately, did not happen in her life anymore, but the directors were happy to offer the actress interesting roles.
Fans of the series may remember the star from the TV project "Right to Protection", in which she played Katya. It is also worth noting her dressmaker Madame Gorobets in the serial drama "Heavy Sand". Often the actress agreed to episodic roles, appearing in popular soap operas: Taxi Driver 3,"Kamenskaya", "Moscow Saga".
Private life
The first marriage happened in the life of an actress when she received a diploma from the Moscow Art Theater School. With the chosen one, the star began to meet in her school years, he waited for her return from Moscow. However, Elena quickly realized that she had made a mistake, since she and her husband turned out to be completely different people. The couple parted amicably.
Andrey Smirnov is the person whom Elena Prudnikova really fell in love with, a photo of the actress and her husband can be seen above. The fateful meeting took place during the filming of the film "Acting", the famous director was captivated by the beauty and talent of the then-novice actress. Andrey and Elena have been together for several decades. The couple has a common son Alexei, who, following the example of his parents, connected his life with the world of cinema. Andrey's daughters from Prudnikov's first marriage were practically replaced by their mother, now she and Dunya call themselves best friends.
Unfortunately, the actress cannot be seen in new projects since she officially announced her retirement a few years ago.
