Alena Khovanskaya: actress, director and just a happy woman

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Alena Khovanskaya is a famous actress. Plays on the stage of the Chekhov Academic Theatre. She was engaged in directing activities, for some time she taught acting skills.

Alena comes from Siberia, was born in September 1965. She spent her childhood and youth in Krasnoyarsk. Her parents were directly related to theatrical activities. True, they performed in an operetta, but their daughter did not want to follow in their footsteps, she was more attracted to ballet. The girl dreamed about performing in beautiful feminine outfits and imagined a lot of fans bringing her flowers.

Study

After finishing eight classes, Alena Khovanskaya decided to enter a music school. The life of students there was planned, discipline was observed strictly. But despite this, students were sometimes allowed to spend their free time as they wished. Once the girl visited the performances of the Ozersk Drama Theater that came on tour, and not in vain, because she immediately set fire to the idea of becomingactress and take part in the same productions.

After graduating from school in her hometown, Alena Khovanskaya (photo below) decided to try her luck in Moscow. In the first year, she failed at the exam at the Moscow Art Theater School, but perseverance in character prevailed - the second time the attempt was successful. She studied at the course of the famous Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov and always believed that she caught luck by the tail, because she fell under the wing of the great master.

Becoming a creative biography

After graduating from the Studio School, the actress went to work in the theater named after A. P. Chekhov. Until now, she considers it her second home. In addition to character and dramatic roles, she performs musical numbers, the appropriate education received in childhood came in handy. In collaboration with the actress, director and friend Marina Brusnikina, Alena Khovanskaya participated in the organization of the women's quartet "Kashtanki", which was later renamed "Live Sound". The artists give the viewer the opportunity to enjoy the chamber performance of famous hits of our time. The quartet once included Yulia Menshova, Kristina Babushkina, Olga Litvinova and other artists.

Roles in theater and cinema

The debut on the stage was the role of Shurochka from Chekhov's play "Ivanovo", staged by Oleg Yefremov. Later, famous directors invited Alena to play in their performances - Roman Viktyuk, Anatoly Efros, Dmitry Brusnikin, Adolf Shapiro.

The actress acted in films, being a 23-year-old girl. The debut picture was "Women who are lucky." Despite the fact that Khovanskaya got the episodic role of a pioneer leader, she coped with it brilliantly.

The next job was shooting in the television series "Chekhov and Co", which was released in 1998. In addition to Khovanskaya, Elena Proklova, Alexei Batalov and other famous actors were involved in the project.

Then followed "Detectives" - a detective serial film starring Boris Shcherbakov.

In 2006, Khovanskaya starred in two films at once - the comedy "The End of the World" and the melodrama "Ferris Wheel", which was shot by Vera Glagoleva.

Personal life of Alena Khovanskaya

The actress practically does not cover the facts of her private biography. However, some details of her first relationship were discussed in the press for some time. For several years, Alena Khovanskaya was Mashkov's wife (photo below). True, the actors lived in an unregistered marriage. There were rumors that the couple broke up after two years of relationship, someone said that their love lasted about 9 years.

The ex-spouses themselves do not want to give any comments regarding this page of their personal life. Alena Khovanskaya is currently happily married to her second husband, Sergei Shnyrev.

He is also an actor, he played in the films "Angel and Demon","Okolofutbola" and some serials. For Sergei, marriage with Alena also became the second. The couple admit that they live in complete harmony, perhaps also because they are engaged in the same business. Sometimes, not being able to meet often at home, they collide on the same set. The family has two daughters - Sophia and Alexandra. Needless to say, both of them are interested in the acting profession.

Alena Khovanskaya now

The actress tries to visit her native Krasnoyarsk whenever possible. Not so long ago, she was invited as a jury to the children's festival of various types of art "SUEK Stars". The event was attended by gifted children who are engaged in music, dancing, playing musical instruments.

Khovanskaya is not found in numerous social networks. She prefers to do more serious things, for example, charity, helps seriously ill children together with other artists. At the moment she is involved in many theatrical productions. She admits that she often feels a lack of time for herself, for her family. But nevertheless, he considers himself a truly happy person, because he has both the strength and the opportunity to do what he loves.

One of the last works in the theater

The actress admits that she loves theater more than cinema. For a long time in the walls of the native Moscow Art Theater there were performances with her participation, such as "The Sleeping Prince", "The Noble Nest", "I'm Afraid to Become Kolya". In manyher productions involve the director and friend Marina Brusnikina. Khovanskaya is also often invited to take part in productions by Roman Samgin. Many works are marked by the highest evaluation of critics. Some have received prestigious awards. In 2015, Alena Khovanskaya received a silver "Seagull" - Oleg Tabakov's recognition for faithful service to the theater.