Few people did not know in the 80s the young actress Katya Parfyonova, who became famous after filming in the film "Above the Rainbow". Then millions of boys were in love with the young star. Today, matured Ekaterina continues to win the hearts of her fans not only in Russia, but also abroad.
Childhood
So how did the biography of Ekaterina Parfenova begin? Date of birth of the actress: December 24, 1972. Place of birth: Moscow. There is practically no information about the parents of Ekaterina Parfenova. It is only known that the mother of the actress died in 2003. At that time, Catherine was just over 20.
What is cinema, actress Katya Parfenova learned at the age of 12. In the mid-80s, she was invited to play the role of Dashenka in the film Above the Rainbow. The notorious Mikhail Boyarsky and Dmitry Maryanov became partners of our heroine on the set.
Four years after the release of the film "Above the Rainbow", Ekaterina Parfenova again receives an offer to act in films. This time it was a picture of director Viktor Volkov "Publication". As in the movie "Aboverainbows”, in this film Parfenova got one of the main roles. Together with our heroine in the "Publication" filmed: Lyudmila Arinina, Ekaterina Voronina, Evgeny Markov and others.
A pretty girl with an unusual appearance, a nugget artist Ekaterina Parfenova in those years won the recognition of millions, fell in love with her not only in Russia, but also abroad. Every day, the young actress Katya Parfenova received many promising proposals, the doors of all theaters were open to her. And who would have thought that such a talent would change course and go into a completely different sphere. After graduating from school, our heroine enters the Engineering Physics Institute.
Adult life
In her first year at the Engineering Physics Institute, Ekaterina Parfyonova takes part in the Miss World University contest. After this competition brought our heroine the first place, her life has undergone significant changes.
After only a year at the institute, Ekaterina quits her studies and goes to Paris, where she was invited to work in a modeling agency called Marilyn Gauthier. In 1992, a year later, after working with a modeling agency, our heroine went to London to study at a prestigious business school. At the same time, Ekaterina Parfenova does not quit her job in France. So, the Russian actress perfectly masters two languages - English and French.
Return to movies
At the beginning of the 2000s, actress KatyaParfenova appears in the series "Ideal World", in which she played the daughter of a businessman. This film was broadcast on the BBC channel.
After the release of the series on the screens, the popularity returned to our heroine. They began to recognize her on the street, asking for autographs. Then many thought that now the actress would begin to actively act in films, but, unfortunately, this did not happen. To date, "Ideal World" is the last picture in the filmography of Ekaterina Parfenova.
Private life
The hottest topic in the biography of Katya Parfenova is her personal life. This is especially true of the second marriage of the actress. But let's talk about everything in order.
The Russian actress carefully hides information about her first marriage to this day. But still managed to dig something. With her first husband, Eugene, a businessman from Paris, Parfenova lived for no less than 8 years. This marriage broke up for a banal reason - distance. Ekaterina's busy schedule in London did not allow her to see her husband often, who was actively engaged in entrepreneurial activities in France.
Ekaterina Parfyonova's second choice was also a we althy man - a businessman from Miami, Robert Flint. At the time of meeting Catherine, Robert was already married. But for the sake of our heroine, he left his family. Some time later, Robert Flint and Ekaterina Parfenova got married. The solemn marriage took place in 2002. For the sake of her beloved, the actress moved from London to the United States.
The lovers have lived together for almost 10 years. For thistime they had two beautiful children (Robert and Elizabeth). It would seem that such a wonderful couple, who have lived together for so long under the same roof, will never be able to break up. But, unfortunately, divorce was inevitable. The reason for the divorce was the departure of Richard Flint to another woman - Eleanor Smolyan.
Interesting facts
We talked about the personal life and biography of actress Ekaterina Parfenova. Now it's time for some interesting facts:
- As we wrote above, Ekaterina Parfenova was fluent in English and French. Thanks to such skills, the actress worked as a translator for some time.
- After her divorce from Richard Flint, Catherine sued her ex-lover for $5 million.
- It was rumored that Richard Flint paid our heroine a million dollars to leave her first husband.
- Currently, Ekaterina Parfenova lives with her beloved children in Chelsea.
- Parfyonova suffered a divorce from her husband Richard Flint so hard that she ended up in the hospital due to a nervous breakdown.
- In her free time, our heroine writes poetry.
And finally
Throughout her acting career, Parfenova starred in only three films. But the contribution that she made to cinema is priceless. Films with Ekaterina Parfenova are something special. In them, the young star became a real decoration. Maybe when-Someday Ekaterina Parfenova will return to the cinema again and will again delight us with her roles. And you and I have no choice but to simply wait for this joyful event.
