Ekaterina Melnik: biography, theater and film career

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Ekaterina Melnik is a Russian theater and film actress. She played the most striking roles in the films Yasmin, Fizruk, Moskva. Ru and Spy. Serves in the Moscow Provincial Theatre. In 2016, the actress founded the socio-cultural project "I Give" and became a trustee of the Happy World charity organization.

Biography

Ekaterina Melnik was born in 1982, February 18, in Moscow. Previously, the artist's relatives were not associated with acting. In the lower grades, Catherine did not think about her future profession. Shortly before her high school graduation, she decided to get a law degree. Soon the girl stopped liking the idea, and she went to VGIK (acting department, course of V. N. Shilovsky).

In 2000, the aspiring artist appeared on the cover of the OM edition in the image of the Madonna and Child. In 2004, Ekaterina Melnik, together with A. Abdulov, hosted the extreme TV show "Natural Selection". After high school, the actress got into the troupe of the Theater on Pokrovka. In 2010, Melnik reportedthat she became a mother. As for the name of her daughter's father and marital status in general, she prefers to hide this information from strangers. In 2012, Ekaterina became a graduate of the international school STD of Russia (course of I. Lysov). Since 2018, he has been teaching the Art of Living and Happiness programs.

Theatrical productions

The training roles of Melnik were Lolita in the play of the same name based on the work of V. Nabokov, Pannochka in The Drowned Woman, Glafira in Wolves and Sheep, Katarina in The Taming of the Shrew and Ophelia in Hamlet. The actress also played Suzon in V. Shilovsky's private production of "Eight Women".

Ekaterina Melnik took part in such performances of the Theater on Pokrovka: "The Government Inspector", "The Seagull", "Mad Money", "Jubilee", "Krotkaya" and others. Since 2017, she has been collaborating with the Provincial Theater in Moscow and acting in productions of Hotel of Two Worlds and Adventures of Fandorin.

Filmography

Ekaterina got her first movie experience in 2007, playing the role of a journalist in the sixth episode of the comedy-adventure film Kings of the Game. Then the actress appeared in the detective series Hokkaido Police in the image of Olga. In 2008, Melnik played a cameo character in the short film Fata Morgana.

In 2009, the artist got her first long-awaited leading role in the romantic-philosophical film parable Moskva. Ru. At the same time, she starred in episodes of the crime detective "Next" and the melodrama "Village Comedy". In 2010, Ekaterina Melnik appeared in TV series"Love and other nonsense" (role - Alice), "Invisible" (Dubinskaya Lyudmila) and "Capital of Sin" (top model Lara). Her next memorable heroine was actress Lyubov Serova in an adventure film based on B. Akunin's novel Spy.

In 2013, she played the conductor Lopukhina Angela in the detective story “Moscow. Three Stations” and Maria in the melodrama “Yasmin”. Then the artist appeared in the series “Alien Life”, “The Sure Way” and “The Road Home”. From 2014 to 2017, Ekaterina Melnik, whose photo is located above, starred in the role of Elena Andreevna Belova in the comedy Fizruk. At the same time, the actress worked on the TV series Molodezhka, the drama Dr. Richter, the detective stories The Last Cop and Crime. Currently, Melnik is involved in the films "Version" and "City of Lovers".