Elena Sotnikova - Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, teacher. She plays on the stage of the Vakhtangov State Theater. Honored Artist of the USSR starred in the films "Just Don't Leave", "Method of Murder".
The example of the Vakhtangov Theater, Elena Viktorovna Sotnikova, does not need any hype around her person. The actress believes that she was born at the wrong time, a whole century late. She doesn't like the flickering on the screen and the fuss around the image. If there was no acting craft, the artist would have chosen the career of a psychologist or a writer.
Preparing for the calling
The celebrity's biography began in 1961 in the family of a pilot and a teacher. But the acquaintance of the adults was like a romantic movie. The younger sister begged the pilot to come to school. She convincingly argued to her brother that he was bound to marry only her teacher. Young people collided at the door of the classroom. The pilot made a marriage proposal to a new acquaintance three days later.
Their daughter was born in Moscow on April 29. As a child, Elena found eminent writers, artists and actors. The children of Yashin, Simonov, director Naumov studied at her school. At home, an atmosphere of love and understanding reigned. Lena went to the figure skating section, was engaged in amateur performances, attended the drama club. She knew from an early age that she would become an actress. For the first time, applause in her honor sounded at the CSK stadium.
A girl with a bouquet went to the ice to congratulate the famous skaters, and fell. To support the confused child, the audience began to clap. Elena realized that she really liked this sound, as well as being in public.
It became a film debut in 1976. The eighth-grader was offered to play in Menshov's first film "The Drawing". True, the role of Sotnikova was episodic. But on the set, the girl saw the play of famous actors and was finally established in the choice of her future profession.
The aspiring actress performed her first role at the Moscow Theater of Young Muscovites. She reincarnated as Lida for Chekhov's play "House with a Mezzanine".
Success in the theater
After school, the graduate from the first attempt became a student at the Shchukin school. She received her professional education on the course of Lyudmila Stavskaya. After graduation, the girl got into the troupe of the Vakhtangov Theater.
In productions, she began to play almost immediately. In the play "Leshy" she was involved on a par with the recognized masters of the stage. Sotnikova really liked the friendliness in the team. Since 1982, she has performed in other theaters, but never thought about parting with Vakhtangovsky.
Simonov, the former chief director of the collective, has gathered many eminent performers. Among them, becoming the leading actress, Elena soon entered. She has participated in the most famous performances.
Sotnikova considers her meeting with the director Fomenko to be her luck. In his production of “Our Lord, Father,” the young artist played Catherine the First. She played Otradina in Guilty Without Guilt, was Princess Pauline in The Queen of Spades, Mademoiselle Hortense in The Miracle of St. Anthony.
Film career
Although the celebrity has not starred too much, her film career has also gone well. In the episode in Peter Todorovsky, she played while studying in "Pike". On the screen in 1982, Sotnikova embodied the image of the bride who is being stolen in the film "Beloved Woman of Mechanic Gavrilov."
Then she received an offer to play Connie, Margaret's sister, in Pchelkin's drama "Theft" based on the work of Jack London. Anastasia Vertinskaya became her main character. In the nineties, the performer participated in the film projects "Guilty Without Guilt", "Method of Murder" and "Just Don't Leave."
In the last melodramatic film, she played the charming Olga Zemtsova. Her heroine succeeds in everything, but the diagnosed fatal disease negates her achievements. Filming has canceled theatrical rehearsals and premieres. Sotnikova took part in The Stone Guest. The play on Malaya Bronnaya was staged by Nikolai Volkov.
At the same time, Elena Viktorovna was invited to the Pushkin Theater to play in The Law of Eternity. The versatile actress is convincing in dramatic and tragic characters, like Queen Elinor from The Lion in Winter, Henrietta in The Three Ages of Casanova, and the role of the gossip Farpukhina in the lyrical and farcical Uncle's Dream.
All facets of talent
With her diligence and energy, the actress amazes colleagues and friends. She easily combines difficult shooting, acting on stage with writing scripts for skits in the Actor's House, participating in concert programs of "Russian Houses" abroad, creating poetry and working in radio shows.
Another facet of talent is the amazing voice of Sotnikova. She is not only recognizable in radio plays, but also records programs on the radio "Culture". The talented actress also teaches.
There are no pictures of Elena Sotnikova in social networks. She prefers live communication over the Internet. The actress does not provide any information about her personal life. Nothing is known about her husband or child, since there are no photographs with her family. But it is known that the star spends his free time traveling.
She prefers to lead a healthy lifestyle, eat right, visit the pool and do gymnastics every day. Elena Viktorovna takes part in modern productions of the plays "Uncle's Dream", "Cyrano de Bergerac" on the stage of the Vakhtangov Theater.
In the Art Cafe, the celebrity holds poetry evenings, which gather a lot of fans. Elena Viktorovna's works ideally combine music, aesthetics and poetry. He is a member of the Council of the House of Actor, participates in the acting "Women's Battalion" of the Vakhtangovites.
