She is called "the quiet maximalist". Quiet - because she preaches Christian humility and never raises her voice, is not capricious and does not demand for herself. She is a maximalist because she strives to do everything thoroughly and is not used to making compromises with her conscience.
It would seem that this is impossible in the film industry, but Spiricheva has starred in more than fifty films in recent years. In addition, Tamara Ivanovna is one of the leading actresses of the Glas Russian Spiritual Theater.
Biography
Tamara Ivanovna Spiricheva was born in 1940 in the Gorky region. After graduating from school, she entered the Gorky Theater Studio. She worked in theaters in Arkhangalsk, Simferopol, Kirov and Moscow.
After some time, the actress began to be recognized on the street. It was very embarrassing for her, and she did not admit that she was "the one". Then I realized that this was part of the profession, and stopped being embarrassed.
Later, Tamara received a demonstration lesson from Alexei Batalov: when he left the theater, he willingly spent time talking with the audience. Everyone who was given an autograph was asked what his name was and wrote a short wish.
Spiricheva received her first theatrical experience in Arkhangelsk, and after traveling to different cities she played for a long time at the Gogol Theater in Moscow. While the performances and roles responded to the "inner voice" of the actress, she played a variety of roles. When she was already under forty years old, the theater's repertoire began to change, notes of vulgarity appeared in the scripts. And the performances began to be staged "for the public's demand." This Tamara Ivanovna could not stand - she did not understand such a theater.
According to external data, she could still play young, but inside something resisted. Spiricheva is accustomed to the fact that her roles are good and bright, help people to raise spirituality and feel inner purity. And when obscene speech began to sound on the stage and the actors had to be naked, she began to refuse roles.
In the early nineties, she had a creative crisis: it seemed to Tamara Ivanovna that she had the most worthless profession in the world. The artist does not produce anything concrete, does not teach anyone and does not heal - why is he needed?
Astakhov Sergey and Belevich Tatiana, actors of the Glas theater, helped her out of this state. Tamara knew them even when they were artists of the Moskontsert. Colleagues invited her to play the role of Pulcheria Ivanovna in the play "Nicholas the Servant of God".
This work helped to overcome the crisis, and Spiricheva began to play in two theaters at once: she remained in the troupe of the Gogol Theater and sometimes played in Glas. In her former favorite theater there were friends, a familiar atmosphere. And then they began to give age roles. Therefore, it was very difficult to leave for another theater.
However, later in "Glas" they began to give her more and more roles. Especially close were the images of Vasily Shukshin's mother in his stories, then the role in the performances "The Marriage of Balzaminov" and "The Inspector General with a Denouement". But this was not the only reason why Spiricheva moved to Glas. She had some kind of inner feeling that this theater needed her, and she needed him. And that here she has a perspective.
In the Glas troupe, the actors are very different: age, youth, and middle age. Therefore, the performances are very lively and interesting. And now the actress is not ashamed of what she says from the stage. And for what he does in the theater.
Film career
We can say that the Glas Theater also gave Tamara Ivanovna a ticket to cinema. Actress Julia Sules sent her photos to the agency, and very soon an invitation to the first film came. She became famous after the film "We are from the Future", although she played a cameo role there. The actress herself liked to star in the film "We Met Weirdly."
The best films in the portfolio of the actress: "We are from the future" (2008), "Metro" (2011), "Yolki-2" (2012). Best TV series: “ChS. Emergency Situation "(2012)," Method "2015", "Life and Fate" (2012), "Hugging the Sky" (2013), "Sklifosovsky (2012).
In order to act in films, Tamara Ivanovna, as a believer, received the blessing of the priest. He told her that "you need to fill the space with yourself." That is, if you do not fill the space with good, evil will fill it, there is no other in life.
Of course, there are series that you then want to refuse, as the actress says. Because when you are filming, you only know your piece, your role, but in general you cannot grasp the idea. In this case, you have to calm down on the fact that there was no nastiness and vulgarity in your role. And from roles that were initially “not hers,” she immediately refuses. She always wanted to play highly moral heroines who can inspire other people by their example. Otherwise, why is everything?
Personal life
Tamara Ivanovna's husband's name is Robert Mikhailovich. He is an actor, a teacher at VGIK. The couple have been together for over fifty years.
Now the Spirichevs have a large family: children, grandchildren, and everyone is very friendly. However, Tamara Ivanovna does not like to talk about it - she believes that this is excessive boast. And the fact that a person has a family is not his merit, but the grace of the Lord. And a believer must always be ready for trials and for the gifts of the Almighty.
In all her interviews, Tamara Ivanovna always says wishes to the audience. She wishes them to endure difficulties and hope that everything will be fine in the end. And that any test is for the good. Especially the one that we cannot prevent on our own. These are simply lessons from space that we must go through with humility and diligence. This is the credo of her and her husband.
