Many theatergoers of the city on the Neva know and love the actress Irina Sokolova. The ability to transform, hard work and a positive outlook on life events greatly help Irina Leonidovna in her work on the images of fascinating characters. She can also boast of her success in the cinema, where she has played many diverse roles.
From the biography of Irina Sokolova
The future actress was born in Murmansk on December 24, 1940. Ira's father died defending Stalingrad. The girl was raised by her grandmother, mother and aunt. Irina's family was directly related to creativity: her grandmother supervised the work of costume designers at the local drama theater. Aunt was a make-up artist at the Youth Theater and the Comedy Theater. The girl's stepfather, who became her mother's husband, was an actor.
Little Ira from a young age joined the mysterious and romantic theatrical life. She knew the theater repertoire by heart, studied the nooks and crannies of the backstage. Ira entered the stage for the first time at the age of 5 years. Her mother played the role of Cinderella. And the daughter appeared on stage in the role of a gnome, performing a simple dance in front of the audience. For her acting work, Irina invariably received a delicious apple or candy.
The creative path of the actress was directly associated with the Youth Theater. In 1963, the girl completed her studies at a theater studio on the banks of the Neva. Then she began work in the city Theater of the Young Spectator.
Theater and cinema in the work of Irina Sokolova
The actress, by her own admission, has never been left without roles for a long time. One of the secrets of Irina Leonidovna is this: she was not picky and agreed to play even the most promising roles. Critics consider Sokolova one of the most versatile actresses in theater and cinema.
A young and very pretty girl started out as a drag queen. She managed to turn into boys or teenage girls without much difficulty. And in the next production, the astonished audience watched the miracle of reincarnation: Irina skillfully created the image of Ophelia from Shakespeare's play.
Irina Leonidovna's life experience helped her to get used to any of the roles. Make-up and costume also became a help: for completeness of the image, suitable props are often required. It is this combination that gives the effect that allows the viewer to believe in the truth of what is happening on stage.
In 1963, Irina tried her hand at cinema. While working on the painting "Elena's Bay", the actress worked with recognized masters. Sokolova is still loved by directors. Back in the 80s, Irina made friends with the director A. Sokurov, who taught the actress a lot. To this day, she does not experience a shortage of proposals from filmmakers. She really enjoys working in multi-part projects and television novels. Some of her best works are associated with the series "Secrets of the Investigation" and "National Security Agent".
If in the theater the actress often plays not the most serious roles, then in the cinema she has to create images that require a thoughtful attitude from the viewer.
