Alexandra Child is a Russian actress and TV presenter. She played many bright roles in cinema and theater, and also tried herself in several projects on television, took part in a reality show.
Childhood, adolescence
Alexandra Child was born on May 6, 1980. The girl's family was far from art and cinema. Mom worked as a fashion designer and clothing technologist, and his father received a Ph. D. in physics and mathematics, but after the birth of his youngest son, he got a job at a bank to feed his family. Alexandra's father is Belarusian. He gave her an unusual surname with an emphasis on the last syllable. As a child, classmates did not even think about coming up with a nickname for the future actress, and called her by her last name.
Alexandra studied well at school, and from the 3rd grade she began to study at the Galina Vishnevskaya Theater. In the 7th grade, she wanted to quit these classes in order to feel free, to communicate more with teenagers, but her mother convinced her daughter not to do this. In 1997, Sasha graduated from the educational complex named after Galina Vishnevskaya, piano class. In 1997, she entered the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts, where she studied theater director for 2 years. The teachers saw Alexandra's talent and advised her to continue her studies in this direction. On their advice, the girl entered the Boris Shchukin Theater Institute and received a diploma in 2003.
After graduating from the theater institute, Child tried to get a job at the theater, but after several setbacks, she went to television. On the Kultura channel, she participated in the Polyglot project, where she tried to learn English in record time. Several years later, she worked for MTV. She participated in the project "Mom, I want to become a star", and then on another music channel worked as a host in the program "Cosmetic repair", where she turned tastelessly dressed people into style icons.
Career in cinema and theater
In 2004, Alexandra received several lucrative offers from popular directors at once. During this period, her career as an actress began. In the same year she took part in the filming of the films "Dismissal" and "Photo Hunt".
During her career, Alexandra Child starred in many famous TV series, the most memorable of which were:
- "Capercaillie" (2008);
- "The Bride at Any Cost" (2009);
- "Trace" (2009);
- "School" (2010);
- Pennsylvania (2015);
- Garden Ring (2018).
In some TV series, she appears on the screen only in episode 1, but Alexandra also had more serious roles. In 2010, they discussed her participation in the filming of the "School" series for a long time. In it, she played physics teacher Natalya Nikolaevna Orlova. Many of Alexandra's relatives work as teachers and they were not very happy that the Child was filmed in a provocative project. It took the actress a long time to convince them that this was just a role and that the film actually made sense, although some episodes in it were rejected.
The role of Dasha in "Pennsylvania" became one of the most successful for Alexandra. After the release of this series, the actress gained many new fans. Her performance in the film looks very touching and believable.
Alexandra Child took part in the filming of one-part and short films:
- "Cream";
- "A Tale for Young Adults";
- "Goodbye Mom."
Alexandra not only starred in films, but also took place as a theatrical actress. She has collaborated with many theaters:
- Theater Center "Na Strastnom" (2003-2005);
- Vsevolod Meyerhold Center (2005);
- Moscow Art Theater A. P. Chekhov (since 2013);
- State Theater of Nations (since 2014).
Spectators love Alexandra for her gentle and touching images, extraordinary femininity, sexuality. Fans find her mysterious and very attractive. Her performance is always convincing. Despite the fact that her appearance does not correspond to the classical canons of beauty, this actress knows how to win over and many admire her feminine attractiveness.
Alexandra Child has a busy schedule. She starred in several TV series at the same time and this does not bother her at all. The talent of the actress helps her quickly transform from one role to another. Alexandra considers acting on stage and in the cinema to be her life's work and cannot imagine herself without her favorite work.
Personal life
About Alexander's personal life The child does not like to spread. But during her work on the MTV channel, she had a rather long affair with Mikhail Klimov. They became close during one of the music festivals held in 2010. For some time they were even considered an ideal couple, but already in 2012 the young people broke up.
In 2015, Alexandra Child began an affair with actor Alexei Vertkov. They met on the set of the movie "Goodbye, Mom". The relationship developed rapidly. The actors played a secret wedding and in 2017 they had a son. Alexandra admits that this event has become one of the most important in her life. She always dreamed of motherhood and believes that without children a woman cannot be completely fulfilled.
Sasha Child did not stay on maternity leave for long. Already in 2018, she began filming in new projects, which surprised some colleagues. But the actress does not see anything special in this. She manages to combine work with caring for loved ones and relatives.
