Lyubov Tolkalina is a famous Russian theater and film actress. She has starred in many films and played in a large number of performances. What is interesting about her biography and the personal life of the actress?
Lyubov Tolkalina became widely known as an actress, and won the love of the public after filming the film "Antikiller". It was there that she met her future husband, director Yegor Konchalovsky.
Childhood and adolescence of the actress
Lyubov was born in February 1978 in a small village in the Ryazan region. The parents of the future actress led a modest lifestyle and worked in their specialties. Mom took care of the disabled, and dad was a furrier.
From the very childhood, the girl began to strive for art. First it was a section on synchronized swimming, and then a visit to a small theater on the water, which showed water performances for children. From that moment on, Lyubov made a decision about her future profession. True, before that, she managed to earn the title of master of sports in synchronized swimming. Immediately after leaving school, Lyubov Tolkalina sent to study at VGIK and got on the course of Alexei Batalov.
Tolkalina's acting career
In 1999, she successfully completed her studies at VGIK and immediately began acting in films and working in the theater. Her first theater was the Theater of the Russian Army, where she worked for 4 years. And then she moved to another theater Empire of Stars.
In Tolkalina's cinema, at first only cameo roles were offered, as, for example, it was in the movie "The Recluse". In parallel with this, the girl was engaged in the modeling business and starred for glossy magazines and advertised products of famous brands.
In 2002 she was offered one of the main roles in the film "Antikiller" and this was a real breakthrough in her creative career. This was followed by the second part of this film and general recognition. They became friends with their colleague in this movie Gosha Kutsenko and later starred in several more films, in particular "The Last Cop" and "Compensation".
After that, Lyubov Tolkalina was invited to appear in various films. During this time, she has succeeded in appearing in almost a hundred projects, among which films and TV series can be especially distinguished - Capital of Sin, My General, Sins of the Fathers, Traders, Secretary and so on. But the actress herself considers her best film to be the drama "I love you", which took part in screenings at the Cannes and Berlin film festivals.
Lyubov Tolkalina periodically appears on television. She participated in one of the seasons of Dancing with the Stars, as well as in the project "Ice and Fire".
Personal life of the actress
When she was still studying at VGIK, one of her friends introduced her to her future common-law husband Yegor Konchalovsky. He belongs to the famous Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky family and is a famous director. In 2001, their daughter Masha was born, but the couple never officially registered their relationship.
During this time, the yellow press repeatedly attributed to Tolkalina novels with colleagues in the acting workshop. But at the same time, their relationship with the common-law husband remained very strong. And only in 2017, the couple announced their final breakup, but nevertheless they remain friends to this day.
