In the biography of this actress, there are more than eighty roles played. Irina Skobtseva played both main and minor roles, embodying heroines of different characters on the screen. She is still called the first beauty of Soviet cinema.
Childhood and youth
The future actress was born on August 22, 1927 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents at that time lived in the famous city of Russian gunsmiths Tula. My father was engaged in scientific research in the laboratory of the Main Directorate of the Hydrometeorological Service. Mother worked here in the archive. Circumstances developed in such a way that Irina spent most of her time at her grandmother's house. Here, as they say, her aunt worked closely with her. The girl grew up inquisitive and understanding. With a great desire she learned to play the piano and attended a fine arts studio.
Irina, along with her aunt and grandmother, regularly attended the local theater. When the conversation about the future came, she expressed a desire to become an actress. The war began when the girl was not yet thirteen years old. The enemy failed to capture his hometown, but Skobtseva learned from her own experience what hunger, deprivation and death of loved ones are. She had to master the school curriculum on her own to a large extent. After graduating from school, the girl decided to get the education of an art critic and entered the Moscow State University.
In the creative field
In her student years, Skobtseva not only studied excellently, but also managed to study in the student theater. She took part in almost all amateur productions. She was invited to participate in competitions and amateur art shows. Irina sang, danced and performed with humorous miniatures. These hobbies were not in vain. Having received a degree in art criticism, Skobtseva did not work in her specialty for a month. She realized that she didn't want to spend her whole life sitting in the archives. And she entered the Moscow Art Theater School. She was already known here and was immediately accepted for the third year.
The debut of the actress Irina Skobtseva took place in 1955. On the screens came the picture "Othello", in which she played the role of the fatal beauty Desdemona. The jealous Moor was played by Sergei Bondarchuk. The film received a prestigious prize at the international Kansk Film Festival, and Skobtsev received the title of "Miss Charm". A year later, she played the main role in the film "An Ordinary Man". The film was screened across the country with great success. Due to her bright appearance and excellent plasticity of movements, Irina was mostly offered to play the roles of women of noble birth.
Recognition and privacy
Viewers and critics will remember Skobtseva for a long time in the role of Helen Kuragina, although she was not the main character of the epic War and Peace. She continued to be filmed in films of different genres. For his great contribution to the development of Soviet cinema, Skobtseva was awarded the honorary title "People's Artist of the RSFSR".
Irina Konstantinovna's personal life developed from the second "take". The first marriage lasted a little over a year. The actress met her real husband on the set. With Sergei Bondarchuk, they lived a long and happy life. They raised and raised two children - a son and a daughter. Irina Skobtseva continues to work at the Film Actor's Studio Theater today.
