Yana Sexte is a Russian and Latvian actress, known for her several outstanding roles in theater and cinema. Her work in the TV series "Thaw", "The Miracle Worker", "Heavenly Wives of the Meadow Maries" were highly appreciated by both colleagues and the general public. Today Yana successfully combines the role of a loving mother and wife with her work.
Biography
Yana Viktorovna Sexte was born on April 6, 1980 in the Latvian capital. The actress spent her entire childhood in Riga. During her school years, the girl showed a greater interest in the humanities and graduated with honors from the Pushkin Lyceum. The idea of an acting career came to the girl already in high school.
For another 14 years, Sexte came to the theater studio at the Riga Youth Theater, where her first mentors were Tatyana Cherkovskaya and Andrei Garkavi. Having received a certificate of maturity, Yana goes to improve her acting skills in Russia and enters the course of Oleg Tabakov. Having convinced the examination committee of the presence of talent and having passed a large competition at the Moscow Art Theater School, Yana entered the famous theater university on her first attempt.
Carier start
Sexte returned to her homeland, to Latvia, as a certified artist and for 3 years performed on the stage of the Riga Russian Theater. During this period, it is especially worth noting the 2004 award in the category "Best Young Female Artist". At home, the young actress played roles in the performances The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, The Magnificent Cuckold.
After 3 years, Yana Sexte decided to return to her artistic director and joined the troupe of the Studio Theater under the direction of Oleg Tabakov. The repertoire of her roles was replenished with works in such iconic performances as Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons", Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" and "The Eldest Son" by Alexander Vampilov.
In parallel, the actress was engaged in the performances of the Moscow Art Theater named after A. P. Chekhov "Old World Landowners", "Forty-first. Opus Posth ". It was for the second performance in 2008 that Yana Sexte was awarded the Oleg Tabakov Theater Prize. Also, the actress also became a laureate of the non-state prize "Triumph", awarded for special achievements in the field of art and literature.
Film actress career
The debut of Yana Sexte happened already on her second visit to Moscow. Yana starred in an episode of the detective series "Diamonds for Dessert" and in a small role in the crime melodrama "Confidence Service". In addition, Sexte successfully coped with the characters in two parts of the lawyer's drama "Heavenly Court" and the short story "Heavenly Wives of the Meadow Mari".
Of the works of the actress, the biographical film "The Thaw" is especially distinguished, where Yana played the woman-cameraman Lucy Polynina, a girl of short stature, but purposeful and strong in spirit. It was this film that turned out to be a turning point in the creative biography of Yana Viktorovna, the actress was remembered and loved by the audience.
Later in the career of the girl was work in the detective tape "Farewell, my love!", Where Yana Sexte embodied the image of the wife of the protagonist. Another creative victory of the actress is considered to be the role in the TV series "The Miracle Worker".
The filmography of the actress was also replenished with roles in the crime film "City" and in the comedy "Wonderland", where Yana played the secondary roles of a nurse and a waitress on the screen.
Personal life
The first husband of Yana Sexte was actor Maxim Matveev, whom he met while working on the film-play “Forty-first. Opus Posth . A whirlwind romance quickly grew into a wedding, but a divorce soon followed. Hard going through the breakup, the actress found solace in her work.
Soon there were rumors about Yana's romantic relationship with director Vasily Senin. But in 2012, the artist met a new love. Her choice fell on the musician and composer Dmitry Marina, who writes soundtracks for films and performances.
The meeting of young people took place during the joint work on the play "Marriage 2.0". For the sake of his wife, Dmitry moved to Moscow from Canada, where he lived from the age of 8 with his mother. The young couple officially legalized their relationship in November 2013, and at the end of the summer of 2014, their joint daughter Anna was born.
In her free time from work and household chores, Yana enjoys choreography, including modern choreography, and also goes in for horse riding.
In addition, the actress is one of the first persons in Russia to join the hospital clownery movement. Since 2007, Yana has been working as a volunteer at the Doctor Clown Charitable Foundation for Helping Sick Children. Yana is in charge of the administration of the foundation, and also performs in front of sick children in a clown costume.
The artistic director of the fund from the first days is Maxim Matveev and remains so to this day. Parting with their first husband did not interfere with their joint charity work. Past grievances faded into the background, Yana and Maxim remained friends and often appear in joint projects with their second spouses.
Spouse Dmitry organically joined the team of "Doctor Clown", and the daughter is always close to her parents. In 2017, the volunteer fund was awarded the "Made in Russia" award of the "Snob" project in the "Society" category.
