Ekaterina Vladimirovna Strizhenova is a TV presenter, actress, known for her numerous film roles and images created on the theatrical stage. Her film career has been going on for over 30 years. In addition, the actress is engaged in charity work and devotes a lot of time to her family, which is always in the first place for her.
The appearance of Catherine on the screens did not go unnoticed. An expressive appearance, extraordinary slanting eyes, a sophisticated figure immediately attracted the attention of the audience, and her role in the film "Queen Margot" became a landmark for the actress. Today Strizhenova is the host of television projects, spends a lot of time with her family, carefully monitors her appearance and, despite her age, looks great, delighting her fans.
Childhood and youth
The birthplace of Catherine is Moscow. Date of birth - March 20, 1968. Before marriage, her last name was Tokman. The girl's father was engaged in journalism, and was also a writer who founded the popular magazine Student Meridian in Soviet times. Mother devoted herself to philology and teaching the Russian language, and later her work was associated with the presidential administration.
From a very young age, the girl showed interest in creativity. She studied music and dances, studied choreography in the dance group "Kalinka", participated in the filming of famous children's television programs ("Alarm Clock", "ABVGDeyka"), and a little later became the host of children's concerts. The girl behaved naturally and relaxed on stage, evoking only positive emotions in the audience from the performance of the little artist.
When Catherine was still a preschool girl, a sad event happened in the family - her father passed away, who was diagnosed with an incurable form of oncology. After that, only mother was involved in the upbringing of Catherine and her older sister. She devoted a lot of time to the girls so that they felt the care of a loved one in everything and did not feel a lack of attention.
The creative biography of the future actress started at school, when she was invited to star in the movie "Leader", where she played a cameo role. The actress was noticed and gradually began to offer new roles.
After graduating from school, Ekaterina continues her studies at the Institute of Culture at the directing faculty and at the same time acts in new films. Her first roles were associated with the crime detective genre. Many viewers remember her from the movie "The Sniper".
The creative path of the actress
After the institute, Strizhenova begins her career on the stage. She participated in various productions of the Theater of the Cinema Actor, and also served in the Theater of A. P. Chekhov. During this period, she did not refuse to work in the film industry. The image of Roena Futrose in the film "The Road to Nowhere" becomes a new role in cinematography.
The audience fell in love with Strizhenova for the images of romantic, touching and seemingly defenseless girls, who actually have a strong character, capable of surviving many hardships and hardships. The actress was listed in the cast of the drama "Angels of Death", and then joined the cast of the film "The Musketeers 20 Years Later", playing the role of Madeleine. After a while, Catherine also appeared in the second part of the film - "The Secrets of Queen Anne, or the Musketeers 30 Years Later."
The real success overtook the artist after the film "The Countess de Monsoreau", where she appeared before the audience in the form of Jeanne de Brissac.
Having become recognizable and popular, Catherine continues her creative path on television, where she was invited in 1986. She began to host the Good Morning program. From that moment on, Strizhenova practically did not part with television.
In 2003, the series "Own Man" was shot with Strizhenova, and two years later, the artist played Marina Morozova in the television series "Another Life". This project has become one of the most significant for Catherine. The actress managed to show the versatility of her talent.
It is also necessary to say that the already accomplished artist has worked on the set with her husband many times, and also played in his director's projects. After these filming, Strizhenova said that working with her husband was not so easy, because he made very high demands on her.
The next directorial work of her husband was the film "Love-Carrot", in which the main roles went to Kristina Orbakaite and Gosha Kutsenko. Catherine got the image of Anastasia, her partner and husband in the plot of the film was Andrei Krasko. The comedy film was a great success with the public, the character played by Strizhenova did not go unnoticed either.
At a certain point in her life, actively working on TV, Catherine decides that she needs to get additional education, choosing a psychological direction. And she enters the Institute of Practical Psychology and Psychoanalysis. The actress is sure that for successful creative work it is necessary to be not only a creative person, but also a psychologist.
Strizhenova is well known and loved on Russian television. She receives many offers to participate in the filming of new projects and popular television shows. So in 2008 she takes part in the Ice Age program, and her partner in the project is the world figure skating champion Alexei Tikhonov. Her talent and tenacious character were revealed on this show. Even having received an extremely serious injury during the training period, Catherine did not leave the project.
2010 was marked by the fact that Strizhenova was invited to work in the magazine "ITALIA - Made in Italy", offering her the position of editor-in-chief. At the same time, the artist is involved in the movie "Escape". This TV movie was released in 2011 and was broadcast on Channel One.
When the year 2013 came, Catherine appeared in the form of the co-host of the program "For and against", collaborating with Alexander Gordon. And then their second common show begins to come out - "They and We".
The actress works on the central channel to this day. She is the host of the morning project "Good Morning", participates in the program "Time will show" together with A. Kuzichev and A. Sheinin. These TV shows have been awarded the prestigious TEFI award.
Family, love, personal life
Strizhenova's husband, Alexander, whose last name she bears, is a sought-after actor and popular director. They met in their youth on the set of the film "Leader". Love arose between them immediately, and young people decide to get married. At that time, the future husband and wife had not yet reached the age of majority, so it was not possible to formalize the relationship right away. But already in 1987, the wedding took place, and then the couple signed.
A year later, the couple had a daughter, Nastya.
The family decided on the second child after 12 years. The second daughter was named Sasha. Colleagues of Catherine tried to dissuade her from having a second child, believing that this would ruin her career. But the couple decided differently and never regretted it.
Anastasia Strizhenova went to get education in the UK, and then moved to the states and there she became the wife of P. Grishchenko. She works as an art director in New York. Last year, young people became parents and the Strizhenovs had a grandson.
Since childhood, Sasha Strizhenova has been doing rhythmic gymnastics with Irina Viner and dancing in the famous ballet "Todes". The girl has already starred in several films, and her debut in the modeling business as a model took place at Fashion Week in Moscow.
Despite numerous rumors appearing in information sources about the divorce of Catherine and Alexander, no confirmation was found. The Strizhenov family always appears at various events together and does not give their fans a reason to think about their separation.
