Irina Rakshina is an actress who first attracted the attention of viewers thanks to the mini-series Jack Vosmerkin - “American.” In this television project, she embodied the image of Ekaterina Vosmerkina. By the age of 55, she managed to play in more than fifty film and television projects. “Brother”, “Morphine”, “Presumption of Innocence”, “Master and Margarita”, “Family Album” - famous films and series with her. What is the story of a celebrity?
Irina Rakshina: the beginning of the path
The future performer of the role of Katya Vosmerkina was born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It happened in May 1962. Irina Rakshina lost her mother when she was only four years old. The girl was too young to understand what happened.
From Monday to Friday, Irina and her sister were forced to stay in a 24-hour kindergarten. The girl learned to cope with homework herself, she washed, ironed, cooked food. Father practically did not deal with daughters, drank a lot, was constantly sick. He died when the future actress turned 12 years old.
Irina Rakshina was supposed to go to a boarding school, but this did not happen thanks to the intervention of a neighbor. A woman took custody of orphaned sisters.
Choosing a Life Path
Irina's interest in dramatic art arose as a child. In the round-the-clock kindergarten, which she attended, theatrical performances were regularly organized. Her other hobbies were playing the accordion, athletics. At school, the future actress studied for one five.
After graduating from the eighth grade, Irina Rakshina continued her education in sewing vocational school. The guardian pushed the girl to such a decision. She successfully graduated from vocational school, for some time she worked in her specialty. However, the dreams of the acting profession, fame and fans did not leave Irina.
Rakshina went to Moscow, made an attempt to enter the VGIK. The girl was refused admission due to age, but she did not give up. Irina settled in the hostel, began to attend acting classes. She earned a living by working as a cleaner in a tourist complex.
Education, Theater
It follows from the biography of Irina Rakshina that the next year she repeated an attempt to enter a theater university. The aspiring actress wanted to become a student at the Moscow Art Theater, but she did not pass the competition. Then Irina submitted documents to LGITMiK, and she unexpectedly acted. She was enrolled in the course taught by I.P. Vladimirov.
As a student, Rakshina began playing on the stage of the Lensovet Theater. At first, only episodic roles were entrusted to Irina, then they began to entrust more responsible tasks. The actress became a graduate of LGITMiK in 1986. Then Vladimirov invited her to join the troupe of the Lensovet Theater, and also helped to get their own housing.
It is difficult to list all the vivid roles that Rakshina performed on the stage of the Lensovet Theater. “Tomorrow was a war, ” “For every sage, quite simplicity, ” “The death of a traveling salesman” - sensational performances with her participation. In 2007, Irina won the Golden Spotlight award, which was presented to her for her role as Glafira Glumova.
Filmography
Fame came to Rakshina in 1986, when she starred in the mini-series "Jack Vosmerkin -" American ". To consolidate the success of Irina helped the picture "The Presumption of Innocence", in which she played a little strange conductor, who does not stop for a minute.
The filmography of Irina Rakshina contains film and television projects, a list of which is given below:
- "Wandering bus."
- "Vaska."
- "The dream of a virgin."
- "Austrian field."
- Russian Symphony.
- "Arrival of the train."
- "Brother".
- "About freaks and people."
- "Bitterly!".
- Goodbye Paul.
- "Black Raven".
- "Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin."
- "Russian horror stories."
- "Last train".
- "Lines of Fate."
- "The Master and Margarita".
- "Lost the sun."
- "Realtor."
- "Dream".
- "Paper soldier."
- "Morphine".
- “Don't Think About White Monkeys.”
- "The last meeting."
- "Coltsfoot".
Relatively recently, the actress starred in such series as: “Family Album”, “Police Station”, “Under Electric Clouds”, “New Year's Happiness”, “Mother in Law”.
