Actress Rednikova Ekaterina first appeared on the screen in 1990. Since then, her filmography is regularly updated with new works. Today it is known not only in Russia but also abroad. The personal life of actress Ekaterina Rednikova, as well as her career, is the topic of this article.
Childhood
Actress Rednikova Ekaterina spent her early years in the southeast of Moscow. Her family was far from art. Father is an employee of the research institute. Mother is an economist by education.
Catherine is the second child in the family. The brother, who is seven years older than the actress, served as an example for her in childhood. Perhaps that is why she sought to read as many books as possible, to study well and attend various sections and circles. In general, actress Rednikova Ekaterina from childhood was a versatile person.
In a family in which there was not a single artist or cultural figure, they were respectful of theatrical art. And her mother, having discovered some acting makings in her daughter, drove her regularly to Mosfilm. Actress Rednikova Ekaterina from childhood knew what castings are. However, luck smiled at her only at sixteen, when she starred for the first time in the film. However, it was an episodic and unremarkable role.
Prior to her film debut, Catherine attended a theater studio. And therefore, after leaving school, without further thought, I went to the selection committee of GITIS.
"Over the horizon"
After four years of study at the institute, the young actress Ekaterina Rednikova was invited to the troupe of Alexander Kalyagin. Under the leadership of the famous Soviet and Russian artist, who has been heading the Et Cetera Theater for many years, in the mid-nineties the premiere of the play “Over the Horizon” took place. In the production of the work of Eugene O'Neill, the actress played a complex dramatic role. It is worth saying that in the image of the young Ruth Rednikova went on stage for fifteen years. In addition to the play “Beyond the Horizon, ” the heroine of this article was involved in two more performances.
First of all, Ekaterina Rednikova is known to Russian viewers as a talented film actress. The biography and filmography of this person cause unquenchable interest due to roles in famous paintings. The brightest and most successful of them is Katya in the movie The Thief. But before starting a short story about Rednikova’s joint work with such famous figures of Russian cinema as Pavel Chukhrai and Vladimir Mashkov, a few words should be said about other interesting, albeit less well-known roles.
The Young Lady Peasant
In 1995, the film adaptation of Pushkin's story was released, the plot of which is known to every student. Nevertheless, the film aroused great interest. Domestic cinema at that time was far from flourishing, and therefore the film, shot based on a work of classical literature, attracted the attention of both viewers and critics. Rednikova played in the film the maid of the main character.
It is worth saying that, according to film critics, she has not yet been able to realize her potential in the cinema. The creative biography of actress Ekaterina Rednikova is developing, at first glance, quite successfully. However, film professionals believe that she has not yet played her main roles.
"Impostors"
Filming of this series began when Rednikova was already famous. The premiere took place in 1998. By that time, the actress not only played the main female role in the film "Thief", but was also awarded several prestigious awards.
The series "Impostors" is the story of a venerable writer who once received an award for a novel that belonged to the pen of his friend. Ekaterina Rednikova played the granddaughter of a famous literary figure. On the set, the partners of the young actress became the stars of domestic cinema - Mikhail Ulyanov, Igor Kostolevsky, Yuri Belyaev and others.
"Thief"
In 1997, the twenty-four-year-old theater and film actress became truly famous. In the film "The Thief", which received several Russian awards and was nominated for an Oscar, the main female role was played by actress Ekaterina Rednikova. The biography, personal life and career of the artist for several years were under the close supervision of journalists. This was her first major role. And today, according to film critics, Rednikova’s best work in the cinema.
The plot of the film is based on the recollections of the protagonist. Once upon a time, the mother of six-year-old Sasha met on the train a man whom she loved. And even the fact that her lover turned out to be a felon and a person devoid of any notions of morality did not kill a deep feeling. This dramatic role was played by Ekaterina Rednikova, for which she was awarded the Nika Prize.
Foreign cinema
After the movie "Thief" Rednikova began to receive many offers from directors. She became one of the most popular Russian actresses. At the beginning of the two thousandth proposals began to come from representatives of the western film industry. In 2004, Rednikova played a Russian émigré in the film Border Blues. A year later, she took part in the filming of the film "Archangel". In the film of the British director, the Russian actress played the main female role. Her partner was Daniel Craig.
"House"
The image of Katie in the movie "Thief" is called the most feminine in the filmography of the actress. However, Rednikova believes that in the movie "Home", which was released in 2011, she played a role no less noticeable. Critics called the picture a modern criminal epic. Some compared her to The Quiet Don. But in general, the film "Home" was received by experts in the field of cinema positively. And in this, of course, the merit of the star cast.
The daughter of the head of the family was played by Ekaterina Rednikova. The actress managed to create a complex, contradictory image on the screen.
The heroine of Rednikova - Natalia - is surrounded by relatives all her life, to whom, it would seem, she does not feel either love or affection. Around melancholy and hopelessness. The only close person is the husband. But he has long suffered from alcoholism. From the person whom Natalya married, hardly anything became. The end of this story is tragic. Of all the family members played by such outstanding actors as Sergey Garmash, Bogdan Stupka, Larisa Malevannaya and others, only two remained: the heroine Rednikova and her husband.
Despite critics' success, the film failed at the box office. Almost all the actors involved in the film won the Nika, White Elephant, and Golden Eagle awards, and, of course, Ekaterina Rednikova among them.
