Zoya Kaydanovskaya is an actress who has made herself known thanks to the series Children of the Arbat. In this television project, she brilliantly played Victoria Marasevich. “Elysium”, “Ivan the Terrible”, “Method”, “House of the Sun” - other successful films and series with her participation. Zoya is the daughter of famous parents, who managed not to stay in the shadow of her mother and father.
Zoya Kaydanovskaya: family
The performer of the role of Vicki Marasevich was born in Moscow, it happened in 1976. Zoya Kaydanovskaya is a person who was lucky enough to be born in a creative family. Her father is actor Alexander Kaydanovsky, remembered by the audience thanks to Stalker and the Missing Expedition. Zoe’s mother is the actress Evgenia Simonova, which can be seen in Athos, Ordinary Miracle.
The girl was barely four years old when her parents broke up, and she was very worried about the departure of her father. Three years later, Zoe's stepfather appeared in her life - her mother married director Andrei Eshpay. Our heroine had an excellent relationship with this person, he managed to become the second father for the girl. Zoe reconciled with Alexander Kaydanovsky as a teenager.
The beginning of the way
Zoya Kaydanovskaya is a man who had a happy childhood. Mostly she was engaged in by her grandmother, since her mother was constantly busy in the theater or on the set. Olga Sergeevna tried to instill in her granddaughter a love of order and discipline. Thanks to her grandmother, the future actress began to learn English at the age of three.
Kaydanovskaya never aspired to become an excellent student, she had a special dislike for literature and mathematics. Mother encouraged her daughter to make music, Zoya from four years old learned to play the piano. When the future actress turned 14, she faced difficulties of a transitional age. Kaydanovskaya suffered from complexes, looked at herself in the mirror without pleasure. All this led her into bad company, the girl began to smoke and drink. Fortunately, the transitional age was soon left behind.
First roles
Zoya Kaydanovskaya first appeared on the set when she turned seven. The girl made her debut in the short film "Jonah, or the Artist at Work." She got a small role, but the beginning actress liked acting. It is difficult to say if she would become an actress if Boris Golubovsky did not offer her to become a student of her experimental course. So Kaydanovskaya was a student of GITIS.
Already during her studies, the future star got her second role. Director Aleinikov, a family friend, called the girl into the extravagant drama "Feofania, portraying death." The picture tells of the times when the spread of Christianity in Russia began. Zoe did an excellent job with the role of Nastya. She convincingly portrayed a girl who was slowly losing her mind.
Study, theater
After the third year, Zoya Kaydanovskaya, whose photo can be seen in the article, decided to leave GITIS. The father convinced his daughter to enter the Shchukin school, but this attempt failed. The actress herself explains this failure by the fact that her dad had a bad relationship with the Pike teachers. As a result, Kaydanovskaya returned to GITIS, was accepted into the workshop of Kudryashov.
Zoya became a graduate in 1999, almost immediately after that the Variety Theater opened her doors in front of her. “Life is getting better, ” “Vanya and the crocodile” - performances in which she managed to take part. A few years later, the daughter of famous parents began to collaborate with the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya and played in the production of “Three Tall Women”. In 2006, the girl was admitted to the Mayakovsky Theater, where her mother worked. Zoe made her debut in the play "Shaky Balance", embodying the image of Julia. “Marriage”, “Cupids in the Snow”, “On the Suitcases” - other productions with her participation.
Eshpay movies and TV shows
Andrei Eshpay - director, thanks to whom she became a famous actress Zoya Kaydanovskaya. Her biography testifies to the fact that this happened after the release of the television project Children of the Arbat, in which she played Victoria Marasevich.
The cooperation of the stepfather and stepdaughter, which began successfully, could not continue. Zoya starred in the tapes "Event" and "Ellipsis", and then reincarnated as the beautiful Elena Glinsky in the film "Ivan the Terrible." Her heroine is the wife of Grand Duke Vasily, the mother of Tsar Ivan the Terrible.
The historical drama "Elysium" is also noteworthy. In this film, Kaydanovskaya performed one of the key roles. The picture tells about the creators of the Silver Age.
What else to see
Other directors also offer actress roles. Zoya played the mysterious witch Valeria in the drama “Signs of Love”, created the image of the secretary Olga in the film “20 Cigarettes”. Her role in the film “Nothing Personal” was appreciated: Kaydanovskaya was nominated for the Nika Prize.
In addition, the actress can be seen in the films and TV shows “Puppy”, “Where the Motherland Begins, ” “Adult Daughters”, “House of the Sun”.
