Alena Khovanskaya is a famous actress. He plays on the stage of the Chekhov Academic Theater. She was engaged in directing, for some time she taught acting.
Alena is from Siberia, was born in September 1965. She spent her childhood and youth in Krasnoyarsk. Her parents were directly involved in theatrical activities. True, they performed in operetta, but their daughter did not want to follow in their footsteps, she was more attracted to ballet. The girl dreamed about performances in beautiful feminine outfits and represented a lot of fans carrying her flowers.
Study
At the end of eight classes, Alena Khovanskaya decided to enter the music school. The life of students there was planned out, discipline was strictly observed. But despite this, students were sometimes allowed to spend free time at will. Once, the girl visited the performances of the Ozersky Drama Theater, who came on tour, and not in vain, because she immediately got the idea to become an actress and take part in the same productions.
At the end of school in her hometown, Alena Khovanskaya (photo below) decided to try her luck in Moscow. In the first year at the Moscow Art Theater School exam, it failed, but perseverance in character prevailed - the second time the attempt was successful. She studied at the course of the famous Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov and always believed that she had caught luck by the tail, because she fell under the wing of the great master.
Becoming a creative biography
After graduating from the Studio School, the actress entered the theater named after A.P. Chekhov. Until now, she considers him her second home. In addition to the characteristic and dramatic roles, she performs musical numbers, and the appropriate education received in childhood was very useful. In collaboration with actress, director and girlfriend Marina Brusnikina, Alena Khovanskaya participated in the organization of the women's quartet "Kashtanka", which was later renamed to "Live Sound". Actresses give the audience the opportunity to enjoy the chamber performance of famous hits of our time. The quartet once included Julia Menshova, Kristina Babushkina, Olga Litvinova and other artists.
Theater and movie roles
The debut on the stage was the role of Shurochka from the Chekhov play "Ivanovo", which was staged by Oleg Efremov. Later, famous directors invited Alena to play in their performances - Roman Viktyuk, Anatoly Efros, Dmitry Brusnikin, Adolf Shapiro.
The actress starred in the movie, being a 23-year-old girl. The debut picture was “Lucky Women”. Despite the fact that Khovanskaya got a cameo role as a pioneer leader, she coped with it brilliantly.
The next work was filming in the television series "Chekhov and Co.", which was released in 1998. In addition to Khovanskaya, Elena Proklova, Alexei Batalov and other famous actors were involved in the project.
Then came “Detectives” - a detective serial film, starring Boris Shcherbakov.
In 2006, Khovanskaya starred in two films at once - the comedy "End of the World" and in the melodrama "Ferris Wheel", which was directed by Vera Glagoleva.
Personal life of Alena Khovanskaya
The actress practically does not spread about the facts of her private biography. However, some details of her first relationship were discussed for some time in the press. For several years, Alena Khovanskaya was the wife of Mashkov (photo below). True, the actors lived in an unregistered marriage. Rumor had it that the couple broke up after two years of relationship, someone said that their love lasted about 9 years.
The ex-spouses themselves do not want to give any comments on this page of their personal life. Alena Khovanskaya is currently happily married to her second husband, who became Sergei Shnyrev.
He is also an actor, played in the films "Angel and Demon", "Okolofutbola" and some series. For Sergey, marriage with Alena also became the second. Spouses admit that they live in perfect harmony, perhaps also because they are engaged in the same thing. Sometimes, not having the opportunity to meet often at home, they collide on the same set. The family has two daughters - Sophia and Alexandra. Needless to say, the one and the other is interested in the acting profession.
Alena Khovanskaya now
The actress tries to visit her native Krasnoyarsk whenever possible. Not so long ago, she was invited as a jury to the SUEK Asterisk children's festival of various art forms. The event was attended by gifted children who are involved in music, dancing, playing musical instruments.
Khovanskaya can not be found in numerous social networks. She prefers to do more serious things, for example, charity, provides assistance to seriously ill children together with other artists. Currently, she is involved in many theatrical productions. He admits that he often feels a lack of time for himself, for his family. Nevertheless, he considers himself a truly happy person, because he has both the strength and the ability to do what he loves.
