Biography of Anastasia Vertinskaya - Ophelia of theatrical art

Vertinskaya Anastasia is one of the brightest,talented and popular actresses of Russian cinema. The history of the appearance of the young actress on the screen was in some ways casual, since she dreamed of ballet since childhood. However, the dream did not come true, Anastasia was not accepted into the ballet school. Then she decided to seriously engage in foreign languages. But the biography of Anastasia Vertinskaya abruptly changed in 1961, when the shooting of the film "Scarlet Sails" on the novel by Alexander Green began at Mosfilm.

Anastasia, seventeen, was admitted to thethe main role. She was to play Assol, a poor girl who lived on the seaside in anticipation of her happiness. The film made a real sensation, "Scarlet Sails" was watched by 24 million spectators. Young actress Anastasia Vertinskaya, whose biography was now associated with the cinema, was preparing to shoot the next film. In 1962, the cult film "Amphibian Man" was released under the novel by Alexander Belyaev. In it Anastasia played Guttiere, a good-natured girl with a sharp sense of justice. Thus, the biography of Anastasia Vertinskaya was supplemented by another work in the cinema.

In the same 1962 Vertinskaya receivedan invitation to the Pushkin Theater. And the next year the young actress entered the Shchukinsky Theater Institute. At the course Anastasia came in a halo of two of his fantastically successful work in the cinema. However, she was modest, did not show any stardom. One of her classmates was Nikita Mikhalkov, the future husband. But studies and work in the theater took away all the time, personal life was constantly postponed. Young people were married only in 1966.

As a student, Anastasia Vertinskaya,whose biography could be an example of success in the cinema, played Ophelia in the film "Hamlet." A subtle Shakespearian image was a success for Anastasia. The actress called Hamlet's beloved her main role. Thanks to Ophelia biography of Anastasia Vertinskaya supplemented with recognition outside the USSR, actressbecame popular in the West. International fame, in turn, strengthened the reputation of the artist in her homeland. It became more and more in demand in the theatrical hierarchy of Moscow. Being an acknowledged theatrical actress, Anastasia from time to time acted in film. One of the most memorable works is the role of Mona in the film "Nameless Star", staged by Mikhail Kozakov.

After graduating from the Institute named after Shchukin in 1967,the graduated actress entered the Vakhtangov Theater, where she worked for one season. In 1968, Anastasia moved to Contemporary, who became her home theater for a long time, until 1980. After the Contemporary there was the Moscow Art Theater with Oleg Efremov. Vertinskaya notes her work in this theater as a constant sense of professionalism, all the roles that gave her great pleasure. Currently, the actress is working on new roles in the theater and is actively engaged in the creative heritage of her father, the famous singer Alexander Vertinsky, the performer of romances. The bright biography of Anastasia Vertinskaya is still filled with new events in professional and personal life.