Childhood and youth
Alena Aleksandrovna Khmelnitskaya was born into a family of ballet dancers (Russian by nationality). Parents performed on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater for many years. By the end of his dancing career, father Alexander Khmelnitsky became a teacher at his previous place of work, and Valentina Savina graduated from GITIS with a degree in choreography. When Alena became an adult, her parents left Russia and moved to London, where they continued their career as choreographers.
At the age of 10, the girl knew exactly how her future biography would turn out. Valentina Savina was then working as an assistant director, and her daughter had the opportunity to watch the rehearsals of the rock opera “Juno and Avos”. Since then, the obsessive thought of becoming an actress has not left Khmelnitskaya alone. After school, she entered the Moscow Art Theater on the course of Ivan Tarkhanov.
Savina became a role model for her daughter - always a beautiful, well-groomed woman, styled hair and light makeup. Alena’s mother managed to be attractive, and no one saw what was done for this, it was so clever and fast.
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Alena Khmelnitskaya in her youth
The celebrity’s love for hats comes from childhood.
“Mom then had two bowler hats - a black one and a red one. She looked very stylish,” the actress recalled.
Even then, as a little girl, Khmelnitskaya tried on her mother’s hats. Her passion for hats consumed her so much that Alena began drawing sketches. The parents were already thinking about enrolling their daughter in an art school in the future, but things did not progress beyond drawing.
At the institute, Khmelnitskaya seemed to live two lives: in one she sat on the student bench, in the second she played in Lenkom. In 1989, the actress was cast for the role of Conchita in the production of Juno and Avos. The auditions took place at Lenkom, where dozens of girls demonstrated their vocal and dance abilities. A commission headed by Mark Zakharov chose Alena.
The question of employment after graduating from theater did not arise. However, the actress soon realized that there was a dead end; she knew the behind-the-scenes life in the theater too well. In addition, at this time the girl learned what being in demand and popularity means, it became impossible to combine cinema and stage.
Biography of Alena Khmelnitskaya
Alena Khmelnitskaya is a native of Moscow. Her parents were closely connected with ballet and dancing, so it is surprising that Alena Khmelnitskaya went to theater school and not to ballet school.
Also, Alena was fond of hats as a child. Moreover, she not only liked the hats themselves, wearing them, but also drawing. Then, the parents thought that their daughter would become an artist or designer. But it turned out to be a simple hobby; her passion remained as an actress.
Biography of Alena Khmelnitskaya
By the way, initially, Alena Khmelnitskaya’s parents still hoped to send their daughter to ballet, but she really loved sweets, which is why she was a little overweight, which is absolutely unacceptable for ballet.
The biography of Alena Khmelnitskaya proves that she is an incredibly talented person who managed to achieve everything on her own. Of course, no less important is the support of Alena’s parents, which they provided in every possible way.
Alena Khmelnitskaya got on the theater stage even before receiving her theater education. At the age of 12, she already made her debut in the play “Carambolina-Caramboletta”.
After graduating from school, the girl successfully passes the entrance exams to the Moscow Art Theater School. Alena Khmelnitskaya began performing at Lenkom as an actress in her second year of study. After training, the actress continued to work in this theater, but after a couple of years she quit.
As it turned out later, Alena Khmelnitskaya left the theater because of her busy and rapidly growing film career. She first starred back in 1991, while a student at the Moscow Art Theater School.
Long before the beginning of the 2000s, the actress participated in the filming of several films per year. But the crisis in the 90s did not allow Alena Khmelnitskaya to develop her film career further. Moreover, to earn money, the actress even had to work as a manager in a Moscow boutique.
But, after the crisis, Alena Khmelnitskaya returned to her previous course, gaining momentum and making greater success in the film industry.
Soon, after filming the actress in several TV series, she becomes recognizable and popular among domestic film lovers. The most successful such series was the famous “Ondine”, after which Alena Khmelnitskaya woke up famous throughout the country.
Today, Alena Khmelnitskaya appears in various films, TV series, and takes part in television projects.
Recently, very often news began to appear on the Internet on the topic: “Alena Khmelnitskaya, cause of death, date of death.” The actress and her family are surprised by this information, because Alena is in perfect health. Apparently, someone wants to cash in on the big news.
Alena Khmelnitskaya - cause of death, date of death
Personal life
Alena Khmelnitskaya’s first love relationship began a little later than her professional one. At the age of 15, the young actress began dating Andrei Dellos, who was almost twice as old. The lovers quickly moved in together and began to live in a de facto marriage, but soon Dellos exchanged his young lady for a rich Frenchwoman, got married and left for France.
After this, Alena started a long-distance relationship with Yegor Konchalovsky. The girl lived in Moscow, and Yegor lived in England. Khmelnitskaya’s next beau was Nikita Dzhigurda, little known at that time.
In 1993, the actress got married. Alena Khmelnitskaya and Tigran Keosayan are very different, despite their joint zodiac sign Capricorn. A temperamental couple, where the man had Armenian roots and the woman was brought up in a Russian family, harmoniously complemented each other. The marriage gave birth to a daughter, Alexandra, and 16 years later, Ksenia. Both were born abroad, in Stockholm and Nice.
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Sasha speak three languages, helped her father on the set of “Three Comrades” and “Yalta-45”, and at the age of 15 she decided to become a director. She studied her profession in England and America, where the girl discovered remarkable singing talent. At the studio, Alexandra recorded a couple of songs, which were taken into rotation by Sony. Then the celebrity daughter returned home.
Her mother has no idea what Ksenia will grow up to be. The girl has already received her first role in the series “Call Center,” an arthouse project by Natalia Merkulova and Alexey Chupov, familiar to viewers from the film “The Crisis of a Tender Age.” The young actress was accompanied by Mikhail Efremov’s son Nikita.
After 20 years of marriage, Keosayan and Khmelnitskaya filed for divorce. The reason for the divorce in 2014 was the man’s affair with Margarita Simonyan. The actress claims that after this, the relationship with her ex-husband even became better, and their children receive as much affection and attention as before. The daughters of star parents do not complain and in rare television programs with their participation they are proud of their mother, and talk about their father only with warmth.
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After breaking up with her husband, Alena appeared at one of the capital's parties with Pyotr Lidov, which became the reason for rumors about a new romance. Then the couple refused to comment about their personal life and relationships. Afterwards, a photo of Alena and Peter appeared on the social network, where they were “fooling around.” However, as it turned out later, Khmelnitskaya and Lidov are just friends who went together to the premiere of “The Phantom of the Opera.”
At the end of 2016, photographs of the actress with her new boyfriend appeared. The celebrity's chosen one is Alexander Sinyushin, he is a businessman with his own company for renting sound and lighting equipment.
Alain stopped hiding the identity of her fan on the day of the premiere of the musical “Cinderella,” in which she played the role of a stepmother. Alexander Sinyushin was sitting in the next seat with the actress’s parents. And after the performance, the artist herself admitted to journalists that she and the businessman had a relationship, but refused to comment on this in any way, citing the fact that she did not want to expose her personal life to the public.
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Alena Khmelnitskaya and Alexander Sinyushin
At the same time, she shared with the press that, despite the significant age difference, she shares common interests and tastes with her new husband. They like to visit the same places, eat the same dishes and spend their time together in the same way. But most of all, the actress was bribed by the fact that the man quickly established contact with her daughters.
The actress keeps up with the times - she started a page on Instagram, where she publishes photos and videos from filming and from her private life. To the envy of Khmelnitskaya’s fans in her youth and now - one face, followers call Alena the same age as her eldest daughter. How the artist maintains external attractiveness and inner peace can also be learned from posts on the social network.
The celebrity says in an interview that sports and a beauty salon are, of course, obligatory companions, but a woman does not forbid herself from indulging in tasty things. With a height of 173 cm, her weight has never exceeded 63 kg, which allows her to delight fans with pictures in a swimsuit. Alena also does not hesitate to post photos without makeup; in life she does not wear bright makeup, preferring the natural beauty that nature gives to people.
Childhood and family
Valentina Konstantinovna Savina is the mother of a famous actress. She danced on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater for twenty years. After graduation, she worked as a choreographer. Since 1983, she has staged fashion shows at the Fashion House of the famous artist and fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev.
Alena Khmelnitskaya in her youth
Alena Khmelnitskaya’s father is Alexander Khmelnitsky. Together with his wife he danced at the Bolshoi Theater and at the same time taught at a choreographic school. Despite the busy tour schedule, parents always paid a lot of attention to their daughter.
At the age of eight, Alena Khmelnitskaya is admitted to intensive care with a diagnosis of appendicitis. Due to late tests, the actress’s condition was extremely serious and required surgery. In order to be close to her daughter, her mother gets a job as a nanny in a hospital. The parents were always there and helped in their daughter’s recovery. After Valentina and Alexander retired from ballet, they decided to move to Germany. They currently live and teach there.
Alena Khmelnitskaya in her youth
Alena Khmelnitskaya is an absolute light. Wherever she appears, she always attracts a lot of attention. However, the actress herself was always dissatisfied with her appearance. She brings a smile and delight to those around her. Her mischievous laugh, which her mother passed on to her, energizes her family and friends from an early age. When she laughs, everyone around her laughs.
As a child, Alena attended rhythmic gymnastics and table tennis. Her perseverance helped her win several competitions.
Growing up in a family of famous dancers, Alena knew from the very beginning that she would definitely not follow in the footsteps of her parents. The actress believed that a dancer of the caliber of her parents should be born. Therefore, the girl decided to try her luck in the theater.
Alena Khmelnitskaya
In 1988, Alena Khmelnitskaya graduated from school No. 1 with a French bias. And in 1992 she graduated from the acting department of the Moscow Art Theater School. Graduates of the same course included such famous actors as:
- Yuri (Gosha) Kutsenko;
- Vyacheslav Razbegaev;
- Ekaterina Semyonova;
- Ksenia Entelis.
Movies
Alena Khmelnitskaya’s filmography started with the film “Carambolina-Caramboletta”. Three years later she played a cameo role in the film “Courier”.
Alena began to stand out from the mass of actresses in 1992, when she played Leoncia Solano in two parts of the adventure film “Hearts of Three.” Director Vladimir Popkov could not decide on the leading actress; Khmelnitskaya went to auditions in Kyiv 3 times until the directors’ doubts were dispelled. Instead of Sergei Zhigunov and Vladimir Shevelkov, they planned to use Oleg Menshikov in the image of twin brothers, but he refused. The balloon in Part 2 is a hint at a sequel to the film that never happened.
After Leoncia, the actress was confused with colleagues who were equally bright and memorable - with Larisa Guzeeva from the time of the drama “Cruel Romance”, with Tatyana Lyutaeva from “Midshipmen”. Khmelnitskaya had to sign autographs for Anna Samokhin.
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Alena Khmelnitskaya, Tigran Keosayan and Margarita Simonyan
In 1994, Alena tried on the role of a TV presenter in the Morning Mail program, and in the mid-2000s she hosted the talk show “You and Me” with her husband.
In the difficult 90s for the film industry, Alena almost stopped receiving invitations to film, and she got a job in a fashion boutique. Such a “career” weighed heavily on the artist, who had no inclination towards business, and in 1999 Khmelnitskaya was lucky enough to return to cinema. Her popularity began to gain momentum again, and after the series “Ondine”, which was well received by viewers, the actress was overtaken by real fame.
Khmelnitskaya herself believes that the rise began after the comedy “Silver Lily of the Valley,” in which she starred along with Olesya Zheleznyak, Alexander Tsekalo and Yuri Stoyanov.
In 2006, Alena got the main role in the melodrama “Three Half-Graces”, where Daria Drozdovskaya and Evgenia Dmitrieva shared the performance of the main characters. The film, directed by David Keosayan, also stars Bogdan Stupka, Mikhail Efremov, Yuri Stoyanov and others.
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Alena Khmelnitskaya and Nikita Mikhalkov
The series “The Most Beautiful” plays out the story that happened to Alena while running a clothing store. In the story, the heroine Nonna puts on several layers of clothes, hiding them under a cloak, and thus leaves the boutique. The man did the same, distracting the sellers with numerous requests. At some point, the buyer went out to smoke and simply did not return, leaving behind a worn wardrobe.
The script for the film “Poor Sasha” was called “The Girl and the Thief.” This is the only picture by Tigran Keosayan, according to Khmelnitskaya, where her husband did not film it. However, the film received its final name in honor of his daughter Alexandra.
In 2012, the celebrity played the main role in the series “Fatal Inheritance”, in the melodrama “Oasis of Love” the heroine of Alena is a single mother, torn between her beloved man and her daughter, who does not accept her future stepfather. In the film “Half an hour before spring,” the actress’s character seems to be a happy woman. But suddenly it turns out that the husband is cheating, the eldest daughter has problems in the family, and the youngest is pregnant by a dishonest guy.
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Alena Khmelnitskaya in a swimsuit
Family members of the heroine Khmelnitskaya in “Second Youth” also live their own lives. To fill the void, the woman takes up painting and falls in love with the teacher.
In 2021, Alena agreed to become the heroine of Kira Proshutinskaya’s program “Wife. Love story". In the program, she told how she quickly decided to become the director’s wife, just a couple of months after they met. She does not refuse to talk about her ex-husband: the star of the series recalled on air how her relationship with Tigran developed at the beginning of the novel and what it became many years later.
In 2021, the mini-series “Galina” with Khmelnitskaya in the title role was released. The film was about a village doctor who was abandoned by her groom at a wedding, after which she became an object of ridicule. The heroine raised her son, and 20 years later, her failed husband appears on the doorstep of the house, claims that he has become a millionaire and is hiding from bandits. Pyotr Barancheev appeared in the image of a would-be groom.
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In the Ukrainian film “I will give you the dawn” with the participation of Alena, Anatoly Kotenev, Anna Ardova and Ksenia Lukyanchikova, it was about a girl who, after the death of her parents, learned that they were not related. These people kidnapped her from her family, and, apparently, for a reason, because her own father’s wife fiercely hates the heroine.
According to reviews from viewers who saw the first frames of the series “Indian Summer”, this picture is like a mirror in which their own lives, neighbors and acquaintances are reflected. This is a unique interpretation of the theme of fathers and sons, representatives of different generations, who have different concepts of good and evil, bad and good. The main roles in the film, in addition to Khmelnitskaya, were given to Yuri Stoyanov, Vladimir Koshevoy, Alexandra Kulikova.
Filming the comedy film “Crimean Bridge. Made with love!" reminiscent of a family contract. Tigran Keosayan is the director of the film, brother David is the producer, Margarita Simonyan is the screenwriter. Alena Khmelnitskaya and Laura Keosayan, daughter of David, perform the leading roles. The creators described the film as a romantic story against the backdrop of the construction site of the century. The premiere took place in the fall of 2018 in Yalta, at the Eurasian Bridge festival.
Alexander Khmelnitsky now
On November 29, 2021, the Russian Detective TV channel premiered the 8-episode post-apocalyptic drama “Virus” by Rustam Urazaev with the participation of Khmelnitsky. The main role in the film was played by Eduard Flerov, who starred with Alexander Eduardovich in “Avtonomka”. Five months earlier, the Friday! introduced Russian viewers to another work of Khmelnitsky - the series “Phantom” produced in Ukraine, in which Viktor Proskurin played one of the last roles in his life.
Alexander Khmelnitsky in the series “Bhound”
In 2021, a native of Simferopol starred in the 4th season of the series “Snoop” and in the short film “New Year” by Georgy Tesl-Gerasimov. Both films featured Vladimir Chuprikov, whose biography ended unexpectedly in September 2020.
On February 24, 2021, Alexander Eduardovich and members of his family again became the heroes of the “Actually” program. This time, the actor’s daughter Anastasia accused her stepmother, Diana Dorofeeva, of adultery.
Alena Khmelnitskaya now
Alena continues to delight fans with new projects, which are only becoming more numerous in her filmography every year. In the summer of 2021, the 4th season of the series “Bhound” with the participation of the artist began showing.
Also in 2020, the series “The Old Guard” was released, where Khmelnitskaya got one of the main roles - Lieutenant Colonel Alexandra Romanova. The plot revolves around a young investigator, Vera Ershova, who makes a serious mistake in investigating the accident. But she manages to avoid dismissal, because Romanova’s boss transfers her friend to investigate the so-called hanging - the murder of a beauty queen 15 years ago. So she begins to work with experienced operatives, the unusual trio will have to resolve conflicts, create a cohesive team and solve a seemingly hopeless case.
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Another event of that summer was the actress’s participation in Boris Korchevnikov’s program “The Fate of a Man,” but not as the main character. The invited guest was Tigran Keosayan, with whom two wives, former and present, appeared on air. Surprisingly, in addition to the fact that Alena managed to maintain a warm relationship with Tigran, she gets along well with Margarita. Recalling the first meeting with her husband’s ex-wife, Simonyan told how she was very worried, but quickly calmed down when she saw her signature wide smile on Khmelnitskaya’s face.
Margarita also said that the most difficult thing was to establish relations with Tigran’s eldest daughter Alexandra; the girl was hostile to her father’s new chosen one. However, during long conversations the ice was melted. Now Sasha humorously calls Margarita her stepmother, and she in return calls her her stepdaughter.
Children of Alena Khmelnitskaya
From her first marriage to Tigran Keosayan, Alena Khmelnitskaya has two daughters - Alexandra and Ksenia.
The eldest daughter Alexandra turned 23 years old, the youngest Ksenia is seven years old.
The press is very interested in Alena Khmelnitskaya’s relationship with her ex-husband’s new family. The actress repeatedly gave interviews on this matter and explained that Tigran takes an active part in the lives of his daughters, but due to the fact that he also has two children in his second marriage, he cannot pay enough attention to all the children.
Children of Alena Khmelnitskaya
In one of the interviews, Alena Khmelnitskaya admitted that she communicates with Tigran, but does not feel much pleasure from it, all just for the sake of her daughters.
The children of Alena Khmelnitskaya themselves see their father and do not require explanations about the divorce from their star parents.
Also, daughters Sasha and Ksyusha well received their mother’s new lover, businessman Alexander Sinyushin, with whom the actress has a decent age difference (the man is 12 years younger). For Alena, the approval of her daughters was a very important aspect for the development of her relationship with Alexander.
Filmography
- 1986 — “Courier”
- 1992 — “Hearts of Three”
- 1999 — “The President and his granddaughter”
- 2000 — “Silver Lily of the Valley”
- 2003 — “Ondine”
- 2004 — “Ondine 2. On the crest of a wave”
- 2006 — “Three Half-Graces”
- 2008 — “Mirage”
- 2011 — “Yalta-45”
- 2013 — “Fatal Inheritance”
- 2016 — “Half an hour before spring”
- 2017 — “Actress”
- 2018 — “Second Youth”
- 2018 — “Galina”
- 2018 — “Live to Love”
- 2018 — “Crimean Bridge. Made with love!"
- 2018 — “Presumption of Innocence”
- 2018 — “I will give you the dawn”
- 2019 — “Everything could have been different”
- 2019 — “The Old Guard”
- 2020 — “Snoop-4”
- 2020 — “The Old Guard. Fire trail"
- 2020 — “The Old Guard. Farewell party"
