The childhood of Angelika Kashirina
Angelika Aslanyan (this is the real name of the actress) was born into an intelligent family of doctors from the city of Salavat (Republic of Bashkortostan).
The girl's father was a practicing surgeon, and her mother worked in cardiology. Later, another daughter was born in the family - Christina, who also chose an acting career. As a child, Lika, as the girl’s friends and parents called her, was always cheerful, active and mischievous. Already at the age of 6, she demonstrated her acting skills for the first time, parodying Michael Jackson's performance at her friend's party. As the actress herself said, the guests were delighted: “...everyone around me laughed! At that moment I decided: if people laugh, it means they like it; if they like it, then others will like it too. Then I decided not to hide my artistic talents from now on.”
Children's photos of Angelika Kashirina
Therefore, during her school years, Angelica participated in all possible competitions and holiday productions, and actively developed her acting skills in a theater studio and a choreographic club. Even then, she firmly decided to become an actress and considered that her mother’s maiden name, Kashirina, would be more suitable for a creative profession.
After graduating from school, Anzhelika Kashirina went to Moscow and without any difficulties entered the music and theater department of GITIS. Over the years of study, she established herself as a capable, bright actress and upon completion of her studies she received a diploma with honors, testifying to her true professionalism.
The actress successfully made her debut at the GITIS educational theater with a role in the musical “Promises, Promises.” Subsequently, the productions “Lucky Smith” and “Groom from the Other World” were added to the list of her theatrical works, together with Nelly Uvarova and Timur Rodriguez.
Angelika Aslanyan (this is the real name of the actress) was born into a family of doctors on January 24, 1986 in the city of Salavat. Angelica dreamed of becoming an actress since childhood. “When I was 6 years old, and I was at my girlfriend’s birthday party, Michael Jackson suddenly woke up in me! I couldn't contain it, and as a result, half of the guests found me in the guise of an American superstar! I don’t know if my brilliant parody is to blame, but the rest of the guests came running to the noise - everyone around me was laughing! At that moment I decided: if people laugh, it means they like it. Then I decided not to hide my artistic talents from now on and at the first opportunity, years later, to talk about them! I have always been a playful person, I loved to be the center of attention, and at school I took an active part in creative activities. It was then that the desire to become an actress appeared,” admits Angelica.
When Angelica was in her senior year, her family decided to move to Moscow - the girl became even closer to her dream. But in grades 10-11, Angelica came to the conclusion that being an actress “is not serious.” But then her opinion changed again: “Then I got stuck again and decided to go to the theater,” admits Angelica. Immediately after graduating from school, the girl entered GITIS on her first try.
Angelica first appeared in films at the age of 21, starring in an episode of the television series “Stepmother” (2006 – 2007) in the role of Karina. Then the girl took a pseudonym - Kashirina - her mother’s last name.
Soon Angelica was approved as an understudy for the famous actress Anastasia Zavorotnyuk in the blockbuster “Apocalypse Code” (2007). The film about a lively superspy saving the world had good ratings, however, this did not affect the popularity of Angelica, because she replaced the movie star Zavorotnyuk in just a couple of episodes.
Then she played the episodic role of the oriental girl Karina in the series “Adult Games” (2008), and was the beautiful Sofiko in the series “St. John’s Wort” (2008)
In 2009, Angelica performed the cameo role of Nika in Yegor Druzhinin’s dance film “First Love.”
Her first success came at the age of 23, when Kashirina accidentally got cast for a new youth sketch show “Give Youth!” (since 2009). The girl passed the selection and began to appear regularly on the STS TV channel in various parodies and humorous miniatures of this show. This is how Kashirina became recognizable and popular.
After this, Angelica’s acting career began to gain rapid momentum. Kashirina took part in the television series “Barvikha” (2009 – 2010), “One for All” (2009), “Cross in a Circle” (2009), “The Cranes Will Cry” (2009), “Toys” (2010), where mainly played the roles of ethnic beauties.
In 2011, Angelica played a larger role - Lena Kukushkina, a fan of the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev, in the humorous sketch show of the STS channel "Unreal Story". The scriptwriters specifically wrote this comedic role “for Kashirina.”
At the age of 28, Angelica first became the main character of a full-fledged comedy television series. Director Kirill Papakul cast the actress in the telenovela “The Girl of Your Dreams” (2014). Kashirina plays a young, cheerful and cheerful girl, in whom everything in life, it would seem, is no worse than that of others. But the problem with her character is that she weighs 100 kilograms. Plump Angelica doesn’t consider herself scary - she’s busy meeting guys and building her personal life. For the sake of this role, the actress had to regularly transform into a fat woman during filming.
“I would like to try myself as much as possible in different genres, to reveal myself not only in humor, but also to play in drama and in a historical film. I’m interested in everything,” says Kashirina.
Acting career of Angelica Kashirina
Anzhelika Kashirina began acting in films while still a student.
So, in 2007, she took part in the filming of the action adventure film “Apocalypse Code”, acting as an understudy for the key actress, Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, in one of the scenes. According to the actress, domestic cinema and television are very prone to stereotypical roles, and therefore the black-haired beauty was always offered the roles of Jews and gypsies. She appeared in episodes of many popular TV series (“Barvikha”, “My Fair Nanny”, “Stepmother”), until fate gave her a truly magical chance. In 2009, the girl was cast in the comedy sketch show “Give Youth!” and became one of the regular participants in the complex but incredibly exciting filming process.
“Give us youth!”: Anzhelika Kashirina and Nadezhda Ivanova The format of the show included many reincarnations into characters radically different from each other. Angelika Kashirina has also been a goth girl named Mold, a friend of a wrestling champion, a pop singer from the group “Bulki”, the lover of the vampire Edgar Vyazemsky (a parody of Kristen Stewart’s character from “Twilight”), a political activist from the social movement “Young Russia” . Viewers especially loved the sketches about would-be rappers from the MegaRispect group: the heroes of Angelika Kashirina, Egor Salnikov and Mikhail Bashkatov repeatedly failed attempts to record a video at a home recording studio.
“Give us youth!”: Anzhelika Kashirina as Mold
There was a good working atmosphere on the set and, as the actress herself stated, it was pleasant to communicate with many of the actors even in their free time: “I maintain good relationships with everyone I encounter on the set, and I communicate with some even when the cameras are off.”
In parallel with the filming of “Give You Youth!” Anzhelika Kashirina continued to win the love of television viewers with supporting roles in the TV series “One for All,” “Toys,” and “Unreal Story.” However, the actress was excellent not only in comedic roles. Thus, she brilliantly played the role of Fatima in the drama “The Cranes Will Cry” and Dina in the serial melodrama “Mannequin”.
“Fat” Anzhelika Kashirina
In 2014, the comedy series “Angelica” premiered. It is obvious that the script was created specifically for the actress, especially considering that even the surname of the main character - Vershinin - was consonant with Kashirina. The simple plot captivated the audience with sincerity and, to some extent, vitality: Angelica, a journalism student, had been plump all her life, but one day she magically lost 50 kilograms in one night. But in an equally mysterious way, excess weight either returns or disappears at the most inopportune moment, provoking many comical situations. The actress had to transform into a plump woman with the help of a special costume and complex, many-hours-long plastic makeup. Anzhelika Kashirina about Moscow, the first money she earned and filming. Next, the actress was invited to one of the minor roles (Sveta) in the series “Mommies”, which tells in a humorous way about the joys of motherhood.
“Mommies”: Anzhelika Kashirina as Sveta
Female roles
Angelika Kashirina (Aslanyan) - the role of Angelika Vershinina . The young actress became known to television viewers after starring in the popular youth TV show “Give You Youth!”
During her school years, Angelica liked to attract the attention of people around her, showing her acting abilities: she constantly took part in various competitions, school productions, and played in theater clubs and art studios. After graduating from school, I entered GITIS the first time, from which I graduated with honors.
She gained her first experience as an actress by taking part in the filming of the film “Apocalypse Code”. Her most memorable roles: Fatima in the film “The Cranes Will Cry,” filmed in 2010, Sofiko in “St. John’s Wort,” released in 2009. There were also episodic roles in the series “My Fair Nanny 2. Life after the Wedding” and in the television project “Empire of Illusions: The Safronov Brothers.”
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Personal life of Angelika Kashirina
As Angelica herself stated, she was amorous from childhood. She had many light romances at school discos, and the gentlemen were always older.
Angelica Kashirina and her dog named Bonya
The actress is not married, but there is true love in her life. And this is not Igor Lantratov, the girl’s partner in the series “Angelica,” with whom the tabloids so often attribute her relationship. He is not a public person, so the girl does not want to share the details of their relationship with the public. “I’m afraid I’ll jinx it,” Angelica jokes in an interview.
Anzhelika Kashirina loves to play sports
Angelica loves visiting beauty salons and often treats herself to shopping. She is actively involved in dancing and sports, studying English. Daily visits to the pool, gym and sports club have long become the norm for her. In addition, Angelica loves to travel and has repeatedly gone on trips to Europe with her friend, TV presenter and actress Maria Zykova.
Personal life
The actress is currently single, but it is unknown whether she is dating anyone. Many fans thought that she was in a relationship with Roman Mayakin, whom she met while participating in the show “The Last Hero,” but this was not confirmed.
Anfisa and Roman Mayakin
The girl admits that she is not yet ready to build a family relationship. Anfisa admits that in the future she would like to get married and have a daughter. As her life partner, she would like to see a person who will support her in any endeavor. According to her, she would like to have a “genius” nearby.
Anzhelika Kashirina now
In 2021, a completely unpredictable comedy series “Friday” was released on television with Danila Kozlovsky, Nastasya Samburskaya and Sergei Burunov in the lead roles. Angelica Kashirina got a minor role (Rita). In the fall of the same year, the second season of “Mommies” was released, where viewers could once again enjoy the performance of their favorite actress in the company of Svetlana Kolpakova, Elena Nikolaeva and other participants in the multi-episode project.
Anzhelika Kashirina never tires of delighting fans with new works.
The young actress continues to constantly develop and improve. She admires the performance of Marat Basharov, whom she considers a real star. Angelica also highly appreciates the work of Yevgeny Mironov, so she visits his theater with pleasure. The standard actress for Kashirina is the inimitable Meryl Streep. Among her Russian colleagues, the girl especially singled out the unusually talented and charming Inna Churikova. Looking up to her idols, the girl grows as an actress and confidently moves up the career ladder.
