Chulpan Khamatova is known as a talented actress. Her name translated from the Tatar language means “morning star”. This fragile and emotional woman has a unique acting talent and a big heart. Domestic audiences know her primarily from Doctor Zhivago, Children of the Arbat and Country of the Deaf. Chulpan Khamatova’s current husband, Alexander Shein, works as a film director.
The Russian film star runs the Gift of Life foundation, which helps children with cancer. The personal life of Chulpan Khamatova is under seven locks. She doesn't like to talk to the press about this topic.
Height, weight, age. How old is Chulpan Khamatova
The actress of domestic and foreign cinema has a beautiful figure. Many fans, fascinated by her physique, are in a hurry to find out the height, weight, age, how old is Chulpan Khamatova? Chulpan makes no secret of this: her height stopped at 1 meter 63 centimeters, and the scales freeze at 55 kilograms. “Star of the Dawn” - this is how her name is translated from Tatar - crossed the line of being over forty, but this did not in any way affect her external data.
Photos of Chulpan Khamatova in her youth can still be found in huge quantities on the World Wide Web. The actress also enjoys posing for the camera with her daughters and husband. She posts many pictures with her children and their parents.
TV series adaptations: “Children of the Arbat”, “Doctor Zhivago” and “Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes”
Chulpan Khamatova as Lara in the serial feature film by Alexander Proshkin “Doctor Zhivago” (2006)
Chulpan Khamatova as Zuleikha in the serial feature film by Yegor Anashkin “Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes” (2019)
Chulpan Khamatova as Bella Akhmadulina and Philip Yankovsky as Evgeny Yevtushenko in the serial feature film by Vlad Furman “Mysterious Passion” (2015)
For a long time, Chulpan Khamatova did not agree to roles in TV series. But in 2004, she played one of the main roles - Varya Ivanova - in “Children of the Arbat” based on the trilogy by Anatoly Rybakov. Director Andrei Eshpai approved the actress without auditioning; her lover was played by Evgeniy Tsyganov. This role brought her even greater popularity.
In 2006, Alexander Proshkin’s television series “Doctor Zhivago” was released, based on the novel of the same name by Boris Pasternak. Khamatova played the role of Lara in the film and received the TEFI award for her. And in Vlad Furman’s serial drama “Mysterious Passion” based on the novel by Vasily Aksenov, the actress played Nella Akhho, whose prototype was the poetess Bella Akhmadulina. Khamatova said in an interview for the Trud newspaper: “It was scary because of the enormous responsibility. But getting such a role is a blessing. Bella Akhatovna’s husband Boris Messerer helped me feel the heroine. A wonderful person, he carefully preserves the memories of his wife. Photos, recordings, videos...”
In April 2021, the eight-episode film “Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes” was released based on the book of the same name by Guzel Yakhina. Chulpan Khamatova played the main role in it. Her heroine is a young Tatar woman who lived with a strict husband and stern mother-in-law in the village in the 1930s, worked every day and suffered humiliation. The communists killed her husband, and the pregnant Zuleikha, along with other kulaks, was taken in cattle cars to Siberia.
Biography of Chulpan Khamatova
The biography of Chulpan Khamatova begins in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. Here, on the first day of October, in 1975, the future actress was born. Father - Nail Khamatov and mother - Marina Khamatova worked as engineers all their lives. Chulpan and her younger brother Shamil are Tatars by nationality, but they do not know their native language, since their parents spoke only Russian at home.
As a child, the girl was a shy and very sick child. She was sent to figure skating to strengthen her immunity. This helped to improve my health and in the future to win first place in the Ice Age show.
Chulpan found exact sciences easy; her parents hoped that she would follow in their footsteps. No one even thought about becoming an actress until the teacher recognized the hidden talent in her student. While playing in school plays, Khamatova overcame her innate shyness and realized that she wanted to become an actress.
After graduating from school, the girl easily entered the Kazan State Institute of Finance and Economics. At the very beginning of the school year, she took her documents and began studying at the theater school in her hometown. In her first year, Chulpan transferred to GITIS in Moscow.
Childhood
Chulpan Khamatova (full name - Chulpan Nail kyzy Khamatova) was born into a family of engineers Nail Akhmetovich Khamatova and Marina Galimullovna Khamatova. Chulpan is a national Tatar name. Morning star, Venus. But, oddly enough, Chulpan never learned the Tatar language - everyone in her family spoke Russian.
Little Chulpan Khamatova
As a child, the actress, like many girls, loved to sing and dance in front of the mirror. When Chulpan watched films and performances, she took the characters’ experiences too close to her heart. After watching a sad drama, she could walk around all day under the weight of impressions, remain silent or even cry.
Intelligent parents provided their daughter with all-round development. Before bed, her mother read books to her, of which there were a lot in their apartment on Sverdlov Street. It was thanks to books that Chulpan learned to fantasize and developed her imagination. The girl was a frequent visitor to museums, theaters, and conservatories. Kazan had a good Youth Theatre, opera and drama theatres. However, Chulpan didn’t even think about becoming an actress - she was embarrassed to read poetry in front of the class, what to say about the stage!
At the age of 10, the baby had a younger brother, Shamil Khamatov. Twenty years later, he graduated from RAMT, became a member of the Sovremennik Theater troupe and debuted in his first film.
Shamil Khamatov, brother of Chulpan Khamatova, also an actor
As a child, Chulpan was constantly sick. Almost every year she was hospitalized with pneumonia. To strengthen her immune system, the father sent his daughter to the figure skating section. The girl improved her health, but she eventually got tired of figure skating. The Olympic reserve school, where her father took her, demanded victories from its students. Chulpan didn’t want to compete – on principle. Chulpan Khamatova in the program of Vladimir Pozner The first acting talent of young Chulpan was noted by her literature teacher. It was in the fifth grade: the students were putting on a play based on Pushkin’s “The Dead Princess.” Khamatova got the role of the stepmother-princess, and she amazed all the spectators with the depth of her image. And the future actress played her first role in the eighth grade. In a theater group at a school camp, a short-haired girl performed the role of the Little Prince in the play of the same name.
In high school, Chulpan attended the physics and mathematics school at Kazan University. During these years, the girls especially loved opposite subjects - mathematics and literature. At the same time, she began to listen to the songs of The Beatles and communicate with Tolkien students, going on hikes with them - friendship with peers was not interesting for a smart girl beyond her years. The teachers were annoyed by her “unfeminine” hobbies and her always torn jeans. But they could not do anything, because Chulpan was an excellent student; exact sciences were easy for her, and the girl was even destined for a career as a great economist.
School photo of Chulpan Khamatova (bottom row, third from left)
By her senior year, Chulpan clearly realized that she dreamed of becoming an actress. And although she felt like a duck to water in complex equations, and everyone in the family were “techies,” she firmly decided to go towards her dream.
School years of Chulpan Khamatova (pictured on the right)
Without entrance exams, she was enrolled in the Kazan Financial and Economic Institute. But she didn’t study there for a day - having collected her documents from the admissions office, she came to the admissions office of the Kazan Theater School. The girl with sparkling eyes somehow caught the attention of the teachers, who made an exception to the rules and gave her an extraordinary exam. After a short audition, Chulpan was accepted. Her mentor was Juno Kareva, a talented teacher and first wife of Stanislav Govorukhin.
Apparently, the school teachers recognized the real gem hidden in the body of a teenage girl, and literally in the second semester they advised Chulpan to enroll in one of the capital’s theater universities. After the first year, she went to Moscow with her mother, who secretly hoped from her daughter that the application would turn out to be a failure and Chulpan would remain in his native Kazan.
Young Chulpan Khamatova
The girl's choice fell on GITIS. All because Alexey Borodin taught there. The fame of his skill went far beyond Moscow. In addition, he was the director of the play “Our Town,” which Chulpan really liked. She attracted Borodin's attention during the second round, after which she became a happy student in his workshop.
Filmography: films starring Chulpan Khamatova
Chulpan's filmography begins with the film “The Time of a Dancer.” By the way, for her role in this film she was nominated for the Nika Award. This was followed by the film “Country of the Deaf,” which brought public recognition to the actress. And the film “Moon Dad” actually participated in the nominations three times. From that moment on, they began to say that if Khamatov’s surname is present in the credits of the film, then it will definitely be appreciated positively by both viewers and critics.
Chulpan has more than 45 films with her participation. Among the later ones we can highlight: “Doctor Zhivago”, “Ellipsis”, “Brownie”, “Ivan the Terrible”, “Katya”, “Half”, “Mysterious Passion”.
Movies
Already in her first years, Chulpan tried to act in films, but was not successful the first time. In the third year of study, happiness smiled on the girl - Khamatova received an offer to star in the film “The Time of a Dancer.” This was her first success - a nomination for the Nika Award for Best Actress.
In 1998, in Valery Todorovsky’s drama “Country of the Deaf,” the actress starred in the role of Rita. For this role, Chulpan learned the language of the deaf and dumb.
For her role as teahouse worker Mamlakat in the tragicomedy “Moon Papa,” Chulpan was awarded the “Brigantine”, “Kinotavr” and the second “Niki” awards.
Chulpan Khamatova was often invited to star in German productions: “Tuvalu”, “England”, “Victor Vogel - Advertiser”, “Goodbye Lenin”. The latter was received with a bang at many international film festivals and received several awards.
Then the artist’s filmography was replenished with works in the Austrian drama “Son of a Bitch”, the film “72 Meters” about the tragic events of the submarine “Kursk”, and the main female role in the historical series “Children of the Arbat”.
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Chulpan Khamatova and Ivan Volkov
In 2005, in the film adaptation of the novel “Doctor Zhivago” directed by Alexander Proshkin, the actress plays Lara Guichard. This was followed by central roles in the films “The Kukotsky Incident”, “Love in Kaliningrad”, “Sword Bearer”, “Summer Madness”.
In addition to Russian filmmakers, the actress collaborated with directors from Germany, Austria, Brazil, and Spain. In 2008, in the drama “Paper Soldier” by Alexei German Jr. about the first manned flight into space, she played the main character Nina.
2010 was marked by the appearance in the actress’s repertoire of works in Garik Sukachev’s drama “House of the Sun” and in the biographical series “Dostoevsky” by Vladimir Khotinenko. In the second film, Chulpan Khamatova’s partner was Evgeny Mironov, with whom the actress closely collaborates on the theater stage. Later they appeared in the film adaptation of Dina Rubina’s novel “Parsley Syndrome”. Here the actors played the married couple Peter and Lisa.
On the set of Chulpan Khamatova remains herself - infinitely deep, emotional, “with a weirdness”, this is her trump card and the path to success.
In addition to filming films, Chulpan tried on the role of a TV presenter in the talk show “Another Life”, and also acted as a co-host in the TV shows “Wait for Me” and “Vzglyad”. And in 2007, paired with Olympic champion Roman Kostomarov, she won the Ice Age show.
In 2007, paired with Olympic champion Roman Kostomarov, she won the Ice Age show. Together with Diana Arbenina, Chulpan sang the song “South Pole”. Previously, the actress starred in the “Night Snipers” video “Come to Me,” where she performed an impromptu dance on the screen.
Chulpan Khamatova and Roman Kostomarov - Irish dance
On March 21, 2012, Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree awarding Chulpan Khamatova the title of People's Artist of Russia. The actress has many prestigious awards and honors. An asteroid was named after the actress.
At the Sochi Olympics, at the opening ceremony, Chulpan Khamatova, together with Lydia Skoblikova, Valentina Tereshkova, Nikita Mikhalkov, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Alan Elineleyev, Valery Gergiev and Anastasia Popova, carried the Olympic flag.
At the end of 2021, Alexander Shein’s arthouse drama “VMayakovsky” was released on Russian cinema screens, in which Chulpan Khamatova played the main female role in partnership with Yuri Kolokolnikov.
The premiere of the film was accompanied by a scandal about the misappropriation of 20 million rubles. contributions to the Cinema Fund by Shane's production company. But the director managed to resolve the conflict without bringing the matter to trial, and already in 2021 this amount was returned.
Reporters tried to connect this scandal with the name of Chulpan Khamatova, but the actress turned out to be completely uninvolved in the incident.
Chulpan Khamatova became one of the Russian stars who participated in the filming of the drama about the life of Rudolf Nureyev “Nureev. The White Raven" by British director Ralph Fiennes. The film also stars Oleg Ivenko, Sergei Polunin, and Ravshana Kurkova.
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In 2021, filming began on the dramatic film “Doctor Lisa” about the fate of Elizaveta Glinka, in which Chulpan Khamatova played the main role. The film was directed by Oksana Karas. Later, the artist auditioned for Kirill Serebrennikov’s project “Petrovs in the Flu.”
Another significant work of this period is the series “Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes” about the life of a Tatar peasant woman who was sent to hard labor in Siberia in the 30s. The author of the novel of the same name, Guzel Yakhina, when writing the book, was guided by the performance of her famous compatriot.
Personal life of Chulpan Khamatova
The theater and film star does not like close attention to her person, so Chulpan Khamatova’s personal life is, if possible, hidden from prying eyes. Nevertheless, some details still leak into printed publications.
It is known that she was married twice: the first marriage was official, and the second was civil. It is impossible to say one hundred percent that she was unlucky in her marriages, because she has two wonderful children from these men.
Now she is officially married to director Alexander Shein. Together they are raising their joint daughter Iya and two children Chulpan from previous marriages.
Family of Chulpan Khamatova
The Chulpan Khamatova family is an example for many people to follow. The actress manages to find time for everything: work, charity and, of course, her closest and dearest people.
She does not like to attend social events, preferring to spend this time on something more important than just once again showing off her new dress or listening to uninteresting gossip about someone’s life.
The woman still maintains a warm relationship with her younger brother Shamil Khamatov. He followed in his sister's footsteps and became an actor.
Voice acting
Chulpan Khamatova voiced Carolina in the film “Russian Revolt: Masha Mironova”, and Marusya in the cartoon “About Fedot the Archer, a Daring Young Man.” In addition, there are books with her voiceover: “The Little Prince: Flowers” and “Crime and Punishment.”
Although Chulpan Khamatova (biography, children, whose career is still interesting to fans) calls herself a coward, in fact she is a brave woman and is ready to stand up for herself. The actress's only fear is old age. As Khamatova says: “I can’t imagine myself as an old woman, so I hope that I won’t live to see 70.”
Children of Chulpan Khamatova
The children of Chulpan Khamatova are three wonderful daughters: Arina, Asya and the youngest Iya. Despite the fact that they were all born in different marriages, they get along well with each other. Much credit goes to their mother for this. She tries to raise her daughters without protecting them from the outside world. Instills in them a sense of compassion for others through his personal example.
Children love and respect their mother and appreciate every minute spent with their family. They read books, visit museums and theaters. Chulpan often takes his youngest daughter with him to rehearsals. It is noteworthy that, at the request of the mother, all three daughters are not at all interested in the computer, do not spend days on the Internet, preferring to communicate with peers and friends live.
Daughter of Chulpan Khamatova - Arina
Chulpan Khamatova’s daughter, Arina, was born in 2002. The girl was the first child in the family of Chulpan and Ivan. But soon the couple separated and the actress’s mother began to raise her daughter mainly while she went on tour and filming.
Now Arina is already a teenager and is seriously interested in tennis. Ivan, her father, tries to take an active part in his daughter’s life. This is also facilitated by the friendly relations between him and Chulpan, which they managed to maintain, despite everything. The girl is the eldest in the family and we are happy to help her mother run the house.
Parents
Chulpan Khamatova’s parents had absolutely nothing to do with the environment, so they didn’t even think about their daughter’s acting career. It is all the more surprising and valuable that the girl became such a wonderful actress.
With mom Marina
Chulpan’s mother and father, Marina and Nail, worked as simple engineers, so little Chulpan did not see an example of a creative profession in the family. However, this did not stop her from finding her way. From a very young age, the girl loved to dance and sing. However, the parents were sure that the girl would follow in the family footsteps and study to become an engineer.
Daughter of Chulpan Khamatova - Asya
Chulpan Khamatova’s daughter, Asya, is only a year younger than her sister. Because of this, the yellow press has long claimed that the father of the child is Khamatova’s first husband, Ivan Volkov. The actress hid the name of her daughter’s real father until the very end. It turned out to be Alexey Dubinin, who at that time was officially married.
The second daughter attends a music school and loves to sing and dance, just like her mother at that age. Whether Asya communicates with her father - there is no exact information. However, even if not, she fully has enough attention and participation from her stepfather, Chulpan’s third husband.
Theater
Chulpan Khamatova prefers theater over cinema, explaining this by the fact that there is no wall between the audience and the stage. The list of theaters whose stages were conquered by Chulpan Khamatova is long: Youth (RAMT), “Independent Enterprise”, Anton Chekhov Theater, “Theater of the Moon”, Central Children's Theater.
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Since 1998, Khamatova has been collaborating with the Sovremennik Theater, where she is still the leading actress. She made her debut in the role of Patricia Holman (Three Comrades by Erich Maria Remarque). This was followed by roles in the plays “Three Sisters” (Irina), “Mamapapasyndog” (Andria), “The Thunderstorm” (Katerina), “The Naked Pioneer” (Masha Mukhina), “Antony & Cleopatra” (Cleopatra), “Two on a Swing” (Gitel Mosca).
When the Theater of Nations staged the play “Shukshin’s Stories” in 2008, Chulpan played in 9 out of 10 stories. Khamatova’s debut in the choreographic short story “Poor Liza” based on Karamzin’s story took place in 2009.
In February 2011, the actress played one of the main roles at the premiere of the play “Enemies: A Love Story” at the Sovremennik Theater.
On June 14, 2011, Khamatova held a creative evening in St. Petersburg; the actress sent funds from this event for the treatment of the girl Katya Ermolaeva, who underwent a second bone marrow transplant.
Chulpan Khamatova is known for participating in poetry events, choreographic and musical productions. Together with musicians Polina Kondratkova and Veronika Kozhukharova, she participated in the creation of the production “The Hour When You Walk into Souls as into Hands.” In collaboration with pianist Ekaterina Skanavi, she performed a charity program “Children's Book of War”, with which she went on tour to London.
November 19, 2014 Ekaterinburg.
At the opening of the exhibition "Breguet's Great Inventions". Chulpan Khamatova and Evgeny Mironov Photo courtesy of the press service. Published by Chulpan Khamatova / Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Chulpan Khamatova and Evgeny Mironov
In 2021, the actress presented the audience with another literary and musical program, which was called “Dotted Line”. To create it, Chulpan Khamatova turned to the poetry of Marina Tsvetaeva, Anna Akhmatova, Bella Akhmadulina.
In 2021, Galina Volchek spoke about her quarrel with Chulpan Khamatova. Due to great nervous exhaustion, the actress asked the artistic director of Sovremennik to leave for six months. At that time, the play “Two on a Swing” was successfully performed with the participation of the performer, where Kirill Safonov acted as her partner.
The director agreed to wait for the artist, but soon learned that Khamatova was rehearsing in other theaters. Volchek regarded Chulpan’s behavior as a betrayal. The role in the production was given to Kristina Orbakaite.
Recent theatrical projects with the participation of the actress include the production of “Morning and Evening” based on the work of Yuri Levitansky, the one-man show “Music Lessons”, which is staged at the Moscow Music Theater and the Baltic House, as well as the upcoming premiere of “Gorbachev”, where Chulpan plays together with Yevgeny Mironov.
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Chulpan Khamatova and actress Masha Tokareva
Another work in a duet with a famous partner is the play “Ivanov”, in which Khamatova appears as the seriously ill wife of Mironov’s hero.
The actress goes on stage bald, wearing a special wig that simulates a complete absence of hair.
Daughter of Chulpan Khamatova - Iya
Chulpan Khamatova’s daughter, Iya, is the actress’s third child. A girl was born in 2010. Many fans had no idea that the actress was pregnant until they wrote on the theater’s posters that significant changes had been made to the performances with Khamatova’s participation. Chulpan gave birth in a regular Moscow clinic. So that journalists would not bother her, she registered under someone else’s name.
Literally a week before such a joyful event, Chulpan Khamatova and Alexander Shein formalized their relationship. Everything went more than modestly. The newlyweds decided to celebrate this event a little later, when the baby was a little older.
Latest works in cinema
At the beginning of the new century, Chulpan Khamatova agreed to star in two German films. As for Russian cinema, the actress has not pleased her compatriots for several years. However, recently she has begun to appear on screens again.
In 2005, the film “Greek Holidays” was shown at the Moscow Film Festival, where Chulpan played the diver Melina. Khamatova once admitted that she had to seriously work on this image in order to make it as interesting as possible.
Chulpan Khamatova's ex-husband - Ivan Volkov
Chulpan Khamatova’s ex-husband, Ivan Volkov, is the son of the famous Volkov artists: Olga and Nikolai. His parents did not officially register the marriage. Almost immediately after the birth of her son, Olga left her husband. Vanya’s childhood passed behind the scenes, so the boy didn’t think twice about choosing a profession and became a successful theater and film actor.
Volkov met Chulpan Khamatova at the institute, in his second year. They understood that parents on both sides would not approve of their decision to get married. They signed secretly from everyone, and then simply presented everyone with a fait accompli. Seven years after the wedding, their first child was born - a girl, Arina. Unfortunately, their union fell apart almost immediately.
Relationship with brother
Chulpan has a younger brother, whose name is Shamil Khamatov. The young man is currently performing on the stage of the Sovremennik Theater. However, since childhood he did not show any particular inclination towards creativity - he loved to play football and went in for sports. And the parents saw a future energy engineer in their son.
Shamil wanted to become an artist after a trip with his sister to Moscow, where Chulpan played the main role in the production of “Three Comrades.” The young man was so impressed by his sister’s talent and the atmosphere reigning in the theater that he decided, at all costs, to also conquer the theater stage.
With brother Shamil
Journalists from time to time asked Shamil whether he was afraid that he would always be in the shadow of his famous sister.
The man admitted that such thoughts visited him, but he got rid of them a long time ago. People tend to compare athletes, musicians, actors, and even siblings. Shamil understands that this is a normal phenomenon, and this does not prevent him from being on good terms with his sister and improving his acting skills, that is, doing what he sincerely likes.
Former common-law husband of Chulpan Khamatova - Alexey Dubinin
Chulpan Khamatova’s former common-law husband, Alexey Dubinin, is a native of a provincial town in the Vladimir region. After graduating from choreographic school, he came to Moscow and became a fairly famous ballet dancer. Alexey married Larisa Mergulanova. After some time, their daughter Lisa was born. The three of them move to Germany for permanent residence, having signed a contract with one of the theaters. This is where the first meeting of Alexey and Chulpan takes place.
At the time they met, Dubinin left ballet and was successfully engaged in business. Khamatova fell head over heels in love with an extravagant man and persuaded the latter to return to his homeland. He reciprocated and, despite the fact that he was still married, returned to Russia.
In 2003, Alexey and Chulpan had a girl, Asya. Friends and colleagues said that their couple complemented each other, like two halves, that their relationship was ideal. Therefore, when, after five years of civil marriage, their union broke up, it came as a big surprise to everyone.
Chulpan Khamatova's husband - Alexander Shein
Chulpan Khamatova’s husband is Alexander Shein, an actor and director by profession. Fate brought them together when Alexander and the actress worked together on the film “Mayakovsky”.
In 2010, the couple had a daughter, who was named with the unusual name Iya. The director does not separate his daughters, believing that the children of his beloved woman are from previous marriages, including his children. He was able to establish excellent relationships with the eldest daughters of Chulpan Khamatova.
Currently, the actress is truly happy, because she is the mother of three wonderful daughters and her beloved wife.
Filmography
- 1997 – “Time of the Dancer”
- 1998 – “Country of the Deaf”
- 2001 – “The Lion’s Share”
- 2004 – “72 meters”
- 2004 – “Children of Arbat”
- 2004 – “Son of a Bitch”
- 2005 – “Death of an Empire”
- 2005 – “The Case of Kukotsky”
- 2006 – “Doctor Zhivago”
- 2008 – “Paper Soldier”
- 2010 – “House of the Sun”
- 2015 – “Parsley Syndrome”
- 2016 – “Mysterious Passion”
- 2018 – “VMayakovsky”
- 2018 – “Nureev. White Raven"
- 2020 – “Zuleikha opens her eyes”
- 2021 – “Petrovs in the flu”
- 2021 – “Feat”
Give Life Foundation, charity
Chulpan Khamatova is a versatile person. Many people know her not only as a theater and film actress, but also as the woman who created the “Give Life” foundation. Charity takes second place in Chulpan’s life.
Once, in an interview, she even admitted that she was acting in films so that she could help children with cancer.
It all started with a charity concert, which took place at the Sovremennik Theater. Then the actress collected funds for the treatment of a sick child. Many people supported her idea and in 2005, the Russian TV star and her friend created a foundation called “Give Life”
A few years later, with the support of the President of Russia, Khamatova managed to open a specialized children's center for immunology, oncology, and hematology. She is not going to stop there, planning to continue the work she has started, which gives her strength and fills her life with additional meaning.
Theater roles
Although it was cinema that made Chulpan Khamatova famous, the actress always noted that she prefers the theater stage, because in the theater there is no wall between the stage and the hall. Chulpan Khamatova reads poems by Marina Tsvetaeva In 1997, Chulpan Khamatova graduated from GITIS, playing the main role in the graduation play “The Diary of Anne Frank.” The next year she worked at the Russian Youth Theater, where she appeared on stage as Dunya Raskolnikova in Crime and Punishment. Here fate brought her together with Evgeny Dvorzhetsky.
Chulpan Khamatova in the play “The Taming of the Shrew”
In 1998, the actress was invited to work at the Sovremennik Theater. Her debut work in this theater was the role of Patricia Holman in “Three Comrades”. Over the years of work at the theater, Chulpan played the role of Irina in “Three Sisters”, Andria in the play “Mamapapasyndog”, Katerina in “The Thunderstorm”, Masha Mukhina in “The Naked Pioneer” and Cleopatra in “Antony & Cleopatra”, as well as the role of Masha in the new version of the play "Three Sisters".
“Three Comrades”: Chulpan Khamatova plays Patricia Holman
In addition to Sovremennik, Chulpan performed and continues to perform at the Luna Theater, at the Theater named after. Chekhov, at the Central Children's Theater, as well as at the “Independent Entreprise” directed by Pyotr Stein.
Photo by Chulpan Khamatova in Maxim magazine
During her busy life, the actress tried her hand at numerous projects: she starred in commercials and participated in the filming of music videos. Fans often wonder if there is a photo of Chulpan Khamatova in Maxim magazine. No, you won’t find any pictures of the presenter in this magazine. In September 2005, she appeared on the cover of another glossy publication, no less famous.
In general, candid photos of the actress are unlikely to exist anywhere in a form open to all ordinary people. Those who have known Chulpan since childhood know that she grew up as a very shy child and did not like close attention. From this we can conclude: a naked actress will not appear in public unless something happens that can force her to undress on camera. But you can look for Khamatova in a swimsuit, because she loves to relax on the shore near the sea.
Chulpan Khamatova now
Lately, Chulpan has been acting less often in films, preferring his favorite theater. Chulpan continues to play in Sovremennik, which has long become her family. The Gift of Life foundation also continues its activities. Thus, in 2021, the organization signed a cooperation agreement with Yekaterinburg.
Chulpan Khamatova at the opening of the Olympics in Sochi
The actress’s film career also does not stand aside - in 2021 she played one of the main roles in the film “Odessa Steamship,” which also starred Sergei Makovetsky and Vladimir Mashkov, and also appeared in the film “Nureyev. White Raven". The year 2021 was marked for Chulpan with the premiere of the biographical drama “Doctor Lisa” about the tragic fate of public figure Elizaveta Glinka. Together with Khamatova, Konstantin Khabensky, Andrey Burkovsky, Alexey Agranovich and other popular Russian actors took part in the filming of the film. “Doctor Lisa” - trailer 2021 In 2021, the premiere of Kirill Serebrennikov’s film “Petrovs in the Flu,” based on the phantasmagoric novel by Alexei Salnikov, should take place.
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This seemingly fragile woman with huge expressive eyes was able to win the hearts of many people. Thanks to her ability to deeply reveal the image of the heroines she plays and her large heart that is not indifferent to the grief of others, she is loved and respected not only by the audience, but also by political figures.
In 2021, Chulpan played in the premiere play “Ivanov”. To match the image of the heroine, she shaved her head. This act once again proves that the actress is an extraordinary person and is ready to do a lot to fully get into the role.
Other projects
In 2000, Chulpan Khamatova was co-host of Sergei Bodrova in the “Vzglyad” program.
She hosted the “Wait for Me” program for a year (from 2005 to 2006). In 2007, Chulpan Khamatova participated in the First Channel project “Ice Age” together with Roman Kostomarov. Under the leadership of Ilya Averbukh, the couple won.
“Ice Age”: Chulpan Khamatova and Roman Kostomarov In the fall of 2008, Chulpan Khamatova participated in the large-scale photo project “As Myself.” Authorship of Alexey Nikishin, author of psychological photographic portraits.
Chulpan Khamatova in the photo project “As Myself”
In 2012, the actress starred in a campaign video for Vladimir Putin. Many Internet users reacted with hostility to this video, since a year before it, Chulpan spoke about Putin in a completely opposite way. Subsequently, she said that it was a matter of supporting children's cancer and participating in a pre-election video for financial support of the hospital. Chlupan Khamatova: “For Putin” In 2015, Khamatova could be seen in the psychological drama “Parsley Syndrome” (film adaptation by Dina Rubina) together with Yevgeny Mironov. A year later, Chulpan appeared in the series “Mysterious Passion” along with Yulia Peresild and Philip Yankovsky. “Petrushka Syndrome” - trailer Work on the film “VMayakovsky” about the life of the great poet (with Yuri Kolokolnikov in the title role) lasted several years, and at the end of 2021 it was supposed to be released on screens. However, the premiere was delayed - the film, in which Khamatova played the role of Lily Brik, was released only in 2021.
Chulpan Khamatova played Lilia Brik
