Childhood and youth
Lyudmila Artemyeva was born on February 10, 1963 in the German city of Dessau, where her father, Soviet Army officer Viktor Filippovich, was serving at that time. Mother Maria Avdeevna was a professional athlete, she was a member of the Ukrainian national athletics team, but due to frequent moves she left her sports career.
It is known that Maria Artemyeva is Ukrainian, but there is no information about the relatives of the actress’s father, and therefore it is not possible to determine exactly Lyudmila’s nationality.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Lyudmila Artemyeva (@liudmilartemyeva) on Oct 8, 2020 at 4:13am PDT
Lyudmila Artemyeva in her youth
When her daughter was 5 years old, the Artemyev family moved to Uzhgorod, where Lyuda went to school. I had to complete my studies in Lvov, since the head of the family was again transferred to the service. The girl had a bright artistic talent, skillfully parodied the behavior style of her friends, and other children were clearly envious of her.
The parents, noticing this, sent their daughter to the studio, where Lyudmila finally realized her creative calling. Already in her youth, Artemyeva begins to think about an acting career.
After school, Lyuda entered the Leningrad Music School in the pop department, and after 2 years she transferred to the capital, where she successfully graduated from the Moscow Theater School named after Shchukin. The girl’s mentor was Honored Artist of Russia Marianna Rubenovna Ter-Zakharova.
Career
And so it happened: Artemyeva playfully entered the Shchukin School for a course with Margarita Ter-Zakharova and enthusiastically began to learn the basics of acting. True, before that she had already studied for 2 years at the Leningrad Music College: she wanted to follow in her mother’s footsteps and study music professionally. But soon Lyudmila realized her mistake and re-entered the theater school.
In her youth, Artemyeva probably dreamed that she would quickly build a career and become a sought-after actress. But Lyudmila achieved real recognition only at the age of 40.
The actress worked for many years at Lenkom and one fine day decided to leave the theater. This period coincided with the divorce: after 15 years of marriage, Artemyeva left her husband. She decided to try her luck in TV series and films, and luck smiled at her.
When the series “Taxi Driver” was released in 2003, Lyudmila woke up famous. The audience loved her Nadezhda Romashova so much that it was decided to film several more seasons of the story about the female driver.
In 2006, the sitcom “Who’s the Boss?” was released, which also turned out to be very popular. In 2008, the comedy series “Matchmakers” “shot”, which became the calling card of Lyudmila Artemyeva.
The most striking roles in the actress’s filmography also include:
- The role of Klava in the series “Between Us, Girls. Continuation";
- the role of Nina Semyonovna in the serial comedy “Matchmakers”;
- the role of Albina Weber in the melodrama “The White Crow”;
- the role of Valeria in the comedy melodrama “The Snow Maiden for an Adult Son”;
- the role of Sofia Pavlovna in the series “Montecristo” and others.
Theater
After graduating from university, Artemyeva began working at the Moscow Lenkom Theater. Lyudmila's theatrical biography was associated with his stage for 17 years. During this time, the artist played in 10 performances, including the famous comedy by Beaumarchais “Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro”, as well as a musical production based on the works of Sholom Aleichem “Funeral Prayer”. In the latter, the actress played the role of Golda, the wife of the hapless milkman Tevye.
Among other Lenkom performances with the participation of Artemyeva are O, in which her character acts as the lawyer of Lenin himself, and the musical play “The Bremen Town Musicians”.
"The Happiness Syndrome, or Lies by Contract."
An adventurous comedy based on the play by Yves Zhamiak “Monsieur Amilcar, or the Man,... Published by Theater House Producer Center Tuesday, January 28, 2021
Lyudmila Artemyeva and Nikolai Dobrynin
The actress also played in a private enterprise. Lyudmila was involved in the children's plays "Carlson, who lives on the roof" and "Snow White and Others", where she played the roles of Freken Bock and stepmother. Artemyeva appeared in Yevgeny Grishkovets's play "Winter", which was received ambiguously by critics. In collaboration with the Independent Theater Project Elshana Mamedova, Lyudmila appeared in leading roles in the plays “Hospital Moulin Rouge” and Ladies` Night.
Over time, Artemyeva felt that existence within the walls of the theater was too prosperous, life went on as usual. This state of affairs did not suit the artist; Lyudmila felt a desire to try something different:
“And you think, how can this be, what is this, and try, and find something else.”
The actress believes that the desire to change places and circumstances is a normal desire for a creative person. In 2003, Lyudmila left Lenkom.
Movies
The actress’s film debut was a cameo role in the film “A Scary Story.” The first projects did not have significant success. The turning point, oddly enough, was Lyudmila’s participation in the filming of advertising. The bright and memorable image of the owner Lucy in the “My Family” mayonnaise advertisement in 2000 brought long-awaited fame, as well as a prize in the category “for best advertising image.”
Real national fame came after the release of the comedy-drama telenovela “Taxi Driver” by Olga Muzaleva. The image of Nadezhda Romashova, a cheerful single mother turning the steering wheel, was so loved by the audience that the producers filmed 4 seasons, as well as a New Year’s two-part film “Taxi Driver. New Year GMT”, in which the characters from the series participated.
A bright comedic role allowed Artemyeva to star in the sitcoms “Who’s the Boss” and “Toys”. The actress also participated in the sports melodrama “Hot Ice,” the melodramatic series “Montecristo” and the good children’s film “Cinderella 4x4. It all starts with desires.”
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Lyudmila Artemyeva (@liudmilartemyeva) on Sep 29, 2021 at 10:11am PDT
Lyudmila Artemyeva in the series “Matchmakers”
The next round of Lyudmila Artemyeva’s popularity came from the comedy project “Matchmakers”, which started in 2008, which had a resounding success with viewers. The character of a typical urban intellectual, Olga Kovaleva, quickly won the love of the public. In addition to the funny series, the musical “New Year's Matchmakers” and the TV show “Matchmakers at the Stove” were released.
The enormous popularity of the project led to the start of filming the new sitcom “Matchmakers,” in which Lyudmila Artemyeva and Tatyana Vasilyeva played the main roles. In addition to them, other key characters were played by Anatoly Vasiliev, Alexander Feklistov, Nikolai Dobrynin and others.
In 2021, in an interview with Boris Korchevnikov in the program “The Fate of a Man,” Tatyana Kravchenko spoke about her difficult relationship with Artemyeva at the beginning of filming. According to the woman, the artist behaved like a star. But despite this, the actresses did not scandalize or quarrel on the set.
According to Tatyana, both actresses have complex characters. It happened that Kravchenko and Artemyeva simply irritated each other, so they hardly communicated in life. Although mutual hostility did not affect the work process in any way. Quite the contrary - according to the plot, conflicts and fights constantly occur between the heroines, so this is a...
Two talented actresses - Lyudmila Artemyeva and Tatyana Kravchenko Do you want to see more of our news and videos? Subscribe to our new channel in Telegram:
