Honored Artist of Russia, actress Evdokia Germanova is a native Muscovite. Since childhood, she and her younger sister Lyubov dreamed of becoming actresses. Evdokia pursued her goal so stubbornly that even 6 failures in the entrance exams at GITIS could not break her will to win.
Evdokia Germanova in her youth
The girl, who had no acting education, came to the directors of Moscow theaters with a request to give her at least some role, and some of them were simply unable to resist her persistence.
One day, by chance, Oleg Tabakov himself found himself in the auditorium. Struck by Germanova’s energy and temperament, the famous director took her to his course at GITIS without exams, and after graduation he invited her to work in his theater.
Evdokia Germanova and her sister Lyubov Germanova
Lyubov Germanova also received an acting education. Together, the sisters played in two films – “The Minors,” released in 1976, and “Kicks,” a 1991 film. As viewers note, the actresses look alike, like twins, which is noticeable in their photos together, but in fact Lyubov is 2 years younger than Evdokia.
Biography
Evdokia Germanova is a bright and sought-after Russian theater and film actress, as well as a theater teacher.
Since 1995 she has been an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Evdokia was born in Moscow in 1959 into a family of native Muscovites. In addition to Evdokia, her parents also raised her younger sister Lyubov. From early childhood, the sisters dreamed of becoming actresses. The parents divorced when the girls were still quite young. The mother was involved in raising the children. The father also took part in the lives of his daughters. His father was a doctor of geological sciences, his mother was also a scientist.
Biography
Evdokia grew up as an active and sociable child. In high school, I loved attending evening screenings at movie theaters. The girl received her acting education at the capital's Institute of Theater Arts in the workshop of People's Artists of the Russian Federation Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov and Avangard Nikolaevich Leontyev.
Evdokia entered this famous Moscow theater university only on her sixth attempt. A total of 29 students were accepted that year; after the first year, only four remained. Evdokia was among the remaining students on the course. The charismatic actress graduated from GTITS in 1986.
Since 1987, Evdokia Germanova began working as part of the Studio Theater troupe under the direction of Oleg Tabakov. She played in numerous theatrical productions, among which the performances “Biloxi Blues” and “Vera” stand out. Love. Nadezhda”, “The Inspector General”, “Psycho”, “Bolero”, “City” and others. For more than 30 years, the artist has been performing on the stage of the famous Tabakerka Theater, where she has always been a sought-after theater star. She also took part in such independent projects (including in English) as “Title”, “Dead Monkey” and “Athenian Evenings”.
Periodically, the actress collaborates with the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. She took part in the productions of “The Cherry Orchard” (the role of Charlotte) and “Mozart’s Last Mistake” (the role of Constance Mozart).
The filmography of the talented and temperamental artist today includes more than 90 film projects of various genres. Evdokia made her film debut in 1975 in the family film “Waiting for a Miracle” by Slobodan Kosovalic, where the actress played the role of Sidorkin’s daughter. The very next year, the girl got a significant role as the classmate of the main character, Dasha Rozanova, in Vladimir Menshov’s film “The Prank.” The film project glorified all the actors participating in it throughout the country.
The talented artist showed interesting images in such famous projects as “Time to Collect Stones” (Nyura Kapitonova), “Hunter” (witch), “Once Upon a Time There Was a Woman” (Feklusha) and “Ladies Disappear at Midnight” (Renata Nemirovskaya). First of all, the actress has established herself as a bright and characterful artist. Evdokia chooses roles according to her soul and character. For an actress, it is always important who offered the job. Evdokia periodically appears in documentaries and voices over various projects.
The latest films in which Evdokia could be seen on television in recent years are: the war drama by Karen Shakhnazarov “Anna Karenina” (2017, the role of Kartasova), the comedy melodrama by Maxim Pezhemsky “The Light from the Other World” (2018, the role of Elena) and the medical series by Anton Bormatov “Doctor Richter-3” (2019, role of Vera). In her work, the actress is always demanding both of herself and of others.
The actress gives lectures at the Moscow Ostankino Institute, and is also the head of the theater department of Synergy University.
Personal life
Evdokia Germanova is not married and has no children. A fragile, beautiful woman has always enjoyed success with men. Despite this fact, the artist had only one unofficial marriage quite late, with Sergei German. The man graduated from a theater university, but did not work by profession. Got a job as a driver. Evdokia and Sergey met in 2010. The man charmed the artist with his beauty and intelligence. But during the period of living together, conflicts often arose in their family.
In one of these quarrels, Sergei accidentally injured the actress. The man claims that Evdokia has an explosive character that even the most patient person cannot withstand. After this incident, their relationship ended. From that period to the present day, Evdokia devotes herself only to professional activities. Currently, the artist does not like to tell journalists about her personal life and does not flaunt it.
In 2001, the actress took a child from an orphanage - a boy named Kolya Erokhin (1.5 years old). But eight years later, doctors gave the boy a serious diagnosis - progressive schizophrenia. Evdokia abandoned her adopted son and placed him in a specialized clinic for a year. Then Kolya was returned to the orphanage. In 2015, one of the “Let Them Talk” programs was dedicated to this event in the artist’s life. A 15-year-old boy came to the show and denied the diagnosis allegedly made by doctors. Nikolai believes that, in this way, Evdokia wanted to justify her action and return the boy to the orphanage.
Movies
Lyubov Germanova made her film debut as a young girl, appearing in two youth films at once - “Minors” and “Trainee”. Her sister Evdokia also starred in the first of them. But it was difficult to call these shootings a full-fledged beginning of an actor’s biography.
Lyubov Alekseevna first attracted the attention of viewers in the early 80s. The actress played Evdokia Lopukhina in two historical films by her mentor Sergei Gerasimov - “At the Beginning of Glorious Deeds” and “The Youth of Peter”. Germanova was counting on one of the main roles and was disappointed that she got this particular character. As it turned out, in vain. Playing the pregnant heroine, the actress herself was pregnant, so she seemed surprisingly organic in the frame.
After a series of episodes, Lyubov Alekseevna appeared in the film “Mio, my Mio.” The role of her on-screen son Yum-Yum was Oscar-winner Christian Bale's first big-screen role.
In 1991, in the thriller “Kix”, Germanova played the double of the main character, Zhanna Plavskaya, her image was brilliantly embodied by her sister Evdokia. In one of the scenes of the film, the actresses decided to appear naked.
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Lyubov Germanova in the role of Evdokia Lopukhina
In the 21st century, Lyubov Alekseevna returned to television screens after a break. On the one hand, she was glad that creative life had again entered an active channel, on the other hand, she noticed the changes that had come in cinema. Germanova believes that in the Soviet era, although filming took longer, the creators paid more attention to the quality of details.
In the teenage film “Kostyanika. Summer Time,” based on the story by Tamara Kryukova, Lyubov Alekseevna played the role of governess Polina. Immediately after the premiere, the film collected a number of prestigious awards at children's and youth film festivals.
Work in TV series also occupied a significant place in the artist’s filmography. In the famous comedy “Fizruk” the performer appeared as the character of the sister of the hero Dmitry Nagiyev. The series not only enjoyed enormous popularity among the public, but was also awarded the TEFI award in the “Best Sitcom” category.
Lyubov Germanova in the film “Minors”
Viewers saw Germanova in serial detective stories based on the novels of Anna Malysheva. The actress on the screen embodied the image of art critic Albina, the neighbor of the main character. The main cast was presented by Elena Velikanova, Dmitry Bederin and Valery Storozhik.
Lyubov Alekseevna played the role of Princess Sorokina in the military drama “Anna Karenina. The story of Vronsky."
This film differs from other film adaptations of the famous novel by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy in that it is based both on the novel of the same name, and on Tolstoy’s journalistic story “On the Japanese War” and the cycle “Stories about the Japanese War” by Vikenty Veresaev. The film takes place 30 years after Anna's suicide and is based on the memories and story of Alexei Vronsky (Maxim Matveev), addressed to the grown-up Sergei Karenin (Kirill Grebenshchikov).
Interesting Facts
- The actress's height is 165 cm.
- Evdokia Germanova is fluent in English. The artist periodically visits the USA.
- Evdokia acutely senses falsehood in people. She will never forgive anyone who accidentally offends her.
- Everything in life is subordinated to work. The presence of theater and cinema gives her the opportunity to earn money to live with dignity. Evdokia has always been independent and tried not to burden any of her close people. The artist idolizes Oleg Tabakov.
- The actress’s sister, Lyubov, also became a professional actress. The sisters starred together in the films The Minors (1976) and Kicks (1991). Outwardly, Evdokia and Lyubov are very similar, despite the age difference (two years).
Childhood and youth
Honored Artist of Russia, actress Evdokia Germanova is a native Muscovite. Since childhood, she and her younger sister Lyubov dreamed of becoming actresses. Evdokia pursued her goal so stubbornly that even 6 failures in the entrance exams at GITIS could not break her will to win.
Evdokia Germanova in her youth
The girl, who had no acting education, came to the directors of Moscow theaters with a request to give her at least some role, and some of them were simply unable to resist her persistence.
One day, by chance, Oleg Tabakov himself found himself in the auditorium. Struck by Germanova’s energy and temperament, the famous director took her to his course at GITIS without exams, and after graduation he invited her to work in his theater.
Evdokia Germanova and her sister Lyubov Germanova
Lyubov Germanova also received an acting education. Together, the sisters played in two films – “The Minors,” released in 1976, and “Kicks,” a 1991 film. As viewers note, the actresses look alike, like twins, which is noticeable in their photos together, but in fact Lyubov is 2 years younger than Evdokia.
