What do the grandchildren of 10 favorite Soviet stars look like: Nikulin Jr., Ivan Yankovsky and others
Probably, even after decades, people will continue to admire the talent and charisma of popular Soviet actors. Unfortunately, most of these geniuses have already left this world… But many of them have descendants who may be able to replace them.
Today we invite you to look at the youngest generation of Soviet celebrities — their grandchildren. Which of them decided to follow in the footsteps of their grandparents, and who chose a completely different path ... Let's find out.
The granddaughter of the star of the movie "Tabor goes to heaven" decided to follow in the footsteps of the famous grandmother. The girl also became an actress and starred in the remake of the film "The Crew" together with Danila Kozlovsky. Now Maria is 28 years old, so we are sure that more than one major role awaits her in the future.
You could see Oleg Efremov's grandson in the film Kirill Serebrennikov "Summer". Now Nikita is 31 years old, he works at the Sovremennik Theater, is engaged in the voiceover of animated films and sometimes appears in films.
23-year-old Polina Vitorgan is the successor of the acting dynasty. While still at school, she starred in cameo roles and appeared in the TV series "The Diary of Dr. Zaitseva" as the young main character. And immediately after graduation, the girl entered the GITIS acting department. It is quite obvious that Polina does not plan to turn away from this path.
All the fans say with one voice: Andrey Udalov grew up as handsome as his stellar grandfather. It is not surprising that the guy decided to devote his life to cinema: Andrey graduated from the Shchukin School and got a job at the Theater. Vakhtangov. In addition, Udalov often appears in films. The most popular films with his participation are "Save Leningrad", "The Robber Nightingale" and "Godunov".
19-year-old Alexandra already has 4 roles in movies and TV series, as well as work experience as a TV presenter of the program "Our favorite Animals" on TVC. Despite this, the girl decided that an acting career was not for her and recently entered the Faculty of Economics. Well, let's wish her good luck!
The grandson of Oleg Yankovsky successfully graduated from GITIS and in 2013 became an actor of the "Studio of Theatrical Art". Now Ivan is 29 years old, and he has already managed to play in dozens of films and theatrical productions. We are sure that at this rate, the guy will be able to beat even his stellar grandfather in popularity.
Sofya Evstigneeva (nee Razuvaeva) is a finalist of the World Championship in sports ballroom dancing, as well as a two-time champion of Russia and Europe. Despite these achievements, the girl decided to follow in the footsteps of the famous grandfather, and after graduation she entered the acting faculty of the Moscow Art Theater studio school. Immediately after receiving her passport, the girl changed her last name to her grandfather's last name. Her first bright work was the role of "Aurora" in the social drama "Reserve", where she played with Sergei Bezrukov.
Yuri-Nikulin Jr. is 33 years old. The guy graduated from the Moscow Art Theater studio school and managed to play in several films. For example, in 2012 you could see him in the melodrama "A Man with a Guarantee". But then the descendant of the great actor got a job in the circus - the head of the advertising department.
Polina Lazareva is the granddaughter of two famous Soviet actors at once: Svetlana Nemolyaeva and Alexander Lazarev. As a child, the girl studied music, but then decided to try herself as an actress. And this decision, apparently, was successful! Polina has already starred in 16 films and TV series, and worked with such famous artists as Alexander Abdulov, Nina Usatova and Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina.
Many do not know, but the grandfather of a famous Russian actress Darya Povyennova was a Soviet actor Sergei Lukyanov. It is obvious that her creative genes were inherited — during her career Daria managed to appear in more than 60 films and continues to do so now.
Keywords: Actors | Grandchildren | Stars | Soviet cinema | USSR