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Viktoriya Tolstoganova
Russian film and theater actress (born 1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Viktoriya Viktorovna Tolstoganova (Russian: Викто́рия Ви́кторовна Толстога́нова; born 24 March 1972) is a Russian film and theater actress.
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Biography
Viktoriya Tolstoganova was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Born on March 24, 1972, in Moscow in the family of an engineer and an English teacher. She has three younger sisters.[1] After graduating high school, she tried to enter theater university. In 1992, Victoria passed the selection at both Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) and Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS). Her choice fell on Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS), where she studied traditional school of Russian psychological theatre for Professor Joseph Heifits. While still a student, she was invited to the troupe of the Moscow Art Theatre, where she served until the mid-2000s.[2]
Tolstoganova graduated from GITIS in 1997 and made her film debut playing a major role in the short feature film “Day Duty” directed by Roman Khrushchev.[3]
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Career
In 2003 she played the role of Marina in The Magnetic Storms.[4] In 2004 she was selected to help chose the recipients of Russia's Triumph Prize winners.[5] In 2005 she was a member of the jury at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival.[6] In 2007 she played a prostitute in the film May.[7] In 2010 she starred in the Klim Shipenko directed Who am I? playing a provincial journalist.[8]
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Personal life
In August 1996, Tolstoganova married actor Andrei Kuzichev. They have two children: daughter Varvara and son Fedor. The couple divorced in 2010 (according to other sources in 2011). On 17 May 2011 the actress gave birth to a son, Ivan. The boy’s father is theater director Alexey Agranovich.
Selected filmography
Film
Television
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Awards and nominations
- 2003: Golden Eagle Award - Best Supporting Actress (Antikiller) – Nominee
- 2003: Golden Aries Award - Best Actress (Magnitnye buri) – Nominee
- 2004: Golden Eagle Award - Best Actress (Magnitnye buri) – Nominee
- 2004: Nika Award - Best Actress (Magnitnye buri) – Nominee
- 2013: Golden Eagle Award - Best Supporting Actress (Shpion) - Winner
- 2016: Golden Eagle Award - Best Television Actress (Palach) - Winner
- 2019: The Golden Unicorn Awards - Best Actress (Vyshe neba) – Nominee
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References
External links
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