Actress Daria Lesnikova (Jurgens): biography, personal life, creativity

Daria Lesnikova ... Maybe someone does not say anything to this name. But for him speak the role in the movie ("About freaks and people" - the enigmatic Grunya, "Brother 2" - prostitute Dasha-Marilyn, Bagheera in the series "Sea Devils"), as well as numerous theatrical roles.

Daria Lesnikova: Biography

Born in an actor's family on January 20, 1968. Mom Daria - Natalia Jurgens - Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

Lesnikov (Yurgens) Darya Georgievna appeared in Tomsk. However, in Siberia she did not have to live long. Soon after the daughter was born, the family moved to Mariupol (Ukraine). In this city, the childhood years of the future actress also passed. Daria Lesnikova loved her native city of Mariupol very much.

Dasha took part in the play for the first time in her infancy. It was "Virgin Soil Upturned." Then the little girl was taken to the stage, wrapped in rags.

It is interesting that unlike many of her peers, in her childhood, Dasha did not dream of being an actress and shining on stage. While millions of other girls of her age dreamed of cinema, theater and crowds of fans, little Daria Lesnikova wanted to become ... a veterinarian.

From a small age I was fond of sports, in particular fencing. But I did not do well in my studies. She would have dedicated her life to sports, if not for one unpleasant incident in fencing competitions. It happened when the future actress was 14 years old. Having fallen with a rapier on the opponent's arm, the girl was disqualified. As a result, she was not awarded the title of Master of Sports, to which she was very close. But I got a big disappointment and decided to leave the sport.

What is it like to study for an actress?

Although in school years Dasha had other interests, but when it was time to choose a professional path, she still decided to follow in the footsteps of her parents and enter the Academy of Theater Arts. Cherkasova.

It is no accident that the girl wanted to study in Leningrad, because her mother came from there. From the besieged Leningrad in the Great Patriotic War her grandmother fled with a little mother then. In Leningrad, she learned the acting skills of her father. Here once her great-grandfather Dmitri Chernov, a well-known scientist in the field of metallurgy, who laid the foundations of domestic metal science, worked.

To enter the academy Darya Lesnikova failed. Actor's skill was excellent, but for the composition was the top three. So the girl was allowed to attend classes only as a free listener.

She did not receive a hostel and did not have the money to rent an apartment, but still she did not return home. Young Dasha went to classes and was carried away by a new life. And the fact that there was nowhere to spend the night is not such a problem: the friends will stay for a few days, then they will sleep in the audience. Despite the catastrophic lack of money, Dasha finished her studies (1990, course A. Kunitsyn) and received a diploma.

The first steps to acting

Career of the actress began in the theatrical company (Youth Theater on Fontanka, 1990). Although her first role on the stage was played at the age of 10. It was Anyutka in the play "The Power of Darkness".

In the Youth Theater she was remembered for her roles:

• Charming Masha from the "Death of Van Halen";
• Lucy from the Threepenny Opera;
• Rene de Sade - the main role in the philosophical play "The Marquise de Sade";
• Agnes from the "Lark";
• The powerful Grandmother of the "Moon Wolves";
• Marousi (a small role in "Screams from Odessa").
• Desdemona from the production of "Othello", etc.

Native theater young actress very much fell in love. She devoted almost all her time to the work. Although her earnings were miserable, and work in the theater did not specifically solve Lesnikova's material problems.

Daria was very devoted to her youth. She refused other offers. Only once Lesnikova played on the "alien" stage. This was the role of Olivia from the play "Twelfth Night" at the Bolshoi Drama Theater.

From the theatrical scene - to the set. Debut roles in the movie

The path of Darya Georgievna to the cinema began in 1998 with the casting, which was conducted by director Alexei Balabanov for his fifth film. She decided to take this opportunity, although she did not believe in her success. But they took it.

She first took part in the film "About freaks and people" (together with V. Sukhorukov, S. Makovetsky), where she got the role of gloomy Grunya. The film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. In general, Lesnikova's debut in the cinema was successful. She was noticed.

After the first work in the cinema, Dasha was invited to star in the second part of "Brother" Sergei Bodrov - a film that became once popularly beloved. She perfectly got used to the role of prostitute Daria. To star in "Brother 2" and reincarnate in the proposed role, she had to make some sacrifices - to cut her hair and shave her head nalyso. The actress parted with her hair without much thought.

It is interesting that the image of the prostitute Marilyn (she was Daria) was created just for Lesnikov. After all, even at the first casting, she behaved insolently and eccentrically, which was distinguished in the eyes of the director. Moreover, in this manner the actress seemed to him very interesting.

Whatever it was, but in the role of Marilyn from "Brother 2" Daria looked very organic.

How Lesnikova's career as a film actress

After the release of the film, Daria Lesnikova (Jurgens) learned what it means to be a truly popular actress. But there was a certain dirty trick: after working in Bodrov's film, the actress simply showered offers to film. But ... all the time she was offered the same thing - to play a woman of easy virtue. She was attracted by the classic and serious, deep images.

Next were "Streets of Broken Lights", filming in "Agency NLS", "Mentovskie Wars", "The House at the Big River", "Landscape with Murder", etc. On shootings in the series, Daria agreed more for the sake of earnings, and not for pleasure and Professional development. Shooting in serials for her, as well as for many other actors, is just an additional income and nothing more. The exception was the series "Sea Devils", where the actress was offered the role of the special forces soldier Bagira. Lesnikova long wanted to play in the movie a strong, serious, independent woman with a strong character. And all the tricks, relying on the script of her heroine, the actress tried to perform on her own.

Daria Lesnikova, whose filmography is quite rich, has repeatedly stressed that she does not particularly like modern Russian cinema. She likes old Soviet films.

In 2005, Lesnikova received the title of Honored Artist of Russia.

Men in her life

Daria Lesnikova, whose personal life interests many fans, first experienced serious feelings for a man in her student age. They were followed by the first serious relationship, and then marriage.

The first husband of Daria is an actor Yevgeny Dyatlov. She met him in the late 80's. With a charming Zhenya, they then studied on the same course. They were married (3 years - in civil, 4 - in the official), in which the couple's son Yegor was born.

Problems in this early marriage all the time was a lot. First material: the beginning of the 90's - difficult times, and for the acting family and even more so. Then - the betrayal of Zhenya. As a result, the couple dispersed, maintaining friendly relations.

Her second husband, too, was a colleague - theatrical actor Pyotr Zhuravlev. Married and lived together for 7 years, Daria and Peter broke up. They have a common daughter, Sasha.

During the filming of the "Sea Devil" Daria Lesnikova unexpectedly met a new love. It turned out to be mutual. The chosen person of her heart was Sergey Velikanov (stunt director and coach Dasha on set). Lovers had much in common. It is much more than with the first husband Evgeny Dyatlov, as the actress herself thinks. Now he and Sergey live together and are very happy.

In the role of mother

In addition to the role of the actress, Daria Lesnikova (Jurgens) successfully copes with the role of mother. She has 2 children: an adult Yegor and a daughter Sasha.

The son followed in the footsteps of his mother. He chose an acting profession, graduated from the Academy of Theater Arts. Now Yegor Lesnikov works in the same place where his father began acting career - at the theater "Buff" (St. Petersburg). Since 2005, having made his debut in the film "The Tale of Happiness", he is also filming in films. With his participation came the paintings "Breathe Out", "1814", "Catherine". There were small roles in the series "Foundry", "Sea Devils 4", "Hounds 4". In 2013, the young actor became also a young father: he had a daughter, Alice.

Daughter of Daria Alexandra (born in 2003) while studying at school. He is also engaged in figure skating, is fond of swimming.

In the same 2003, the actress said goodbye to her old surname and took the name of her mother - became Jurgens. This was due to the desire to support my mother and her family, because the father's surname Lesnikov already continues in the cinema and the theater, the son of Yegor.

Waiting for her daughter did not become an obstacle to Lesnikova's acting. During the entire period of pregnancy, Daria participated in filming and performances. For example, she played one of the key characters in the production of the Marquise de Sade. To this work of playwright Yukio Mishima, as the actress admitted, she left a lot of energy. It was very difficult to work. "Every time, reincarnating in Rene de Sade, I literally die to the end of the play," - says about her work in this play Daria.

Children, according to the actress, the most important in her life. She tries to devote all her free time to them.

What Daria Jurgens now lives in

The theater remained a priority for her. But to the cinema, as the actress claims, she is tied less. After all, it is in the theater that you can completely convey to the audience the emotions, see their eyes and feel the connection. Through the TV screen so interact with spectators and actors will never succeed.

Now Yurgens Darya Georgievna continues to work at the Youth Theater, where she once started her professional career. He plays different roles: big and not very, and at all small (but this is no less favorite).

As the actress admitted in one of the interviews, although she has been working in the theater for many years, but going on stage, every time she worries a lot.

She is also happy. Just because I'm loved. Because she is not only an actress, but also a mother of two wonderful children. And even a young grandmother.

Lesnikova Daria - an actress, films with whose participation I want to revise several times. We wish Daria luck and inspiration!