Anastasia Aleksandrovna Vertinskaya is a popular Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. She was awarded the prestigious title "People's Artist of the RSFSR". And to a wide audience, the star of Russian cinema is better known for her characters in the title films "Scarlet Sails", "Amphibian Man", "Hamlet", "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina", "Don't Cry!", "Lovers", "The Case of Polynin", "Shadow", "Nameless Star". Fans are often interested in details from her personal life, including information about children.
In 1991 A. A. Vetinskaya organized the Charitable Foundation of Russian Actors. This organization helps not only members of the acting community in need, but also supports such cultural and historical sites as the Pasternak house-museum in Peredelkino, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin in Putinki and the Chekhov Museum in Moscow.
People's Artist of Russia is especially well known to representatives of the older and middle generations, who were brought up in her films, which deservedly entered the golden fund of Soviet cinema. However, her characters also delight younger viewers, because the actress continues her professional career to this day.
Short biography of Anastasia Vertinskaya
On December 19, 1944, in the capital of our Motherland, a future domestic film star was born in a famous creative family. Natural talent and the surrounding atmosphere could not but affect her professional career. From the very childhood, the girl showed special artistic abilities. In her school years, in addition to teaching standard disciplines, she was actively involved in music and foreign languages.
Anastasia's parents (father Alexander Vertinsky and mother Lydia Tsirgvaeva) believed that regardless of their adult specialty, their children should be culturally enlightened at a high level. This parenting approach extended to Sister Marianne.
In her youth, Anastasia was going to become a ballerina, but according to anthropometric data, this direction in her creative career could not be realized. After that, the girl plunged headlong into the study of foreign languages. And perhaps the country would have recognized another outstanding translator, if not for one incident that brought her to the set.
Even before entering the capital's university, Vertinskaya as part of the troupe of the theater. Pushkin took part in a tour throughout the country. And after returning, on the second attempt, she becomes a student of the legendary "Pike". From that time on, the real formation of the young actress begins, whose cinematic debut took place in 1960 with the appearance on the set as the main character in the sensational film "Scarlet Sails", where her partner was Vasily Lanovoy.
In 1989, Anastasia Vertinskaya began to realize herself as a teacher, accepting an offer from Oxford University. In parallel, she is teaching in France and Switzerland, actively teaching young foreign representatives of Melpomene.
Famous actress family
The father of Anastasia Vertinskaya is the famous actor and poet Alexander Vertinsky, whose creative path even included the period of emigration from the country. And her mother combined the profession of an artist with acting. She is well known to the general public from the paintings "The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors" and "Sadko".
In a family where a magical creative atmosphere constantly reigned, Anastasia, together with her sister Marianna, received that invaluable experience here, which later came in handy for her on stage and on the set. Parents surrounded their daughters with great love and care. In addition, the girls received the very best education possible at the time. Moreover, they were perfectly familiar with literature, music and painting at the level that characterizes a person as culturally educated.
Personal life
The romantic aspect of Anastasia Vertinskaya's life is fully consistent with her professional career. The kaleidoscope of bright, but short-term relationships includes two formal marriages. The first spouse of the famous actress was Nikita Mikhalkov (a famous domestic actor and film director). The acting tandem could not exist on a long-term basis due to the different approach to family values. The husband wanted to see his wife as a housewife raising children. And Anastasia herself could not imagine her life without a film set and theatrical stage.
For the second time, the actress decided to visit the registry office in a company with Alexander Gradsky. This talented writer, well-known in the capital's poetic circles, is today even considered the founder and leading figure of Russian rock. He has received numerous prestigious awards and prizes. This family union was formed in 1976, but, like the first, could not resist the realities of life. After all, creative people, as they say, "are in the clouds" and are simply not created for a banal life. In this marriage, the actress did not have children.
According to Vertinskaya, she attributes marriage to Gradsky to one of the many novels that happened to her throughout her life. She can distinguish it only by the duration and time of the events. Not too flattering review, by the way. But the actress always remembers Nikita Mikhalkov only in positive tones.
Son Stepan
In 1966, and a year before the official marriage with Nikita Mikhalkov, Vertinskaya's son Stepan was born. She calls his future spouse his father. Moreover, he recognizes this fact unconditionally.
After receiving a certificate of secondary education, Stepan Vertinsky did military service in the Far East and then actively studied foreign languages at the appropriate educational institution. Subsequently, together with Bondarchuk, he created a studio for recording video clips. He also starred in The Hitchhiker and Shooting Angels.
In the 2000s, he became the owner of a restaurant chain. He has two marriages on his account. The first family lasted for 12 years. And from 2008 to this day, he has been in the role of the wife of Elizabeth Ilyina, with whom he is raising four children.
