Irina Pegova is a rare actress. And the point here is not only in the original appearance, but also in the extraordinary talent. Viewers love her for her sincerity, purity and depth, and fellow actors love her for her ease of communication and professionalism. The actress also went through an extraordinary creative path - from a provincial girl from a simple family to the favorite of the Russian public.
Biography
Irina Pegova was born in the city of Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod region. Her father was a physical education teacher, and her mother worked in a factory. Since childhood, the girl loved to sing, grew up as a mischievous child. According to Irina's relatives, it was immediately clear that a future star was growing in the house.
After leaving school, Irina, against the will of her parents, entered the Nizhny Novgorod Theater School. Rather, the parents did not forbid their daughter to be an actress, being sure that she would not be reviled anywhere anyway. But the relatives were wrong. Irina easily entered the drama department of the theater school.
While in her second year, Irina met the famous theater director and teacher Pyotr Fomenko, who noted the girl's talent and advised her: "Go for it, girl!"
And Irina dared. She stole her school certificate from the theater school, went to Moscow and entered GITIS. Petr Fomenko, her future teacher, commented then: "I am taking you, girl. I don't know who you will play, but I can’t not take it."
Since the moment of moving to Moscow, Pegova's career has rapidly gone uphill. And the roles for Irina, contrary to the words of maestro Fomenko, were in abundance.
Whoever she didn’t play! And cheerful country girls, and frivolous glamorous young ladies, and sentimental mothers with many children, and iron ladies. Irina's acting talent is so deep and multifaceted that it allows her to brilliantly cope with almost any role.
Personal life
Irina tries to carefully protect this area of her life from the ubiquitous journalists. But she does it badly. The first husband of the actress was the handsome and favorite of women, actor Dmitry Orlov. This marriage seemed perfect, but after 8 years of marriage, the couple broke up. However, the result of this marriage was the daughter Tatyana, like two drops of water similar to her famous father. Irina is very proud of her daughter and considers her the main person in her life.
Irina was also seen in a close relationship with dance teacher Yevgeny Raev. By the way, dancing is the second love of the actress after the theater. Irina brilliantly won the television project "Dancing with the Stars", and after that her passion for dancing was combined, apparently, with a passion for the coach. However, this information is unconfirmed.
Filmography
Irina Pegova is the Honored Artist of Russia, winner of the Golden Eagle, twice laureate of the Golden Mask theater prize and the Nika prize. She gained wide popularity thanks to the films of Aleksey Uchitel "Walk", "Space as a Premonition", and also thanks to her roles in television series. Irina's filmography is constantly growing, since today she is one of the most demanded actresses.
