The talented actress Evgenia Brik is the second wife of Valery Todorovsky. For the sake of the young beauty, the director left the children and first wife Natalia Tokareva. The pair Todorovsky and Brik is considered one of the strongest among creative families. Despite the rumors periodically appearing in the media about the upcoming divorce, the spouses are happy and are not going to leave.
Brick's childhood and early career
Evgenia Khirivskaya was born into an intelligent Moscow family on September 3, 1981. The surname Brik is the actress's pseudonym, which she inherited from her grandmother.
Zhenya's creative nature manifested itself already in his earliest childhood. At the age of 5, the girl was selected for the All-Union House of Models and participated in fashion shows. Her photos were featured on the covers of popular fashion magazines. Evgenia was an active participant in school performances and concerts, studied at a music school in the piano class.
The girl worked as a model until she was 13, but her main dream was an actress career. His father saw Zhenya as a continuer of his career as a scientist, so she was transferred to a school with in-depth study of the English language. The daughter's dream of theater and cinema was supported by her mother. The girl was transferred to the school at the Shchepkin School, and then she went through a huge competition and entered GITIS on the course of Alexander Zbruev. After graduation, Evgenia was accepted into the troupe of the Sovremennik Theater.
During her studies, Zhenya began to make attempts to become a successful film actress, but she got only small episodic roles. The first films in which Brick flashed were “Interesting Men” and “Northern Lights”. The series "Turkish March" and "Kamenskaya" became the launching pad for a successful career in cinema. In 2003, the role of Lyalya in "Moscow Region Elegy" brought Evgenia Brik the award for Best Actor's Debut.
Fateful casting
The acquaintance of the director Todorovsky and the actress Brik took place at the casting for the film "Law". The actress applied for the lead role, but was not approved. The director did not see in Eugene a match for the image of the main character, but was literally fascinated by the beauty and charm of the 22-year-old actress. According to Brik herself, when she saw Valery, "the earth went out from under her feet." It was love at first sight.
Valery was 19 years older than Brick, lived in a happy family and raised two children. For friends and acquaintances, his family was an example of an ideal relationship, so an affair with a young actress came as a surprise to everyone. The secret relationship between Valery and Eugenia lasted 4 years. In 2006, the director left his first family and married an actress. A modest wedding of a couple in love was organized in the best restaurant in Moscow. Only the closest people shared a happy event with Valery and Eugenia. The bride appeared before the guests not in traditional white, but in a tight-fitting black outfit, which favorably emphasizes her slender figure.
Evgeniya Brik is a happy wife and successful actress
Evgenia still started acting in her husband's films. However, according to her admission, it is not easy for her to play the roles. Castings Brick takes place on a general basis, because Valery is a real professional who, first of all, thinks about the correspondence of the actors to the intended images. According to Evgenia, this state of affairs does not annoy her at all, because the young woman is used to achieving everything in life herself.
After passing the audition, Eugene starred in several films of her husband:
- "Hipsters" - ideological Komsomol Katya
- "Vise" - the sister of the mafia Werner Tye
- "Thaw" - the mistress of the cameraman Larisa Khrustalyova
In 2009, Valery Todorovsky and Evgenia Brik became parents. They had a daughter, Zoya. Evgenia prefers to raise a girl in Los Angeles. The girl followed in her mother's footsteps and has already starred in an American TV series. Zoya Todorovskaya studies at a music school, attends a theater studio, and managed to try herself as a TV presenter. Evgenia is proud of her daughter and regularly posts her photos and videos on social networks.
Brick's filmography today consists of 30 paintings. The actress is multifaceted, her heroines are not alike. On account of the actress filming in the dramatic film "Moscow Region Elegy", the adventure "Count of Montenegro", the horror film "S. S. D." The role in the film dudes earned Evgenia Brik the Nika film award in the Best Supporting Role nomination and the MTV Channel Award for Best Villainous Cinema of the Year.
In 2017, the movie "The Optimists" was released, in which Evgenia plays one of the main roles. In 2018, the actress starred in the comedy series "Adaptation". Currently, Brick is involved in the filming of the TV series "Lovers".
Evgenia considers herself a happy woman. “In my life I have realized an ideal scenario: beloved husband, adored daughter, work by profession,” she says in an interview. Brick confessed. That she and her husband are already ready for the birth of their second child, but the busy work schedule does not yet allow the plans to be implemented.
The star couple believes that the key to their family happiness is mutual understanding and the ability to listen to each other. After all, the family is the most important film in the life of every person, it is in it that he plays his main role.
