Funeral by samokhina. Anna Samokhina's grave was robbed and set on fire by looters

Tonight, a blatant act of vandalism occurred at the Smolensk cemetery in St. Petersburg. The grave of Honored Artist of Russia Anna Samokhina was robbed and set on fire by looters. At first, the guards thought that the fire had occurred as an unfortunate accident - because of a candle, one of those that fans of the actress leave in huge quantities at the grave. However, it later became clear that this arson was the work of criminals. Several wreaths, the most beautiful bouquets of flowers, lamps were stolen from the grave... The portrait of Anna, which the actress’s nephew Denis was carrying in his hands at the funeral, also disappeared. Anna Samokhina's nephew Denis with a portrait that was stolen by looters. The nonhumans even had the conscience to take away a wreath from their beloved daughter with a touching inscription: “I love you. Yours, Sasha." However, this was not enough for the attackers. To hide traces of the crime, the looters set fire to the remaining wreaths and flowers at the artist’s grave. Now the relatives have put everything in order as best they can, but there is still a sharp smell of burning in the air, charred wreaths and drooping, charred bouquets are lying around. “This is an outrageous case,” admits cemetery caretaker Georgy. “Of course, things happen here, the cemetery is big, you can’t keep track of everything.” They carry everything that can be sold - wreaths, flowers. Photos are often stolen even from the graves of unknown people, but here is a star, it’s a shame not to covet. But to so brazenly desecrate a burial place famous actress, for which the whole country is now grieving... This is happening for the first time. It is surprising that such a cynical act of vandalism happened precisely at the Smolensk cemetery, which is considered one of the most revered in the city. Many are buried here outstanding people Russia: Alexander Blok, Ksenia Petersburgskaya, Alexander Pushkin’s nanny Arina Rodionovna... Now Anna Samokhina lies here too. Friends and relatives of the actress grieve most of all for the portrait that the thieves took with them. It was last photo, which Anna managed to do during her lifetime.
This was the last photograph of the actress during her lifetime. Fortunately, the cross that the relatives installed on Anna’s grave was not damaged by the fire. In the photo - Anna's daughter Sasha with her father.

Many remember and still love one of the most beautiful actresses of Russian cinema, Anna Samokhina. She always looked amazing because she was so photogenic, even before she died! Why did such a beautiful and beautiful woman leave this world so early? talented woman, what was the cause of death? This, as well as her life, will be discussed in the article.

Anna Samokhina was born in 1963, her biography began in Kemerovo region(Gurievsk). The personal life of her parents did not work out; her father drank a lot and soon became an alcoholic.

Childhood future actress It was not at all joyful: the family lived in a hostel. Anya and her sister slept on mattresses in the common kitchen, with early age they heard swearing, drunken screams, obscene language.

Anna's father worked as a foundry worker, and her mother worked as a designer; both parents worked at a metallurgical plant. Soon the father died, and the mother raised two daughters alone.

It was very difficult for her, so she often lashed out at the children and then cried. In the hope of improving living conditions, the mother wrote a letter to the Central Committee of the CPSU. Their namesake, Podgorny, was there, and by a lucky coincidence they thought that they were relatives and gave them a room in communal apartment. But this did not make life easier for the small family.

For some reason, Mom wanted Anya to learn to play the piano and marry a rich gentleman. So she started going to music school. The girl's acting talent awoke early; at the age of 14 she was already playing in the folk theater.

The next year, Anya went to Yaroslavl to enter the theater school, she was accepted into the acting department.

The beginning of a creative career

Sergei Tikhonov became Anna’s mentor at the school. In her second year, when she was only sixteen years old, the girl married her classmate Samokhin. The young wife took her husband's surname, and remained with it for the rest of her life.

After graduation married couple sent to work on assignment in Rostov-on-Don at the Theater for Young Spectators. Anna's graduation performance was the play "The Threepenny Opera", in which she played Polly. In the Rostov Youth Theater, the aspiring actress played different roles: Baba Yaga, princesses and even monsters.

Then in creative biography Anna Samokhina had a forced break due to going on maternity leave.

In 1983, the actress gave birth to a daughter; this period led her to depression. Because she could not live without a stage for a long time, the routine housework brought Anna to despair.

But in 1987, the actress reappeared in the theater, began acting in films, and until her death she never parted with what she loved.

In 1989, Anna moved to Leningrad, where she entered the Theater. Lenkom. Anna’s debut at this theater was the play “Castle in Sweden.” In addition, she played in the following plays:

• Stars in the morning sky;
• Dangerous Liaisons;
• Children of Raik.

In addition, the actress played on the stages of the theaters: “The Wheel”, “Baltic House”, the Kolomenskaya Theater and the Akimov Comedy Theater. In the early 2000s, the actress appeared on the stage of the Moscow Independent Theater Arbat. Among her roles were:

• Margarita (“The Master and Margarita”);
• Bianca (Florentine Comedy)
• Marquise de Gaillard (“Maupassant in Love”);
• Beatrice ("The Servant of Two Masters");
• Katya (“Monsieur Amadeus”);
• Eva (“Love to the grave”);
• Gabby (“Eight Women and...”).

After she gained popularity, the actress began to be actively invited to appear on radio and television in various programs. She participated in such popular TV shows as:

• "Kinopanorama";
• "Bluff Club";
• Club "White Parrot";
• "Let them talk";
• “Life is like Life. Real stories real people";
• "Fashionable verdict";
• "Frank conversation."

She also took part in the Alla Dovlatova Show on Mayak radio.

In addition, Anna worked as an entertainer at the International Festival “Faces of Love” in 1996, at the “Spring of Romance” concert in 1999, and at the “Faces of Love” award ceremony. Bay leaf"in 2008.

Film work

It is difficult to imagine now an actress more attractive and popular than Anna Samokhina. Her cinematic biography began in 1983 with an episode, followed by several more minor roles. And in 1988, she received a role in the film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s work “The Prisoner of the Chateau d’If.” The role of Mercedes, played by the young actress, became the reason for her wild popularity. Spectators and professionals drew attention to the young beauty.

After that, she was simply bombarded with offers to star in various films. Until her death, the actress was popular.

Still from the film "The Prisoner of the Chateau d'If"

Undoubted acting talent, magical charm that can drive any man crazy, sexuality (as it is fashionable to say now), fiery temperament, mysterious charm - all this distinguished the young star of the Soviet screen. Among other things, Anna was different high intelligence and an angelic voice. She also danced beautifully because she had plasticity and flexibility. The actress was able to fully reveal all these abilities on screen.

The same year, Anna starred in the adventure film “Thieves in Law.” Her heroine Rita is completely different from the performer herself. The actress admitted that she hates her character because she is not like her. Anna is a modest and religious person, does not like noisy companies, prefers to spend time reading smart books. And Rita is a stupid, narcissistic girl, striving for absolutely nothing except wealth. However, the audience fell in love with her, probably thanks to the talented performance of the actress. When Rita is killed at the end, many spectators cried.

Actress on the set of the film “Don Cesar de Bazan”

The next role of the young actress was a gypsy in the musical film Don Cesar de Bazan. Anna's fiery temperament was fully revealed in this role; in the film she herself dances wonderfully. But although Irina Tskhai sings on screen with her, the actress had a good voice.

A rather bold film appeared in 1991, “A Brunette for 30 Kopecks,” where Samokhina played the role of a woman of easy virtue. Here she had to forget shame and appear before the audience in a frank manner (fortunately she had perfect figure), but the actress coped with the role perfectly.

In 1992, a film adaptation of Moliere’s classic work “Tartuffe” was released, where Anna again played with Mikhail Boyarsky.

Still from the film “The Tsar’s Hunt”

Then the actress played in the films: “The Passion of Angelica”, “She-Wolf”, “Hurt Me”. Her role in the drama “Russian Transit”, released in 1994, is interesting. Next, Anna participated in the popular TV series: “Streets of Broken Lanterns” and “Gangster Petersburg”.

The actress's last role was in the comedy "Gena Boton", which was released after her death, in 2014. IN recent years Anna seemed to be in a hurry to do everything, she starred in several films and TV series: “ Family house", "Color of Flame", "Jazz Style".

Music

In addition to acting, Anna pursued a singing career. Her first solo album was released in 1994 and was called “Wind of Love”. She recorded this and subsequent albums together with the group “Trumpet Call”. Anna recorded several songs from the first album together with Dmitry Nagiyev. The actress recorded her last album with Semyon Canada.

In addition, Anna starred in video clips. In several videos she sings with Dmitry Nagiyev. Samokhina filmed one of them together with actor Dmitriev, and two based on songs by Semyon Canada. The video “Alexandrin” was filmed based on a song by Philip Kirkorov.

In 1994, Samokhina was awarded the prize. Vera Kholodnaya as the most charming actress.

Personal life

Anna's first love came early, she was still in the eighth grade. Her affair with classmate German Volgin, a future famous hockey player, was discussed by everyone at school.

Anya’s mother was often warned to pay attention to her daughter’s love, but Anna later recalled that they did not even kiss Herman. The “groom’s” parents were seriously wary and sent their son to study in Moscow. Anna decided to show the guy what he had lost and entered drama school.

The country should be grateful for this young man, because otherwise we would not have received such a talented actress.

While married, Anna had several affairs with famous actors: , Arnis Licitis, Konstantin Kuleshov. Her husband knew about all these adventures and took it quite calmly. He himself often went on tour and had mistresses, but Anna needed a richer man, and so the couple divorced in 1994.

In the same year, Anna married businessman Dmitry Konorov. He owned a cafe, and together with Anna they created their own film studio. Also, her second husband helped her buy several restaurants, Anna owned them and worked as an artistic director at a film studio. But seven years later the couple separated and the restaurants were sold.

With third husband Evgeny Fedorov

Then for two years the actress lived civil marriage with Deputy Head of Customs Evgeniy Fedorov, then with the dentist. Anna always joked that she gets fat and very ugly men. In fact, she preferred intelligence to male beauty and believed that handsome men were stupid. At the end of her life, Anna fell in love with loneliness, abandoned marriages and relationships with men, tired of them.

Illness and death

Many fans are interested in the biography of Anna Samokhina and the reason for her sudden death. In the fall of 2009, Anna felt severe pain in her stomach and went to the clinic, where she was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer.

They say that the cancer was formed due to Anna's penchant for questionable diets, as well as after beauty injections. The daughter denies these versions and blames everything on the actress’s work. Shortly before her illness, Anna invested money in the construction of a mansion, but she was cruelly deceived. So she lost large sum money.

Samokhina's doctor says that she had a thriving appearance, even at the late stage of the disease. She always had excellent make-up, she wore a scarf on her head so that the complications of chemotherapy would not be visible. Anna did not want to be pitied, she joked until the last moment.

Anna Samokhina died at the age of 47, near St. Petersburg, where she was buried at the Smolensk cemetery.

The details of the last days of the life of actress Anna Samokhina were told by her daughter.

Anna Samokhina was called the Russian Marilyn Monroe. Everyone admired her rare and unusual beauty. Remember her roles in the films “The Prisoner of the Chateau d'If”, “The Royal Hunt”, “Tartuffe”, “The Chinese Service”, “Thieves in Law”! Alas, beauty never made the actress happy.

At the end of 2009, Anna Samokhina was given a terrible diagnosis. The actress died suddenly at the age of 48. There were many signs in her life that predicted tragedy.

When she was very young, Anna Samokhina met a gypsy woman, and she said that the actress would die at 45. A few years later, a palmist (a person who does palm reading. - Author) looked at her hand and said that the artist’s life would be short.

When Anna turned 45, she even joked about it, but her loved ones saw fear in her eyes. The next birthday came, and Anna breathed a sigh of relief, said that everything was not true and the prediction was wrong.

At the age of 39, Samokhina starred in the video “ Dear wife» Seeds of Canada. In the story, her heroine ends up in intensive care after a car accident. Who knows, perhaps this role became prophetic in the life of the actress.

“When they started filming the scene in the ward, I saw Anna constantly praying,” says singer Semyon Canada. “I was very worried when I had to connect the devices to her. It seemed to her that these shootings were a bad omen.

Doctors discovered the tumor at the last stage

The actress felt the first sign of illness in November 2009. She promised her sister Margarita Podgornaya to buy a ticket to Goa and relax with her. But severe pain in her stomach stopped her. The actress lost consciousness.

“I called my mother at the moment when she was feeling bad,” Samokhina’s daughter Alexandra shares the details. - She said she was in the Military medical academy and that she was diagnosed with a liver tumor. Then she underwent examination.

Soon Anna Samokhina was diagnosed with stage IV stomach cancer with extensive metastases. Despite the verdict, the actress was confident until the last moment that she would recover. One day, in the hospital corridor, a doctor approached Alexandra and said that Samokhina had two months to live.

“Tears started pouring out of me, and the doctor said: “Don’t let me see you like this!” You shouldn't hurt your mother."

– Anya left the hospital with Sasha. Then she called me: “Here’s the story. Well, what to do - seven deaths cannot happen, one cannot be avoided. Let’s fight,” says the actress’s first husband, Alexander Samokhin, in an interview with one of the publications. “She reacted calmly, as calmly as possible with such a diagnosis.

The man admitted that the actress turned to psychics to save her life. After all, despite the doctors’ disappointing forecasts, she believed in a miracle. A psychic from Karelia first said that she would undertake treatment. However, then she suddenly refused.

“Friends told me that they turned to Juna. And Juna replied: “I don’t go to the dead.” That is, Anya was still alive, but she was already called dead.

The actress smoked a lot

Many are still discussing what happened the real reason the illness of the actress, which exhausted her in just two months. Of course, the development of the disease could have been influenced constant stress, dissatisfaction with roles. After all, the actress had to act for mere pennies just to earn money. And with her external data and talent, she could do much more...

Beauty is both magical and terrible power. Many artists make huge sacrifices to remain forever young and shine on screens. for many years. Anna Samokhina was also worried - she was afraid of growing old. She often said that she didn’t understand how many women accepted their age. Even being on hospital bed, Anna Samokhina took care of herself.

“When my mother saw that some actress was a beauty and then they said about her: “That’s how old she is, she’s given up,” says Alexandra, “she answered this: “The main thing is to leave on time...” You know, I was at one of "Battle of psychics", and the psychic said that she programmed herself to leave young.

Also, many said that the actress took a course of beauty injections, like other stars who, unfortunately, quickly left: Yankovsky, Abdulov, Polishchuk, Turchinsky... Some scientists believe that the mechanism of action of stem cells is mercilessly deceptive: first comes the renewal of the body, the person looks younger before our eyes, and then cancer cells grow.

“I think this is not true,” continues Alexandra. – At the age of 35, my mother had eyelid surgery, which she never hid. I was also going to do circular lift. And if she was going to get beauty injections, she would have said that too. But she smoked a lot, loved meat and was fond of tanning. These factors could have contributed to the development of the disease.

She was only 47 years old. Bright woman with an incomparable smile - this is how her relatives and fans will remember her.

Anna Samokhina was buried at the Smolensk cemetery, next to the grave of her mother-in-law, the mother of her first husband. Relatives refused a civil memorial service; the funeral service took place in the Church of the Smolensk Mother of God. But the temple could not accommodate everyone, so speakers were installed outside so that fans of the actress could hear the service. Many could not restrain themselves and cried. One woman became ill, but fortunately there was an ambulance on duty near the church.

Actors don't die

We often noticed that Anya had stomach problems,” actor Evgeny Leonov-Gladyshev told us. “Sometimes she asked me to bring mineral water to the dressing room to wash down a pill before the performance. Nobody thought that she was so seriously ill. Anya always said that she ate a bad salad. It’s good that she died in her sleep and passed away quietly.

The coffin was placed in front of the altar. They opened the lid in complete silence.

Annushka managed to give instructions on how to bury her,” explained Leonov-Gladyshev.

Anya is already at home, we are still visiting,” sighed the actress’s friend, actor Sergei Koshonin. - She was a very religious person. Before a performance he always crosses himself. Although she did not often go to church and did not observe fasts, she had faith in her soul. This means that God needed her more than here on earth. In general, Anna is a miracle of nature. And for us she will always remain alive. Actors don't die.

An apple that ripened early

Samokhin's funeral service was conducted by Father Viktor Moskovsky. Anna was friends with him, often talked, especially about Saint Xenia of Petersburg: she dreamed of playing her in a movie.

“I performed the funeral service for my beloved actress, my loved one, with special sorrow and mourning,” admitted Father Victor. - Many people ask: why do such young people leave? There are apples that ripen early, and others that ripen late. And now the early apple is ripe, plump, and if you don’t bite into it, it will spoil. It may be an unfortunate comparison, but perhaps Hannah was ripe for God. The funeral service contains the following words: “He will rest with the saints.” We bury Anna in the Smolensk cemetery, where Saint Xenia of Petersburg lies. I believe that she will patronize Anna and become her intercessor before the Lord.

The coffin was carried out to applause. They didn't stop talking for a long time. The hearse drove slowly along the cemetery path, along the edges of which hundreds of people stood and clapped and clapped.

The grave was covered with spruce branches and carnations. Another short funeral service was held here. In the frosty air, the voices of the singers sounded especially shrill. Relatives and friends, whom the guards carefully protected from the crowds of Samokhina’s fans, stood in a tight group. Anna's daughter Alexandra, who had been steadfastly holding back her tears all this time, could not stand it and burst into tears. Her father immediately approached her, hugged her, and whispered something in her ear. A few minutes later the girl came to her senses.

“I worked with Anya for four years,” recalls Andrei Noskov, who played with Samokhina in the entreprise “Hero of the occasion.” - Such talented actress never met. She has a mysterious smile and plasticity. But I found out that she was sick only recently. Anya was a rather secretive person in life. She has this manner of not letting anyone in on her problems. She rarely asked for help. That’s probably why she didn’t talk about her illness.

At exactly sixteen o'clock Samokhin was lowered into the grave. Applause began again. And then fans of the actress with flowers walked to the fresh grave for more than an hour. Most of all there were white roses - she especially loved them.

DETAILS

Samokhina herself found out that she had cancer only two months ago. In November, she was going on vacation to Goa, but before that she decided to undergo a test. The diagnosis was disappointing: stomach cancer, stage four, surgery was impossible. The relatives tried to find at least some way to help Anna, but the doctors just shrugged their shoulders - nothing could be done. A course of chemotherapy was given, but it did not help. Non-traditional methods of treatment also proved powerless.

The actress spent her last days in a hospice in Pargolovo. There, not only ordinary doctors support patients, but also priests. Daughter Sasha was always nearby and older sister Margarita. Samokhin was also visited by her ex-husbands.

1. The daughter of the actress Alexandra was the first to throw a handful of earth into her mother’s grave. Behind her is Anna's first husband Alexander Samokhin.

2. Evgeny Leonov-Gladyshev: “Who knew that the disease was so serious?”

3. Mikhail Boyarsky was Samokhina’s partner in the film “Don Cesar de Bazan”.

4. Andrei Urgant played with Anna in the film “Russian Transit”.

5. Alexander Polovtsev could barely hold back his tears.

6. Sergei Selin and Sergei Koshonin cannot come to terms with the loss of a friend and colleague.

7. Funeral procession was headed by Anna Samokhina's nephew Denis.

8. Anna’s sister Margarita helped Samokhina cope with trouble until the very end.

QUESTION OF THE DAY

Yesterday, one of the most beautiful actresses of Russian cinema, Anna Samokhina, was buried at the Smolensk cemetery. But in her personal life, not everything went well for her.

Is it always beautiful women happy?

Vadim BAZYKIN, Honored Pilot of Russia:

Happiness does not depend on beauty. Beauty is, of course, a gift from God. We must treat her correctly. She inspires a person, but happiness does not depend on her.

Yuri Khalimov, chief endocrinologist of the St. Petersburg Health Committee:

No wonder they say: don’t be born beautiful. A beautiful woman is always in greater demand. She needs to keep herself in shape. This applies to appearance, health, and intelligence. She is discussed and condemned more. On the other hand, the beauty believes that only a prince can be her husband. And there aren’t enough of them for everyone. That's why many beautiful women remain single.

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Question of the day: “Are beautiful women always happy?” Yesterday, one of the most beautiful actresses of Russian cinema, Anna Samokhina, was buried at the Smolensk cemetery. But in her personal life, not everything went well for her. Shooting - Katerina FILIPPOVA

Andre SUBERU, head of the Nigerian diaspora in St. Petersburg:

Everyone has their own destiny. And I knew Anna Samokhina personally. And I know firsthand what a good woman she was. And the kind and talented people Unfortunately, they don't live long. And beauty has nothing to do with it.

Yuri LABETSKY, artistic director of the Vyborg theater “Holy Fortress”:

All the actresses of our troupe are very beautiful women. Theater for them is their personal life. And here they are happy. And we don’t ask them about what’s happening behind the stage.

Svetlana POPOVA, student

No. U beautiful girls there are a lot of fans, and this choice makes your head spin. It’s hard for them to decide, but time is running out. This results in internal conflict, and as a result, the woman is often left alone.

Vladislav ALEXEEV, general manager football club "Dynamo":

A man makes a woman happy. I have a very beautiful wife, with whom we lived for almost forty years. We have two children and four grandchildren. And if she were asked such a question, she would answer without hesitation that she was very happy.

Thea DONGUZASHVILI, bronze medalist Olympic Games- 2004 in judo:

People must decide their own destiny. Happiness is in our hands. And if someone is unhappy, then it means he is doing something wrong.

Alexey DEMIDOV, Rector of St. Petersburg State University

technology and design:

I don’t see any relationship between a woman’s appearance and her personal happiness. Character is much more important inner world women, her reliability.

Dmitry DANILOV, cook:

Not always. And there are many examples of this. For example, my wife's friend is a beautiful woman. But in her family there is no love, no sensitivity, no respect between the spouses for each other.

Anna MOLCHANOVA, film actress:

No. As a rule, they expect and demand a lot from their men even during the dating period. And when they get married and it begins family life, then everyday life becomes jammed and discord begins. There's no time for happiness here.

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Anna Samokhina was buried in St. Petersburg. The most beautiful Russian actress passed away on Monday night. She was only 47 years old. A bright woman with an incomparable smile, this is how her relatives and fans will remember her.

(PHOTO) Russian actress Anna Samokhina, who died on February 8 from stomach cancer, during her lifetime forbade her friends to come to her funeral.

The artist did not want anyone to see her in the state to which her illness had brought her.

47-year-old Anna Samokhina spent her last days in one of the St. Petersburg hospices.

She also forbade friends who were going to visit her at the hospice to come see her.

The actress’s last wish was a request not to organize any farewell ceremonies after her death, NEWSru.co.il reports.

Referent of the Union of Cinematographers Irina Pann told reporters that the family categorically refused a civil memorial service.

February 10 in the Church of the Smolensk Icon Mother of God The actress's funeral service will take place in St. Petersburg. Anna Samokhina will be buried on the same day at the Smolensk cemetery.

A few days before her death, the actress was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia.

The latest film with the participation of Anna Samokhina, “An Alias ​​for a Hero,” will be released in five months.

Anna Samokhina, the first beauty of Soviet cinema, was an ugly duckling as a child.

She was born in 1963 in the city of Guryevsk, Kemerovo region. A poorly dressed provincial girl from a poor factory family—that’s what she was like at age 14.

Anna's childhood did not promise her bright prospects: the entire Podgorny family (maiden name Samokhina) had a room in the factory dormitory.

The father drank, there was nothing to spoil the children with new clothes (Anya grew up with her sister). Living conditions were gradually improved: the family first moved from the hostel to a communal apartment, then the Podgornys saved up for a cooperative.

Anya’s mother dreamed for herself and for the girls: her daughters definitely had to study music and find a military husband, so that they would have a separate apartment, and in such a favorable situation it would be possible to work, for example, as a music teacher in a kindergarten.

Anna did not oppose her mother’s plans, she studied with straight A’s. Having matured, she decided to become an artist. At the age of 14, after eighth grade, the girl entered the Yaroslavl Theater School.

Anna at that time considered herself ugly, she couldn’t show off her outfits, and it was difficult to outdo her classmates: all the beautiful girls, confident in their charms, had an advantage of 2-3 years.

But the first guy on the course, Alexander Samokhin, saw the “ugly girl”. At the age of 16, Anya and Sasha had already started a family.

The happy family life of the Samokhins will last 15 years. After graduating from college, the guys were assigned to the Rostov theater, and their daughter Sasha was born. Anna was not spoiled with roles; her husband’s profession, instead of a separate apartment, only required a room in a dorm.

At 20, Anna seemed to have returned to the past: the same shared kitchen, no prospects in the near foreseeable future.

She had every chance of living in obscurity, but at the age of 24, luck finally turned to the girl, they write Dni.Ru.

In the hallway of the hostel she met assistant director Georgy Yungvald-Khinkevich, author of The Three Musketeers.

Since 1988 - after the release of the film "The Prisoner of the Chateau d'If", where Samokhina played the beautiful Mercedes - directors raced to recruit the actress into their projects.

Anna Samokhina in the film "The Prisoner of the Chateau d'If"

“Thieves in Law”, “Don Cesar de Bazan”, “The Royal Hunt” - Anna did not leave the posters; Samokhina’s beauty had no equal in her generation.

But Soviet cinema lived out last days, and the Russian one had not yet been born - the actress’s star was gradually fading away. She acted here and there, but without previous success.

Anna’s last film roles will be remembered for “The Chinese Service” (1999), the TV series “Black Raven” and “Gangster Petersburg”.

In 2009, she managed to star in two films - “Love is not what it seems” and “House with no exit.”

The illness came into her life suddenly. Anna Samokhina has always had tremendous willpower. She didn’t give up and didn’t fall into despair when there was no work either in the theater or in the cinema.

And now her loved ones believed that the terrible diagnosis would not break her and she would recover. Directors and colleagues were waiting for her return. But Anna Samokhina “burned out” within a few months.

Anna Samokhina in the film "Thieves in Law"