The rapid career and love relationships of actress Sofia Kashtanova: does the young star have a husband? Ivan Nikolaev Husband of Sofia Kashtanova.

The popular actor noted New Year at OK! and talked about his acquaintance with Milla Jovovich and Monica Bellucci, his childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian, terrible scream Fyodor Bondarchuk and wasted time at the main acting university in the country

IN New Year's Eve Vanya did not leave Moscow - he invited those closest to him to visit him, in a rented apartment in the Patriarch's Ponds area: actress Sofya Kashtanova, singer Vlad Topalov, designer Irina Gafina, architect Alexander Yudin, journalist Marina Demchenko, friend Vika and childhood friend Maxim. Together with OK! they drank, danced, sang, burned sparklers, fooling around... In general, we were having fun full blast. A few days later OK! I came to visit Nikolaev again, but this time in a serious way - to talk about life and cinema.
It’s good to walk in your apartment with a large group: little furniture, a lot of space. Is this on purpose?
Not really. I just love space, I try not to crowd the apartment with things.
Is there something you can't do without?
Perhaps the TV. Not television, but specifically television - like a monitor. I watch DVDs exclusively on it. On a free day, I can lie in bed and watch movies until nightfall.
Which ones do you play?
No. I don't like myself on screen. Somewhere I’m even embarrassed. I don't like my voice, I don't like the way I look...
Strange. They say about you that you are an actor with Hollywood looks.
People from the outside say, but I don’t think so myself. In general, I'm not obsessed with my appearance. I don’t sit for hours at a beautician, I don’t go for massages, I don’t even go to the gym. If I were obsessed with this, I would at least not smoke or drink wine. But at my age it's... boring. ( Laughs.) I know people in the profession who lead absolutely healthy image life - for the most part they are terrible bores, which, by the way, is reflected in their creativity.
Nevertheless, it is difficult to imagine that in the present time actors with such nondescript external characteristics as, for example, Evgeny Evstigneev or Evgeny Leonov, would receive a lot of roles. Nowadays, handsome men are in demand: Vasya Stepanov, Petya Fedorov, Kostya Kryukov, you. What is this trend?
There is no trend! Russian cinema is still sorely lacking in films with sexy characters. Yes, in “Inhabited Island” Vasya Stepanov looks like a real sex symbol, this is what the bet was placed on, but there are very few such projects. And the problems from the so-called Hollywood appearance are much greater than the dividends. For example, it often happens that I come to a casting, the role is interesting to me, I can cope with it, and the director says: “Vanya, of course, is good, but his facial features are too bright, I need a simpler person.” We have this stereotype: if an actor is cute, it means he’s not that talented. Like, what does he have, besides a pretty face, that he can play? This, by the way, gives rise to a lot of complexes in many young actors. In Hollywood, for example, when an actor brings his portfolio to a casting director, these are always photographs taken, as they say, on the best day, on the very better mood, in the very best clothes etc. An ideal picture, because appearance in the American industry is 50 percent of success. With us, often the scarier the better. The closer you are to the masses, the less you stand out, the more chances you have of getting a role.
Have you ever wanted to try yourself in Hollywood?
Of course, they are waiting for me there with open arms! ( Laughs.) In fact, to build a career in Hollywood, you must at least live there permanently and learn English without an accent, which is almost impossible.
Aren't there any actors in Hollywood who speak English with an accent?
They have been forced to play foreigners all their lives. You can’t make a serious career there without a language. There are, of course, exceptions to the rule, such as Marion Cotillard or Penelope Cruz. But they are unique, they received an Oscar for their roles, and an Oscar automatically opens all doors in America. If you are just a Russian actor, who also positions himself as a “Russian in Hollywood”, lives in Russia, and travels to America, then at best you will play Russians, as Vladimir Mashkov does (by the way, a wonderful master) or Katya Rednikova. Hundreds of thousands of young people come to Hollywood every year with hopes of becoming stars. The competition is unreal, there is nothing like it anywhere else. You can bang your head against the wall for years - and to no avail. I also used to think: I’ll make a good portfolio, go to America, hang out there, maybe someone will like me. Nonsense! I know this from many of my friends who tried to settle in the States. What can I say if even Spielberg’s own daughter, an actress, doesn’t have anything supernatural going on in her career! It is clear that she will not disappear, she will always have some kind of work, but she will not get big roles in big projects. She's not Angelina Jolie - that's all. It won't collect cash. And even the famous dad won't help.
In general, are you satisfied with the way your professional life is shaping up today?
Overall I have nothing to complain about. Despite the above, I act regularly, and the roles I come across are diverse. In “Veselchaki” I played a transvestite, in “S.S.D.” I play such a rude street guy. I couldn’t even imagine that Vadim Shmelev would approve me for this role. Another thing is that I, of course, would like to act in big films more often...
What do you mean by big movie?
For example, Bekmambetov’s “Black Lightning,” which just came out. It may be a fairy tale, light and positive, but it is amazingly made, at the world level. I was at the premiere and really enjoyed it.
When you play in TV series, do you have to force yourself?
But I don’t have many TV series, only two: “The Club” and “City of Temptations.” I try not to get carried away with this - you can ruin your entire career. Constant participation in “soap” spoils the image. At the same time, I can say that “City of Temptations” was a stunning experience for me. Eight months of filming under the harshest conditions and time pressure. Therefore, when they call me now in full footage and say: “Van, keep in mind, half of the filming is outside, in the cold,” I answer: “Guys, I went through such a school that even if you film on the moon, I’m not afraid of anything anymore.” . Everyone thinks that the series is such an easy bread: come, play the role, get money and leave. In fact, it's hellish work. Filming for 14 hours straight, 25–29 minutes of production per day (in a full-length film - from 3 to 5 minutes maximum!), in the morning scenes from the first episode, in the afternoon - from the 22nd, in the evening - from the 48th. Completely different circumstances, heroes, characters, you constantly need to readjust, your head doesn’t work, terrible lack of sleep, plus the organization of the process is zero: either the car won’t be sent on time, or the costumes will be forgotten. Filming in a TV series is much more difficult than filming a feature film.
Did you have any options to do something completely different in life?
As a child, I wanted to become a veterinarian. Animals lived in my house all the time - dogs, cats, rats. But this dream quickly passed. At the age of eighteen, I had already firmly decided: I would be an actor. I entered VGIK under Anatoly Romashin. I wanted it myself, no one pushed me to do it. Mom, on the contrary, was against it. My parents are engineers by education, they are engaged in business - in general, they are far from creative professions.

EVGENY LEVKOVICH

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Sofya Kashtanova is a film actress, star of the TV series “Policeman from Rublyovka” (Kristina), “The Thaw” (Sophia Loren), “Wolf Sun” (Irina Belinskaya), “Resort Romance” (Yulia).

Childhood and family

Sofya Andreevna was born in August 1987. Her ancestry includes Italian, Polish and German blood. Father: Andrey Antonov, playwright. Mother, Kashtanova Alla Afanasyevna, gave birth to Sophia at 33 years old. Before the birth of her daughter, she graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School, and at the Moscow Art Theater, which at that time was headed by Oleg Efremov, she continued her career. She appeared on the theater stage, starred in three films, but after the birth of Sophia in 1989, she left the troupe and spent most of her time with her daughter, sometimes touring.

Sophia's parents did not live together much. After the divorce, the girl often stayed with her grandmother, Alla’s mother, while she was on tour. During a tour in Cuba, Sophia's mother met her future second husband. After lengthy correspondence and rare meetings Alla Kashtanova remarried and moved with her daughter to Mexico, which became the second home for 9-year-old Sophia until her 15th birthday.

IN new country she learned to communicate fluently in Spanish and English, became interested in drawing, Latin American dancing, and show jumping. The love for horses helped in various difficult situations. So, when the girl found out about the death of her father in 2002, she became depressed, she was afraid to sleep, and she was plagued by panic attacks. The consolation was a horse named Phobos, my mother’s gift.

Acting career

A smart, quick-witted girl, she had a good memory and ability to learn. At the age of fourteen, she graduated from school as an external student and went to Moscow to study acting. Future profession was determined for her: Sophia grew up listening to her mother’s stories about the theater, performances, and famous actors.

In 2004, Sofia entered the Moscow Art Theater School, taking a cinematography course taught by Roman Kozak and his classmate Dmitry Brusnikin, and on the first try. After receiving her diploma, the girl began to build a career in cinema.

Kashtanova first appeared in a movie (TV series “Detectives,” season 5, episode “Victim of Fashion,” 2006) while being a second-year student. People began to recognize the girl on the streets after the drama “ Random connection"directed by Olga Stolpovskaya, where Sophia got the role of Marianne, main character film.

By 2017, she had more than 30 films and TV series in her collection. Among them it is worth noting:
“Policeman from Rublyovka” became a lucky ticket for the actress. Her heroine Christina is an elite " moth", but at the same time not only beautiful, but also smart, well-read, erudite and interesting girl. According to the plot, Christina falls in love with the character of Alexander Petrov, policeman Grisha.

Personal life of Sofia Kashtanova

IN adolescence Sophia's first love came. The relationship with the guy, a native of Chile, did not always go smoothly. The bright brunette attracted the attention of young people, and her boyfriend often made scenes of jealousy. It is unknown how this relationship would have ended if he had not been deported from Mexico to his homeland, Chile.

In 2009, during the filming of the film “Moon-Moon,” Sofya Kashtanova began a fleeting affair with Artem Semakin, the husband of Maria Mashkova. It was rumored that Maria left her husband after learning about the betrayal. But soon Sophia left Semakin, and since then the details of her personal life have not been “revealed” in the press.

Sophia thinks marriage important milestone in a relationship between two lovers. She dreams of strong family and about at least two children.

Hobbies and interests

Life famous actress does not limit itself to filming. The world of her hobbies is wide and varied. Sophia has many talents.

At the age of seven she rode a horse for the first time, and subsequently became a master of sports in horse riding.

Her passion for painting led to the fact that in 2013, on the advice and with the direct help of her mother, Sophia organized the first exhibition of her paintings. The exhibition was successful, 21 paintings were sold. Sofia loves to sing, she completed jazz vocal courses, but she herself has no illusions about a career as a singer.

Sofya Kashtanova practices yoga at a professional level and visits mentors in India. My favorite yoga pose is headstand.

As Sofya Kashtanova said in one of her interviews, a woman should radiate happiness. Her desire is to be in a good mood, glow from within and warm those around her with this light.

The girl is rarely seen in beauty salons. She takes care of her appearance on her own. Beauty treatments often done at home. Special attention devotes to hair. Masks, balms, rubs are permanent care procedures. As a cosmetic product, she prefers burdock oil.

He has a simple approach to nutrition and loves vegetables. Healthy eating- the motto when choosing food. Slender figure supported by visits gym, regular yoga classes.

Sofya Kashtanova now

In 2017, viewers saw the second season of “Policeman from Rublyovka”; the series “Sleeping” was also preparing for release with

It is no coincidence that Sofia Kashtanova is considered one of the brightest and most sought-after young actresses in Russian cinema. Thanks to natural charm With her bright appearance and extraordinary talent for transformation, the actress instantly attracts the attention of the audience.

Kashtanova has not yet had to change anything in her appearance or learn anything for the sake of roles, but she is ready to do anything to play an exciting story. Many interesting events took place in the actress’s biography, which in one way or another influenced her future.

Children's hobbies

Sofia was born in 1987 in Moscow. Her parents are directly related to the creative world: her father, Andrei Antonov, is a screenwriter and writer, and her mother, Alla Kashtanova, was an actress and worked at the Moscow Art Theater. However, her parents soon divorced, her mother married a Mexican, so they had to move to her stepfather’s homeland. When in new family a child was born, her mother devoted herself to raising him. However, they did not live in Mexico permanently, often coming to Moscow to visit family and friends.

In the photo is the family of actress Sofia Kashtanova: her mother and grandmother

In her childhood, Sophia loved to read and was also fond of poetry. While attending a Mexican school, she learned English and spanish languages, mastered the technique of Latin American dances, and also went in for equestrian sports. Later, the girl became interested in drawing and took academic vocal lessons. Despite her variety of interests, she dreamed of becoming an actress, like her mother. After graduating from school as an external student, Kashtanova decided to enter a theater university. Despite having friends, her mother did not ask anyone to help her daughter, deciding that the girl should go her own way. Having successfully passed the exams, she soon became a student at the Moscow Art Theater.

Successful film projects

Sophia’s film career began in 2006, but her first works consisted of episodes and minor roles in crime series: “Insatiable”, “Detectives-5”, “Murder in the Summer Season” and others. However, the girl quickly got tired of this genre, dreaming of getting into interesting project. In 2010, Kashtanova managed to get her first main role: in the film “A Casual Affair” her heroine was a girl named Marianne. This picture received high marks from critics, as a result of which the acting was also noted. In 2013 she got on film set series “The Thaw”, where she played a small but bright role young Sophia Loren, which she did an excellent job with. Despite the fact that Kashtanova is Russian by nationality, she is sure that she definitely has Italian roots.

Still from the film “Cruel Business”

The actress’s career took off, and her filmography included projects such as “Wolf Sun”, “Resort Romance”, “Policeman from Rublyovka” and others. In the next film, the serial drama “Cycle”, the girl was able to work with many star colleagues, including Yegor Beroev. 2017 pleased many TV viewers who watched such films with her participation as “Policeman from Rublyovka in Beskudnikovo”, “Curse of the Sleepers”, “Psychologists”

Personal life

Kashtanova does not like to cover the details of her personal life, believing that “happiness loves silence.” The beauty was often in the spotlight of the public; it is not surprising that she was credited with relationships with her star colleagues. Sophia is not married yet, but she has already begun to think about big family, where several children will grow up. Moreover, the actress herself sees herself as a crazy mommy. Despite her busy work schedule, she finds time to chat with family and friends, as well as meet her loved one.

Photo www.instagram.com/sofiacastanova

To cheer herself up, Kashtanova goes to the gym, where she works out with an individual instructor. She is often offered to play the role of beauties, but also in real life the actress manages to look no worse. Sophia always takes care of her appearance and nutrition, thanks to which, with a height of 173 cm, her weight is only 52 kg.

Sofia Kashtanova was born on August 6, 1987 in the capital of Russia, Moscow. The girl’s parents are writer and screenwriter Andrei Antonov and actress Alla Kashtanova.

It is not surprising that in such creative family The future brilliant actress was brought up. Sophia's mother worked at the Moscow Art Theater under O. Efremov. When the theater was disbanded, Alla left her previous place of work and went on tour with her colleagues.

As soon as she gave birth to her daughter, the woman immediately abandoned her career, devoting her life to raising a child.

Even in her childhood, Sophia showed great interest in reading books and poetry. Until she was 8 years old, she lived with her mother and father in Moscow, but when her parents divorced, she moved to live in Mexico. The mother and stepfather took the baby with them.

Sophia received her education there, and therefore today she can boast of an excellent knowledge of English and Spanish. In her childhood, the girl was involved in equestrian sports and Latin American dancing. She first sat on the saddle at the age of 7.

Despite her great fear of falling, she saddled the horse. She liked show jumping, and therefore she mastered this area and is sure that nothing can knock her out of the saddle of a horse.

At the age of 15, Sophia's father died. The girl fell into severe depression, followed by terrible panic attacks. Only thanks English horse Phobos, which her mother gave her, Sophia was able to overcome the disease.

At 17 years old future actress returned to Moscow to become a student at the Moscow Art Theater School. In 2004, she was accepted to study on a course with D. Brusnikin and R. Kozak. Today, Sophia has 2 native countries - Russia and Mexico.

Personal life

Sofya Kashtanova is not married. Recently she had serious relationship with several suitors.

Her first boyfriend was a Chilean, whom she met at the age of 15.

The young people enjoyed life while traveling together around Mexico. The couple existed for three years, but they had to break up due to the guy’s deportation to Chile. Plus, Sophia admits that she was incredibly tired at that moment from his groundless jealousy.

Kashtanova’s next romance was with A. Semakin. They met on the set of the movie “Luna-Luna”. Love on the screen turned into real love. The couple was always together, Semakin said that Sophia was his chosen one, but the girl claimed that there was nothing serious between them.

Passion and hobby

Sophia looks gorgeous. She has a chiseled figure and beautiful appearance. The girl claims that she does not follow any diets, but only accepts herself as she is. To keep track of her figure, she regularly does sports and yoga.

The latter passion has been present in her life since she was 13 years old. Sophia even went to India to get to know ancient practices better. She likes headstand most of all, because blood circulation changes, which has a positive effect on the female body.

To cheer herself up, the actress visits the gym, swimming pool, sauna or hammam. The actress says that the best way she is not able to choose for herself to recharge herself with positivity.

Another hobby of the multifaceted Kashtanova is painting.. In 2013 she held her first exhibition. Plus, the actress actively maintains a virtual page on Instagram and has more than a hundred thousand subscribers.

She delights fans with photos from professional filming For fashion magazines, among them there are pictures of a domestic nature, where Sophia affectionately hugs her pets. On her page, the actress does not hesitate to post photos of herself without makeup or in poor quality.

In the summer of 2017, Sofya Kashtanova took part in filming for Maxim magazine, appearing bare-chested on the cover. She shared her thoughts in an interview with the magazine, revealing a little more about her life and work.

Interesting notes:

Professional life

Kashtanova's debut in the film industry took place in 2006. Initially, Sophia played minor roles in serial projects and participated in unpopular films. For example, the series “Students”, the second part, “Detectives-5”, “Insatiable”.

This was followed by TV series of the crime genre: “Uncomplicated Murder”, “Law and Order”, “Lawyer”, “Murder in the Summer Season”, etc. After this series of projects, Kashtanova decided that she did not want to take part in the filming of films that were negative , for example, where there is crime, violence, blood.

In 2010, she played Miranda in the film Luna-Luna. In 2011, the film “A Casual Relationship” by O. Stolpovskaya was released, which was shown at various festivals around the world.

In 2014, a film with Sophia “The Thaw” was released, where the actress played the brilliant Sophia Loren. That same year, she starred in an episode of the sitcom “Kitchen-4.” In 2015, she appeared as Yulia Usoltseva in the comedy “Resort Romance.” At the same time, she could be seen in supporting roles in the film “I Believe Not” and the project “Concerned, or Love is Evil.”

In 2016, she played the role of Christina in the popular TV series “Policeman from Rublyovka”. In 2017, she continued filming the second part of the project.

At the same time, she appeared in the role of Mila in the melodramatic mini-series “Loyalty” about the life of a village into which a businesswoman from a modern metropolis burst into, and played in the melodramatic project “Circle”.

The actress does not stop there. Today she is involved in the filming of a mystical thriller called “Sleepers.” The focus will really be creepy story, based on student bikes that come to life before our eyes.

In the sitcom about the daily work of an elite police officer, Sofya Kashtanova plays the role of Christina, a former prostitute who is head over heels for the main character of the show, Grisha Izmailov, played by Alexander Petrov. He doesn’t show mutual feelings for her, and in the last episodes of the second season it became clear that nothing would work out for them. Despite this, Christina remained an important and, of course, beautiful heroine of a serial film with many fans.

As the actress says, her character does not intend to return to her previous work, but at the same time she is able to use her knowledge to help other people overcome difficulties. About the character’s personal life, she noted that moving away from such strong feelings what they had for Grisha will be difficult for her, and she will still compare him with any of her potential partners for some time.

Comparing the heroine and herself, Sofia says that in terms of unrequited love they are absolutely not alike. The actress would succumb to feelings only if she knew for sure about reciprocity. Kashtanova hopes that the character’s experience will not affect her.

On the subject of experience, Sofia recently turned 30 and admits that she is becoming more accepting of certain aspects of relationships. Or, at least, she is able to hear the opposite side and understand, first of all, it is worth finding a middle ground in such matters. However, under no circumstances would I tolerate rudeness and greed in a relationship. Sofia specifically noted that she finds greedy men disgusting.

She also doesn’t consider cheating acceptable and doesn’t agree with the idea of ​​polygamous marriage* (one spouse has several marriages). However, he doesn’t deny it; he may change his mind over time. The possibility of not having to worry about cheating seems attractive to her, but she cannot yet accept such thoughts.

Speaking about her recent candid photography for men's magazines, Sofia says that the reaction of her relatives to the pictures was positive. The actress’s mother is a progressive person, so she wasn’t worried about her. But with my grandmother it’s a different matter. However, despite the Soviet training, my grandmother called the photos “beautiful.”

As Sofia noted, it’s better not to do anything at all than to be embarrassed.

You can tell everyone how proud you are of what you have done, which will make others think so. Even though this is a magazine for men and I’m not in a huge sweater, but I’m not completely naked either.

Kashtanova herself likes the pictures and thinks that her children will also appreciate them.