Alyona Olegovna Babenko (; russian: Алёна Оле́говна Бабе́нко; born March 31, 1972) is a Russian film and theater actress,

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

(2013).

Biography

Elena Baranova, known professionally as Alyona Babenko was born in Kemerovo,

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(now

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). Mother — piano teacher, father Oleg Baranov — an engineer by training. In her childhood she studied in clubs and studios, went to a music school. She participated in festivals, performances and sang in the choir, in the vocal-instrumental ensemble. She dreamed of becoming a ballerina.Двойная жизнь Алены Бабенко
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. Alyona graduated from school in 1988 and entered

Tomsk State University The National Research Tomsk State University, TSU (russian: Национа́льный иссле́довательский То́мский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a public research university located in Tom ...

in the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics. In her first year, Lena, by announcement, got into the Student Theater of Variety Miniatures. Amateur activities completely enticed her, and for the rest she practically did not have time. After the first course, she tried to enter the Moscow Art Theater to

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, but failed. In her fifth year, Alena met Vitaly Babenko, a famous television director in Moscow. Alyona left the university and came to live in Moscow. Soon Alyona married Vitaly, and they had a son, Nikita. In Moscow, Alyona kept housekeeping, raised her son. In 2000, Alyona Babenko graduated from

VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

, the course was led by

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. Before finishing VGIK, Alyona made her debut in the TV series '' Kamenskaya'', where she starred in several episodes. Best known for starring in Pavel Chukhrai's film ''

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'' (2004), who brought her the Russian film awards Nika and

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Personal life

First husband Vitaliy Babenko, a Russian director and actor (divorced), son Nikita was born in 1992. Second husband since 2011. Eduard Suboch, master of sports in ski jumping from a springboard, businessman.

Public position

In 2014, she signed a collective appeal of cultural figures of the Russian Federation in support of the policy of the President of the Russian Federation

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and in

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.Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму
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Selected filmography

* '' Kamenskaya'' as Katya (2000) * ''

'' as Vera Serova (2004) * '' On Upper Maslovka'' as Nina (2006) * '' Andersen. Life Without Love'' as Henriette Wulff /

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(2006) * '' Indi'' as Arina (2007) * ''

Jolly Fellows ''Jolly Fellows'' (russian: Весёлые ребята, Vesyolye rebyata), also translated as ''Happy-Go-Lucky Guys'', ''Moscow Laughs'' and ''Jazz Comedy'', is a 1934 Soviet musical film, directed by Grigori Aleksandrov and starring his wife L ...

'' as Alvetochka, journalist (2009) * '' High Security Vacation'' as Tatyana Panteleeva (2009) * ''

The Photographer ''The Photographer'' is a three-part mixed media performance accompanied by music (also sometimes referred to as a chamber opera) by composer Philip Glass. The libretto is based on the life and homicide trial of 19th-century English photographer ...

'' as Kolya's mother (2014) * ''

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'' as Margarita (2016) * ''

After You're Gone ''After You're Gone'' (russian: После тебя, Posle tebya) is a 2016 Russian comedy-drama film directed by Anna Matison. Plot Famous ballet dancer Alexey Temnikov (Sergey Bezrukov) dedicated his whole life to the stage, performing in vari ...

'' as Chiara's mother (2017) * '' Holiday'' as Margarita Voskresenskaya (2019)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Babenko, Alyona 1972 births Living people Russian film actresses Russian stage actresses Russian television actresses Recipients of the Nika Award Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni 20th-century Russian actresses 21st-century Russian actresses People from Kemerovo