Kseniya Aleksandrovna Rappoport (russian: link=no, Ксе́ния Алекса́ндровна Раппопо́рт; born 25 March 1974)Ксения Раппопорт (Ksenia Rappoport) — все о знаменитости
/ref> is a Russian actress. She graduated in 2000 from Saint Petersburg Academy of Theatrical Arts and was immediately invited to join the

Maly Drama Theatre Maly Drama Theatre (russian: Академический Малый драматический театр — Театр Европы) is a theatre located on 191002, St. Petersburg, Rubinstein street, house, 18. The artistic director and head of ...

. She played Nina Zarechnaya in ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises t ...

'', Elena in ''

Uncle Vania ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direc ...

'', and Sonia in '' La doppia ora''. She has appeared in films and TV series such as '' Streets of Broken Lights'', ''Baron'', ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writte ...

'', ''Nicholas II'' (Germany), ''The Russian Bride'', ''National Security Agent'', '' Empire under Attack'', ''Calendula Flowers'', ''Prokofiev'' (Germany), '' Get Thee Out'', '' Criminal Petersburg'', ''Homicide'', and ''I Pay Up Front'' and ''

My Wife's Romance ''My Wife's Romance'' (french: Le roman de ma femme) is a 2011 French drama film written and directed by Djamshed Usmonov and starring Olivier Gourmet and Léa Seydoux. Plot Eve's husband Paul, disappears mysteriously one day and leaves behind ...

'' (France). She starred in the Italian films ''

La sconosciuta ''The Unknown Woman'' ( it, La sconosciuta, ; also known as ''The Other Woman'') is a 2006 Italian psychological thriller mystery film, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore that depicts a woman alone in a foreign country, haunted by a horrible past. Pl ...

'' (''The Unknown Woman''; 2006), L'uomo che ama (2008) and in the

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...

nominated movie '' La doppia ora'' (2009), for which she won the

Volpi Cup for Best Actress The Volpi Cup for Best Actress is an award presented by the Venice Film Festival. It is given by the festival jury in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance from the films in the competition slate. It is named in honor o ...

at the 66th

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

Biography

Rappoport was born in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

(now

Saint Petersburg, Russia Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

). She made her debut in cinema at the age of 16 years, while the decision to become an actress was influenced by her role in the film '' Get Thee Out''. In 2000, she graduated from

Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (russian: Российский государственный институт сценических искусств), formerly known as St Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, formerly Leningrad State ...

(SPbGATI), where she studied in the class VM Filshtinsky and was immediately invited to join the trainee group in St. Petersburg Maly Drama Theater, where she is an actress at the moment. Xenia played Nina Zarechnaya in ''

'' set

Lev Dodin Lev Abramovich Dodin (russian: Лев Абрамович Додин, born 1944) is a modern Russian theater director, the leader of Saint Petersburg Maly Drama Theater. Biography Lev Dodin was born in Novokuznetsk in 1944. He first experienced ...

in 2001,Академический Малый Драматический Театр — Театр Европы. Ведутся технические работы
Retrieved 27 June 2019. She also played a girl in "Claustrophobia" (MDT), Elena Andreyevna in ''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direct ...

'' (Prize "Gold spotlights" in 2003 for Best Actress) and Sofia in ''Play without Name'' directed by Lev Dodin in MDT,

Jocasta In Greek mythology, Jocasta (), also rendered Iocaste ( grc, Ἰοκάστη ) and also known as Epicaste (; ), was a daughter of Menoeceus, a descendant of the Spartoi Echion, and queen consort of Thebes. She was the wife of first Laius, t ...

in ''

Oedipus Rex ''Oedipus Rex'', also known by its Greek title, ''Oedipus Tyrannus'' ( grc, Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, ), or ''Oedipus the King'', is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC. Originally, to the ancient Gr ...

'', Beatrice in ''

The Servant of Two Masters ''The Servant of Two Masters'' ( it, Il servitore di due padroni, links=no) is a comedy by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni written in 1746. Goldoni originally wrote the play at the request of actor Antonio Sacco, one of the great Harlequins ...

'' and Ismenio in ''

Antigone In Greek mythology, Antigone ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) is the daughter of Oedipus and either his mother Jocasta or, in another variation of the myth, Euryganeia. She is a sister of Polynices, Eteocles, and Ismene.Roman, L., & Roma ...

'' ( State Theatre on Foundry). In 2008, Rappoport played an opera singer whose son mysteriously disappears in the film '' Yuri's Day'' by

Kirill Serebrennikov Kirill Semyonovich Serebrennikov (russian: Кирилл Семёнович Серебренников; born 7 September 1969) is a Russian stage and film director and theatre designer. Since 2012, he has been the artistic director of the Gogol ...

. She won the Best Actress award at the

Kinotavr Kinotavr (russian: Кинотавр), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasio ...

festival, Golden Eagle Awards and at the Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards. In September 2009 for '' The Double Hour'' she won the prize of the

for Best Actress. Kseniya Rappoport - nicogenin - 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra) 2

In December 2009, Rappoport was awarded the title

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 ...

. On 27 June 2012, at the 58th International Film Festival in

Taormina Taormina ( , , also , ; scn, Taurmina) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina, on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy. Taormina has been a tourist destination since the 19th century. Its beaches on ...

(

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

) Rappoport awarded the prize Golden Lion, founded by the

Province of Messina Messina (, ) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital was the city of Messina. It was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina. Geography Territory It had an area of , which amounts to 12.6 percent o ...

. In 2012, she was awarded the Golden Eagle Award for her role in film '' Two Days'' (2011). At the

35th Moscow International Film Festival The 35th Moscow International Film Festival took place between 20 and 29 June 2013. ''World War Z'' was selected as the opening film. The Golden George was awarded to the Turkish film ''Particle''. Films in competition The following films were s ...

, she was awarded a

Stanislavsky Award Stanislavsky Award (Full title of the prize: "I Believe. Konstantin Stanislavski") is a special prize awarded since 2001 at the Moscow International Film Festival for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principl ...

"For conquest of tops of actor's skill and loyalty to the principles of Stanislavsky school". In 2013, Rappoport won in the category "Skill actor" (Best Actress) awarded the International Prize of Stanislavsky (2012-2013 theater season) for the role of Lady Milford in the play ''Intrigue and Love'' directed by Lev Dodin (MDT Theater of Europe). In 2014 she became the winner of "Top 50 Most famous people of St. Petersburg" in the theater for active work in the Board of Trustees "Children Bella" and the role of Ranevskaya in ''

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' (russian: Вишнёвый сад, translit=Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by ''Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition ...

'' by Lev Dodin. In March 2015, she was awarded the prize of the Association of producers of film and television in the field of television movies as Best Actress TV Movie/Series for the role of Olga in the TV series ''Ladoga''.

Personal life

Rappoport's father was Jewish, and she has stated that she never hid her Jewish ethnicity. Rappoport was married to Russian businessman Viktor Tarasov (divorced). Their daughter is actress Darya-Aglaya Tarasova. She later married Russian actor

Yuri Kolokolnikov Yuri Andreyevich Kolokolnikov (russian: Юрий Андреевич Колокольников; born 15 December 1980) is a Russian stage and film actor. In the West, Kolokolnikov is best known for his performance as Styr in the television series ...

, and they have a daughter Sofia, born January 2011. Kseniya Rappoport is currently married to restaurateur, Dmitriy Borisov. Sometime prior to February 2016 she made public the marriage which occurred privately sometime earlier.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Maly Drama Theatre – Theatre of Europe
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