The daughter of the "heavenly swallow", the mother of the little Buddha, the chosen one of Vitorgan: Three hypostases of the actress Nino Ninidze

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

On July 13, actress Nino Ninidze turns 30. Her film career lasts only 10 years, but during this time she has already played 20 roles and received 2 film awards. However, in the media, her name is often mentioned in connection with those celebrities who surround her - mother Iya Ninidze, father of her child Kirill Pletnev and current chosen one Maxim Vitorgan. What Nino admires in her famous mother, and how Iya took her divorce and a new romance - further in the review.

Famous mother and difficult childhood

Her mother's name became known to millions of Soviet viewers back in the mid-1970s, after the release of the film "Heavenly Swallows", where a young pupil of the choreographic school Iya Ninidze played the main role. She was approved for the role of Denise when she was only 14, and at 16, when the film was released, incredible popularity fell on her - newborn girls were named after Iya, half of the female population of the USSR cut their bangs "like Denise." After that, Iya Ninidze graduated from VGIK and returned to Tbilisi, where she performed on the stage of the State Academic Theater. Shota Rustaveli. From time to time she continued to act in films, but she was not offered the same bright roles.

In the 1990s. in the life of the actress came the most difficult period. By the age of 30, she lost all her loved ones, all three of her marriages broke up, and there was a long pause in her film career. When the Georgian-Abkhaz war began, her third husband, artist Mikhail Buchenkov, decided to emigrate to the United States, and Iya stayed in Tbilisi with their daughter Nino and son from a previous marriage, Georgy. Later, the actress recalled: "".

Although Nino was very young, that difficult period was also deposited in her memory: "". Nevertheless, Nino did not hold a grudge against her father for leaving them at such a difficult time, and after years she established communication with him.

And she called her mother "a great woman", admired her steadfastness and from childhood wanted to be like her. Later, Nino said: "".

In 1997, Iya Ninidze moved to Moscow with her children and again began acting in films. While Nino was at school, her plans for the future changed several times: either she intended to become a ballerina, then she dreamed of connecting her life with music, then she decided to follow in her father's footsteps and take up painting. But as a result, my mother's genes still won: after graduating from school, Nino entered VGIK. At the same time, her mother did not provide her with any help and patronage - it was very important for the girl to go this way on her own and make sure that she was not mistaken in her choice.

Acting successes and marriage with Kirill Pletnev

While still a student, Nino began acting in films and got two main roles at once in the films "And there was no better brother" and "Duel". In the first of them, famous actors Sergei Puskepalis and Yevgeny Tsyganov became her partners on the set. For this work, Nino Ninidze received the Best Debut Award at the Kinoshock Festival and the East and West. Classics and Avant-garde "for Best Actress.

After that, the actress continued to act in films. The most notable were her roles in the films "Silent Outpost", "The Stuntman", "You Will Have a Child", "Loyalty" and the series "Hotel Eleon" and "Practice". At the moment, 3 projects with her participation are in the production stage.

In her student years, the actress had an affair with her colleague Artem Dushkin, with whom she even went to live in Croatia, but their relationship did not last long, and Nino returned to Moscow. Together with other young actors, she took part in the "acting landing", created in honor of the 95th anniversary of VGIK on the initiative of Nikita Mikhalkov: on the way to Vladivostok, they gave theatrical performances in every major city. On this tour, Nino met the star of the Saboteur TV series, actor Kirill Pletnev, with whom she began an affair.

In 2015, the couple had a son, Sasha, whom they call Sandrik. For his calm and docile nature, seriousness and equanimity, he received the nickname "little Buddha" in the family. In 2018, Ninidze and Pletnev got married, but a year later there were rumors about their separation. Soon they themselves confirmed this, without informing about the reasons for the divorce.

In social networks, the actress published a post: "".

Romance with Maxim Vitorgan

Soon after their separation, rumors appeared about Nino Ninidze's romance with actor Maxim Vitorgan, who had recently divorced Ksenia Sobchak. At first, the actress categorically denied these rumors, but the couple often appeared together in public and only fueled interest in themselves. And then they themselves stopped hiding their feelings and began to share joint photos on social networks.

The 19-year age difference did not become an obstacle to their feelings. They have been together for about 2 years, but they are reluctant to answer about their future plans and are reluctant to communicate with the press. It is only known that they have already introduced their children and went on vacation together. When asked how he and Nino complement each other, Maxim Vitorgan replies: "".

The mother of the actress is also often asked questions about the chosen ones of her daughter. Iya Ninidze always answers them with her inherent wisdom, restraint and tact: she says that she is well acquainted with Maxim Vitorgan's parents and fully supports the choice of her daughter. At the same time, Oya emphasizes that the daughter's ex-husband and the father of her child also remain a welcome guest in their house: "". She believes that you need to live peacefully and part with the former - too.

Many trials fell to the lot of this talented, beautiful and wise woman: The iron will of the "heavenly swallow" Ii Ninidze.