Passions around "Poor Nastya": What happened to the actors of the series 15 years later

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

15 years ago, a 127-episode melodrama was shown on TV screens "Poor Nastya", which for half a year every evening attracted the attention of spectators, first in Russia, and then in 34 countries of the world. The project managers have placed their bets on young little-known actors. For some of them, the series became a successful start in their film careers, and for others, the only starring role. So, Elena Korikova, after a resounding success, disappeared from the screens for a long time, which gave rise to many rumors …

Unlike most popular in the early 2000s. sitcoms, the series "Poor Nastya" was an original Russian project based on pseudo-historical events - it features both real historical characters of the first half of the 19th century, acting in fictional circumstances, and completely fictional characters. So, the serf orphan, pupil of Baron Korf Anna Platonova (Anastasia Dolgoruka, the illegitimate daughter of Prince Dolgoruky) had no real prototypes. The search for an actress for the main role lasted a very long time - the producers wanted to shoot an unknown young actress, similar to Korikova, but could not find a suitable type among several thousand applicants. Elena Korikova was approved only after the second tests, and as a result, the 31-year-old actress played a 20-year-old girl.

Elena Korikova's film career began at the age of 18, but after the first works and the success of the film "The Young Lady-Peasant" she did not act in films for several years. But thanks to her husband, cameraman and clip-maker Maxim Osadchy, she appeared on the screens in the clips of famous performers - Philip Kirkorov, Leonid Agutin, Alla Pugacheva (“Call me with you”). In 1998, the actress and her husband left for the United States for several years, and upon her return she performed on the theater stage and again acted in films. The main role in the TV series "Poor Nastya" became her finest hour, after which she received many new proposals from directors, starred in television projects ("Two Stars", "Dancing with the Stars", "Circus with the Stars") and recorded together with the group " Vintage "song" Bad Girl ". After 2014, Korikova disappeared from the screens again, which gave rise to a lot of rumors. The press often wrote that after numerous novels, none of which ended in marriage, the actress fell into depression and became addicted to alcohol, but she herself denied this information and even sued for libel. Recently, 46-year-old Korikova appeared on the screens again, but she did not manage to repeat her success after "Poor Nastya".

Daniil Strakhov called the role of Baron Korf the first role that fully corresponds to his type. Prior to that, he played in the series of clearly negative characters, and this time his character was not devoid of charm and charm, for all his contradictions. Therefore, after the release of the very first episodes, the actor became the main favorite of television viewers throughout the country. After that, his film career took off. To date, the 42-year-old actor's filmography includes more than 60 works, the most famous of which are the series Always Say Always, Children of the Arbat, Collectors, Fartsa, etc. Daniil Strakhov was constantly credited with novels with partners in on the set, including with Elena Korikova, but for more than 17 years he has been married to actress Maria Leonova.

For Peter Krasilov, the role of Prince Mikhail Repnin was his first film work. After 2 years, he starred in another popular TV series - "Don't Be Born Beautiful", after which he became a famous and sought-after actor. Today he continues to act in films, perform on the stage and participate in television projects ("Dancing on Ice", "Ice Age").

Ekaterina Klimova's film career, who played Natalia Repnina in Poor Nastya, began in 2001 - she managed to star in the TV series Truckers and Moscow Windows, where the actress worked with Igor Petrenko, who later became her husband. Klimova called her heroine in Poor Nastya one of the most strong-willed girls, and the audience recognized her as one of the most beautiful. After that, she acted in films a lot and became one of the most sought-after modern actresses. In 2016 she was awarded the title of the most stylish actress. The marriage with Igor Petrenko, in which two sons were born, broke up in 2014, and a year later Klimova remarried - to the actor Gelu Meskhi. Today, the 40-year-old actress still looks great, acts in films and has four children.

Marina Aleksandrova, who played the role of Princess Mary of Hesse-Darmstadt in Poor Nastya, also became a favorite of the audience. She first appeared on screens in 1998, and by the time she was filmed in the series, she managed to perform several significant roles: the films "Northern Lights" and "Azazel" brought her popularity. After "Poor Nastya" Alexandrova actively starred in films and TV series, forcing the press to remember herself in connection with office romances: for example, on the set of "Stars of the Era" began her relationship with Alexander Domogarov, whose marriage lasted 2 years, in the theater "Contemporary" she met the actor Ilya Stebunov, and in 2008-2010. was married to him. At the moment, the actress is married to director Andrei Boltenko, with whom they are raising two children.

Dmitry Isaev in the series got the role of Tsarevich Alexander, which became his first notable film work. He has been filming since 2001, but it was after Poor Nastya that the actor gained real popularity. At the moment, the filmography of the 45-year-old actor includes more than 50 works, but in the press he is often remembered in connection with the vicissitudes of a stormy personal life. Dmitry Isaev was married three times, never ceasing to excite the imagination of fans with rumors about his novels.

Poor Nastya became the springboard for the actor Anton Makarsky, who played the role of Mikhail Dolgoruky in the series. The first success came to him after participating in the musicals "Metro" and "Notre Dame Cathedral", after which he was assigned the role of a romantic hero. In such images, he later appeared in many films, in addition, Makarsky became a successful solo performer, having released several albums. Today, the 42-year-old actor continues to act in films and participate in television programs ("Great Races", "Dancing with the Stars", "The Phantom of the Opera"). For almost 20 years, Makarsky has been happily married to singer Victoria Morozova, with whom they are raising two children.

The fate of the actress Anna Tabanina, who played the role of Lisa Dolgoruka, was dramatic. In her creative life, everything was very successful, she played more than 30 film roles, but in her personal one she had to endure a tragedy. Her husband, artist Dmitry Kudin, with whom the actress raised three children, died of cancer in 2014. To cope with this misfortune, Tabanina plunged into work.

Unfortunately, the actress who played the main role in the series, Elena Korikova, had a less successful creative destiny than all her colleagues from Poor Nastya, but she is still named among 15 beauties of Russian cinema who can outshine Hollywood actresses on the screen.