6 famous married couples in which the husband was the director and the wife was the actress

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

As the proverb says, husband and wife are one Satan. Especially when it comes to people of creative professions. After all, when the husband is a director, it is much easier to get a role from him, and the wife as a muse is a very real case. In addition, very often women not only inspire to create a masterpiece, but also actually participate in its creation: they work out the script, interact with the film crew, and promote the film. As a result of such cooperation, not only outstanding films appear, but also harmony in the family union.

Grigory Alexandrov and Lyubov Orlova

Perhaps this is the most famous example of a creative union. Actress Lyubov Orlova and director Grigory Alexandrov got to know each other closely on the set of the musical film "Merry Guys". And then Gregory called this woman "the love of his life." On the set, the director surrounded his wife with incredible attention. All her gestures, lighting, every turn of her head were carefully thought out. And all so that his Love looks in a favorable light.

And the actress not only played well, but also sang and danced herself. One day she was asked why she was not filming for other directors. “Well, just imagine: the preparatory period, then the expedition, the dubbing - it turns out for a whole year, or even more without Grishenka! No, It is Immpossible! Orlova exclaimed. This couple considered New Year to be an exclusively family holiday and celebrated it together at their dacha in Vnukovo. And Love collected and kept as a great value any notes from her spouse.

The couple had to go through many difficult moments. But the most important thing is the Stalinist time. Therefore, the most important value of this marriage was support in moments of despair. Together, this star couple was 42 years old until the death of Lyubov Orlova. Their best works were "Circus", "Light Path", "Spring", "Volga-Volga". Some considered this marriage to be fictitious and beneficial to both. However, can such a long and fruitful tandem be called a fiction?

Federico Fellini and Juliet Mazina

Young Juliet, having just graduated from university, gets a job as a radio announcer. Her angelic voice was the best suited for scoring short comedy stories in which love was featured. And the author of these works was a certain "Federico", also a young writer and screenwriter.

Once Fellini was offered to try his hand at directing and to shoot a film based on these stories. So in 1943, on the basis of creativity, Federico Fellini and Juliet Mazin met. And then the successful union conquered the world cinema. Their joint works saw the light: "The Road", "Nights of Cabiria", "Fraud".

In family life, this great couple celebrated their golden wedding. And only the death of the great director could separate them. However, the faithful wife did not live much longer after that - she died just a few months after the death of her beloved husband.

Vladimir Menshov and Vera Alentova

Usually student weddings are rarely durable. But in our case, it was the opposite. Vladimir and Vera met when they were students of the Moscow Art Theater School. But later life really provided tests for this family. They spent life in a hostel and years of lack of money. After the birth of their daughter Julia, unable to withstand everyday problems, they left at all. For four long years, the couple lived separately, but they did not file an official divorce.

Life does not stand still. And the couple reunited again to create an Oscar-worthy masterpiece. Of course, Vladimir was tormented by doubts, but only because he was not reproached for "nepotism". He did not immediately approve his wife for the role of Katya Tikhomirova from his film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears". He was offered to shoot Margarita Terekhova, but the actress just at that moment took part in the filming of the film "The Three Musketeers" (the role of Milady). After much doubts, Vladimir approved Vera Alentova. We all know how this creative tandem ended.

And after the joint work was the picture "Shirley-Myrli" and the leadership of the acting and directing workshop at VGIK. Now the director and actress have celebrated their golden wedding and are raising two grandchildren.

Paul Anderson and Milla Jovovich

The talented actress was lucky to have husbands-directors. After several years of marriage and work on the films The Fifth Element and Jeanne d'Arc, Milla and Luc Besson divorced. And after a while, Milla meets Paul Anderson, and it turned out to be a really happy marriage. Paul was struck by a girl who carefully prepared for the filming of Resident Evil and was able to master complex tricks on her own without the help of understudies. After the completion of the production process of the film, Paul proposed to her, although the couple officially signed in 2009. To date, the creative union of Milla and Paul has resulted in six joint films, where the beloved muse and wife played the main roles. And between filming, I managed to give my lovely wife daughters. The couple has three of them.

Andrey Konchalovsky and Julia Vysotskaya

The first thing that catches your eye when looking at this couple is the age difference. She is 36 years old. However, they still have a tender and caring relationship even after 20 years of marriage. Despite the difficult character of the director, Julia finds the wisdom in herself to remain a good wife and companion. They spend creative evenings together, travel together and play sports. The story of the couple's acquaintance is interesting. For the first time, a spark ran between them at the Kinotavr festival, when both were riding in the crowded elevator of the Zhemchuzhina hotel. As a joke, Andrei invited the young girl with an open, benevolent face to ride again. They liked to act, succumbing to emotions and feelings. As Yulia later recalled, “he was not afraid to propose, and she was not afraid to agree.” After many years of marriage, the couple got married. To do this, they had to go through many years of mutual lapping, disputes and a tragic accident in which their daughter suffered. According to Yulia, in the modern world, family life should not begin with such a responsible step. Couples come to the need to seal the union before God after years, when they had to go through a lot together, acquire wisdom and learn to be honest with each other. As a result of this creative union, 7 joint films were released, among which critics especially noted "Lion in Winter" and " Paradise".

Vasily Sigarev and Yana Troyanova

They met in 2003 and immediately became inseparable. At first, they were connected by joint work on projects, and only then did love and affection appear. Yana became a real assistant to Vasily, and for her he was a real support in life. Despite both having families, the director and actress began dating. Yana was able to leave her drinking spouse, and when a tragedy happened with her son (he crashed), it was Vasily who helped her to get out of the oppressive state and learn to live anew. The first joint work of this couple was the film "Spinning Top". This was followed by the dramas "To Live" and "The Land of Oz", where Yana became the performer of the main roles.