Irina Leonova Explained

Birth Name:	Irina Yuryevna Leonova
Birth Date:	1978 8, df=first
Birth Place:	Tallinn, Estonia
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	2000–present
Spouse:
Children:	7
Nationality:	Russian
Awards:	State Prize (2003)

Irina Yuryevna Leonova (Russian: Ири́на Ю́рьевна Лео́нова; born August 22, 1978) is a Russian theater and film actress.

Biography

Irina Leonova was born in Tallinn. In 2000, she graduated from Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School and joined Maly Theatre.

Personal life

• In 2000 — 2004 Irina was married to actor Igor Petrenko (born 1977).^[1]
• In 2005 — 2015 Irina was married to actor Yevgeny Tsyganov (born 1979). They have seven children:
  • daughter Polina (2005)
  • son Nikita (2006)
  • son Andrey (2009),
  • daughter Sophia (2010)
  • son Alexander (2011)
  • son George (2014)
  • daughter Vera (2015).^[2]

Selected filmography

• Poisons or the World History of Poisoning (2001) as episode
• Children of the Arbat (2004) as Lena Budyagina

Awards

• 2004 — State Prize of the Russian Federation^[3]

External links

• • Биография

Notes and References

1. http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/acter/w/ros/2472/bio/ Ирина Леонова. Биография
2. http://www.mega-stars.ru/actresses/leonova_i.php Ирина Юрьевна Леонова
3. http://www.spletnik.ru/blogs/pro_zvezd/119462_irina-leonova Сплетник