Irina Leonova Explained

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

Irina Yuryevna Leonova (ru|Ири́на Ю́рьевна Лео́нова; born August 22, 1978) is a Russian theater and film actress.^[1]

Biography

Irina Leonova was born in Tallinn. In 2000, she graduated from Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School (course of Viktor Korshunov) and joined Maly Theatre.^[2]

Personal life

• In 2000 — 2004 Irina was married to actor Igor Petrenko (born 1977).^[3]
• 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)^[4]

Selected filmography

• We Must Live Again (1999) as Liza^[5]
• Poisons or the World History of Poisoning (2001) as episode
• Children of the Arbat (2004) as Lena Budyagina
• Dream On (2005) as Alice
• Hello, Moscow! (2005) as Tamara, the minister's daughter
• Kuprin. The Pit (2014) as Vera Nikolaevna Sheina

Awards

• 2004 — State Prize of the Russian Federation^[6]

External links

• • • Биография. Vokrug TV Ирина Леонова. maly.ru

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ирина Леонова. 2023-07-12. kino-teatr.ru. ru.
2. Web site: Куда пропала актриса Ирина Леонова, которую Евгений Цыганов бросил с 7 детьми. 2021-10-10. Комсомольская правда. ru.
3. http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/acter/w/ros/2472/bio/ Ирина Леонова. Биография
4. http://www.mega-stars.ru/actresses/leonova_i.php Ирина Юрьевна Леонова
5. http://argumenti.ru/showbiz/2015/01/385447 Звезда «Оттепели» Евгений Цыганов с женой-актрисой воспитывают шестерых детей
6. http://www.spletnik.ru/blogs/pro_zvezd/119462_irina-leonova Сплетник