Alyona Olegovna Babenko (; ; born March 31, 1972) is a Russian film and theater actress, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2013).

Biography

Elena Baranova, known professionally as Alyona Babenko was born in

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). Mother — piano teacher, father Oleg Baranov — an engineer by training. In her childhood she studied in clubs and studios, went to a music school. She participated in festivals, performances and sang in the choir, in the vocal-instrumental ensemble. She dreamed of becoming a ballerina.Двойная жизнь Алены Бабенко
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. Alyona graduated from school in 1988 and entered Tomsk State University in the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics. In her first year, Lena, by announcement, got into the Student Theater of Variety Miniatures. Amateur activities completely enticed her, and for the rest she practically did not have time. After the first course, she tried to enter the Moscow Art Theater to Oleg Tabakov, but failed. In her fifth year, Alena met Vitaly Babenko, a famous television director in Moscow. Alyona left the university and came to live in Moscow. Soon Alyona married Vitaly, and they had a son, Nikita. In Moscow, Alyona kept housekeeping, raised her son. In 2000, Alyona Babenko graduated from VGIK, the course was led by Anatoli Romashin. Before finishing VGIK, Alyona made her debut in the TV series Kamenskaya, where she starred in several episodes. Best known for starring in Pavel Chukhrai's film '' A Driver for Vera'' (2004), who brought her the Russian film awards Nika and

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. She appeared in the second and third season of the ice show contest ''

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''. In 2023 she became the host of the program '' Wait for Me'' on NTV.

Personal life

First husband — Vitaliy Babenko, a Russian director and actor (divorced), son Nikita was born in 1992. She has a grandson Teodor. Second husband (since 2011) — Eduard Suboch, master of sports in ski jumping from a springboard, businessman.

Public position

In 2014, she signed a collective appeal of cultural figures of the Russian Federation in support of the policy of the President of the Russian Federation

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and in

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. On 21 February 2022, Babenko was awarded the Order of Friendship.

Selected filmography

* '' Kamenskaya'' as Katya (2000) * '' A Driver for Vera'' as Vera Serova (2004) * '' On Upper Maslovka'' as Nina (2006) * '' Andersen. Life Without Love'' as Henriette Wulff / Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (2006) * '' Indi'' as Arina (2007) * '' Jolly Fellows'' as Alvetochka, journalist (2009) * '' High Security Vacation'' as Tatyana Panteleeva (2009) * '' The Photographer'' as Kolya's mother (2014) * ''

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'' as Margarita (2016) * ''

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'' as Chiara's mother (2017) * ''

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'' as Margarita Voskresenskaya (2019) * '' Doctor Richter'' as Margarita Bestaeva (2019)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Babenko, Alyona 1972 births Living people Russian film actresses Russian stage actresses Russian television actresses Recipients of the Nika Award Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni 20th-century Russian actresses 21st-century Russian actresses People from Kemerovo