Yulia Peresild

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Yulia Peresild

Yuliya Sergeyevna Peresild (Russian: Юлия Сергеевна Пересильд; born 5 September 1984) is a Russian stage actress, singer, and cosmonaut.[1]

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Yulia Peresild
Юлия Пересильд
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Peresild in 2017
Born
Yulia Sergeevna Peresild

(1984-09-05) 5 September 1984 (age 40)
Pskov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2003–present
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse
(m. 2008; div. 2021)
Mikhail Troynik
(m. 2023)
Children2
Space career
Time in space
11 days, 16 hours, 13 minutes
MissionsSoyuz MS-19 / Soyuz MS-18
Awards
WebsiteЮлия Пересильд
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Leading actress of the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre. Participant of a space flight within the framework of the scientific and educational project The Challenge: The First in Space, during which she participated in the filming of episodes of the feature film The Challenge. She is the first professional actress to act in outer space after her spaceflight to the ISS in October 2021.[2] She became the fifth woman in the history of the Soviet Union and Russia to travel into space, and the second to work and live on the ISS.

Early life and education

Peresild was born in Pskov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Her father was an icon painter and her mother was a kindergarten worker. Her surname comes from her Estonian paternal great-grandparents, who were deported to the Russian SFSR.[3] In 2001 she graduated from secondary school No. 24 in the city of Pskov. After school, she entered the Faculty of Russian Philology of the Pskov State Pedagogical Institute, but after studying for only one year, she went to Moscow and entered a theater university.

In 2006, she graduated from the acting department of the directing department of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts.[4]

Since 2007, as a guest actress, she began to participate in the performances of the State Theatre of Nations.

Collaborates with the Moscow Theater "School of the Modern Play", the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre in Moscow, as well as with the Theater Company of Yevgeny Mironov.

Career

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Peresild at the 2017 Kinotavr festival in Sochi

Her acting debut was the role of Natasha Kublakova in the 2003 television series Land [ru], directed by Aleksandr Baranov.

Her first big work in film was the role of Olya Rodyashina in the drama film The Bride (2006) directed by Elyor Ishmukhamedov, and Captive (2008) directed by Alexei Uchitel.

However, her real breakthrough roles included the main role of Sofia in the drama The Edge (2010) directed by Alexei Uchitel, the television series Santa Lucia (2012), and the mystical thriller Sonnentau (2012).[5] Peresild became well known after playing supporting roles in In the Fog (2012) directed by Sergei Loznitsa, and she played the role of Soviet Sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko in the 2015 biographical war film Battle for Sevastopol.[6]

Filming in outer space

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Russian stamp dedicated to the film The Challenge

She was selected as a member of the crew of Soyuz MS-19, which launched on 5 October 2021, in order to shoot the film The Challenge (2023 film) with Klim Shipenko. Her name was chosen from a shortlist of 20 actresses, and was announced on 14 May 2021. On 17 October, she returned to Earth on board Soyuz MS-18.[7]

Personal life

For many years Peresild had an affair with a married Russian film director Alexei Uchitel with whom she has two daughters, born in 2009 and 2012.[8][9] Alexei Uchitel divorce from his wife is not officially registered, because in addition to personal, they are also connected by business relations.[10] In 2021, Peresild announced that she had broken up with him.[11]

In 2022, Yulia Peresild confirmed that she is in a relationship with actor Mikhail Troynik.[12] and they were married in 2023.

She is a founding member of the charity foundation Galchonok (Russian: Галчонок), which works to provide treatment for children with organic central nervous system disorders.[13]

Selected filmography

Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The BrideOlya Rodyashina
2008CaptiveNastya
2008Once Upon a Time in the ProvincesAnastasiya Vladimirovna Zvonnikova
2008Virtual AliceAnna Kochergina
2009CrushIra
2010The AbductionElena
2010The EdgeSofia
2010DecoyVera Pozdnyakova
2011Five BridesKatya and Asya, twin sisters
2012In the FogAnelya
2012MarathonInna Antipova
2013What Girls Don't Talk AboutYulya
2013ParadjanovSvetlana Shcherbatyuk, wife of Sergey Parajanov
2013Weekend [ru]Inga, secretary
2015Battle for SevastopolLyudmila Pavlichenko
2016The Heritage of LoveMasha Kulikova
2016I Am a TeacherAnna Kurenkova
2017Cold TangoLayma
2018A Rough DraftRose White
2019Dark like the Night. Karenina-2019Kareninashort film
2020The ThreeVeronika
2021Petrov's FluMarina
2021Sheena 667Olya
2021MilkZoya
2023The ChallengeEvgenia Vladimirovna "Zhenya" Belyaevashot in space
2024The Bremen Town Musiciansthe Troubadour's mother
2025Finist. The First WarriorBaba Yaga in youth
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Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Land [ru]Natasha KublakovaTV series
2005YeseninKatya EseninaTV series
2006Enchanted land [ru]Natasha KublakovaTV series
2007Cobweb [ru]Dasha AverinaTV series
2007The Saboteur 2: The End of the War [ru]SvetikTV series
2011The Matter of Store No. 1 [ru]Masha SkachkoTV series
2011Summer of WolvesTosyaMini-series
2012Santa LuciaVika SaykinaTV series
2012SonnentauRita Pomyalovskaya, journalistTV series
2014The Executioner [ru]NinaTV series
2015Adult daughterAlbina KolganovaTV series
2018The Golden Horde [ru]UstinhaTV series
2020Zuleikha Opens Her EyesNastasyaTV series
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Honors

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Peresild at the award ceremony of the President of the Russian Federation 2012 in the Kremlin (2013)
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Pavel Akimkin and Yulia Peresild is the Golden Mask 2016.

Yulia Peresild is the owner of a bright acting talent, a worthy successor to the traditions of Russian psychological theater. Her art is filled with sincerity and heartfelt openness, diligence is combined with a sense of responsibility to art and the audience.

Public awards and prizes

References

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