They were told that they are ugly, so acting is not their way. They were denied roles due to their "stageless" appearance. And each of them probably hurt - both feminine and acting.
But they all managed to prove that the strength of personality and sparkling talent are even more attractive than classical beauty.
They are Russian actresses whose appearance does not fit into generally accepted standards of beauty. But who today would argue that these women are beautiful?
“They go to the theater and cinema to Churikova”, during her lifetime they call her great, and the best directors consider her honor to work with. Today Inna Mikhailovna is a popularly beloved actress. And once yesterday, a schoolgirl was besieged at the entrance exams at the Shchukin school, asking if she looked at herself in the mirror.
It would have broken someone and deprived of self-confidence, but not Churikov. She took the documents from the "Pike" and went to the Shchepkin Theater School. There she was appreciated: the future star entered and graduated from the institution with honors. Cinema was opened for her by George Danelia, taking on a small role in the cult film "I Walk in Moscow." According to him, he already had no doubt that in front of him was an actress with a great future.
Then there were other legendary paintings: “Frost”, “Elder Sister”, “There is no ford in the fire”, “Beginning”, “Vassa”, “Field novel”, “Courier”, “Shirley-myrli”, “Bless the woman ", "Moron". In many ways, her career in cinema took place thanks to her husband, director Gleb Panfilov, but who knows? Perhaps his directorial career was formed precisely because he shot such an actress.
Actively working in the cinema, Inna Churikova was not left without a theatrical stage. Since 1974, she is the prima of the famous Lenkom, who played in his best performances: Til, Hamlet, Ivanov, Barbarian and Heretic, Aquitaine Lioness.
Well-groomed, always wearing beautiful glasses and extravagant hats, now Inna Churikova exists outside of any standards of beauty and creativity.
A charming girl with "cunning" eyes began acting in films as a student, and in the 80s she became one of the most popular actresses. But when they entered the circus school, Dogileva was dismissed in the third round because of her "stageless" appearance. This did not come as a surprise to her, because she had already heard the definition of "ugly girl."
After graduating from a theater university, Tatyana was always called for auditions, but never approved. According to the actress, she soon realized why: she was tried on the role of the main characters, and for them she was not pretty enough. Then Dogileva herself began to offer herself the role of "girlfriends", and it worked. Over time, she switched from secondary roles to the main ones.
Tatyana Anatolyevna can be proud of the vivid cinema images from Pokrovsky Gates, Station for Two, Blondes Around the Corner, and Forgotten Melody for the Flute.
Today Dogileva works as a theater director and continues to act in films.
This popular actress, even in her youth, could hardly be called pretty: rather, she was touching and surprisingly direct. In the movie, Eugene from the beginning of the 80s, and since then her career has been developing to the envy of colleagues. Critics say that the matter is in the incredible organics of the actress - she never “lies”.
The star of the Queen Margot series, in which Eugene performed the main role, made her a star of the all-Russian scale. Then there were roles in the films “Mechanical Suite”, “Artist”, “Real Dad”, “Ivanov”, “Heavenly Court”. For more than 25 years, Dobrovolskaya has successfully played in the country's main theater - the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater.
Eugene is a little like a movie star: she does not like social events, is indifferent to clothes and makeup, brings up four children. However, a few years ago, the actress nevertheless seriously took up her appearance - she noticeably lost weight and turned to plastic surgeons. Unlike many colleagues, Dobrovolskaya retained the naturalness and charm that are inherent only to her.
The daughter of director Yuri Moroz and actress Marina Levtova from the early childhood acted in films. Today, Daria has dozens of roles in films and TV shows, a successful career at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, advertising contracts. At the same time, her appearance is far from modern standards of beauty - rather, Frost reminds a girl from medieval portraits.
In an interview, Daria urges women to love their individuality, and considers her own appearance successful for the actress: a characteristic texture, and not just a pretty face. According to her, she was deprived of a bonus in the form of classical beauty, but that was what stimulated her to work on herself and hone her skills.
By the age of 35, Daria Moroz found her own unique style and even became the “face” of a popular cosmetic brand.
Gorbachev is called one of the most promising actresses in Russian cinema: she played the main roles in high-profile films "Arrhythmia", "The Story of a Single Purpose", "Coach". But the first serious popularity came in Irina thanks to funny acting sketches on Instagram, which gained millions of views.
Irina is a girl who is hard to miss: a height of 192 centimeters, large facial features, an extravagant style in clothing. In an interview, she admits that she once had complexes regarding her appearance, but then she realized: a bright personality is great. Gorbacheva is sure that beauty cannot be standardized, and brings this idea to the masses as an ambassador for a well-known cosmetic brand.
The talented actress was opened to a wide audience by Tigran Keosayan, removing her in his film "Silver Lily of the Valley". In the theater, her “godfather” was Mark Zakharov, who took a student of his course in the famous “Lenkom”. The heroines Zheleznyak are funny, touching, ridiculous and angular, but they almost always cause sympathy and even tenderness in the viewer.
Olesya is not upset that she is not allowed to play beautiful heroines, although at the dawn of her career, she dreamed of such roles. The actress does not have complexes about her "non-Hollywood" appearance: she is in demand in the profession, has been happily married to her colleague for 20 years, and has four children. In her interviews, Olesya admits that she “gravitates to beauty”, but in her life she almost never dresses up and does not dress up.
As a conclusion, we can cite the truth that content is more important than form. But no. It would be more correct to say that the content largely determines the form.
Love yourself!
