Chulpan Khamatova
Encyclopedia
Chulpan Nailevna Khamatova is a Russian film, theater and TV actress of Tatar origin. Her name, Chulpan, means "morning star" (i.e. Venus
) in Tatar
.
, Tatar ASSR, in what was then the Soviet Union
. Her parents are both engineers, and her father is managing director of a firm. She originally studied mathematics and economics in Kazan before switching to acting. She later continued her acting studies at Moscow State University
and the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts and became a successful stage actress.
She is fluent in Russian
, German
, and English
. She does not speak Tatar
.
(2003), as Lara, the girlfriend of the main character and his mother's nurse.
She was on the six-person jury, which was headed by Catherine Deneuve
, at the Venice Film Festival
in 2006.
-mime
Ivan Volkov from 1995–2002. In 2003, she married her second husband, Aleksei Vladimirovich Dubinin. She has three daughters.
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
) in Tatar
Tatar language
The Tatar language , or more specifically Kazan Tatar, is a Turkic language spoken by the Tatars of historical Kazan Khanate, including modern Tatarstan and Bashkiria...
.
Background
Born in KazanKazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
, Tatar ASSR, in what was then the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Her parents are both engineers, and her father is managing director of a firm. She originally studied mathematics and economics in Kazan before switching to acting. She later continued her acting studies at Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
and the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts and became a successful stage actress.
She is fluent in Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. She does not speak Tatar
Tatar language
The Tatar language , or more specifically Kazan Tatar, is a Turkic language spoken by the Tatars of historical Kazan Khanate, including modern Tatarstan and Bashkiria...
.
Career
Khamatova has starred in a number of German language films as well as in numerous Russian feature films and TV serials. She is known internationally for starring in Good Bye Lenin!Good Bye Lenin!
Good Bye, Lenin! is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, released internationally in 2003. Directed by Wolfgang Becker, the cast includes Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon...
(2003), as Lara, the girlfriend of the main character and his mother's nurse.
She was on the six-person jury, which was headed by Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof and mysterious beauties in films such as Repulsion and Belle de jour . Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Indochine; she also won César Awards for that...
, at the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
in 2006.
Family
Khamatova was married to Russian clownClown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
-mime
Mime
The word mime is used to refer to a mime artist who uses a theatrical medium or performance art involving the acting out of a story through body motions without use of speech.Mime may also refer to:* Mime, an alternative word for lip sync...
Ivan Volkov from 1995–2002. In 2003, she married her second husband, Aleksei Vladimirovich Dubinin. She has three daughters.
Filmography
- Strana glukhikh (1998)
- Vremya tantsora (1998)
- Luna PapaLuna PapaLuna Papa is a 1999 movie by Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov with collaboration from Germany, Japan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Russia....
(1999) - TuvaluTuvalu (film)Tuvalu is a 1999 experimental movie from Germany. The style evokes early 20th Century Silent movies and motifs commonly found in German expressionism. The sparse dialog is presented in a mix of European languages...
(1999) - Rozhdestvenkaya mysterya (2000)
- England! (2000)
- Lvinaya dolya (2001)
- Viktor Vogel - Commercial ManViktor Vogel - Commercial ManViktor Vogel – Commercial Man is a German comedy released in 2001 in the US and other countries as Advertising Rules! Directed by Lars Kraume, the cast includes, Götz George, Alexander Scheer, and Chulpan Khamatova.-Story Overview:...
(2001) - Good Bye Lenin!Good Bye Lenin!Good Bye, Lenin! is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, released internationally in 2003. Directed by Wolfgang Becker, the cast includes Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon...
(2003) - Dressirovshchitsa kurits (2003)
- Hurensohn (2004)
- 72 metra (2004)
- Children of the Arbat (serial)Children of the Arbat (serial)Children of the Arbat is a 16-part television serial based on the Children of the Arbat trilogy by Anatoly Rybakov. It aired on the Channel One network in Russia in 2004.The series closely follows the plot of Rybakov's trilogy...
(2004) - Garpastum (2005)
- Grecheskiye kanikuly (2005)
- Midsummer Madness (2006)
- Ellipsis (2006)
- MechenosetsMechenosetsThe Sword Bearer is a 2006 Russian action film directed by Filipp Yankovsky, based on Yevgeni Danilenko's book of the same name.The stars of the film include famous Russian actors such as Artem Tkachenko, Chulpan Khamatova, and Aleksej Gorbunov....
(2006)