Yulia Peresild

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.

Peresild at the Kinotavr 2017 festival in Sochi.

Her acting debut was the role of Natasha Kublakova in the 2003 television series Land, 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

Yulia Peresild in the International Space Station.

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]

For many years Peresild had an affair with a married Russian film director Alexei Uchitel with whom she has two daughters, Anna (born 2009) and Maria (born 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 and is happy with actor Mikhail Troynik.[12]

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]

Peresild at the award ceremony of the President of the Russian Federation 2012 in the Kremlin (2013)

Pavel Akimkin and Yulia Peresild is the Golden Mask 2016.

• On March 15, 2013, Yulia Peresild was awarded the Russian President’s Prize for young cultural professionals and for works for children in 2012 "for her contribution to the development of the national theater and cinema art", at the presentation of which on March 25, 2013, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin said:

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.

• 2018 — Merited Artist of the Russian Federation — for her great contribution to the development of national culture and art, many years of fruitful activity.
• 2023 — State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art in 2022 (June 12, 2023) — for the creation of the feature film The Challenge.

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