Valeria Kozhevnikova - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actress.
Born October 5, 1984, Nizhny Tagil, USSR (Russia) - Russian film actress.
Valeria was an active and creative child, she was engaged in ballroom dancing and sang in the choir, she performed with pleasure at various holidays. She graduated from the Gymnasium of the highest category No. 86 (UNESCO Associated School, also included in the register of "the best schools in Russia"), where she studied art history, English and French.
After graduating from the Gymnasium, Valeria's family moved to Yekaterinburg, where she entered the Russian International Academy of Tourism (RMAT) in the management department, and two years later transferred to Moscow and already graduated from the Russian State University of Tourism and Service (RSUTS) in the same department. In parallel, Valeria travels to London to improve her English. During her studies, Valeria understands that management is not her vocation, but she is not used to giving up anything, so after graduating from the university she leaves for London to study at the METFILM SCHOOL acting school to become an actress. Upon returning to Moscow, Valeria studies with Sergei Shentalinsky and Viktor Markhasev.
In 2014, Valeria will make her film debut in Karen Oganesyan's TV series Klim (adaptation of the famous British TV series Luther), where she plays the role of actress Anna Stepantsova. Together with British actor Stephen James, Valeria starred in the video of her friend Victoria Daineko "Beat Yourself". This video was seen by British producer Alistair Odsley (known for the film “The Paddy Linkoln Gang”), who was looking for the main character in the author's project “Leni. Leni ”about the life of the provocative personality Leni Riefenstahl and noticed the incredible resemblance between Valeria and Leni. After several auditions, the British director Adrian Vitoria ("Age of Heroes", "Because we are a gang") approves Valeria for the main role. The project “Leni. Leni "was a breakthrough in the career of an actress. On the screen, Valeria embodied Leni a dancer, actress and director and played with the outstanding British actress Hildegard Neil.
In preparation for the project, Valeria worked with renowned teachers Stefan Bridgewater, director of staged speech at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, John Windley, and stage movement coach Liana Nyqiust (Drama Center London). The film was presented on February 16, 2016 at Soho House Berlin. Besides the film “Leni. Leni ”was included in the main competition program of the Chichester Film Festival, it will be shown on August 22, 2016.
In January 2016, she got a role in the American project “Our Little Secret”, directed by Yuri Zeltser (“The Puppeteer”, “Especially Serious Crimes”), where she starred with the famous American actress Angela Bettis. During her stay in Los Angeles, the actress studied acting with the eminent Hollywood coach Ivana Chubbuck.
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