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Yuliya Snigir

Yuliya Snigir
Snigir at the 20th Sochi Open Russian Film Festival in 2009
Born (1983-06-02) 2 June 1983 (age 41)
Occupation(s)Model, actress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
(m. 2019)
Children1
Modeling information
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)

Yuliya Viktorovna Snigir (Russian: Юлия Викторовна Снигирь; born 2 June 1983) is a Russian actress and model.[1][2]

Life and career

Yuliya Snigir was born in Donskoy, Tula Oblast, Russian SFSR. She graduated from high school number 20 in Donskoy. Hoping to get a good education, she went to Moscow and entered the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the Moscow State Pedagogical University (English department, specialty "English Philology").[1]

Snigir had to study and work at the same time to support herself financially. She was teaching English in the nursery school, when a friend showed photos of Yuliya to a representative from a Moscow modelling agency. While continuing her study program in University, Snigir became a successful model. She was offered a contract with a leading French jewellery brand and was planning to move to France when a casting-director saw her at the modeling agency and invited her to an audition. Her acting career started when she was accepted to the Vakhtangov Theatre Academy. Her cinematic debut was in the film The Last Slaughter, which was followed by Vaccine and Gloss.[1]

Her big break through came when she was offered one of the leading roles in the Russian sci-fi blockbuster The Inhabited Island (2008) and the sequel The Inhabited Island: Skirmish. Yulia became the face of L'Oréal in Russia, as well as Mexx clothing and Mexx perfume.[1]

She hosted the show Theory of Relativity on STS in 2009. In 2010 she became a TV presenter on the channel Petersburg – Channel 5.[2]

She appeared in film A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) alongside Bruce Willis. In the film, she played a Russian antagonist named Irina.[3]

In 2015, Channel One released a 12-episode historical television series Catherine the Great, in which the actress played the title role.

In 2019, Snigir married actor Yevgeny Tsyganov.[4][5] They have one child together, a son.[4]

Jan 25, 2024, the film The Master and Margarita came out where Yulia Snigir plays the title role of Margarita.

In 2024, Yulia Snigir was recognized as the best actress of the Nika Award in the category "Best Actress".[6]

Filmography

List of film credits
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Last Slaughter Angela
2006 Vaccine Natasha
2007 Gloss Model
2008 The Inhabited Island Rada Gaal Part 1
2009 The Inhabited island: Skirmish Rada Gaal Part 2
2010 Zaitsev, Burn! History Showman leading
2011 Rose Valley Maya
2011 Raspoutine Dora
2012 Atomic Ivan Tanya
2012 Kokoko Natasha
2013 A Good Day to Die Hard Irina Billed as "Yulia Snigir"
2013 Polar Flight Lyuda
2014 Freezer Alisa
2015 The Land of Oz Fifa
2015 About Love Liza
2017 Blockbuster (ru) Lena Vanina
2019 The End of the Season (ru) Vera
2021 The Execution Vera
2022 Petrópolis Anna
2022 Winter Season Katya
2024 The Master and Margarita Margarita
Devil's Fruit Post-production
List of television credits
Year Title Role
2010 In the Forests and Mountains Maria Gavrilovna Zaletova
2010 Doctor Tyrsa Lisa
2010 Sky on Fire Lisa Voronina
2011 Counterplay Irina Kurakina
2011 I Will Never Forget You Katya Alkovich
2014 What Begins Motherland Natalya
2015 The Seventh Rune Tatiana Ikonnikova
2015 Catherine the Great Catherine II
2017 The Road to Calvary Ekaterina Smokovnikova
2018 Bloody Lady Saltychikha
2020 The New Pope Ewa Novak
2020 Just Imagine Things We Know Terletskaya
2020 A Good Man (ru) Evgenia Klyuchevskaya

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Биографии звёзд на Cosmo.ru: Юлия Снигирь". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Юлия Снигирь". Russia-1.
  3. ^ Anderton, Ethan (4 April 2012). "A Good Day to Die Hard' Finds a Couple of Male and Female Villains". firstshowing.net. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Редкий выход: Юлия Снигирь и Евгений Цыганов на кинофестивале "Кинотавр" в Сочи" [Rare Exit: Yulia Snigir and Evgeny Tsyganov at the Kinotavr Film Festival in Sochi]. Glamour Russia. 22 September 2021.
  5. ^ "КОГДА СЦЕНАРИЙ ПИШЕТ ЖИЗНЬ: КАК ЕВГЕНИЙ ЦЫГАНОВ УШЕЛ ИЗ СЕМЬИ РАДИ ЮЛИИ СНИГИРЬ" [When the script is written by life: How Yevgeny Tsyganov left the family for the sake of Yuliya Snigir]. Grazia. 15 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Снигирь Юлия Викторовна" (in Russian). rbc.ru. Retrieved 17 July 2024.