Chulpan Khamatova

Chulpan Nailjewna Khamatova (Russian Чулпан Наильевна Хаматова ); Scientific transliteration Culpan Nailjevna Chamatova; ( Born October 1, 1975 in Kazan, Soviet Union) is a Russian actress of Tatar origin.

Life

Khamatova began studying mathematics and economics at the University of Kazan, before she transferred to the Kazan theater school. From there they went to the State Higher School of Theatre ( Gitis ) in Moscow, where she graduated in 1998, Alexei Borodin her acting studies. Khamatova started her career with multiple roles at various Moscow theaters and took a roll of film for the first time in 1997 in the Russian movie " Vremya Tanzora " ("The Time of the Dancer " ) to. Through the film " Papa Luna " by Bachtijar Chudojnasarow, which also starred Moritz Bleibtreu, she came in contact with the German film scene. Since her role in " Tuvalu " she works for cinema and television productions often in Germany. For her role in these two films, she has also been awarded at international film festivals. The most successful film in which she has starred, was "Good Bye, Lenin! " In which she portrayed Lara, the girlfriend of the protagonist Alexander (played by Daniel Brühl ). But your vocation remains the theater play, preferably at Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow.

Khamatova was a jury member of the Film Festival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema 2003 and the Venice Film Festival in 2006.

In 2005, she initiated with Dina Korzun since an annual benefit concert forming " Podari Zhizn " ( Grant Life ) for the treatment of children with oncological diseases, 2006, she was co-founder of the charity fund of the same name. 2008-2010 she was appointed to the Public Chamber of Russia. In 2012 she was honored as People's Artist of Russia.

From 1995 to 2002 she was married to actor Ivan Volkov. She has three daughters from her three marriages. Khamatova converted in their youth to Russian Orthodox Christianity. She speaks Russian, English and German, but not fluent in Tatar.

Important theater works

• " Fanta - Infanta " (1995) by Sergei Prokhanov - Role: Fanta
• " Posa Emigranta / The Emigrants position " (1996) by Hanna Slutski - Role: Katja
• " Dnevnik Anny Frank / The Diary of Anne Frank " (1996) after the play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett - Role: Anne Frank
• " Tschestwowanije / Tribute " (1997) by Bernard Slade - Role: Sally
• "Tri Towarischtscha / Three Comrades " (1999) from the novel by Erich Maria Remarque - Role: Patricia Hollmann
• " Sylvia " (2000) by Albert Ramsdell Gurney - Role: dog
• "Tri sestri / Three Sisters" (2001) based on a drama by Anton Chekhov - Role: Irina
• " MamaPapaSynSobaka / mother father son Dog" (2003) by Biljana Srbljanović - Role: Andrija
• "Twelfth Night " (2003) by William Shakespeare - Role: Viola / Cesario
• " Groza / The Tempest " (2004) by Alexander Ostrovsky - Role: Katja
• " Golaja Pionerka / The Naked Pioneer " (2005) by Mikhail Kononov - Role: Masha Mukhina
• " Antoni i Cleopatra. Wersija / Antony and Cleopatra. Version " (2006) by William Shakespeare - Role: Cleopatra
• "Miss Julie / Фрекен Жюли " (2011) by August Strindberg - Role: Miss Julie

Filmography

Others

The name " Chulpan " means in the Tatar language Morgenstern. In German films, the English transcription Chulpan Khamatova is used partially. At Tatar it is called Чулпан Наил кызы Хаматова ( transliteration: Culpan Nail Qizi Xamatova ).

At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 she was one of eight Olympic flag bearers.