How was the career and personal life of Irina Kupchenko, wife of Vasily Lanovoy

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Irina Kupchenko is one of the brightest and most memorable Soviet and Russian actresses. She managed to create a surprisingly strong alliance with the famous actor Vasily Lanov, but death separated the star couple.

The future celebrity was born in Austria, where her father served. After the family moved to Kiev, and after the death of dad, Irina and her mother ended up in Moscow with relatives. There, the girl graduated from the Shchukin Theater School. Even during her studies, director Andrei Konchalovsky noticed her and invited her to appear in the film "Noble's Nest". The next stage was shooting in the film "Uncle Vanya".

Further projects followed one after another. At the same time, Konchalovsky played a significant role in Kupchenko's career. It was he who discovered her talent and gave a start, involving in the filming of many films. The only joint work with her future husband Vasily Lanov was the film "Strange Woman", released in 1977.

The first famous lover of the actress was Andrei Konchalovsky himself. The romance was short-lived, but the couple's relationship remained friendly. The next chosen one of the artist was the cousin of Marina Vlady, Nikolai Dvigubsky. According to rumors, the young man fell in love with Irina when she was still in a relationship with Konchalovsky, and patiently waited for their romance to end. Subsequently, Kupchenko married him, but the marriage did not last long.

The second husband of the actress was Vasily Lanovoy. The wedding took place in 1972, and the relationship lasted until the last days of the famous artist's life. In the marriage, two sons appeared, whose names were given in honor of the famous poets Alexander Pushkin and Sergei Yesenin.

The sons chose a different path than their famous parents, they did not want to be actors. The elder was educated as a historian, and the younger became a successful businessman. However, the latter was not destined to live a long life. In 2013, a tragedy struck in the family of actors: Sergei died due to heart failure. After it turned out that the man had an illegitimate daughter. Irina and Vasily, who dreamed of grandchildren, began to take part in the upbringing of the girl.

In 2020, Kupchenko continued to perform on the stage of the theater and took part in the filming of the film "Telegram", but the death of her beloved, Vasily Lanovoy, severely crippled her. It is not known whether the artist will continue her career. In January 2021, the couple were hospitalized with coronavirus. Vasily Semenovich had complications, and on January 28, 2021, he died.