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- Name: Pauline Vitorgan ( Polina Vitorgan )
- Date of birth: 26 July 1996
- Age: 20 years
- Place of birth: Moscow
- Height: 170
- Activities: Russian actress
- Marital status: not married
Biography
Polina Vitorgan is a young Russian actress, a representative of a famous acting dynasty. She is not afraid of experiments on stage and in the frame: she tries herself in the genre of comedy and drama, in short films and in experimental theatrical productions, which delights her fans.
Childhood and youth
Polina was born in July 1996. She is the daughter of the famous actor Maxim Vitorgan and his first wife Victoria Verberg, the granddaughter of Emmanuil Vitorgan and Alla Balter. The girl was the eldest child in the family, which later replenished with a son, Daniel.
When Polina got older, her parents divorced. For some time, the stepmother of the artist was TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak. In this marriage, Maxim had a son, Plato. Now Vitorgan maintains a warm relationship with his stepbrother and ex-wife of his father.
The early years of the biography of a celebrity passed behind the scenes of the theater. In the break between classes at school and dance lessons, Polina came to the Moscow Youth Theater, where her mother served. She often watched performances from the cabins of lighting and sound engineers, and sometimes even got the opportunity to work with special effects herself, pressing buttons under the supervision of professionals.
According to Vitorgan, in childhood she had no doubts that she would become an actress, because several generations in the family devoted themselves to this craft. But when in high school the girl decided to enter a film school, she realized that she knew nothing about the world of theater and cinema. Then my father advised me to sign up for preparatory courses at the Moscow Art Theater School. It was there that Polina got acquainted with all the intricacies of the profession, with which she fell in love completely.
Theatre
Soon after graduation from the university, the future celebrity made her debut on the theater stage. She got the role of Sonya in the play "Vanya" by Vagan Saroyan based on the play by Anton Chekhov. The performance was presented as part of the Theater outside the Theater project. Together with Vitorgan, Miriam Sekhon, Ilya Ermolov, Dmitry Solomykin took the stage.
After that, the artist continued her theatrical career. In 2018, the audience first saw her in the play "The Snow Maiden", staged at the Theater of Nations. The production, in which Polina received the main role, was created on the basis of the work of Alexander Ostrovsky.
The following year, Vitorgan appeared in the image of Masha from the play "The Snowstorm" based on the novel by Alexander Pushkin. The premiere took place on the stage of RAMT and received positive feedback from theater critics and spectators.
A year later, the audience of the Theater of Nations was again able to enjoy Polina's acting. The artist was invited to the play "The Doctor involuntarily" directed by Oleg Dolin. The celebrity called the main advantage of the play the duration - only 55 minutes. She described her as fast, impetuous and pleasant.