One of the leading actresses of the metropolitan theater "Sovremennik" Galina Petrova has also become a member of the galaxy of modern domestic movie stars. And her outstanding talent for reincarnation is today well known throughout the post-Soviet space.
Honored Artist of Russia Galina Petrova currently has dozens of theater roles and film works behind her shoulders. It is noteworthy that the actress became truly popular only in adulthood after filming in the films "Between Us Girls" and "Think Like a Woman."
Biography and creativity of Galina Petrova
A native of the small town of Kirishi in the Leningrad Region was born on December 22, 1956. Due to the divorce of her parents, the girl stayed with her father at the age of three, who quickly married another woman and moved to Tambov. Therefore, the upbringing of Gali was mainly done by my grandmother.
Due to the not very attractive appearance at a young age, the girl had a lot of complexes, which she decided to actively fight, enrolling in a school drama circle. It was at this time that she discovered the talent for reincarnation and the desire to develop in the field of acting.
After receiving a certificate of secondary education, Galina submitted documents to all theatrical theater universities, but everywhere she was refused. Therefore, she had to work as a costume designer in the Tambov drama theater over the next year. And the very next year, the doors of GITIS were thrown open for her, where she received the basics of theatrical skills on a course with Andrei Popov.
In the process of training, Petrova went on the stage of the Moscow Drama Theater named after Konstantin Stanislavsky, and after graduation she joined the troupe of the Sovremennik Theater, where she still serves as one of the leading actresses. Theatrical theatergoers often go "to Galina Petrova", applauding her unquestioned talent.
The debut in the cinema with the artist took place in her youth, but for some reason, at the beginning of the career of the film actress, she got only supporting roles and episodic. Truly her talent in this role began to be revealed already at a fairly mature age. Today, in her excellent filmography, the following films can be noted: "Deja Vu" (1989), "Infinity" (1991), "Life and the Extraordinary Adventures of Soldier Chonkin" (1994), "Next 2" (2002), "Big Girls" (2006), Such an Ordinary Life (2010), Olympic Village (2010), Casanova's Last Affair (2012), Legal Doping (2013), Between Us Girls (2013), Martha Line (2013), “The Red Queen” (2015), “Fifth floor without an elevator” (2015), “Voronins” (2016).
Currently, Galina Petrova is actively participating in the life of her native theater, in many television projects, among which I want to note, for example, her guest visit to Tatyana Ustinova’s program “My Hero” (2017). The last roles of the actress in the cinema include projects: Force Majeure, Shameless and Dinosaur.
