The audience knows Svetlana Stupak as the leading woman in the musical film-tale "Peppy Longstocking". Peppy performed by the young actress was so fond of the viewer that after the release of the film, the wave of popularity just hit the artist.
Biography
Svetlana Stupak was born in Moscow on May 30, 1971. The girl’s main dream was to become a circus artist and perform in the big arena.
Svetlana has been doing acrobatics for eight years. She tried to fulfill her dream, but, unfortunately, due to her health, she did not qualify for the circus school.
However, the young acrobat was taken to the circus studio at the local House of Culture. The girl was engaged with great enthusiasm, she mastered complex tricks and very successfully performed with her program. It was at one of these performances that Svetlana was noticed by Natalya Koreneva, who worked as an assistant to the director.
Peppy
One of the highlights in the life of Svetlana Stupak was her participation in the filming of the musical film "Peppy Longstocking".
The picture was shot in Soviet times based on the famous book of the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren.
The script was different from the original source. For example, in the domestic version, Peppy was blonde and looked a little older than her book prototype.
The director needed a dexterous, hardy and physically strong girl who would be able to do different tricks. Applicants were searched in various sports clubs, circus and dance studios. For the role of Peppy auditioned for about a thousand "little actors", some of whom were boys.
At first, Sveta did not want to take on the role of the main character, but after she was asked on trial to show the daughter of the leader of the African tribe, the choice became obvious, and the young applicant was approved for the role. Emancipation, enthusiasm and mischief Svetlana just conquered the commission.
An additional advantage of Stupak was that she was engaged in acrobatics and was a flexible and plastic child.
Later, the actress admitted that for her, these filming in the movies was a children's game, and she did not take them seriously.
Sveta just perfectly got used to the role, as she was very similar to her heroine. She, too, was a hyperactive child, dabbled a lot, ran, made noise, was naughty, and even fought with the boys. The film crew was not easy to work with such a "robber."
But all efforts paid off, the film became super popular, both children and adults loved it.
Together with Svetlana Stupak, such star actors as Lev Durov, Fedor Stukov and Mikhail Boyarsky starred in the film.
