Soviet and Russian actress Julia Aug appears in the role of a simple Russian woman or a sophisticated aristocrat and even the empress. The performer is compared with Nonna Mordyukova and Natalia Gundareva. Quentin Tarantino admired the craftsmanship of Aug. For her work in the drama "Apprentice", the actress was awarded the national prize "Nika".
Among the ancestors of Julia Arturovna there are Poles, and Swedes, and Estonians. Totemic, according to the actress herself, the Estonian name means "pike" in Estonian.
Future choice
The biography of the future performer and actress and director began in 1970. She was born on June 8. Soon the family moved to Narva. Julia spent her childhood and youth in Estonia.
After school, the girl dreamed of becoming an archaeologist. She planned to receive education in this specialty. However, in order to support a friend who went to enter the theater, the graduate went with him.
The atmosphere reigning in LGITMiK captures Aug so much that the girl decided to study here. A talented applicant entered Katzman’s workshop. Beginning actress starred a lot during training. As a result, a student from the third year was expelled.
Julia planned to receive further education at GITIS. However, the girl turned out to be unprepared for the rhythm of life in the capital. The actress returned to her native university. She continued her studies on the course of Andrei Andreev, the main director of the Youth Theater.
After completing her studies at this theater, Julia worked for a decade. She played in “Woe from Wit” by Sophia, Lady Macbeth in a Shakespearean play, The Mermaid in a production based on Pushkin’s work of the same name.
Cinema and directing
Gradually, Julia realized that she did not want to be just an instrument in the director's hands. She wanted to invent herself. This led Aug to the directing department of GITIS. Having successfully graduated from the capital's university, in 2007 the actress entered the Higher Courses of Directors and Scriptwriters.
Yulia’s work in cinema began in 1989 with the participation in the sci-fi film “Abduction of a Sorcerer” by Kobzev. The 19th actress played a double role. She was a graduate student Masha, transformed into Princess Magdalen. The expressive appearance of the girl was ideally suited to the image of the aristocrat of the century before last.
The following year, Julia received the role of Dvoira in the picture of Zeldovich based on the stories of Babel. In 1992, the girl appeared in the image of Princess Mary in the Atonement sacrifice. Again, the great princess actress was in the historical drama "White Horse".
Since the late nineties and until 2005, Julia had few films. In total, she starred in 5-6 films, played supporting roles and episodes. The film-performance based on Kuprin's work “The Demigod”, shown in 1995, stood out especially with her participation.
In the melodrama "Not by bread alone" the main role was offered to the performer by Stanislav Govorukhin. The premiere of the work took place in 2005.
Aug received her first award for artistic work in 2007. She starred in Teachers and Mozhar's film Enemies. The film told about the period of occupation of Belarus during the Great Patriotic War.
After the 2010 drama "Oatmeal", awarded at the Venice Festival of five prizes, the actress in 2010 received recognition. Aug game was admired in many countries of the world where Fedorchenko's film was shown.
Confession
In 2012, Julia appeared in the ethnic title "Heavenly wives of meadow mari." The painting opened in Sochi "Kinotavr". The prize of audience sympathy was awarded to the film at the VII International Film Festival "Mirror" named after A. Tarkovsky.
In the image of the main character appeared on the screen the performer in the drama "Intimate Places". Both the Film Critics Guild and the Kinotavr awarded the work with prizes for best actress.
Empress Elizaveta Petrovna appeared before the fans in 2014. She starred in the telenovela "Catherine. Takeoff." The brilliant game was awarded the TEFI, as well as the prize of the Association of Film Producers. This role was the first in the movie for the mass audience. Prior to this, the actress starred exclusively in the author.
The directorial debut of the celebrity was the comedy "Sakura Jam". She was praised by critics. Among the productions of Aug, there are a lot of clips for the domestic rap group "25/17".
In 2015, Yulia Arturovna was awarded the prize for theater director. For the play "Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant" she was nominated for the "Crystal Mask"
In 2016, the star received the prestigious domestic award "Nika" for best actress in the drama "Pupil". In the picture, Julia played the mother of the main character Inga Yuzhin.
The actress starred in The Garden Ring, Hit, and Excellent students, and played in the Germanic mini-series Personal Space in 2017. Aug played a secondary role in the horror film Ghouls. This work has become an interesting experiment for celebrities. The famous artist also participated in the melodrama "House of Porcelain" and the action film "Personality is not established."
