Avdotya Smirnova - the third wife of a prominent political figure Anatoly Chubais - at first glance seems like an ordinary woman with an unremarkable appearance. However, her colleagues, acquaintances and friends see her as a person with simply amazing intellect, immense charm and amazing charisma.
Unlike the first two wives of Chubais, who chose ordinary professions, Avdotya Smirnova is a fairly well-known person in our country. For a long time, Chubais’s third wife worked as a screenwriter in cinema. At the moment, she is one of the most successful directors in Russia, specializing in the creation of mostly "literary films."
Biography
Dunya Smirnova was born in Moscow on June 29, 1969. Her mother, Natalya Rudnaya, was a popular actress who starred in such well-known films as Autumn, Iolanta and the Mistress of the Orphanage.
The father of Chubais’s third wife, Andrei Smirnov, devoted his life to directing, and also wrote scripts. For example, it was he who, in the last century, created one of the masterpieces of Soviet cinema - the film “Belorussky Station”.
Dunya Smirnova, by her own admission, felt a craving for cinema and writing activity, while still a teenager. After leaving school, in order to combine these two hobbies, the girl decided to enter the VGIK at the scenario faculty.
How the fate of Dunya would have developed, if she had fulfilled her wish, is unknown. However, the girl’s father, unfortunately, categorically forbade her to connect her life with television or cinema. At his insistence, Avdotya abandoned her dream and became a student at Moscow State University, enrolling in the Faculty of Philology. However, later the girl nevertheless achieved her goal and confirmed her love of art by entering GITIS at the theater department.
Journalist and singer
As a student, Chubais's future wife became interested in journalism. Subsequently, the girl worked for some time as a book columnist in such popular publications as The Poster and The Capital. Then she was invited to take the place of creative editor in his studio, Sergei Solovyov. Even later, Dunya Smirnova came to the decision to drastically change her life and became the lead singer of the "Dumb" group.
Presenter and screenwriter
Avdotya Smirnova began her career in cinema with the light hand of Alexei Uchitel. Together with this famous director, she wrote her first script for the epic "The Last Hero", dedicated to the memory of Viktor Tsoi.
After a while, Dunya moved to St. Petersburg, where she continued her writing career, creating new scripts. With her participation, for example, such well-known paintings as:
- "Butterfly";
- "8 and a half dollars";
- "Diary of his wife."
Since 2002, Avdotya Smirnova began to appear on television. The girl received an invitation from the School of Slander program and became co-host of Tatyana Tolstoy.
First husband
With her first husband, Arkady Ippolitov, who worked then as an art critic, Avdotya Smirnova met in the mid-80s. This happened, apparently, even before her arrival in St. Petersburg and work as a screenwriter. The young people played the wedding in 1989. The marriage of Smirnova and Ippolitov lasted for the next 7 years. In 1996, the couple officially broke up.
Son
In a marriage with Arkady Ippolitov, Duni Smirnova had a son, Danil. Like his parents, the boy turned out to be a comprehensively gifted person. After studying at the Zenit football school, Danila as a member of the national team became the champion of Russia in beach soccer.
After the end of his sports career, the son of Avdotya Smirnova entered the State University of Cinema and Television. Subsequently, Danila Ippolitov worked, including in the same team with his famous mother. For example, he was the producer of the clip “Funeral” of the musical group “Leningrad”, the script for which was written by Avdotya Smirnova.
Directorial activity
Smirnova’s debut as a director took place in 2006. Her melodrama “Communication”, which was then released on the screens, told the story of a man and a woman who completely destroyed their previous lives for the sake of passion. The picture created by Smirnova really liked the critics and was awarded the Kinotavr Prize in the Best Debut category. Later, Avdotya Smirnova became the director of such films as “2 Days” with Ksenia Rappoport and “Kokoko”, which was also nominated for “Nika”.
