“Zhanna Arkadyevna, you are so nervous, and I adore you!” “With such an exclamation, a fan once threw herself into the arms of the Honored Artist of Russia Olga Prokofieva. Even though in the sitcom “My Fair Nanny” the actress played the bitchy careerist Zhanna Arkadyevna, her character is very popular! And now fans of the series constantly go to the Mayakovsky Theater, where Prokofiev has been playing for more than twenty years. They know for sure that in life Olga Prokofieva is the complete opposite of her popular heroine. Sweet, sincere and tactful. She refuses to discuss her personal life. But he happily talks about his son, the theater and new projects.
Blitz survey
Are you friends with the Internet?
Yes.
What is an unaffordable luxury for you?
Vacation twice a year!
What animal do you identify with?
I look like a fox.
Did you have a nickname as a child?
Was. Zebra.
What is your psychological age?
84 in the morning, 37 in the afternoon, 17 in the evening.
What turns you on?
Men have humor and charm.
Are you a night owl or a lark?
Owl in a square!
Do you have a talisman?
Some. For example, if I’m filming a movie, I always take a piece of the plate with me.
How do you relieve stress?
Work!
Where did you spend your last vacation?
In Greece.
Olga Prokofieva, you can hardly be found in Moscow now. So much touring and filming?
I now have a big and stable job. This is a twelve-episode feature film. One might say, a mystical-historical detective story. I'm playing main role, and that's why I have a lot of shooting days. Moreover, all of them are not in Moscow. We are filming in Belarus, in the wonderful city of Grodno. It’s very beautiful there and has all the necessary surroundings: a river, lakes, a swamp, a river... So you have to go there all the time.
Do you have a dramatic role in this project?
Yes, perhaps so. My heroine's name is Varvara Andreevna. She is a writer and a very strong personality. She writes fairly light romance novels and thrillers, but she is also an employee of a certain Interpol department that works with some strange phenomena on the planet. I don’t want to retell the whole plot now. I can only say that there will be such an interesting historical sidebar. When Napoleon retreated from Moscow, much of his treasure train was lost. Just somewhere in Belarus. Until now, this gold haunts people, everyone is digging, searching... Someone finds it, but then all sorts of strange things happen to these people.
Intrigued! When does this movie start?
Well, it's a long process. Now we're filming, then editing, dubbing, so I don't think audiences will see this film before the fall of 2008.
Olga Prokofieva, you just said that your film is a little mystical. Do you tend to believe in some omens?
I am a superstitious person, I believe in some omens, but this has nothing to do with mysticism.
I don’t like a black cat when it runs and scurries around somewhere under my feet. She somehow stops me all the time. Before the premiere, I don’t wash my hair the day before so that everything turns out well. Some absolutely funny things. I don’t bite sunflower seeds in the theater, I don’t knit socks. I don’t eat seeds, though. Signs are nothing, some kind of pranks. I believe in some, not so much in others. As for everything that concerns mysticism - no, I don’t let it get to me. No thoughts, no reasoning. I can read literature, but always to simply get some information, and not to let it into my life. Yes, I’m interested in a lot of this, but I try not to immerse myself in it, because it’s very addictive, and if you start believing in something, you end up in a kind of addiction. Therefore, I try to keep a certain ring around me from all this.
You became known to most viewers thanks to Zhanna Arkadyevna. Have you played in films before this role?
Yes, I worked in cinema. I had small roles with very good directors. Allochka Surikova, Abdurashitov, but these were episodic roles. Well, the series is another matter. One hundred and forty episodes! Every day on TV. Those who don’t even watch, but simply switching channels, will come across my “Beautiful Nanny”.
Olga Prokofieva, the series “The Beautiful Nanny” brought you incredible popularity. After this, did you begin to understand why famous Hollywood actors wear full-length caps and glasses?
Yes. Now I understand this. The series continues to air to this day. That's why we are recognizable faces.
It’s good to be popular, but it’s like saying, you can eat a spoonful of honey, half a glass, but not a three-liter jar. What I mean is that there is too much attention.
There is a certain unceremoniousness of the public. You can sit somewhere and eat, and strangers come up to you, sit down, pat you on the shoulder, ask for autographs, take pictures on your phone... And all these paparazzi who follow your life famous people? Therefore, in order to walk a little somewhere calmly and so as not to be clicked on the street, you have to put on dark glasses like Hollywood stars. It’s not because I’m tired of everything, but simply because I don’t have enough attention. After all, the actor may be tired after work, or he just ran out to buy bread, for this it is not necessary to put on eye makeup or do his hair. But then they recognize you and say: “Oh, kids, come here, we’ll take pictures!” And children are sacred, I cannot refuse them...
Yes, you seem to be kind to children. Are you a strict mother?
I am different. Since I sometimes think that I’m not giving my son enough, because I’m always at work, terribly busy, something begins to gnaw at me from the inside. Like, I'm not a real mother. But I know that wherever I am, I always know where my son is, what he is doing, whether he is fed. My mother adores and loves me and my sister very much, so I think I learned this.
Olga Prokofieva, are you proud of your son?
You know, I practically don’t go to parent-teacher meetings, because they take place at seven o’clock in the evening - during my working hours. Since I practically never have free evenings: I’m either not in Moscow, or I’m working in the theater, I don’t get to them. I was lucky that Sasha always had good class teachers who knew and understood all this. We either call each other or they send me SMS, and I am aware of all school problems. Sasha was missing something, a problem in a subject, or some kind of event for which he needed to donate money. I always find out about it in time.
Is there one thing you won't allow your son to do?
Yes. He doesn’t have any lawlessness in his dreams.
Because, for example, Sasha had been asking me for a laptop for four years now, and I thought it was too early for him. So the laptop was purchased only this summer, when my son passed his ninth grade exams. We don’t have a situation where Sasha asked for something and immediately received it. Well, sometimes he stutters about a moped. I also think that it is still unsafe for his age to ride somewhere on a scooter. So I'm not buying it yet.
Olga Prokofieva, many famous women say that the secret of their youth and beauty is at least eight hours of sleep. Do you think so too?
Of course, sleep restores, relaxes, gives strength... I need nine hours to get enough sleep. If I sleep five or six hours, it takes a lot of effort to get through the day. So, of course, I push myself into bed early if possible. Or I’ll finish stealing for another hour somewhere. If I have the opportunity to lie down somewhere and fall asleep for twenty minutes, it gives me strength for the second half of the day. It doesn't always work out, but it works out.
And then if everything turns out well and things go well, then the situation itself pleases. This is a working rhythm.
When you go to filming, you manage to sleep for five hours. Then you drive a car and sleep for another three hours. So, I need to force myself to sleep for another hour. Sometimes you force yourself to have strength, to have energy. Sometimes you don’t get enough sleep, but I don’t like to complain. This is my profession, and I chose it myself, I chose this work schedule for myself. It’s not the schedule that chooses me. I filled it myself with all this. She put the crosses, checkmarks, and hooks herself. So, Olya, jump, jump, come on!
What is more important to you: looking good or cooking well?
For actresses, looking good is part of their profession. Other women decide for themselves: this week I won’t take care of myself, but next week I’ll be especially beautiful. It depends on her mood. And we are a little hostages. We must look great, we are public people, we must be in shape. What is more pleasant: to look at an actress who is well built, or at one who, excuse me, has a hanging belly or something like that? Well, there are fat actresses whose appearance reflects their essence and character, but we won’t talk about them. In general, public people need to put a lot of effort and time into looking good.
Olga Prokofieva, any model can envy your figure. Share your secret of how you manage to stay so slim?
Maya Plesetskaya gave an ingenious recipe: “If you want to lose weight, don’t sit and eat!” This advice works for me. I don't really go on a diet, but I always eat very little.
I like to eat bread in the morning; I can make myself baked toast with cheese. I can make a delicious bun with dairy products. But I no longer allow myself bread either during the day or in the evening. Dinner... I have such active performances: I have to move a lot, dance... I can lose a kilogram or one and a half kilograms on stage in one performance. That's why I always have dinner, but it's light. Obviously, I don’t eat fried potatoes. I can boil myself some shrimp and make a salad.
It’s clear that if you’re as busy as you are, there may not be time left for cooking...
I cook, I'll tell you honestly. Because I am a mother. It happens from three types I roll the meat into cutlets and put them in the freezer. Because I often go on tour, and my son Sasha can fry them. I mainly cook for him, but practically not for myself.
Olga Prokofieva, what gifts do you like to receive?
I love different things... Now, thanks to the “My Fair Nanny” project, I have a lot of all kinds of acquaintances and fans. They are very creative! They compose all sorts of clips for me from my theatrical works and provide voiceovers. One girl gave me such a wonderful puzzle. They took my photo and made 150 parts out of it. So now I can collect myself. I say, well, if I live to old age, I will have something to do. They can also decorate a plate with a still from a movie, write poetry or make a calendar for the whole year with my photographs from some magazines. These are such original gifts, and I really like them, I like them. And as for close people, they try to give something necessary, well, it’s not necessarily some kind of household appliances, because it's not a particularly feminine gift. They try to give, for example, some good perfume.
Some are sure that she “made” Zhanna Arkadyevna from the TV series “My Fair Nanny” into an everyday person. In fact, in life, actress Olga Prokofieva is completely different - unlike her heroine, she does not like diets and does not strive to win men... Although she also monitors her figure and even considers losing weight a cure for many diseases.
– Olga, looking at you, it’s hard to believe that once this slender woman there were problems with overweight…
- Were. At the institute. True, I was still very young, 18 years old. And the reason is poor nutrition. Our classes ran from 9.30 am to 11 pm, with virtually no breaks. First, general education subjects, and then directors, were freed from theater rehearsals and came to us. And a long creative process began. But I wanted to eat... I remember a bakery on Herzen Street (now Bolshaya Nikitskaya). Everyone was just rushing in to get something to eat. I bought a huge briquette of halva and ate it right away - I was very hungry! – and rushed off to continue studying. When I came home after college, my mother was always waiting for me at home with a lovingly fried chicken... Of course, I couldn’t resist, I ate frantically and flopped down to sleep, got up in the morning and ran straight to the train without breakfast, and so on every day.
– Probably, the result of such a “diet” was not long in coming?
“I didn’t even notice how much I gained weight.” One day we were working out in the pool, I stepped on the scales and saw... 62 kg. It was terrible for me! In addition, in women, the weight is rarely distributed evenly: some on the bottom, some on top, their cheeks swell... and their eyes turn into such funny slits.
– Moreover, for actors, unlike people in many other professions, gaining weight is absolutely contraindicated!
“We had a teacher, Mark Anatolyevich Zakharov, who noticed such things very well. He once told my classmate: “You have the role of a heroine, and you still take care of yourself! If you’re gaining weight, at least wear heels!” He could put a lot of pressure on his ego, and it worked. Besides slim figure really part of the profession. You need to be in shape - just as you need to learn the text, know the mise-en-scène.
– What about, for example, Natalya Krachkovskaya?
– She is an exclusive actress, there are only a few of them.
BEING FULL IS HARD WORK
“But this happens: a person eats whatever he wants and doesn’t gain weight.”
- Happens. They often tell me: “You’re lucky, you’re not getting better, you have such a constitution!” To this I answer: “No, my dears! Look at my mother, who, due to excess weight and large physical activity I’ve developed problems with my legs, joint diseases...” So I have to limit myself, and I advise all women who are closer to forty to watch their weight and lose weight. Not even with the goal of pleasing someone, but in order to to make your feet feel better and generally feel good!
– That is, losing weight is, in fact, a panacea for all diseases?
- From many, for sure. This is especially true for women. The main thing for us is to get enough sleep and eat less. It's no secret that every woman has her own weight at which she is comfortable and feels feminine. And if she gets fat, then you have to constantly control yourself - for example, put your hands on your stomach so that you don’t see how it sticks out, or remember to unbutton a button when you’re sitting. Or buy special shapewear... It's all such hard work! One of the satirists said that a woman first spends a lot of money on groceries - to fill the refrigerator, and then - an even larger amount to buy weight loss drugs.
TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT?
– Does Zhanna Arkadyevna take care of her figure?
- Yes, sure. There are episodes in which she is on a diet, does not allow herself to do something, limits herself in some way, etc. In connection with this, she has many problems... For example, she once said: “Oh, my God ! I quit smoking! I want to eat more!..” In general, she is a woman who takes care of herself and has remarkable willpower.
– How does actress Olga Prokofieva feel about diets?
– A synonym for the word “diet” is restriction, refusal of something very beloved. And since there are not many joys in our lives now - either we have forgotten how to rejoice, or there is really a lot of negative information falling on our heads - we are looking for something that would give us pleasure.
– That’s why we eat beyond measure...
– Indeed, for most women, food is joy. Many foods containing carbohydrates help produce “happy hormones.” So, when going on a low-carbohydrate diet, you can, along with extra pounds lose all your optimism, become nervous, angry, irritable. That’s why I don’t like diets; I prefer to simply limit myself in quantity.
– Do you allow yourself to eat at night?
- Yes, I allow it. Because I am an actress, I have a specific job and very dynamic performances in the evening. I checked on the scales: in one performance I lose about one and a half kilograms. In addition, I spend a lot of calories running up and down stairs during the day. Therefore, if I’m really hungry, I can come in the evening and eat something that doesn’t have the most calories.
– What about the various chocolate cakes? Do you like sweets?
- Not now. Previously, during times of general shortage, when cakes had to be “caught” in a bakery, I even learned to make one cake from boiled condensed milk myself, butter, cookies, chocolate. Extraordinary deliciousness! But at some point I realized that I had to stop with all this, because overweight didn't keep me waiting. And then I... forced myself to stop loving all the “dysfunctional” foods, primarily pasta and potatoes. And sweets, of course.
HOUSEHOLD CASES
– Olga, admit it, do you like to cook?
– It’s not difficult for me, but I don’t enjoy it. Probably no talent. But since I'm a mother, I cook. How often? I don't know, this is a relative concept. Of course, I always cook for the child. I eat on the set myself, and we have a wonderful buffet in the theater.
– Do you and Sasha have different tastes?
– Now they are completely different. Lately I’ve become absolutely “fishy”, and he’s a meat person – probably because he’s a boy. So I fry him chops; he is more indifferent to soups.
– Your son is already 13 years old. But you probably remember how much weight you gained during pregnancy?
– No, not much – about 6–7 kilograms. Probably, these are the characteristics of my body.
– Was it easy to get back into shape later?
– I didn’t even think about it! During childbirth, doctors gave me an infection and blood poisoning began. Then I was continuously injected for a month and operated on again, so the question was about life, not about my figure.
– And now, when the question of your figure still arises, what is included in your daily diet?
– I really like seafood, I don’t like meat at all. Garnish – vegetable only. I love low-fat cottage cheese and kefir. I love ice cream – I always have white ice cream in my refrigerator.
FITNESS AS A ELEMENT
– Do you do anything special to stay slim?
– You know, I just don’t eat much. On the set, when they bring lunch, I always take fish with buckwheat - it’s much healthier. I will eat fresh salads, cabbage or carrots with cucumbers with pleasure. And all my performances are very emotional and dynamic: I jump, dance - such exercise.
– Do you go in for sports?
- You know how it happens - a shoemaker without boots. So am I. Right next to my house, on Tula, there is a Palace water sports. Somehow I honestly went and bought a monthly subscription... I didn’t have a single visit on this subscription. A certain time is indicated there: for example, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday from 10 to 14. But I never get to this time, although, probably, you can come up and negotiate. Or it’s impossible... in general, I don’t get there.
– So you don’t really strive for fitness?
– All my fitness is spontaneous. When on tour we are offered to go to the pool or sauna, I always agree, even if I am very tired. After all, there is no need to rush home, put Sasha to bed... I mean, tear him away from the computer.
– Do you remember the story of Charlize Theron, when she gained 20 kg for the role. Would you agree to this?
– You know, this is such a question... Because the roles are different. Sometimes, for example, they offer a low-budget movie, but you read it and just fall in love with the script and the heroine. If, for example, they call me to voice cartoons, I will agree to do it for free, because I adore it. If I read a script in which the heroine gains 20 kg, but the twists and turns of her fate are incredibly interesting to me - that’s it, consciousness simply doesn’t turn on anymore, you fall in love with the role, and...
TRY
MULTILAYERED DELICACY
I like to make herring under a fur coat. It's quick and simple: you cook vegetables - potatoes, beets, carrots. You can do this the day before. The most labor-intensive part is cleaning it all. Then we quickly throw it into the food processor, no grater needed. We buy herring already peeled, without bones. And the onion must be cut by hand. The main thing is to lay it out in layers. The first layer of potatoes, a little onion on it, then herring, beets and carrots, pour all this with mayonnaise straight from the cut bag, and repeat everything again. Because when there are two layers, it turns out much tastier. By the way, some people don’t add potatoes, but without them the “fur coat” doesn’t turn out the same! I make such a huge dish, and Sashka always paints it with mayonnaise patterns.
MY BEAUTIFUL... JEANNA
– How do you take care of your face, because makeup ages the skin?
– Yes, it makes your face very tired, that’s true. So I try to arrange for him" fasting days", when you don’t have to leave the house, and therefore don’t use cosmetics. I make masks with a lifting effect and use moisturizing cream.
The very word “diet” has always scared me away. I just prefer to eat less.
– Do you prefer any particular brand?
– When it comes to skin care products, I don’t have any preferences. I like to change everything. Only domestic factory-made creams are not very suitable for me, I feel somehow “cramped” in them, the skin still tightens under them.
– Do you like to experiment?
- Yes! To do this, I go to a beauty salon, where they sell a lot of all kinds of masks in bags, Japanese, it seems. I take it and put it on. The most important thing is that I always believe that this product will suit me. I advise all women to do a little magic on their face, putting on a mask: “Oh my God, how good, tomorrow it will be so beautiful!”
– What do you like to wear?
– I prefer feminine style, clothes with a twist - brooches, scarves, sometimes bows. Although in some cases I may give preference to something else. For example, I like jeans with holes... But still, at my age, you can’t have fifteen of them - you’ll allow yourself one funny hole. So that there is no overkill.
– Does it matter to you whether it’s a designer item or bought it at the nearest mall because you liked it?
– Of course, I don’t buy clothes while crossing. But there is also no such thing that I will go crazy and buy “this” only from Laurent or someone else. Thank God, there is no dependence on labels. I buy what I like.
It is always useful for a woman to do a little magic, to cast a spell - this is internal help for herself!
– Do you consult with Zhanna Arkadyevna?
– Yes, because from the very beginning my heroine declared herself such a fashionista, she wanted to appear in a new outfit every time, constantly change clothes.
– Judging by the series, she is a very temperamental person. It seems that she knows absolutely everything about the representatives of the stronger sex. You probably also know how to win a man competently?
– To be honest, I’m not a conqueror... They say that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Indeed, it has long been noticed that a man’s character becomes better when he eats. It’s not for nothing that this scheme was invented... I’m probably not a very wise person in this regard. Perhaps this is my big mistake, but I have never had to win a man this way...
Interviewed by Tatiana KHAZANOVA
Olga Prokofieva is a brilliant actress, whom any Russian TV viewer knows by sight as Zhanna Arkadyevna from the popular TV series “My Fair Nanny.” After participating in the sitcom, the artist received offers for a long time to play in a similar role, but Olga tactfully refused the directors.
The actress considers herself primarily a theater performer. For more than 30 years she has been devoted to one metropolitan group - the theater named after. .
Childhood and youth
Olga Evgenievna Prokofieva was born in the town of Odintsovo near Moscow. The girl turned out to have an interesting pedigree. As the actress herself later said in an interview, her father’s ancestors served as priests, and on her mother’s side they were landowners and horse breeders. However, family happiness did not work out for the parents of the future stage star. Olga and her older sister Larisa were raised by their mother Sofya Prokhorovna without a father.
There was little entertainment for children in the provincial town, so little Olya took the cultural program into her own hands. She wrapped herself in a pillowcase, wrapped a curtain over the top, stood on the tips of her stiff-soled shoes and pretended to be a ballerina. A lively, spontaneous girl, having barely learned to walk, dreamed of one day going on the theater stage.
Having hardly waited for the last bell, yesterday's schoolgirl hurried to take the entrance exams to the theater and failed them. But Olga immediately vowed to herself to definitely enroll in the acting department in a year. In order not to sit at home in vain, Prokofieva went to work, choosing an unexpected profession for a girl who had dreamed of becoming an actress all her life - an accountant on a local TV channel. But while working on television, the future actress did not stop preparing for exams, and all her relatives, friends, acquaintances and even acquaintances of acquaintances knew about it.
One day, her mother’s friend, who worked as a road inspector, stopped a violator and, in a conversation with him, found out that he was studying at GITIS. Remembering Olya’s cherished dream, the inspector offered the driver a deal: he would not take away his license, and as gratitude, he would prepare his girlfriend’s daughter for the exams. The violator agreed and honestly fulfilled his promise. This was the future media tycoon and founder of the NTV channel, and then a 4th year student at the directing department, Vladimir Gusinsky.
Gusinsky diligently taught Prokofieva everything he knew, but she still failed the entrance exam. Applicant Prokofieva tried her best, but she initially had no chance, since the admissions committee did not like her appearance.
After the exam, the same teacher who was the first to speak out against Olga’s admission to the acting department saw the genuine grief of the girl, whose lifelong dream had just been crushed, and advised her to try herself in directing. The applicant wiped away her tears and went to study on the course of the famous Soviet theater director.
Olga Prokofieva graduated from GITIS with honors, delighting all the teachers with her graduation production of the play “Tomorrow There Was War,” where she brilliantly played a teacher twice her age.
Two of her former teachers began vying with each other to invite the talented graduate. Andrei Goncharov invited me to the Mayakovsky Theater, and to Lenkom. The choice was not easy, but Olga decided not to be separated from her classmates, who almost all went to Goncharov.
Theater
At the Moscow Academic Theater named after. Mayakovsky Olga Prokofieva has been appearing on stage for almost 30 years. In her youth, she played May in Tennessee Williams' play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Rosalina in the play "A Plague on Both Your Houses", Lydia Varavka in a production based on the novel "The Life of Klim Samgin" and others.
For creating the image of Maria Moskaleva in the play “Uncle's Dream,” the actress received one of the most prestigious theater awards, “Crystal Turandot.”
Now you can enjoy Olga Prokofieva’s acting by purchasing a ticket to the production of “Children Spoil Relationships,” where she embodies the image of Polina, or to “The Banquet,” where she is Mariet Livier. “Uncle’s Dream” is also still shown at Mayakovka, and the actress still plays Maria Moskaleva in it.
In 2016, with the participation of the actress, the plays “Caucasian Chalk Circle” and “All My Sons” were released. A year later, Prokofieva was already delighting fans with her performance in the play Pygmalion.
Movies
Olga Prokofieva made her film debut, having already established herself as a serious theater actress. invited her to the psychological melodrama “Humiliated and Insulted.” Prokofieva's role was episodic. But she was lucky enough to get into the frame with such stars as Anastasia Vyazemskaya, and she had a lot to learn from them.
The character actress has not yet developed a relationship with a serious full-length film, but they began to vying with her to invite her to star in TV series. Olga Prokofieva brought national fame to "", where she played together with, and even shared the same dressing room with.
The quartet of actors worked so well together that after “Nanny” the artists played together in the adventurous vaudeville “Shakespeare Never Dreamed of.”
Later, the artist’s filmography was decorated with the projects “Adjutants of Love”, “League of Deceived Wives”, “Normalnaya”, in which Olga managed to move away from the image of a bitchy lady. Prokofieva also played in the melodrama “Time of Happiness” and the detective story “I’m Going Out to Look for You.”
In the late 2000s, she appeared in the top-rated sitcoms “Roof” and “Angelica”, and also played the main role in the Russian-Belarusian series “Margot. Fiery cross." In the last film, the heroine of Olga is an employee of the Russian Interpol, who manages to unravel the mystery of the magic tablets and prevent a disaster.
In 2013, with the participation of Olga, the comedy “Three in Komi” was released, where the actress’s partners were,.
And 2 years later, the artist appeared in the film “Between the Notes, or Tantric Symphony.” The latest works in Prokofieva’s creative biography include a supporting role in the comedy “Love and Sax”, where they shone in the foreground.
Personal life
The friendship of applicant Prokofieva with tutor Gusinsky did not result in anything serious. Then Olga was too passionate about the dream of becoming an actress. The romance began only when the girl graduated from GITIS. The future media mogul left his family for her sake. He showered his beloved with flowers and even bought her an expensive car, persuading her to marry him, but Olga never made up her mind. After living together for 4 years, they broke up.
The reason for the break with Gusinsky was Prokofieva’s colleague, actor Yuri Sokolov. They played lovers on the stage of Mayakovka in the play Tomorrow There Was War.
The gallant handsome man stormed the fortress, which turned out to be impregnable for the future media magnate. Olga was not even embarrassed by the fact that her new lover already had 2 ex-wives and one daughter. She left Gusinsky and almost immediately married Sokolov. 4 years later Olga gave birth to Yuri’s son Alexander, and 12 years later life together the couple divorced.
Yuri left like a man, leaving his ex-wife and son an apartment in Moscow on Vernadsky Avenue. But then he married for the fourth time, having adopted his young wife’s child from his first marriage, they had two more children, and the issue of living space became acute. Ex-husband demanded that Prokofieva return the apartment, and when she refused, he went to court.
The litigation continues to this day.
Now the actress is officially single, but when asked about her personal life, she answers with a smile that everything is fine with her. According to Olga, she prefers European model relationships when a woman finds happiness not in marriage, but with loved ones. Rare photos of her relatives also appear on Prokofieva’s page in "Instagram", which is entirely devoted to her creative activities.
On stage and on camera, Olga always looks elegant and young. Viewers note the special flexibility that the actress does not lose over the years. With a height of 168 cm, her weight does not exceed 55 kg. The artist herself assures that she resorts to various diets to maintain her figure, since she is actually prone to being overweight. The performer does not eat after 16:00 and does exercises every morning. She tries to spend her weekends outside the city, where her family has a large plot of land.
Olga Prokofieva now
2018 brought the actress a role in the comedy “Between Us Girls. Continuation". This is a series beloved by many television viewers, in which the main characters were introduced, and. Three generations of women from one family, each endowed with leadership qualities, are trying to get along under one roof.
Olga Prokofieva in the show “Save me, I can’t cook” in 2019In January 2019, the actress became a guest of the culinary show “Save, I can’t cook.” On the air of the program, Olga Prokofieva prepared 2 dishes - lean cabbage soup with sauerkraut and mushrooms, as well as champignons stuffed with salmon in a creamy sauce.
Filmography
- 1991 - “Humiliated and Offended”
- 1995 - “Moscow Holidays”
- 2004 - “Children of Arbat”
- 2004 - 2008 - “My Fair Nanny”
- 2005 - “Adjutants of Love”
- 2006 - “Crazy”
- 2007 - “Shakespeare never dreamed of”
- 2009 - “Margot. Fiery Cross"
- 2013 - “Three in Komi”
- 2015 - “I’ll get married urgently”
- 2018 - “Love and Sax”
- 2018 - “The first guy in the village”
- 2018 – “Between us girls. Continuation"
"AiF". Health: - Olga, when I see you on stage, I am amazed: how you maintain such excellent physical shape for so many years - you almost perform acrobatic stunts there...
O.P.:- I do exercises every day. And in general I really follow physical fitness and I fight for my figure. After 16:00 I try not to eat. I am very prone to being overweight, like my mother. However, some foods cannot be excluded from the diet. For example, glucose in its pure form must be consumed: it is indispensable for nourishing the brain.
We now drink and eat everything “chemical”. We grow currants in our dacha. There is nothing tastier than tea brewed with currant leaves! But mother laziness gets in the way, and you buy everything flavored in supermarkets!
"AiF". Health: - What do you think about plastic surgery?
O.P.:- Oh, I'm afraid! I only did Botox. I believe that you can grow old with dignity and grace. In general, the key to good appearance- correct daily routine and positive emotions.
Metamorphoses of life
"AiF". Health: - In the play “Divorce the Women’s Way,” where you play one of the main roles, the phrase sounds: “I’m not cynical, I’m wise.” Do you think a little cynicism won’t hurt a woman?
O.P.:- It seems to me that a person’s character should contain everything. I remember I was on the set of a TV show, where I was asked about Zhanna Arkadyevna’s bitchiness, and one cameraman couldn’t stand it and jumped out from behind the camera: “A delicious borscht definitely needs a piece of red pepper!” But, of course, moderation is important in everything. Do you know this one? famous story, when a woman came up to Einstein and asked: “I’m not from a scientific background, but can you explain to me in three words what the theory of relativity is?” - “In three words? Three hairs on the head is not enough, but three hairs in the soup is a lot.”
You can't be an amoeba. Especially for us women. You have to be an individual and be able to stand up for yourself.
"AiF". Health: - You are still associated with Toad Arkadyevna... But you have played so many other roles. Isn't it offensive?
O.P.:- I’m glad that my heroine was so loved by many... I “spied” Toad Arkadyevna from many rich women. The profession of an actor is this: you observe people and then “string” these traits onto your characters. Over the past 20 years, the country has changed a lot... Previously, we had the same salaries, everyone saved for furniture, for a car. Women were happy to buy boots that were the same for everyone. But then we knew that we had a “brotherhood” in the USSR. Everyone is equal. And now everything has changed so much, society is divided: some remain on budget salaries and cannot even afford to go to the theater, while others managed to get their bearings, rushed up, bought a house in a prestigious suburb.
Just yesterday, one of my friends was sitting in my kitchen. It was an absolutely pinched and downtrodden creature, and I shared the last sausage with it. And today he is a prominent figure in show business. And a look from above appeared. Although before the person was absolutely normal. It’s unclear where all this fanfare and arrogance comes from. It’s funny and sad to watch such a mutation... After all, true intelligence, it seems to me, lies in the fact that you can communicate with a person all evening and only then find out that you were talking with a Nobel Prize laureate.
In my role
"AiF". Health: - Olga, aren’t you annoyed that many of your colleagues became famous in cinema at an earlier age?
O.P.:- My teacher Mark Anatolyevich Zakharov said that up to the age of 30, an actress is cast in films for her youth and beauty. And after 30 - for talent. I console myself that I fell into the talented category. But seriously, no, it’s not annoying. I am a very sought after theater actress. I often had such moments when I had to choose between theater and cinema. If I had to go on a film expedition for two months, I most often refused the role. Firstly, I knew that Goncharov would not let me go (head of the Mayakovsky Theater). Secondly, I myself didn’t want to leave the theater for two months. Now I think: I should have, of course, twisted and turned more, found compromises and managed to do everything.
"AiF". Health: - If you are offered another role in a sitcom, will you agree?
O.P.:- If you like the script, I’ll agree. Recently, Ingeborga Dapkunaite came from London to Moscow to audition for a role in a sitcom. I say: “Inga! Are you on a sitcom too? - “Olya, in London, actors who work in sitcoms are considered highly rated.”
Although, on the other hand, after the role of Zhanna Arkadyevna, some directors perceived me exclusively in this role, many even said: “Can you play a heroine like that?” I answered: “Thank you, but I’ve already played this lady for 180 episodes!” There is no need to sit on one skate and ride it all your life, collecting dividends.
Components of happiness
"AiF". Health: - Is there a place where you completely relax, where you can rest your soul?
O.P.:- The dacha is our favorite place, because my mother always lives there. There are two houses on the plot. Thank God, the second house was recently completed. Everything is equipped inside, furniture has been brought in. Now our friends live there. And the first building is more than 20 years old. This is mom's world. There is furniture there from the 80s, which is outdated, but it has family value, like a talisman. The house is large, built for the whole family. A third floor was even built, where they put billiards (my mother’s husband loved this game very much). The billiard table even had to be lifted through the window on ropes: it could not fit up the stairs. It was an unforgettable sight!
True, now few people get to the third floor. In summer we most often live outdoors. When everyone gets together, there is always a feeling of celebration. We set up the grill, grill kebabs, turn on the fountain. At this moment you understand that there is happiness on earth.
In a country farm you won’t be left without work. Lawns that need to be mowed, a vegetable garden, a garden. Something in the house constantly needs to be washed, vacuumed... The water from the well is not very good quality, so we go to the spring. There are very good varieties of apple trees in the garden. Every year my mother asks my sister and me: “What are we going to do with the harvest? Bring your friends, we’ll collect and give them buckets of apples.”
"AiF". Health: - You have an adult son. Considering how busy you are, have you ever felt guilty before him?
O.P.:- There is such a wise saying: you cannot devote your life to anyone. Even to the most precious creature! You can love endlessly, always be there, but you cannot devote yourself to anyone, be it a husband or a child. So that later, God forbid, you will not ever have to present a bill for this. I often have and still have a feeling of guilt towards my son. It seems as if he lacks maternal attention. But my tuning forks - my mother and sister - say: “Olya, you are doing everything right. It’s just that, like any normal mother, you have a hypertrophied sense of responsibility.” A friend once said: “My son is soon 50 years old, but it still seems to me that I am not giving him something.”
My son has been familiar with the smell of the scenes since childhood; Sasha played in three theaters. Everyone who knew him told me: “Don’t even worry about where to study. He is an absolutely theatrical child, and besides, both his father and mother are artists.” I think he will also become an artist.
"AiF". Health: - Nothing is known about your personal life...
O.P.:- Personal life? I have a full-fledged family. But I'm not officially married. For me personally, the stamp in my passport means little. But this is solely my subjective opinion.
It’s quite easy to keep yourself in constant shape when you don’t have a tendency to be overweight. It is enough just to be on fresh air, visit the gym and swimming pool, regularly use the services of a massage therapist. Lead a healthy and active lifestyle.
But for people who are prone to obesity, this is not enough. They need to constantly monitor their diet. Get on the scale quite often and don’t eat after 6 p.m. Remember about drinking regime and low-calorie foods. Such people simply need to switch to separate meals and enrich their menu with raw vegetables and fruits.
Olga Prokofieva is one of these people. Since she is a very popular person, sometimes she even has to adhere to a very strict diet.
The screen star sat on water alone for a whole week and underwent a colon cleansing procedure every day. This helped her reduce her weight to eight kilograms. But this result disappeared very quickly. And for short time those eight kilograms came back. Therefore, Olga believes that strict diets useless. Because they just exhaust and exhaust the body.
But one diet is not only pleasant for Prokofieva. It helps to get good results in a short time.
For four days you can eat the agreed list of foods in any quantity without all kinds of seasonings and salt. The taste, of course, will not be very pleasing. But the result is worth it. Drink at least two liters of water.
On the first day, Olga eats boiled rice and drinks it with apple juice. On the second day, allow yourself low-fat cottage cheese with kefir. On the third day, you can already treat yourself to boiled chicken and fresh pineapple. We celebrate the fourth day with red or white wine and snack on hard cheese.
When tempting thoughts regarding high-calorie foods appear, Prokofieva recommends that at this moment you approach a large mirror and, having completely undressed, skeptically examine yourself to your full height. This procedure quickly drives away all cravings for excess food.
Best of the day
Nutritionist Elena Voronkova recommends systematically arranging fasting days for your body. To do this, just stock up on raw and baked apples. On this day, in addition to unloading, the body will receive minerals and fiber. Not only will the body lose weight, but the blood vessels will also be cleaned, swelling will subside and naturally the intestines will be cleansed. In addition, treat yourself to nuts and prunes every day. Then the body will have enough vitamins and calories for an active lifestyle.
On fasting days, you must strictly follow the regime and get a good night's sleep. In the morning, be sure to take a contrast shower with a scrub. To do this, just apply a little scrub to the surface of a hard washcloth and thoroughly rub it all over your body.
