Yulia Sergeevna Peresild (Russian: Юлия Сергеевна Пересильд; born 5 September 1984) is a Russian stage actress, singer, and cosmonaut.[1]

Yulia Peresild
Юлия Пересильд
Peresild in 2017
Born
Yulia Sergeevna Peresild

(1984-09-05) 5 September 1984 (age 40)
Pskov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2003–present
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse
(m. 2008; div. 2021)
Mikhail Troynik
(m. 2023)
Children2
Space career
Time in space
11 days, 16 hours, 13 minutes
MissionsSoyuz MS-19 / Soyuz MS-18
Awards
WebsiteЮлия Пересильд

Leading actress of the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre. Participant of a space flight within the framework of the scientific and educational project The Challenge: The First in Space, during which she participated in the filming of episodes of the feature film The Challenge. She is the first professional actress to act in outer space after her spaceflight to the ISS in October 2021.[2] She became the fifth woman in the history of the Soviet Union and Russia to travel into space, and the second to work and live on the ISS.

Early life and education

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Peresild was born in Pskov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Her father was an icon painter and her mother was a kindergarten worker. Her surname comes from her Estonian paternal great-grandparents, who were deported to the Russian SFSR.[3] In 2001 she graduated from secondary school No. 24 in the city of Pskov. After school, she entered the Faculty of Russian Philology of the Pskov State Pedagogical Institute, but after studying for only one year, she went to Moscow and entered a theater university.

In 2006, she graduated from the acting department of the directing department of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts.[4]

Since 2007, as a guest actress, she began to participate in the performances of the State Theatre of Nations.

Collaborates with the Moscow Theater "School of the Modern Play", the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre in Moscow, as well as with the Theater Company of Yevgeny Mironov.

Career

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Peresild at the 2017 Kinotavr festival in Sochi

Her acting debut was the role of Natasha Kublakova in the 2003 television series Land [ru], directed by Aleksandr Baranov.

Her first big work in film was the role of Olya Rodyashina in the drama film The Bride (2006) directed by Elyor Ishmukhamedov, and Captive (2008) directed by Alexei Uchitel.

However, her real breakthrough roles included the main role of Sofia in the drama The Edge (2010) directed by Alexei Uchitel, the television series Santa Lucia (2012), and the mystical thriller Sonnentau (2012).[5] Peresild became well known after playing supporting roles in In the Fog (2012) directed by Sergei Loznitsa, and she played the role of Soviet Sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko in the 2015 biographical war film Battle for Sevastopol.[6]

Filming in outer space

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Russian stamp dedicated to the film The Challenge

She was selected as a member of the crew of Soyuz MS-19, which launched on 5 October 2021, in order to shoot the film The Challenge (2023 film) with Klim Shipenko. Her name was chosen from a shortlist of 20 actresses, and was announced on 14 May 2021. On 17 October, she returned to Earth on board Soyuz MS-18.[7]

Personal life

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For many years Peresild had an affair with a married Russian film director Alexei Uchitel with whom she has two daughters, born in 2009 and 2012.[8][9] Alexei Uchitel divorce from his wife is not officially registered, because in addition to personal, they are also connected by business relations.[10] In 2021, Peresild announced that she had broken up with him.[11]

In 2022, Yulia Peresild confirmed that she is in a relationship with actor Mikhail Troynik.[12] and they were married in 2023.

She is a founding member of the charity foundation Galchonok (Russian: Галчонок), which works to provide treatment for children with organic central nervous system disorders.[13]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Bride Olya Rodyashina
2008 Captive Nastya
2008 Once Upon a Time in the Provinces Anastasiya Vladimirovna Zvonnikova
2008 Virtual Alice Anna Kochergina
2009 Crush Ira
2010 The Abduction Elena
2010 The Edge Sofia
2010 Decoy Vera Pozdnyakova
2011 Five Brides Katya and Asya, twin sisters
2012 In the Fog Anelya
2012 Marathon Inna Antipova
2013 What Girls Don't Talk About Yulya
2013 Paradjanov Svetlana Shcherbatyuk, wife of Sergey Parajanov
2013 Weekend [ru] Inga, secretary
2015 Battle for Sevastopol Lyudmila Pavlichenko
2016 The Heritage of Love Masha Kulikova
2016 I Am a Teacher Anna Kurenkova
2017 Cold Tango Layma
2018 A Rough Draft Rose White
2019 Dark like the Night. Karenina-2019 Karenina short film
2020 The Three Veronika
2021 Petrov's Flu Marina
2021 Sheena 667 Olya
2021 Milk Zoya
2023 The Challenge Evgenia Vladimirovna "Zhenya" Belyaeva shot in space
2024 The Bremen Town Musicians the Troubadour's mother

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Land [ru] Natasha Kublakova TV series
2005 Yesenin Katya Esenina TV series
2006 Enchanted land [ru] Natasha Kublakova TV series
2007 Cobweb [ru] Dasha Averina TV series
2007 The Saboteur 2: The End of the War [ru] Svetik TV series
2011 The Matter of Store No. 1 [ru] Masha Skachko TV series
2011 Summer of Wolves Tosya Mini-series
2012 Santa Lucia Vika Saykina TV series
2012 Sonnentau Rita Pomyalovskaya, journalist TV series
2014 The Executioner [ru] Nina TV series
2015 Adult daughter Albina Kolganova TV series
2018 The Golden Horde [ru] Ustinha TV series
2020 Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes Nastasya TV series

Honors

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Peresild at the award ceremony of the President of the Russian Federation 2012 in the Kremlin (2013)
 
Pavel Akimkin and Yulia Peresild is the Golden Mask 2016.

Yulia Peresild is the owner of a bright acting talent, a worthy successor to the traditions of Russian psychological theater. Her art is filled with sincerity and heartfelt openness, diligence is combined with a sense of responsibility to art and the audience.

Public awards and prizes

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References

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  1. ^ "Юлия Пересильд". Russia-1. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Russian team back on Earth after filming first movie in space". BBC. 17 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Eesti juurtega näitlejanna Julia Peresild "Tüdrukute salajutud" peaosas!". Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ Diem Nguyen Le (11 October 2021). "Meet Yulia Peresild, the first actor to film in space for The Challenge". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Яцко В. А. Юлия Пересильд — звезда эпохи?". Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  6. ^ Roulette, Joey (5 October 2021). "Russian Actress and Director to Start Making First Movie on Space Station". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Japanese billionaire, Russian actress to fly to ISS". 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ^ Maria Remizova (3 October 2017). "Юлия Пересильд призналась, что родила дочерей от 66-летнего Алексея Учителя". Kp.ru -. Komsomolskaya Pravda. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  9. ^ "What Yulia Peresild is silent about: Secrets of the muse and mother of children, director Alexei Uchitel – Art 2023". Art design log. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  10. ^ "The married Aleksey Yefimovich Uchitel met again with Julia Peresild". news.myseldon.com. 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Julia Peresild left from Aleksey Yefimovich Uchitel". news.myseldon.com. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Михаил Тройник показал редкое фото с Юлией Пересильд". news.myseldon.com. 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  13. ^ a b "В Москве вручили кинопремию "Золотой орел"" [The film award "Golden Eagle" was presented in Moscow]. Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  14. ^ "'Thithi' named best film at first BRICS festival". Press Trust of India. 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Mexican drama scoops top prize at Beijing Film Festival". Reuters. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  16. ^ Kozlov, Vladimir; Holdsworth, Nick (29 January 2016). "'About Love' Nabs Top Honors at Russia's Golden Eagles Ceremony". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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