Inna Churikova is a unique theater and film star loved by millions of viewers, known for her sharp character roles.

The actress, who is subject to the genres of comedy, drama and tragedy. She brings a special vision to every image that she implements on the screen or stage. This is the heroine Tanya from the film “There is no ford in the fire”, and Jeanne d’Arc from the film “The Beginning”, and the heroine Lidia Alekseevna from the film “Courier”.

Childhood and youth

Churikova Inna Mikhailovna was born on October 5, 1943 in the city of Belebey, on the territory of Bashkiria. Her family was far from art and devoted her whole life to working with the land: Mikhail Kuzmich, Inna's father, worked as an agronomist, and her mother, Elizaveta Zakharovna, worked as an agrochemist and soil scientist. When Inna was still a baby, her parents separated, and she left her hometown with her mother.

They moved frequently until they settled in Moscow. They lived modestly, not much different in their way of life from other families of that time. Elizaveta Zakharovna found work in the Moscow Botanical Garden. The mother devoted herself to work, leaving the girl alone at home. Inna grew up as a dreamy child, she often imagined herself as a princess or the heroine of stories that her mother or the girl herself read aloud. The girl was no different from other children.


For the first time, Churikova entered the stage at a children's summer camp, where she played minor role in staging. Since then, the dream of becoming an actress has consumed her. In the 9th grade, Inna entered theater studio at the theater named after. Her teacher was the great Soviet actor Lev Elagin, who helped to reveal acting talent. Inna turned out to be a diligent student, she was ready to play even small roles and did everything not to become part of the extras.

After graduating from school, Churikova applied to several theater institutes at once. At the Moscow Art Theater School, the examiners asked the girl to read poetry, and the young artist began to recite, while closing her eyes, as her mother recommended. The selection committee laughed at the girl, and Inna did not enter. Then she went to the Shchepkinskoye school, where she was not taken because of her non-standard appearance, which the teachers did not like.


As a result, Churikova successfully passed the exams at the Shchukin school and ended up on the course of actors Leonid Volkov and Pavel Tsygankov. In 1965, Inna graduated from the famous educational institution with honors. In her youth, the girl devoted a lot of time to the theater.

Theatre

In 1965, Inna was assigned to a theater in distant Kamchatka, but then her mother intervened. She made every effort to ensure that her only daughter remained to live in Moscow. Churikova began to go to auditions in Moscow theaters. The artist wanted to get into the famous Theater of Satire, where her idols and Vitaly Doronin played. But Inna was not taken there, the same fate befell her at the Yermolova Theater. Together with the guys from the school, she went to the Theater for Young Spectators, having received a full-fledged place in the troupe.


In her youth, the artist played exclusively minor characters, among which were animals and comedic figures like. Thanks to her participation in the psychological play "Behind the Prison Wall", theater critics noticed the actress. Churikova worked at the Theater for Young Spectators for 3 years, after which she only occasionally participated in theatrical performances and performances, actively acting in films.

Churikova returned to the theater in 1973, already a popular film actress. The head of the Moscow Lenkom Theater offered the talented actress a role in the play Til, with which she appeared on the theater stage in 1974. Over time, Inna became one of the leading actresses of the theater: she played Fekla Ivanovna in the production of "Marriage", and Gertrude in "Hamlet", Arkadina in "The Seagull" and other roles.


Actress "Lenkom" Inna Churikova

Inna Mikhailovna continues to play at Lenkom to this day. One of her last major roles is Eleanor of Aquitaine from the production of The Lioness of Aquitaine, with whom she appeared on stage in 2011. The performance is still popular with the audience.

Films

Inna Churikova first appeared in the cinema while still a student at the Shchukin School. In 1960, she was offered a small role as Rayka in Vasily Ordynsky's anti-religious film Clouds over Borsk. After 3 years, the actress was noticed on the screen in an episodic unnamed role in the film "I'm walking around Moscow." From this moment it begins creative biography in cinema.

In 1964, Inna Churikova played a role that brought her popularity in the USSR and abroad. She was invited to play Marfusha from the fairy tale film for children "".

Initially, an actress auditioned for this role, but the director preferred the aspiring actress Churikova. In the film, the actress had to ride a pig, and in the episode where her character eats apples and drinks milk, due to the lack of the necessary products, she had to take onions for several takes and drink a diluted dairy product.

When Churikova first saw herself in the image of Marfushi on TV, she was horrified by her appearance and even thought about leaving the cinema forever. But thanks to this character, the directors noticed the young actress and began to invite her to other comedy roles.


In 1966, the actress was called for the main role in the debut film of the young director “There is no ford in the fire”, which was filmed at Lenfilm. The director was looking for the performer of the key image for a long time, but the contenders did not fit. Young Inna Panfilov accidentally noticed on the TV screen and decided to find her. The director's assistants with a photo of the young artist went around all the theater studios and institutes in Leningrad. The idea that the girl is a Muscovite did not occur to Panfilov. Later, having learned the name of the actress in a conversation with, the director sent her the script. The girl agreed to come to the audition, where she was approved for the role.


Filming began the same year. Panfilov easily allowed improvisation on the set, some scenes changed in the process of creating the film. However, when the film was ready, it was not heavily censored. The members of the Politburo did not like literally everything: from the non-standard appearance of the main character to the too realistic scenes of the hungry times of the war. The premiere was postponed for a year, and the general public saw the tape only in 1968.

1966 becomes a successful year for the actress. The shooting of the feature film "The Elusive Avengers" has begun, which will become popular throughout the USSR. AT famous painting she got the role of "Blond Josie".


Gradually, a long and fruitful creative union of Inna Churikova with Gleb Panfilov began. In 1970, the director's next film, Inception, was released. The actress played two roles at once: the main character Pasha Stroganova, a weaver and an aspiring actress, and a role. Churikova's game was highly appreciated by critics: in the same year, the Soviet Screen magazine recognized her as the best actress, a year later she received the Golden Lion of St. Mark" at the annual Venice Film Festival and was recognized as the best foreign artist in Bulgaria.

Churikova continued to appear in Panfilov's films. With her participation, the films "I ask for words", "Theme", "Valentina" and others were released. In 1979, the artist played Jacobine Munchausen in the film "The Same Munchausen" directed by Mark Zakharov.


Inna Churikova in the film "The Same Munchausen"

A landmark production by Gleb Panfilov in collaboration with Inna Churikova was the adaptation of the play Vassa Zheleznova. The main character is a merchant who, in the conditions of the beginning revolution, is trying to keep her family and trading business from destruction.

In 1983, another premiere took place with the participation of Inna Churikova. presented to the audience the melodrama "Military Field Romance", where they also shone and. The film was nominated for an Oscar, and Inna Churikova received the Silver Bear award for a subtle reading of the image.


Inna Churikova in the film "Military Field Romance"

In 1993, the film "Casanova's Cloak" was released. This picture will become one of the main in her creative activity, but viewers especially remember the film "Bless the Woman", which was released ten years later.

Among the works of the 2000s, the actress's repertoire includes many roles in TV series. In the film "The Narrow Bridge" about love and fidelity, Inna Churikova played along with,. The actress appeared in the film adaptation of the director's novel "The Idiot", in the family series "Moscow Saga", in the social drama based on the work "In the First Circle".


Inna Churikova is not one of those who are afraid to experiment. Users social networks were surprised when they saw the video for the song "Non-Vashloe". Churikova performed the composition with the singer.

Zemfira and Inna Churikova - "Naughty"

Personal life

The personal life of the actress has developed happily. The film "There is no ford in the fire" was fateful for Inna Churikova both professionally and personally. The actress fell in love with the novice director Gleb Panfilov, who soon became her husband. Their feelings turned out to be mutual, and the real love story began on the set of the movie "Inception".


The lovers began to live together in a tiny room in a hostel and soon got married. In 1978 their son Ivan was born. The boy also dreamed of becoming an actor. The first appearance on the screen of a young talent took place at the age of 4. Vanya played in the film "Vassa" the grandson of the main character. But the parents did not wish their son an acting fate and sent him to study as a diplomat at MGIMO. However, in 2008, Ivan starred in his father's film Guilty Without Guilt with his mother, thus continuing the family business. For acting education, the young man went to the London Academy of Theater and Film Arts.


Repeatedly, viewers have stated that Inna Churikova is related to the TV presenter. More than once, many have argued that Yana is the daughter of a famous Soviet actress, but such assumptions turned out to be erroneous. The actress and TV presenter are not relatives. The first meeting of two famous representatives of the family took place in the fall of 2017 at the play "Audience", which Yana attended as a spectator.


Inna Churikova and Yana Churikova are not relatives

In December 2016, information appeared in the media that Inna Churikova was urgently in the clinic. She was taken to a medical facility with a broken arm, and the People's Artist of the USSR was injured as a result of an unsuccessful fall. Soon, Inna Mikhailovna herself told reporters that she was feeling well and hoped to return to the theater soon.


A similar incident happens again, because in 2012 Churikova broke two arms. This happened when she was heading to the rehearsal of the play "Tout paye, or Everything is paid for." Sergey Volter, deputy director of Lenkom, who witnessed the events, told Russian media representatives that the actress, having got out of the car, went to the lobby, but before entering the premises she fell and broke both hands.

Inna Churikova now

In 2017, the Theater of Nations hosted a high-profile premiere of Gleb Panfilov's performance "Audience", where main character- the British Queen - played by Inna Churikova. The plot of the play covers the reign of the crowned person since 1952. The performance became a significant event of the year. Previously, the play was shown from the stages of London's Gielgud Theater and on Broadway.


In May 2018, Inna Churikova and Gleb Panfilov won the main prize of the Golden Knight Film Forum in the nomination For Outstanding Contribution to Cinema.


In the fall of 2018, Inna Churikova celebrated her anniversary. The significant date did not bypass the leading TV channels of the country. The Kultura channel showed documentaries dedicated to the artist’s work, as well as the full-length tape Adam’s Rib, where Elena Bogdanova, together with Inna Churikova, appeared on the screen.

Filmography

  • 1963 - "I'm walking around Moscow"
  • 1964 - "Morozko"
  • 1966 - "The Elusive Avengers"
  • 1967 - "There is no ford in the fire"
  • 1970 - "The Beginning"
  • 1979 - "The same Munchausen"
  • 1983 - Vassa
  • 1983 - "Military field novel"
  • 1986 - "Courier"
  • 1990 - Adam's Rib
  • 2003 - "Bless the Woman"
  • 2005 - "In the first circle"
  • 2008 - Guilty Without Guilt
  • 2015 - "The best day!"
  • 2016 - "Forever and ever"

Churikova Inna Mikhailovna was born on October 5, 1943 in the city of Belebey on the territory of Bashkiria. Her family was far from art and devoted her whole life to working with the land: Mikhail Kuzmich, Inna's father, worked as an agronomist, and her mother, Elizaveta Zakharovna, worked as an agrochemist and soil scientist. When Inna was still a baby, her parents separated, and she left her hometown with her mother. They moved frequently until they settled in Moscow. They lived very modestly, not much different in their way of life from many other families of that time. Elizaveta Zakharovna found work in the Moscow Botanical Garden. The mother devoted herself to work, leaving the girl alone at home. Inna grew up as a dreamy child, she often imagined herself as a princess or the heroine of stories that her mother or the girl herself read aloud. The girl was no different from other children. For the first time, Churikova appeared on stage at a children's summer camp, where she played a minor role in the production. Since then, the dream of becoming an actress has completely consumed her. In the ninth grade, Inna entered the theater studio at the Stanislavsky Theater. Her teacher was the great Soviet actor Lev Elagin, who helped to reveal acting talent. Inna turned out to be a diligent student, she was ready to play even small roles and did everything not to become part of the extras. After graduating from school, Churikova applied to several theater institutes at once. At the Moscow Art Theater School, the examiners asked the girl to read poetry, and the young artist began to recite Pushkin, while closing her eyes, as her mother recommended. The selection committee laughed at the girl, and Inna did not enter. Then she went to the Shchepkinskoye school, where she was not taken because of her non-standard appearance, which the teachers did not like. As a result, Churikova successfully passed the exams at the Shchukin school and ended up on the course of actors Leonid Volkov and Pavel Tsygankov. In 1965, Inna graduated from the famous educational institution with honors. In her youth, she actively begins to engage in active theatrical activities. In 1965, Inna was assigned to a theater in distant Kamchatka, but then her mother intervened. She made every effort to ensure that her only daughter remained to live in Moscow. Churikova began to go to auditions in Moscow theaters. Most of all, the artist wanted to get into the famous Theater of Satire, where her idols Tatyana Peltzer and Vitaly Doronin played. But Inna was not taken there, the same fate befell her at the Yermolova Theater. Together with the guys from the school, she went to the Theater for Young Spectators, having received a full-fledged place in the troupe. For a long time, the artist played exclusively minor characters, among which were animals and comedic figures like Baba Yaga. Thanks to her participation in the psychological play "Behind the Prison Wall", theater critics noticed the actress. Churikova worked at the Theater for Young Spectators for three years, after which she only occasionally participated in various productions and performances, actively acting in films. Churikova returned to the theater in 1973, already being a fairly well-known film actress. The head of the famous Moscow theater "Lenkom" Mark Zakharov offered the talented actress a role in the play "Til", with which she made her debut on the stage of the theater in 1974. Over time, Inna became one of the leading theater actresses: she played Fyokla Ivanovna in the production of "Marriage", Ophelia and Gertrude in "Hamlet", Arkadina in "The Seagull" and other roles. Inna Mikhailovna continues to play at Lenkom to this day. One of her last serious and famous roles is Eleanor of Aquitaine from the production of "The Lioness of Aquitaine", with which she appeared on stage in 2011. The performance is still very popular with the audience.

Churikova Inna Mikhailovna - Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. People's Artist of the USSR (title awarded in 1991).

Upon admission to theater school Inna Churikova was given to understand that the path to the cinema was closed to her. Not with her appearance ... The daughter of a single mother, Inna Churikova, was not afraid of this formidable sentence. She successfully entered another educational institution - the Shchepkinsky Theater School. And even after graduating from college, the graduate was not offered a job.

For three years, Inna Churikova played in the Theater of the Young Spectator. Played in the crowd. And even the role of Baba Yaga seemed to her a serious event. Inna played in such a way that Baba Yaga was the favorite character of the children. Once Churikova was cast as the Fox, whom she played in a fairy tale about a hare. Allegedly, Lisa is "provocatively sexy."

And then there was a meeting with Gleb Panfilov. The meeting is fateful. Then there were the rolls and in the films “There is no ford in the fire”, “Beginning”, “I ask for words”, “Theme”, “Vassa”, “Mother” ... and many roles in the theater. Lenin Komsomol.


State awards:

  • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree (July 27, 2007) - for a great contribution to the development theatrical art and many years of creative activity
  • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree (August 25, 1997) - for great merits in the development of theatrical art
  • State Prize Russian Federation(1996) - for the role of Arkadina in the play "The Seagull" by A.P. Chekhov
  • State Prize of the RSFSR named after the Vasiliev brothers (1985) - for the lead role in the film "Vassa"
  • Lenin Komsomol Prize (1976) - for creating images of contemporaries in cinema
  • People's Artist of the USSR (1991)
  • People's Artist of the RSFSR (1985)
  • Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1977)
  • Tsarskoye Selo Art Prize (2004)
  • Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France, 2010)

Film, television and theater awards:

  • Nika
  • Prizes
    Best Actress (Adam's Rib, 1992)
    Best Supporting Actress (Bless the Woman, 2004)
    Nominations
    Best Actress (Casanova's Cloak, 1994)
    Best Actress (Kurochka Ryaba, 1995)
    Golden Eagle
  • Prizes
    Best Supporting Actress (The Idiot, 2004)
    Best Actress on TV (“In the First Circle”, 2007)
    Kinotavr
  • Prize
    Best Actress (Year of the Dog, 1994)
    Berlin Film Festival
  • Silver Bear Award
    Best Actress (“Military Field Romance”, 1984)
    Other awards
  • The best actress of 1971 according to a poll of the Soviet Screen magazine (for the role of Pasha Stroganova in the film The Beginning)
  • Award "Idol" for 2004
  • Audience Award "Live Theater" for 2011 (in the nomination "Actress of the Year" for her role in the play "The Lioness of Aquitaine")
  • Crystal Turandot Prize (1995, 1997)
  • Award " golden mask"(2001, Special Jury Prize of the Drama Theater and Puppet Theater - together with Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the play "City of Millionaires" by E. De Filippo, "Lenkom", Moscow).
  • Triumph Award (2001).
  • Theater Star Award (2011).

Theatrical work:

  • "Til" (based on the play Gorin's year) (1974) - debut on the stage of the Lenkom Theater
  • "Hamlet" Shakespeare
  • “Ivanov” A.P. Chekhov
  • “Optimistic tragedy” by V.V. Vishnevsky
  • based on the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky "Player"
  • …sorry
  • “ ” based on the play by N.A. Ostrovsky “Enough simplicity for every wise man”.
  • A.P. Chekhov
  • N.V. Gogol
  • "Tout payé, or Everything is paid"
  • "The Lioness of Aquitaine" (2011)

Filmography. Roles in film and television.

  • 1960 - Clouds over Borsk - Rayka
    1963 - I'm walking around Moscow - a girl at a competition

Honored Artist of the RSFSR (12/23/1977).
People's Artist of the RSFSR (3.07.1985).
People's Artist of the USSR (05/16/1991).

In 1965 she graduated from the Theater School. M.S. Shchepkina (teachers V.I. Tsygankov and L.A. Volkov).

Since 1965 - actress of the Moscow Youth Theater.
Since 1968 she has worked under contracts.
Since 1975 - actress of the theater. Lenin Komsomol in Moscow (now Lenkom).
Member of the Russian Academy of Cinematographic Arts "Nika".
Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts.

Husband - Gleb Panfilov (born May 21, 1934), Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter, People's Artist of the RSFSR.

theatrical work

Moscow Theater for Young Spectators:
Baba Yaga - "Two Maples" by E. Schwartz (staged by E.S. Evdokimov)
Fox - “Hare-knowing, Three little pigs and a gray wolf” S.V. Mikhalkov (production by E.S. Evdokimov, director E.N. Vasiliev)
Khavronya - "Cowardtail" S.V. Mikhalkov (staged by V.K. Gorelov)
"Behind the prison wall" Y. German
Taras's wife - "Ivan the Fool and the Devil" L. Ustinov based on the tales of L.N. Tolstoy (staged by O.G. Gerasimov, director V.I. Shugaev)
Varya - “A Man of Seventeen” by I. Dvoretsky (staged by P.O. Khomsky, director G.L. Annapolsky)

Theater "Lenkom":
1974 - Nele; Betkin. Anna - “Til” by G. I. Gorin (based on Ch. De Coster) (staged by M. A. Zakharov, director Y. A. Makhaev)
1975 - Anna Petrovna (Sarra Abramson) - "Ivanov" A.P. Chekhov (staged by M.A. Zakharov and S.L. Stein)
1977 - Ophelia - "Hamlet" by W. Shakespeare (staged by A. Tarkovsky, director V. Sedov)
1983 - Woman Commissioner - "Optimistic Tragedy" by V.V. Vishnevsky (staged by M.A. Zakharov)
1985 - Ira - "Three Girls in Blue" by L. Petrushevskaya (staged by M.A. Zakharov, director Y.A. Makhaev)
1986 - Gertrude - "Hamlet" by W. Shakespeare (staged by G.A. Panfilov)
1988 - Cleopatra Lvovna Mamaeva - "The Wise Man" A. Ostrovsky (staged by M.A. Zakharov)
1992 - Inna - "...Sorry" A. Galin (staged by G.A. Panfilov)
1994 - Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina - "The Seagull" by A.P. Chekhov (staged by M.A. Zakharov)
1997 - Antonida Vasilievna - "The Barbarian and the Heretic" F.M. Dostoevsky (staged by M.A. Zakharov, stage designer O.A. Sheintsis)
2000 - Filumena Marturano - "City of Millionaires" (based on the play by E. de Filippo "Filumena Marturano") (staged by R. Samgin, stage director M.A. Zakharov)
2004 - Eleanor - "Tout payé, or Everything is paid" based on the comedy by I. Zhamiak. (Director Elmo Nyuganen)
2007 - Fyokla Ivanovna - “Marriage” by N.V. Gogol (staged by M.A. Zakharov)
2011 - Alienora of Aquitaine - "The Lioness of Aquitaine" (based on the play by D. Goldman "The Lion in Winter") (staged by G.A. Panfilov)
2012 - Grandmother Eugenia - "Salvation Lie" (based on A. Kasona) (staged by G.A. Panfilov)

Enterprising performances:
Tatyana - "The Old Maid", dir. B. Milgram (Producer center "TeatrDom" by N. Ptushkin)
"Mixed feelings" (A. Chekhov Theatre)
"Sheep" (Entreprise "Art Club XXI")
Elizabeth II "Audience" (2016, production by G.A. Panfilov) - Theater of Nations

(List of roles compiled by Pavel Tikhomirov)

prizes and awards

Silver medal of Masaryk (Czechoslovakia) - awarded for the role of Marfushi in the film-tale "Morozko"

1985 - State Prize of the RSFSR named after the Vasilyev brothers, for the lead role in the film "Vassa".
1996 - State Prize of the Russian Federation, for the role of Arkadina in the play "The Seagull" based on the play by A.P. Chekhov.
1997 - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree.
2007 - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree.
2013 - Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree.
2010 - Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters of France.
1976 - Prize of the Lenin Komsomol, for creating images of contemporaries in the cinema.
1984 - winner of the Silver Bear prize at the Berlin Film Festival in the nomination "Best Actress", the film "Military Field Romance" (1984).
1969 - Jury Prize of the International Film Festival in Locarno for the best performance of a female role (film "There is no ford in the fire", 1967).
1970 - the title of "Best Actress of the Year" according to a survey of the magazine "Soviet Screen" (for the role of Pasha Stroganova in the film "The Beginning", 1970).
1984 - prize for "Best Supporting Actress" at the IFF in Valladolid (film "Military Field Romance", 1983).
1993 - winner of the Triumph award in the nomination "Actress of the Year".
1991 - winner of the "Nika" award in the nomination "Best Actress", the film "Adam's Rib" (1990).
1991 - Prize of the International Film Press Federation in the nomination "Best Actress of the Year" (film "Adam's Rib", 1990).
1993 - Prize of the International Film Press Federation in the nomination "Best Actress of the Year" (film "Casanova's Cloak", 1993).
2004 - winner of the "Nika" award in the nomination "Best Supporting Actress", the film "Bless the Woman" (2003).
2013 - Laureate of the special prize of the Nika Prize in the nomination "Honor and Dignity" in a pair with Gleb Panfilov.
2004 - winner of the Golden Eagle Award in the nomination "Best Supporting Actress", the film "Idiot" (2004).
2007 - winner of the Golden Eagle Award in the nomination "Best Actress on Television", the film "In the First Circle" (2007).
1994 - winner of the Kinotavr film festival prize in the Best Actress nomination, the film Year of the Dog (1994).
1994 - winner of the prize of the Kinotavr Film Festival in the nomination "Best Actress", the film "Casanova's Cloak" (1993)
1994 - Prize of the Film Festival " Women's World” in Naberezhnye Chelny “For the classic embodiment of the Russian female character(film Year of the Dog, 1994).
1994 - Prize of the St. Petersburg International Film Festival "Festival of Festivals" for "Best Actress" (film "Year of the Dog", 1994).
1994 - the prize of the TV program "Express Cinema" "For femininity, talent, humanity" at the St. Petersburg International Film Festival "Festival of Festivals" (film "Year of the Dog", 1994).
1995 - "Crystal Turandot" award in the "Best Actress" nomination for her performance as Arkadina in the play "The Seagull" of the Lenkom Theater.
1997 - "Crystal Turandot" award in the "Best Actress" nomination for her performance as Antonida Vasilyevna in the play "Barbarian and Heretic" of the Lenkom Theater.
1997 - International Prize named after K. S. Stanislavsky for an outstanding contribution to the development of domestic and world theatrical art for playing a role in the play "The Barbarian and the Heretic" of the Lenkom Theater.
2001 - Golden Mask Award - Special Jury Prize of the Drama Theater and Puppet Theater for her role in the play "City of Millionaires" based on the play by Eduardo de Filippo at the Lenkom Theater in a duet with Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.
2002 - Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation - for his great contribution to the development of theatrical art.
2003 - laureate of the TEFI award in the category Performer of a female role in a television film / series (film "The Idiot", 2003).
2003 - winner of the national award of film critics and film press "Golden Aries" for "Best Supporting Actress" (film "Bless the Woman", 2003).
2004 - winner of the acting award in the field of theater, cinema and television "Idol" in the nomination "Idol Award 2004 - Idol of the Year" for the role of Eleanor in the play "Tout paye, or Everything is paid for" by the Lenkom Theater, as well as for the role of General Yepanchina in the television series "The Idiot" (2003).
2004 - Laureate of the Tsarskoye Selo Art Prize "for his creative contribution to the development of Russian culture and art and the strengthening of international cultural ties."
2004 - Gold medal named after N. D. Mordvinov of the II International Theater Forum "Golden Knight" "For outstanding contribution to theatrical art."
2009 - Prize of the Film Festival "Vivat, cinema of Russia!" in St. Petersburg for "Best Actress" (film "Secrets of palace coups. Film 7 "Vivat, Anna!", 2008, the role of Anna Ioannovna).
2011 - audience award "Live Theater" in the nomination "Actress of the Year" for her role in the play "The Lioness of Aquitaine" of the Lenkom Theater.
2011 - Prize of the 20th anniversary ceremony "Crystal Turandot" in the nomination "Theatrical heritage".
2011 - independent award "Star of the Theatergoer" for "Best Actress" in the play "The Lioness of Aquitaine" of the Lenkom Theater.
2014 - Russian national acting award named after Andrey Mironov "Figaro"
2015 - Nika Award in the nomination "Best Supporting Actress" in the film "Country 03".
2017 - "Crystal Turandot" award in the "Best Actress" nomination, for her performance of the role of the British Queen Elizabeth II in the play "Audience" by the Theater of Nations.
2018 - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I degree - for a great contribution to the development of national culture and art, the media, many years of fruitful activity.
2019 - Laureate of the Russian National Prize "Golden Mask"

A brilliant Russian actress who has become the personification of two eras of Soviet and Russian cinema! She was born in the midst of World War II - October 5, 1943. The parents of the future actress were evacuated to the Ufa region at the beginning of the war. In the town of Belebey, little Inna was born.

The parents of Inna Churikova had nothing to do with theatrical creativity. Father worked at the Agricultural Academy. Timiryazeva, mother - a respected doctor of biological sciences. But hobbies for the theater and a strong desire to become an actress distinguished their beloved daughter among children of her age.

At the very beginning of the fifties, little Inna and her mother returned to the capital. In Moscow, Inna began to take her first steps on theater stage. When she was fifteen years old, she participated in the performances of the youth studio at drama theater them. Stanislavsky.

Immediately after graduation, Inna tried to enter the famous "Pike". But the attempt was unsuccessful. In the same year, she tried to enter the Moscow Art Theater Studio and also failed in the exams. Only from the third time, Inna Churikova was enrolled in the famous theater school. B. Schukin. The mentors of the future great actress were V. Tsygankova and L. Volkova.

Having received a diploma in 1965, the young actress begins working at the Youth Theater. Like any aspiring theater actress, she is trusted with small episodic roles. In the theater of the young spectator Churikova works until the end of 1968.

From 1967 to 1970, the young actress manages to appear in two films directed by G. Panfilov at once. The released films with her brilliant acting participation "Beginning" and "There is no ford in the fire" essentially predetermined her entire future fate.

Theater directors began to look closely at the young talent. In 1973, at the suggestion of the actress, she tries her hand at a new performance. In addition to success and popular recognition, the young actress also gained the respect of professionals. Since 1975, Inna Churikova began to work fully in the Lenkom troupe.

Among the most striking performances with Inna Churikova, theater critics note: the production, the play "Three Girls in Blue", the production of "The Wise Man", the play "Optimistic Tragedy", G. Panfilov's production of "Hamlet", the play and the amazing entreprise "Sheep".

At the moment, the actress is involved in several productions of Lenkom at once: the play "Marriage" in the role of Matchmaker, the play in the role of Filumena Marturano and the play in the role of Eleanor. And also the famous actress can be seen in two modern entreprises: "The Old Maid" and Mixed Feelings.

With regards to cinema, its honorary titles, audience success and awards speak for themselves. According to an all-Union poll conducted by the Soviet Screen magazine, in 1971 she was able to become the best actress in the USSR.

For your rich creative career Inna Churikova managed to act in thirty-five films, become the winner of many Russian and international awards in the field of cinematography. To be awarded special prizes at the Cannes and Berlin film festivals. And also to receive the order of the fourth and third degree "FOR MERITS TO THE FATHERLAND".

The most famous films with the participation of the actress: "Vassa", "Casanova's Cloak", "Pockmarked Hen", "Adam's Rib", "The Same Munghausen", "Shirley Myrli", "Military Field Romance" and many others.

In 1991, the actress received the title of PEOPLE'S ARTIST OF THE USSR.