Yulia Peresild facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yulia Peresild
Юлия Пересильд
Peresild in 2017
Born	Yulia Sergeevna Peresild (1984-09-05) 5 September 1984 (age 40) Pskov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Alma mater	Theatre of Nations Malaya Bronnaya Theatre
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	2003–present
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse(s)	Alexei Uchitel ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2021)​ Mikhail Troynik ​ (m. 2023)​
Children	2
Space career
Spaceflight participant Cast of The Challenge, 2023 film
Time in space	11 days, 16 hours, 13 minutes
Missions	Soyuz MS-19 / Soyuz MS-18
Awards	8th Golden Eagle Awards (2010) 14th Golden Eagle Awards (2016)

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

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. 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

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. 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.

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

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). 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.

Filming in outer space

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.

Personal life

..... Alexei Uchitel divorce from his wife is not officially registered, because in addition to personal, they are also connected by business relations. In 2021, Peresild announced that she had broken up with him.

In 2022, Yulia Peresild confirmed that she is in a relationship with actor Mikhail Troynik. 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.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Honors

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.

• 2018 — Merited Artist of the Russian Federation — for her great contribution to the development of national culture and art, many years of fruitful activity.
• 2023 — State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art in 2022 (June 12, 2023) — for the creation of the feature film The Challenge.

Public awards and prizes

• The Golden Eagle award for the best actress in a supporting role (in The Edge, 2010)
• Best actress award at the first BRICS Film Festival (2015)
• Best actress award at the fifth Beijing International Film Festival (2015)
• The Golden Eagle award for the best actress (in Battle for Sevastopol, 2016)

See also

In Spanish: Yulia Peresild para niños