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 on September 5, 1984) is a talented Russian actress and singer. She is also known for being a cosmonaut, which means she has traveled to space!

Yulia is a main actress at the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre. She made history by being part of a special project called The Challenge: The First in Space. During this project, she filmed parts of a movie called The Challenge while actually in outer space. This made her the first professional actress to act in space after her trip to the ISS (International Space Station) in October 2021. She is also the fifth Russian woman to travel into space and the second to live and work on the ISS.

Early Life and Education

Yulia Peresild was born in Pskov, a city in what was then the Soviet Union. Her father was an artist who painted icons, and her mother worked at a kindergarten. Her last name, Peresild, comes from her great-grandparents who were from Estonia.

In 2001, Yulia finished high school in Pskov. After that, she started studying Russian language at the Pskov State Pedagogical Institute. However, after just one year, she decided to follow her dream of acting. She moved to Moscow and got into a theater university.

In 2006, she graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. She studied acting and directing there.

Since 2007, Yulia has been a guest actress at the State Theatre of Nations. She also works with other theaters in Moscow, like the Moscow Theater "School of the Modern Play" and the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre.

Acting Career Highlights

Yulia Peresild at the Kinotavr festival in Sochi in 2017

Yulia Peresild started her acting career in 2003. Her very first role was Natasha Kublakova in a TV series called Land [ru].

She got her first big movie roles in 2006. She played Olya Rodyashina in the drama film The Bride and Nastya in Captive (2008). Both films were directed by Alexei Uchitel.

Yulia became even more famous for her main role as Sofia in the movie The Edge (2010). She also starred in the TV series Santa Lucia (2012) and the mystery thriller Sonnentau (2012).

She also had important supporting roles in films like In the Fog (2012). A very well-known role was when she played the famous Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko in the 2015 war movie Battle for Sevastopol.

Filming a Movie in Space

A Russian stamp celebrating the film The Challenge

Yulia Peresild was chosen for a very special mission: to film a movie in space! She was part of the crew for the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft. It launched on October 5, 2021. She went to space with director Klim Shipenko to shoot scenes for the movie The Challenge.

Yulia was chosen from a group of 20 actresses. Her name was announced on May 14, 2021. After spending time in space, she returned to Earth on October 17, 2021, aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft. This made her the first actress to film a movie in outer space!

Personal Life

Yulia Peresild has two children. She was married to Alexei Uchitel from 2008 to 2021. In 2022, Yulia shared that she was in a relationship with actor Mikhail Troynik. They got married in 2023.

Yulia is also a founder of a charity organization called Galchonok (Russian: Галчонок). This charity helps children who have problems with their central nervous system.

Selected Filmography

Film Roles

Television Roles

Awards and Honors

Yulia Peresild at an award ceremony in the Kremlin in 2013

Pavel Akimkin and Yulia Peresild receiving the Golden Mask award in 2016.

Yulia Peresild has received many awards for her acting:

• In 2018, she was named a Merited Artist of the Russian Federation. This award recognizes her important contributions to Russian culture and art over many years.
• In 2023, she received the State Prize of the Russian Federation for her work on the film The Challenge.

Other Awards

• She won the Golden Eagle for best supporting actress in 2010 for her role in The Edge.
• She received the best actress award at the first BRICS Film Festival in 2015.
• She also won the best actress award at the fifth Beijing International Film Festival in 2015.
• In 2016, she won another Golden Eagle for best actress for her role in Battle for Sevastopol.

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See also

In Spanish: Yulia Peresild para niños