Anastasia Panina became widely known after the release of the series “Fizruk”, where she played the role of literature teacher Tatyana Chernysheva, one of the key characters of the project. She plays the love interest of Dmitry Nagiyev's character. Read about how this artist's life unfolded and where she is now in the Rambler article.
The early years and the path to the profession
Anastasia Panina was born on January 15, 1983 in Severo-Zadonsk, Tula region. Before starting her acting career, she was professionally engaged in rhythmic gymnastics, performed in the youth team and even received the title of candidate for master of sports. In her youth, Panina did not intend to connect her life with theater or cinema, but in the early 2000s she was cast in the television project “Poor Nastya”, which became the starting point for her acting career.
She then graduated with honors from the Moscow Art Theater School (course of Roman Kozak and Dmitry Brusnikin) and began to work actively, appearing on stage and on television. From an early stage, Panina established herself as a dramatic actress, which largely determined her future screen image.
Personal life
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Anastasia Panina and Vladimir Zherebtsov met in 2003 thanks to their work at the Alexander Pushkin Theater. At that time, both were already serving in this theater, but there was no immediate close contact between them. Sympathy appeared later, after a chance meeting on Tverskaya Street. Panina rushed to the theater, and they had a long conversation that became the starting point of their relationship – they soon began an office romance. According to the actress's recollections, Vladimir courted him carefully and delicately: at first she received anonymous bouquets, and then the flowers began to be sent with notes.
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A new round of their relationship began when they collaborated on the play “Bullets over Broadway,” where Zherebtsov and Panina played lovers. The plot of the work – the story of a couple who decides to unite their destinies – unexpectedly turns out to coincide with their personal lives. The character Zherebtsov's comments about future marriage and children are often repeated by them later as a symbol.
However, Anastasia did not immediately decide on a serious relationship. She feels embarrassed by Vladimir's fame and the fan attention he attracts. Because of this, Panina broke off the relationship for a while. But a year later they reunited thanks to collaborating on the play “Letter of Chain”. After that, Anastasia and Vladimir decided to get married. The wedding took place modestly, within close friends.
In 2009, Anastasia discovered she was pregnant. At that time, both were 27 years old, so the couple was ready to become parents. One of her first signs was a sudden craving for foods she had previously disliked, including sandwiches with red caviar. In 2010, the couple had a daughter, Alexandra. Vladimir was present at the birth, although he admitted that the experience was not easy for him. The actress has repeatedly called the birth of her daughter the main event in her life.
Anastasia Panina and Vladimir Zherebtsov did not hide the fact that there was a heated dispute in the family, but the conflict did not last long. The couple tries, whenever possible, to travel together for filming and touring because they find it difficult to endure the separation. If Panina leaves alone, Zherebtsov usually spends this time with her parents, who live nearby.
Cooperation
The couple's first joint screen project was the series “Doctor Tyrsa”. They then met again on the set of the movie Fizruk. There are rumors surrounding this project that Panina is said to have asked the directors to approve her husband as the female lead's co-star. The actress herself confirms that Vladimir is participating in the casting on a general basis.
At the time she started Fizruk, Anastasia Panina was not new to the industry. She has roles in television and film as well as stage experience. The image of Tatyana Alexandrovna was initially conceived as an independent character in the plot: a strict, principled, emotionally closed woman, forced to constantly balance professional ethics and personal feelings. Panina turned out to be a perfect fit for this type of person. It is the measured acting and lack of comedy that makes the female lead's lines convincing and contrasts with the character Dmitry Nagiyev.
The couple continues to be invited to participate in joint television projects. Therefore, they appeared together in the dramas “White Lies”, “Altitude Sickness”, “Surrogate Mother”, “Declared Dead”. According to them, discipline helps them maintain a balance between career and family life.
How is life today?
In recent years, Panina has received exclusively leading roles. Usually, the actress appears in projects that focus on psychological drama. At the same time, Anastasia continued to work in the theater, participating in repertoire and corporate productions. She devotes all her free time to her family – she, her husband and daughter try to spend as much time as possible together and often travel.
However, Panin does not want to reveal details about his family life to the public. Anastasia has repeatedly said that she considers her personal life a private sphere. She does not like to comment on rumors and tries to talk in interviews about work, not about family.
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