A great Director Lev Abramovich Dodin in 1993 was awarded the honorary title of people’s artist of Russia and state prize of three of our country’s (1992, 2002, 2015), and even earlier, in 1986 he became a laureate of the State prize of the USSR. It has a total of 16 state awards. Personal life of Lev Dodin is closely connected with his work. Married to the talented Director twice, and both of his wife actress.

On the photo: Lev Dodin

Personal life of Lev Dodin and his wife and children

Famous Petersburger was born may 14, 1944, in the city of Stalinsk, now Novokuznetsk. Since 1983 he is the artistic Director of the Maly drama theatre, and from 2002 to this day — its Director. In addition, Lev Abramovich teaches at the state Institute of performing arts of the Russian Federation, where he educated a generation of recognized artists and Directors, to which he refers with warmth of heart and proud of them, as masters of theatre arts.

Lev Dodin in his youth

Brother of the Director, 58 theatre performances, six of which are foreign (Dutch Opera, national theatre, Helsinki, etc.) — doctor of geological-mineralogical Sciences, corresponding member of RAS David Dodin. And his daughter, Deputy artistic Director of the Maly drama theatre — theatre of Europe Dina Dodin, who works in MDT along with his uncle, and under his General supervision.

On the photo: Dodin, David Abramovich

Dina Dodin

Lev Dodin is today an honorary member of the jury of theatrical and literary awards and gives master classes at home and in other countries. Artistic Director of the St. Petersburg Maly drama theatre is the laureate of many prestigious Russian and foreign awards, the winner of awards “the gold mask” and “Golden soffit”. His first wife — actress Natalya Tenyakova (b. 1944).

Lev Dodin at the rehearsal of the performance “Live and remember”

The first wife of Lev Dodin

Natalia Leningrad — native and favorite city, where she was born, graduated from high school and, like the famous Director, he entered the State Institute of theatre, music and cinema. Natasha and her future husband met in her College years when she studied at the LGITMiK, where in 1967 he successfully teaches. After graduation, Natalia Maksimovna was adopted in the Leningrad theater. Lenin Komsomol, where starts her creative biography. Her husband was Lev Dodin.

Natalia Maksimovna Tenyakova – the first wife of Lev Dodin

However, the biography of two people, subordinate to the great power of creativity, in the late sixties has changed dramatically. Working on the teleplay, Natalia met her “intellectual idol” Sergei Jurassic, in which she immediately fell in love with… as a result of their working relationship grew into something more, despite the fact that she was married to Lev Dodin and the Jurassic was already several years married to the incomparable Zinaida sharko. In 1970, Natalia Tenyakova married a second time.

Sergey Yursky and Natalya Tenyakova

Biography talented actress — wife of Lev Dodin

T. B. Shestakova (b. 23 Oct 1948, Leningrad) met his fate while still a student at the faculty of acting at the Institute of performing arts, where he taught her future husband. After graduation in 1972, she was invited for the first role in the Comedy movie “the Salty dog”, where the alumna was lucky to play the main character of this film. Since 1984 she began working at the Maly drama theatre, where he is working and still periodically acting in short films and in drama and cartoons.

Lev Dodin and his wife, Tatiana Shestakova

His personal life and the relationship the couple does not advertise. It is known that their children Lev Abramovich and Tatyana Borisovna there. Niece Dodin and Dina, who followed in the footsteps of his famous uncles, almost, to replace the daughter, now works as the associate artistic Director of the Maly drama theatre. Photo and video materials about the wonderful creative couple you can look at the personal website of Lev Dodin.

Wife of Lev Dodin, unique in its artistry, the audience fell in love with in such films as “Tsarevich Prosha”; “burn, burn clearly…”; “Salty dog”; “the Person transported”; “the Defendant”; “my Darling”; “Come and see”; “somewhere the war thunders” and others. Only Tatyana Borisovna has played more than sixty characters in theater and film, and today is successfully continuing its work. Her work is marked by such awards as “Honored artist of Russia and people’s artist of the Russian Federation”.

Tatyana Shestakova in the film “Tsarevich Prosha”

She is also the Winner of: the State prize of Russia; the award “Triumph”; the higher theatrical award of St. Petersburg “Golden Sofit” received in the category “Best female role”. Folk and Honored artist of Russia Tatyana Shestakova has lived with her husband vole. During this time, the family biography of the spouses there were many landmark events, but love and warm tender feelings they have kept for life.

Lev Dodin at the ceremony of awarding State prizes of the Russian Federation