Renata Litvinova

Renata Litvinova studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Training under Kira Paramonova is recorded. The recorded working language is Russian. Residence is recorded at Paris. Distinctions recorded are Merited Artist of Russia, Pushkin Medal, State Prize of the Russian Federation and Steppenwolf Award.

• Name — Renata Litvinova • Native Name — Рената Литвинова • Born — 12 January 1967 • Birthplace — Moscow, Soviet Union • Occupation — Film actress, director, screenwriter • Children — 1 daughter

Renata Litvinova was born in Moscow to Volga Tatar father Murat Aminovich Vergazov and a Russian mother, Alisa Mikhailovna Litvinova. Both her parents were doctors. They divorced when Renata was just one year old. After school, she entered VGIK in 1984 and graduated in 1989. She attended the same year as fellow screenwriters and directors Roman Kachanov and Arkady Vysotsky. It is here where she worked on her first film as a screenwriter for the film The Much Loved Rita. The Last Meeting with Her (1988).

By 2022, Litvinova has gained a status of one of the leading Russian actresses both in TV and theatre. In 2000, she grew popular for her role of Albino Crow in the TV series The Border. She wrote screenplays for films sparingly after this role and starred in all of the films she wrote. Litvinova became acclaimed in the mid-2000s when she was nominated for her roles in Sky. Plane. Girl. (2002), The Tuner (2004) and I'm Not Hurt (2006). In the Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre, Litvinova played Lyubov Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard, she also played in Le Shaga written by Marguerite Duras and staged by Marie-Louise Bischofberger, ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ by Agatha Christie.

As a director, Litvinova tried herself in many fields. She made her directorial debut in 2000 with the documentary There is No Death For Me. The film focused on the experiences of Litvinova's favorite Soviet Era actresses and gave insight into her views on their stories. As with her screenwriting, she directed sparingly in between her acting roles, directing six films since 2000. She directed her first feature film in 2004, The Goddess, which she also wrote and starred in. In 2006, she directed her first short film, Rado. Litvinova made her first foray into concert films in 2008 when she directed the film Green Theatre in Zemfira. The film was created using footage from a concert of one of Litvinova's friends, musical artist Zemfira Ramazanova. The film won "music film of the year" from independent music award show "Steppenwolf". The two collaborated again in 2010 to create another Ramazanova concert film directed by Litvinova called Moscow. Crokus/Arrow. Finally, Ramazanova served as the composer on Litvinova's second full-length feature film Rita's Last FairyTale (2012), which deals with "universal themes of love, hate and search for love." Through the years, Litvinova directed more than 15 video clips for Russian musicians and singers, since 2005 they mostly collaborated with Zemfira. In 2021, she directed a 13-minute promo film for Gucci. Renata Litvinova directed the film Joseph's Dreams, about the poet Joseph Brodsky, as the concluding part of the Petersburg: Only for Love almanac.

She lent her voice to the film $8.50 (1999) to be used as a voiceover for the character Xenia who was played by Natalia Adreichenko. Her voice appeared in a number of other films in the 2000s, including Frog's Paradise (2007) and Peregrine (2008).

On TV, Litvinova hosted several author's programs on style, history of fashion and cinematography. Litvinova had also emerged as a designer and fashion icon of her own. A friend and collaborator of Demna Gvasalia; she also worked on Gosha Rubchinskiy's film, 'The Day of My Death'.

Her first marriage was to producer Alexander Antipov, a union that lasted from 1996 to 1997. She then married businessman Leonid Dobrovsky, with whom she had her daughter Ulyana. The couple divorced in 2007. Litvinova came out as bisexual in 2021. In February 2022, she opposed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and left Russia. In the meantime, she had decided to reside with her partner Zemfira in Paris.

• Year — Film • Director — Screenwriter — Voice Actor — Producer — Actress — Role — Notes • year of the film|1990 — Leningrad. November. • year of the film|1991 — Not Love • year of the film|1992 — Tractor Drivers 2 • year of the film|1994 — Passions — nurse Lily • year of the film|1995 — Male Revelations • year of the film|1995 — Principled and Compassionate View • year of the film|1997 — Three Stories — Opha • year of the film|1998 — Country of the Deaf • year of the film|1999 — The Right to Choose — Nika • year of the film|1999 — $8.50 — Xenia (role played by Natalia Adreichenko) • year of the film|2000 — The Border — Albino Crow • year of the film|2000 — There is No Death For Me — Documentary film • year of the film|2001 — The Black Room — dealer in a casino • year of the film|2001 — Berlin Express — intelligence agent • year of the film|2001 — April — Nastasia • year of the film|2002 — Sky. Plane. Girl. — Lara the stewardess • year of the film|2003 — The Suitcases of Tulse Luper (Part III) — Constance Bulitsky • year of the film|2004 — The Tuner — Lina • year of the film|2004 — The Goddess — investigator Faina • year of the film|2004 — Saboteur — chief of station • year of the film|2005 — Dead Man's Bluff — waitress/secretary Katya • year of the film|2005 — Vocal Parallels — entertainer • year in the film|2006 — Nine Months • year in the film|2006 — Tin Plate — wife of a nude man • year of the film|2006 — It Doesn't Hurt Me — Tata • year of the film|2006 — Rado — Short Film • year of the film|2007 — Two in One — Alissa • year of the film|2007 — Cruelty — Zoya Andreyevna Vyatkina • year of the film|2007 — Frog's Paradise • year of the film|2008 — To Catch a Brunette — woman in the photograph - Masha's Mom • year of the film|2008 — Peregrine — Gala • year of the film|2008 — The Adventures of Alyonushka and Eremu — Aunt Yefrosinya • year of the film|2008 — Green Theatre in Zemfira — Full-length concert film • year of the film|2009 — Jolly Fellows — Eugenia, wife of Rosa • year of the film|2009 — Ordered to be Destroyed! Operation "Chinese Box" — Charlotte • year of the film|2009 — Melody for a Street Organ — Kitty • year of the film|2009 — The Golden Section — Katyusha, the owner of the photo studio • year of the film|2010 — Rorrima Bo's Magic Cup — senior pioneer leader, witch • year of the film|2010 — Diamonds. Theft. — woman with a big nose • year of the film|2010 — Moscow. Crocus/Arrow • year of the film|2011 — Generation P — Alla • year of the film|2011 — Heart of a Boomerang — enchantress • year of the film|2012 — Rita's Last Fairy Tale — Tanya Neubivko • year of the film|2012 — The Girl and Death — Nina • year of the film|2012 — Eternal Return — She • year of the film|2014 — Concrete Gene — Chief editor of "Our Crime" • year of the film|2015 — About Love — lecturer • year of the film|2016 — The Day of My Death — not credited — Short Film • 2018 — ANGST — Frau Doktor Oberhaupt • year of the film|2020 — The North Wind — Margarita