Yulia Peresild

Yulia Sergeevna Peresild (Russian: Юлия Сергеевна Пересильд; born 5 September 1984) is a Russian stage and film actress.[1] She is the first professional actress to become a cosmonaut after her space flight to the ISS in October 2021.[2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Sergeevna and the family name is Peresild.

Yulia Peresild
Юлия Пересильд
Peresild in 2017
Born
Yulia Sergeevna Peresild

(1984-09-05) 5 September 1984
Pskov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
NationalityRussian
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2003–present
Children2
Space career
Time in space
11 days, 16 hours, 13 minutes
MissionsSoyuz MS-19/Soyuz MS-18
Awards Golden Eagle Award
WebsiteЮлия Пересильд

Early life

Peresild was born in Pskov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Her father was an icon painter and mother a kindergarten worker. Her surname comes from her Estonian paternal great grandparents, who were deported to Russia.[3]

Career

Her acting debut was the role of Natasha Kublakova in the 2003 television series Land, 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).[4] 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.[5]

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 (Russian: Вызов, romanized: Vyzov) 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.[6]

Personal life

Peresild was in a relationship with Russian film director Alexei Uchitel with whom she has two daughters, Anna (born 2009) and Maria (born 2012).[7]

Honors
  • President of Russia's award for young artists (2013)[8]
Peresild at the award ceremony of the President of the Russian Federation 2012 in the Kremlin (2013)

Selected filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The BrideOlya Rodyashina
2008CaptiveNastya
2008Once Upon a Time in the ProvincesAnastasiya Vladimirovna Zvonnikova
2008Virtual AliceAnna Kochergina
2009CrushIra
2010The AbductionElena
2010The EdgeSofia
2010DecoyVera Pozdnyakova
2011Five BridesKatya and Asya, twin sisters
2012In the FogAnelya
2012MarathonInna Antipova
2013What Girls Don't Talk AboutYulya
2013ParadjanovSvetlana Shcherbatyuk, wife of Sergey Parajanov
2013WeekendInga, secretary
2015Battle for SevastopolLyudmila Pavlichenko
2016The Heritage of LoveMasha Kulikova
2016I Am a TeacherAnna Kurenkova
2017Cold TangoLayma
2018A Rough DraftRose White
2019Dark like the Night. Karenina-2019Kareninashort film
2021 Petrov's FluMarina
2021Sheena 667Olya
2021MilkZoya
TBDThe Challengeshot in space

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003LandNatasha KublakovaTV series
2005YeseninKatya EseninaTV series
2006Enchanted landNatasha KublakovaTV series
2007CobwebDasha AverinaTV series
2007The Saboteur 2: The End of the WarSvetikTV series
2011The Matter of Store No. 1Masha SkachkoTV series
2011Summer of WolvesTosyaMini-series
2012Santa LuciaVika SaykinaTV series
2012SonnentauRita Pomyalovskaya, journalistTV series
2014The ExecutionerNinaTV series
2015Adult daughterAlbina KolganovaTV series
2018The Golden Horde (ru)UstinhaTV series
2020Zuleikha Opens Her EyesNastasyaTV series

References
  1. "Юлия Пересильд". Russia-1.
  2. "Russian team back on Earth after filming first movie in space". BBC.
  3. "Eesti juurtega näitlejanna Julia Peresild "Tüdrukute salajutud" peaosas!".
  4. Яцко В. А. Юлия Пересильд — звезда эпохи?
  5. Yuliya Peresild at IMDb
  6. "Japanese billionaire, Russian actress to fly to ISS". 13 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. Maria Remizova (3 October 2017). "Юлия Пересильд призналась, что родила дочерей от 66-летнего Алексея Учителя". Komsomolskaya Pravda.
  8. Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 15 марта 2013 года № 195 «О присуждении премий Президента Российской Федерации для молодых деятелей культуры 2012 года» Archived 29 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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