Cabo, Olga Igorevna

Olga Kabo was born on January 28, 1968 in Moscow in a family of engineers Igor Yakovlevich Kabo and Aida Nikolaevna Kabo.

Her grandfather, Yakov Solomonovich Kabo (? —1956), was a well-known figure in Ukraine, secretary of the Central Committee of the Komsomol of Ukraine. In 1937 he was repressed and sent to Kolyma. He got married there and only after rehabilitation with his family returned to Moscow, where his son Igor was born. During the Great Patriotic War, his relatives in Ukraine were shot by invaders.

The first five years of her life were brought up by her grandmother in the Urals. ^[3] Studied at an English special school, studied music, ballroom dancing, rhythmic gymnastics, and attended a cosmonautics studio as a teenager. Subsequently, from 1980 to 1985 she studied at the Young Muscovite Theater at the Palace of Pioneers on the Lenin Hills, where she played several major roles. One of her teachers at the Palace of Pioneers was Viktor Shenderovich ^[4] .

In 1983, while still a schoolgirl, made her film debut, playing a maid in the television film Anna Pavlova . ^[3] At the age of 15, she played a major role in the film “And Everything Will Repeat ...”. After the eighth grade, Cabo moved to a specialized school with a theatrical and literary bias at the Shchukin Theater School , which she graduated in 1985 . ^[5] Having become a student of VGIK in the same year, Olga Kabo starred in the film " A Million in a Marriage Basket ", which she and her relatives consider to be the first film. In this film, for the first time in her life, she kissed. ^[6]

In 1989 she graduated from the acting faculty of VGIK (workshop of Sergei Bondarchuk and Irina Skobtseva ); in 2002 - Faculty of History, Moscow State University . From 1992 to 1994, she worked at the Theater of Modern Opera under the direction of Alexei Rybnikov , and played in the play "The Liturgy of the Announced." Then, in 1994, the role of Conchita in the rock opera in “ Juno and Avos ” followed, which Rybnikov staged in Seoul (performed in Korean). ^[3] In 1992-2002 - played in the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army . The first role is Nina Arbenina in " Masquerade " ^[4] . Since 2002 - one of the leading actresses of the Theater. Moscow City Council . ^[3]

The first fame ^[5] came to the actress in 1988 after the role of Countess Isabella de Croix in the historical film by Sergei Tarasov " The Adventures of Quentin Dorward, the arrow of the royal guard ." Notable ^[5] also became the role of Roxanne in the film " Cyrano de Bergerac " (1989) based on the play of the same name by Edmond Rostand . ^{[5] It} began to enjoy immense popularity in 1989 after the role of Mirrina in the erotic film " Comedy about Lysistratus ", in which she starred naked. ^{[3] [7] [8]}

Back in 1987, the director Georgy Yungvald-Khilkevich approved Olga for the role of Mercedes in his film “ Prisoner of If Castle ”, but it so happened that Cabo was busy in another picture and the timing could not be connected in any way. ^[9] For this reason, Olga had to abandon the role of Mercedes, which as a result was played by Anna Samokhina . But in 1990 , when Georgy Yungvald-Khilkevich learned that Olga had excellent horse riding skills, he approved her for the role of the Duchess de Chevreuse in his television movie “The Musketeers Twenty Years Later ” (the film was released in 1992).

Then she worked a lot with the director Alla Surikova : she starred in her films Two Arrows. Stone Age Detective "(1989) and" Crazy "(1991), as well as the video" Lady Hamilton "for the song of the same name performed by Nikolai Karachentsov . ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

In 1993, for the filming of the American film " Running on Ice ", she studied at a college in New York for several months ^[4] .

In 1995, after working in the Crusader action movie, Olga Kabo became a member of the Stuntmen Association. ^[5]

She starred in such popular films as “ Knight's Castle ” (1990), “ The Wizard of the Emerald City ” (1994), “ Queen Margot ” (1996), “Time of Cruel” (2004), “ Bat ” (2005), etc. . ^[3]

Together with Vladimir Steklov in 1997, she was selected to prepare for the flight to the Mir station for filming the film Kassandra 's Brand , but then refused to participate in the project for family reasons ^[14] . Since 1998, after the birth of her daughter, she studied art history at Moscow State University for four and a half years, but did not finish it ^[4] .

In the summer of 2003, she was announced as the host of the NTV program “Territory of Survival” (alternately with Igor Starygin ), but as a result, no programs were shown with it ^[15] . From August 2006 to April 2007, she broadcast the “Key Moment” on TVC channel ^[16] . In 2007, she took part in the “ First Channel ” project “ Ice Age ” (paired with figure skater Maxim Marinin ), which she left due to an injury. ^[3] Also in May 2007 she made her debut on the stage as a singer with the song of the composer and poetess Elena Surzhikova “I will not lie!”. ^{[17] [18] [19]} This song in her performance became a long-playing hit. ^{[7] [20] [21]} The song was broadcast on Songs of the Year and then for a long time fell into the rotation of popular radio stations. ^{[22] [23]}

Currently receiving a third education - studying at the Higher Director's Courses (workshop of Alla Surikova and Vladimir Fokin ). ^[3] In addition to filming in films, roles in the theater and working on television, Olga Kabo actively participates in socially significant events. She is the President (Fairy) of the Russian fairy tale film festival, held annually in our country for children and adolescents. Within the framework of the film festival, young viewers not only get acquainted with the latest Russian and foreign fairy tale films, but also remember films from the old Soviet and Russian fairy-tale film fund. ^[5]

Family

Married. Has a son and daughter.

• Father - Igor Yakovlevich Kabo (born February 23, 1945 )
• Mother - Aida Nikolaevna Cabo (born April 21, 1944 )
• First spouse - Eduard Vasilishin, businessman
  • Daughter - Tatyana (born August 25, 1998). In 2007, she played a major role in the film " Thumbelina ", for which she received several film awards ^[4] .
• Second husband - Nikolai Razgulyaev, businessman (married on March 19, 2009 )
  • Son - Victor (born July 31, 2012 ) ^[3]
  • The godfather is Artyom Smekhov, the son of actress Alika Smekhova , and Alik the godmother Victor is the son of Olga Kabo. ^[24]

Filmography

Theater Roles

Theater of Modern Opera under the direction of A. Rybnikov

• 1992 - The Liturgy of the Announced - Mary

Metropolitan Opera (Seoul)

• 1994 - Juno and Avos ( A. Rybnikov and A. Voznesensky ) - Conchita

Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army

• 1993 - “Masquerade” ( M. Yu. Lermontov ) - Nina
• 1996 - “Much Ado About Nothing” ( W. Shakespeare ) - Beatrice
• 1997 - “Heart is not a stone” - Vera Filippovna
• 2001 - "Mean" - Eliza
• 2002 - Othello - Desdemona

Theater named after Moscow City Council

• 2002 - Cyrano de Bergerac ( E. Rostan ) - Roxanne
• 2003 - “The Silver Age” - Kira Augustovna
• 2004 - “Dance Teacher” ( Lope de Vega ) xx @@@ Felisyana
• 2011 - “The Moral of Lady Dulskaya” - Yuliasevich ^[5]
• 2011 - “Casting / Casting” - Evelina Polski
• 2013 - Dangerous Liaisons - Marquise de Merteuil
• 2013 - “In case of murder, type“ M ”- Margot Wendis
• 2015 - “Sea Trip of 1933” - Mary ^[2]

Moscow Independent Theater

• 2003 - “The Master and Margarita” - Margarita

State Theater of Film Actor

• 2012 - “The Servant of Two Masters” ( C. Goldoni ) - Beatrice ^{[25] [26]}

Songs

On May 27, 2007, Olga Kabo made her debut on stage as a singer with the song by composer and poetess Elena Surzhikova “I Will Not Lie!” ^{[18] [19] [27] [28]} . Currently ^{[ when? ] The} actress is preparing to release a solo album, which she recorded over the past few years ^[29] . The album included songs by such composers as Maxim Dunaevsky , Alexey Rybnikov , Elena Surzhikova ^[30] , as well as Olga’s duets with Nikolai Karachentsov ^[31] and Dmitry Kharatyan ^[29] from films and plays.

• “I will not lie!” (Music and lyrics by Elena Surzhikova)
• “Chestnuts on fire” (music and lyrics by Elena Surzhikova) ^[32]
• “Random Street” (music by Dmitry Danin , lyrics by Alexei Lysenko) duet with Nikolai Karachentsov ^[10]
• “Screenwriter” (music by Vyacheslav Gorsky , lyrics by Sergey Krylov ) duet with Nikolai Karachentsov ^[10]
• “Other words” (music by Vladimir Bystryakov , words by Igor Lazarevsky) duet with Nikolai Karachentsov
• “Maple Leaf” (music by Maxim Dunaevsky , lyrics by Leonid Derbenev ) ^{[31] [33]}
• “White Night”, from the rock opera “Liturgy of the Announced” (music by Alexei Rybnikov , lyrics by Anna Akhmatova )
• Duet from the play “The Strange Story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (music by Frank Wildhorn , lyrics by Leslie Brikkas , Russian translation by Yaroslav Kesler) duet with Dmitry Kharatyan

Discography

• 2008 - “I will not lie! Nikolai Karachentsov presents the songs of Elena Surzhikova ”(CD) ^{[34] [35]}
• 2014 - Nikolai Karachentsov “The Best and the Unreleased” (CD) ^{[36] [37]}
• 2015 - “Let's just be silent. Museum of Chanson. 11 years with friends ”(songs in mp3 format) ^[38]
• 2016 - Elena Surzhikova “Songs Ordered by the Soul ...” (2 CD) ^[39]

• 1991 - Film Festival of Asian and Pacific Countries in Seoul (Journalists Prize, the film " Nuts ")
• 1992 - The film festival "Women's World" in Naberezhnye Chelny (Prize for Best Actress, film "Dying Is Not Scary")
• 2002 - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
• 2019 - Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation ( February 27, 2019 ) - for merits in the development of culture and art, many years of fruitful activity ^[40]
• The actress installed a star on the Star Alley of film actors in Anapa ^[41] .

• Site dedicated to the early work of Olga Kabo (filmography, photos, photos from films)
• Biography of Olga Kabo
• Cabo Family History
• Olga Kabo in the program “Without intermission”, 1999 on YouTube