Ingeborg Dapkunayte

Ingeborga Dapkunayte is an actress of Lithuanian descent, who has long become a very dear to the Russian audience. She is lovingly called “our foreigner” and is closely watching everything she does - in the cinema, on television, in advertising. How was the way Dapkunayte to success? What is full of her personal life, and what are the secrets of unfading beauty and stunning style?

Ingeborg Edmundovna’s birthday is January 20, 1963. The future actress was born in one of the most beautiful and cozy Baltic cities - in Vilnius. And although Dapkunayte lives in London today, and before that the actress spent a lot of time in Russia, the small homeland is one of her favorite places.

About Vilnius Ingeborg can remember and talk for hours. For example, an actress is often asked to be a guide through her hometown in various TV projects.

By the way, Ingeborgi Dapkunayte's lively temperament and the energy that always springs from her - an excellent example of the fallacy of the Balts stereotype. Nationality not only did not make Dapkunayte sluggish, as it is considered to be Latvians, but, on the contrary, served the actress in favor of the Russian castings: the exotic accent was its main highlight.

The father of the Dapkunayte family, Peter-Edmund, was a diplomat and his mother was a meteorologist. It was clear to the parents of the young Ingeborg almost from the very birth that her career awaited them. The grandmother, Genovite Sabliene, who worked as an administrator at the Opera and Ballet Theater in Vilnius, showed the most initiative. Actually, in early childhood, Ingeborg lived for a long time with her grandmother, because her parents worked in Moscow. Therefore, grandmother's plans for her granddaughter came true so simply and quickly.

From her youth, Dapkunayte was surrounded by creative relatives: besides her grandparents, her aunt and uncle spent much time with her - the musicians of the theater orchestra. This whole cheerful company has set itself the goal of distracting the little one from long separation from her parents by constant creativity.

Ingeborgi Dapkunayte made her debut in the theater when she was four years old. This was the role of Madame Butterfly's little son in Puccini's opera Chio-Chio-San. This experience turned out to be very interesting for the girl and, moreover, successful: the young talent began to be invited to other productions. She played the imp in Faust, the angel in the Demon. However, after the “opera” debut, the usual drama theater seemed to Ingeborg boring, because they didn’t sing at all and almost never danced.

In any case, acting career attracted Dapkunayte from early childhood. Although, in childhood, the girl paid much more attention to sports: basketball and figure skating were no less strong than her hobbies, than acting. Last Dapkunayte studied for three years in a small theater studio, which was located near her house.Surprisingly, in the secondary school named after Solomen Neris, which she graduated from Ingeborg, everyone remembers her as a quiet and timid girl.

By the time of graduation from high school Ingeborg caught fire career ballerina. The girl decided to devote her life to the dance, and wanted to enter the profession, which, if anything, can always feed - to the Institute of Foreign Languages.

However, theatrical childhood also did not let Dapkunayte. Since the examinations in the acting university passed earlier than in all others, the girl decided (just in case or simply out of curiosity) to try her hand there. As a result, she entered, decided that it was destiny and began to master the profession of a playboy.

Ingeborga Dapkunayte in 1985 became a graduate of the faculty of theatrical art of the Vilnius State Conservatory (today the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater). The young actress immediately went to work in the Kaunas Drama Theater. Here, in the troupe, directed by the teacher Dapkunayte - Yonos Vaitkus - the actress instantly earns a palm, gaining leading roles in seven major productions at once.

Very soon Dapkunayte began to notice other directors as well, Eymuntas Nykrosius invited her to the Vilnius Youth Theater, the actress agreed and began to play leading roles in classical plays: “The Seagull”, “Carmen”, “King Lear”. Work in the Youth Theater gave Inge friendship with John Malkovich. The famous American actor, director and producer noticed the young actress and invited her to audition for the London theater.

In 1993, Ingeborg moved to London, where the very first performance (“Error of Speech”) became crucial for Dapkunayte. The actress had a great success here, and other works fell down after this production. Behind the foggy Albion, Ingeborg conquers "the edge of freedom": she is invited to the Chicago Theater, where she plays in the scandalous play "Vagina Monologues".

Here the actress got a difficult task, she had to utter very difficult, from a psychological point of view, monologues (about orgasm, rape, childbirth). But Dapkunayte's versatile talent and her incredible ability to work along with bright charisma - all this led to the success of each production in which she participated.

The list of performances with Ingeborg in Russian, Lithuanian, English and American theaters is impressive. Even in her youth, the actress showed persistence of character, a huge acting potential and the ability to cope with any, even the most difficult tasks. And over the years she has not lost her grip and professionalism for a minute.

The actress's debut in the movie took place while she was still studying at the institute. In 1984, the film “My Little Wife” was released, in it Ingeborg played the role of a restless careless girl, who was very fond of the audience. The role of Kisuli in the scandalous "Intergirl" secured success.

Very much in the life of Dapkunayte occurs spontaneously and by chance. So, it would seem, having left for far abroad, it was in London that Ingeborg met Oleg Menshikov, thanks to which she got into the Oscar-winning film “Burnt by the Sun”.

The actress is a real citizen of the world, because she is shot all over the world. Even when Dapkunayte gets a job for a long time within one country, she does not sit in one place. In Russia, the actress used to spend more and more time in Moscow, but in recent years, on theater affairs, and on working in cinema, Ingeborg has been tied to St. Petersburg for quite a long time. There are filmed TV series (“Heavenly Court”, “The Bridge”), full-length films (for example, “Matilda”, where Danila Kozlovsky acts as a partner of the actress), as well as short films (“8” is a film by Anna Melikyan, where Yevgeny Tsyganov and Anka also played Tsitsishvili).

In a word, in what pictures Dapkunayte just did not act. She even somehow happened to appear in the role of Michael Jackson ("Drunk Firm").Each new film with the participation of "our foreigner" is always something unexpected and bright.

• Intergirl (1989);
• "Burnt by the Sun" (1994);
• "Mission Impossible" (1996);
• “Seven Years in Tibet” (1997);
• War (2002);
• Winter Heat (2004);
• "Night seller" (2005);
• Morphine (2008);
• “30 hits” (2012);
• "Heavenly Judgement. Continuation "(2014);
• "Fast" Moscow-Russia "" (2014);
• Snoop (2015, not completed);
• Drunk Firm (2016);
• “Bridge” (2017);
• "Matilda" (2017).

Ingeborg has a bright appearance, a stunning smile and luxurious blond curls. Not surprisingly, the actress now and then invited to the shooting for glossy magazines.

The actress had a chance to show off in the erotic men's magazine “Maxim”, however, as always in such ambiguous situations, Dapkunayte remained chaste, feminine and modest.

Even in commercial commercials Dapkunayte embodies the original role. So, for the advertisement NESCAFE Gold Barista Ingeborg and actor Daniel Strakhov portray secret agents.

In addition, Ingeborg Dapkunayte is an envoy of beauty from L'Oréal Paris. She advertises for the brand, including hair dye, which she enjoys with pleasure herself.

The actress married three times. The first husband is actor Arunas Sakalauskas, he was a colleague of Dapkunayte in Kaunas theater. The marriage broke up when a fateful turn occurred in Dapkunayte's career, and she got a job in England.

Actually, along with the new work in the life of Ingeborg, a new man appeared. The second husband of the actress was the director of the very British theatrical production, which was invited to foreign beauty Dapkunayte - Simon Stokes. The couple lived together for almost 10 years, but in 2009 the couple divorced. Everything went quietly, without scandals and any comments for the press. Dapkunayte generally very reverently protects his personal life from prying eyes.

Of course, representatives of the “yellow” press are not fond of it, and therefore all kinds of rumors began to appear in the media about the possible reasons for the separation of a star couple. The actress herself talks about parting with Simon, avoiding specifics, says only that this is just a page from her life, which has already become history.

The third husband of Dapkunayte is for the first time a person not from the actor's circle. Dmitry Yampolsky is a successful entrepreneur and businessman. He owns a network of famous restaurants, is fond of art and 12 years younger than his wife. The difference in age and the difference of professions does not interfere with lovers. And although the details of their personal lives, as always, do not get from Dapkunayte, photos say that the couple are happy together.

It is also known that between the second and third marriages in Dapkunayte was a serious affair with the Serbian director Emir Kusturica. This relationship ended rather quickly, and surprisingly painlessly. By the way, Dapkunayte always peacefully parted with all her men, she is still in excellent relations with Arunas Sakalauskas and Simon Stokes.

Many fans of the artist and biography of the actress wondering if Ingeborga Dapkunayte has children. Beloved and the only daughter of her parents, she was never able to experience all the delights of motherhood in pursuit of creative accomplishments in her career. However, marriage with Dmitry Yampolsky gave the actress not only happiness with her beloved man, but also led to the fact that children finally appeared in the actress's house. Dmitry has children from his first marriage, who often visit his father and his new wife.

It will be very difficult to find a second person on the entire planet, who will boast the same cheerfulness and efficiency that Ingeborg Dapkunayte demonstrates. It constantly appears somewhere: the roles in the cinema and in the theater do not end, the number of television and radio projects is growing every day.

And Ingeborg is probably the world champion in the number of funny or touching stories that could only happen to her. "Our Foreigner" refused to Quentin Tarantino, took acting lessons from Kevin Spacey, and she could probably give lessons in perky laughter in every way. In short, her life is too full, even by acting standards.

In this case, hardly anyone will be able to accurately determine by appearance how old the famous actress is. But her age has already passed the mark “mature”: in 2017, the artist celebrated her 54th birthday. In the numerous interviews that the movie star constantly gives, she is always full of positive and in a great mood. She is a spontaneous and enthusiastic nature. Spontaneous, restless - as the actress says about herself - but at the same time incredibly efficient.

When Dapkunayte was invited to participate in the TV project “Ice Age” (“Stars on Ice”), the actress agreed without hesitation. And even a rib fracture did not stop the athlete from further participation in the project, in the end - a pair of Ingeborg Dapkunayte and Alexander Zhulin won.

Ingeborga is a frequent guest in the “Evening Urgant” program. She comes there both as an actress and as a charity worker. For example, once Ingeborg Dapkunayte and her colleague and associate Tatyana Drubich spoke on the air of the Ivan Urgant program about the “Vera” Hospice Relief Fund.

Dapkunayte and Urgant met in another show of a popular TV host. In the program “Smak” the actress shared her culinary secrets and gastronomic preferences.

Another interesting work in the Ingeborg arsenal was shooting in a music video for the composition of the group "Bi-2". The song "My Rock and Roll" so enjoyed considerable popularity among fans of Russian rock, and the clip with the participation of such a bright actress only increased the attention of the public to the work of the group.

Dapkunayte always keeps himself in excellent shape. With the growth of 165 cm, the actress at any age tries to keep her weight in the range of 45-47 kg. Such a slim figure - in matters of beauty is half the battle. That is why the actress in her age is young - not only with her soul, but also with her body.

One of the secrets of maintaining the figure of the actress in good shape can safely be considered her frantic pace of life. Everything is logical: the more mobile the day, the less the risk of undesirable body fat.

Of course, envious people shout in one voice that plastic operations help Ingeborg look good, although the actress was not officially “caught” in their conduct. And if you look at the photo of Dapkunayte without make-up, on which, quite naturally, you can see the “time stamps”, it becomes clear that the plastic of the face is also not for her.

Incredibly feminine, Ingeborg is one of those women who have very natural beauty. And to support the natural by artificial means is very strange. So the actress adheres to quite natural beauty-methods: sports, diet, careful skin and hair care.

To be slim always, a woman must always eat well. This simple rule should be learned by every woman of the fair sex. Ingeborga never eats harmful fast food; it makes its menu of low-fat and low-calorie foods.

The perfect menu from the actress:

• breakfast - oatmeal;
• lunch - chicken soup;
• dinner - vegetable salad.

Be sure to do snacks between main meals, it can be apples, nuts or kefir. Strictly adhering to proper nutrition, Dapkunayte has slender legs and looks great in a bathing suit.

To look well-groomed, you need to monitor the condition of the hair. And in this matter is not so much fashionable haircut, how many healthy and thick hair. The actress in different years tried all sorts of hairstyles and different shades for her hair, but she always devoted a lot of time to caring for them, showed ingenuity.So, having already appeared in England, and then in America, the actress shocked her overseas colleagues for a long time with stories about how in the 1980-1990s she was at home, where good cosmetics for hair care was still rare, smeared her curls mayonnaise so that the hairstyle is shiny and elastic.

Today, when even the most expensive personal care products in the world are available to the actress, she still uses only proven and not always expensive ones. So, in her purse you can find:

• mascara from Lancôme;
• eye pencils and liner L’Oréal Paris;
• Foundation Cream Face (Giorgio Armani);
• Génifique moisturizer and serum (Lancôme);
• myocardial water L’Oréal Paris for sensitive skin;
• lipstick (oddly enough, also from L’Oréal) J.Lo shade (yes, that same Latin American singer uses!).

The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about this wonderful actress is, of course, her charming smile. And the second thought, which arises after, concerns the delightful sense of style inherent in Dapkunayte.

That, as the actress makes the dresses, admire all: admirers of creativity, colleagues and even eminent couturiers. So, the Russian fashion designer Alexander Zaitsev highlights and appreciates in the style of clothing. Dapkunayte her accuracy, restraint and isolation. Consider in detail the outfits of this delightful style icon.

Different directions of this style are reflected in the images of Ingeborgi Dapkunayte. Moreover, the actress welcomes such outfits, not only in her private life, but also on public visits.

From the name of this trend of casual style it becomes clear that it implies the most simple and convenient options for every day. Such examples in the arsenal Dapkunayte most. But even in such an elementary direction, which may seem boring to many, Ingeborg demonstrates the originality and relevance of bright details.

In the first photo, the actress demonstrates how, with the help of just one simple but bright thing, you can cool up the stern total black look. Strict black trousers-pipes with a low waistline, a simple top and leather ankle boots with high, steady heels - this is certainly a very stylish combination. But a bright quilted jacket brings the entire ensemble to a completely different level. It is important that with all its color brightness, the jacket retains the main features of this outfit - the simplicity of the cut.

The second example is not so minimalistic, instead of two colors, the actress uses as many as four, but does it perfectly. There are two main colors here: a soft blue hue of jeans and a top, as well as the same “delicious” orange top - a single-breasted lightweight coat for one button. Additional colors: chocolate-tone belt and creamy beige ankle boots. Two lessons can be learned from this image: firstly, if you approach the matter wisely and with taste, you can quite successfully combine more than three colors in a dress that many stylists insist on. Secondly, two bright shades can be perfectly combined with each other, as long as one relates to the cold, and the second to the warm gamma spectrum.

The wardrobe item that Dapkunayte wears is no less impressive and varied than luxurious evening dresses. They are always different and always relevant.

The actress can always afford to appear somewhere in public in a childish style, for example, in a t-shirt with a mischievous print.

Dress does not necessarily combine with shoes or any other strict shoes. To wear stylish sneakers under a long dress or strict cloak has become the norm in fashion circles for a long time.

In the performance of the actress it can be plain, monochrome or variegated options. But always all the things in such ensembles are very well chosen and perfectly combined with each other.

This image is so natural that you don’t even need to talk about it for a long time, everything is perfect in it: the style of the dress, the chosen jewelry, the hairstyle and the purse. If you add a stylish wreath, it could well be a wedding dress.

Dress in a similar style, but the mood of the image is quite different. If in the previous dress Dapkunayte caused associations with an innocent and tender bride, then in this she is an imperious queen or goddess from Greek mythology.

Gray-blue gamma, velvet and quite a bit of leather - such an exquisite combination can be called the choice of a true lady.

Naughty Dapkunayte good mood does not hold: she always shines and smiles. And her appearance in such dresses in public is a great reason for approving smiles from the public. Perfect romantic look for an evening cocktail or a visit to the theater.

Fabrics with interesting patterns are sometimes a better choice than a plain version. Even if the cut is very intricate, outfit can still lose a simple version of an unusual fabric.

Who said that you should definitely go to the red carpet in a dress? A delightful example of the fact that there are other options - a bold jumpsuit, which chose Ingeborg for one solemn event. A wide belt and original print are the main trumps of this thing. It also perfectly fits wide leg, because they resemble a skirt, which is so familiar and expected at social events. The collar adds a touch of romance.

A dress to the floor, completely closed, multi-layered and monochrome - such chaste outfits are back in fashion, because they make it possible to play out men's fantasies. Here the waistline is perfectly underlined. The collected hairstyle chosen by the actress is an ideal variant, the only possible one here.

Elegant evening dress to the floor - this is the key to a luxurious look. And if black lace is featured in the dress, which, moreover, is complemented with white pearl beads, then such a bow already claims to be the king.

Eclecticism will always skip over current trends. For example, a small lace dress with classic pumps is already a bit boring. Whether it is business to complete the image with black leather boots on a rough thick sole - this is both fresh, and beautiful, and comfortable.

Sometimes for a bright image just one scandalous element is enough. In this dress Dapkunayte only two colors - black and white. They are boring by themselves, and the style of the dress chosen beats all records of mediocrity. But the outfit is formed so it is no coincidence. Such a neutral toilet is only a background for the main participant of this ensemble - an unusual hat, from which it is difficult to look away.

Sequins, rhinestones, all kinds of crystals and just a completely sparkling fabric - Ingeborga is not rare. Such decorative solutions give room for imagination and precisely guarantee at least one thing: in the rays of spotlights, the actress will always be dazzling and beautiful.

Silver, gold, bronze - the brilliance of a variety of precious metals is often emitted by the outfits of the actress Dapkunayte. This may be a dress or a skirt, or maybe a raincoat.

Black or white - the most frequent choice of the artist. But sometimes there are other options: gray, milky, olive, blue.

A frequent alternative to an evening dress, which Ingeborg uses when choosing an outfit for an event, is a strict white blouse or shirt combined with a skirt. This may be a strict office version or the original skirt in the floor, gathered at the waist with a stylish belt.

Besides the fact that Ingeborga Dapkunayte is a wonderful actress with an unearthly smile and an unsurpassed sense of style, she can still boast an excellent fashion reputation: not a single failed outfit has been noticed even once, although the actress has been under the scrutiny of the public for over 30 years.