Ingeborga Dapkunaite

Ingeborga Dapkunaite is an actress of Lithuanian origin, who has long become completely dear to the Russian audience. She is lovingly called "our foreigner" and is closely watched in everything she does - in films, on television, in advertising. How did Dapkunaite's path to success develop? What is her personal life full of, and what are the secrets of unfading beauty and stunning style?

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

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

By the way, the brisk temperament of Ingeborga Dapkunaite and the energy eternally beating out of her is an excellent example of the erroneousness of the stereotype about the Balts. Nationality not only did not make Dapkunaite slow, as Latvians are considered to be, but, on the contrary, served to the advantage of the actress at Russian castings: an exotic accent was her crown highlight.

The father of the Dapkunaite family, Peter-Edmund, was a diplomat, and his mother was a meteorologist.It was clear to the parents of young Ingeborga almost from her very birth what kind of career awaits their girl. Grandmother Genovaite Sablienė, who worked as an administrator at the Vilnius Opera and Ballet Theater, took the initiative more than anyone else. Actually, in early childhood, Ingeborga lived with her grandmother for a long time, since her parents worked in Moscow. Therefore, grandmother's plans for a granddaughter came true so simply and quickly.

From a young age, Dapkunaite was surrounded by creative relatives: in addition to her grandparents, her aunt and uncle, musicians of the theater orchestra, spent a lot of time with her. This whole cheerful company has set itself the goal of distracting the baby from the long separation from her parents with constant creativity.

Ingeborga Dapkunaite's debut in the theater took place when she was four years old. It was the role of Madame Butterfly's little son in Puccini's opera Cio Cio San. This experience turned out to be very interesting for the girl and, moreover, successful: the young talent began to be invited to other performances. She played the imp in Faust, the angel in The Demon. True, after the "opera" debut, the usual drama theater seemed boring to Ingeborg, because they did not sing at all and almost never danced there.

In any case, an acting career has attracted Dapkunaite from early childhood. Although, as a child, the girl paid much more attention to sports: basketball and figure skating were no less strong her hobbies than acting. The last Dapkunaite studied for three years in a small theater studio, which was located not far from her home. Surprisingly, at the Solomen Neris Comprehensive School, which Ingeborga graduated from, everyone remembers her as a quiet and timid girl.

By the time she graduated from high school, Ingeborga was on fire as a ballerina. The girl decided to devote her life to dancing, but she wanted to enter a profession that, if anything, can always feed - to the Institute of Foreign Languages.

However, the theatrical childhood did not let Dapkunaite go either. Since the exams at the acting university were held earlier than in all the others, the girl decided (just in case or just out of curiosity) to try her hand there too. As a result, she entered, decided that it was fate and began to master the profession of an actor.

Ingeborga Dapkunaite in 1985 graduated from the Faculty of Theater Arts of the Vilnius State Conservatory (today the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater). The young actress immediately went to work at the Kaunas Drama Theater. Here, in the troupe, directed by the teacher of Dapkunaite - Jonos Vaitkus - the actress instantly earns the palm, getting the main roles in seven major productions at once.

Very soon Dapkunaite began to be noticed by other directors, for example, Eimuntas Nyakrosius invited her to the Vilnius Youth Theater, the actress agreed and began to play the main roles in classical performances: "The Seagull", "Carmen", "King Lear". Working at the Youth Theater gave Inge a friendship with John Malkovich. The famous American actor, director and producer noticed the young actress and invited her to audition at the London theater.

In 1993 Ingeborga moved to London, where the very first performance ("Speech Error") became fateful for Dapkunaite. The actress here too had a resounding success, and other works fell on this production. Behind the foggy Albion, Ingeborga conquers the "edge of freedom": she is invited to the Chicago Theater, where she plays in the scandalous play "Monologues of the Vagina".

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

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

The debut of the actress in the cinema took place when she was still studying at the institute. In 1984, the film "My Little Wife" was released, in which Ingeborga played the role of a restless, carefree girl who was very fond of the audience. The role of Kisuli in the scandalous "Intergirl" consolidated the success.

A lot in Dapkunaite's life happens spontaneously and by chance. So, already, it would seem, having gone to a distant abroad, it was in London that Ingeborga met Oleg Menshikov, thanks to which she got into the Oscar-winning picture Burnt by the Sun.

The actress is a real citizen of the world, because she has been filming all over the world. Even when Dapkunaite gets a job for a long time within the same 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 matters and working in the cinema - Ingeborga has been tied to St. Petersburg for quite a long time. There are filmed serials ("Heavenly Court", "The Bridge"), feature films (for example, "Matilda", where the actress's partner is Danila Kozlovsky), as well as short films ("8" - a film by Anna Melikyan, where Evgeny Tsyganov and Anka Tsitsishvili).

In a word, in what films did Dapkunaite not act in film? She even somehow happened to appear in the role of Michael Jackson ("Drunken 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 Strikes (2012);
• "Heavenly Judgement. Continuation "(2014);
• "Fast" Moscow-Russia "" (2014);
• Snoop (2015, never completed);
• Drunken Firm (2016);
• "The Bridge" (2017);
• Matilda (2017).

Ingeborga has a bright appearance, a stunning smile and luxurious blond curls. It is not surprising that the actress is now and then invited to shoot for glossy magazines.

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

Even in commercial videos, Dapkunaite embodies original roles. So, for the advertisement of NESCAFE Gold Barista Ingeborga and actor Daniil Strakhov portray secret agents.

In addition, Ingeborga Dapkunaite is the beauty ambassador from L'Oréal Paris. She advertises for the brand, including hair dye, which she uses with pleasure herself.

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

Actually, along with a new job, a new man appeared in Ingeborga's life. The second husband of the artist was the director of the very British theatrical performance, in which the foreign beauty Dapkunaite was invited - 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. Dapkunaite generally very anxiously protects his personal life from prying eyes.

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

The third husband of Dapkunaite is for the first time a person not from the acting circle.Dmitry Yampolsky is a successful entrepreneur and businessman. He owns a chain of famous restaurants, is fond of art and is 12 years younger than his wife. The difference in age and the difference in professions does not interfere with lovers. And although details about their personal life, as always, cannot be obtained from Dapkunaite, the photographs indicate that the spouses are happy together.

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

Many fans of the creativity and biography of the actress are interested in whether Ingeborga Dapkunaite has children. The beloved and only daughter of her parents, she was never able to experience all the delights of motherhood in pursuit of creative achievements in her career. However, marriage with Dmitry Yampolsky gave the artist 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 whole planet who boasts the same cheerfulness and efficiency that Ingeborga Dapkunaite demonstrates. She constantly appears somewhere: roles in cinema and theater do not end, the number of television and radio projects is growing every day.

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

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

When Dapkunaite was invited to participate in the television project "Ice Age" ("Stars on Ice"), the actress agreed without hesitation. And even a broken rib did not stop the athlete from further participation in the project, as a result, the pair Ingeborg Dapkunaite 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, Ingeborga Dapkunaite and her colleague and associate Tatyana Drubich once spoke on the air of Ivan Urgant's program about the Vera Hospice Aid Fund.

Dapkunaite and Urgant met in another show of the popular TV presenter. On the air of the "Smak" program, the actress shared her culinary secrets and gastronomic preferences.

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

Watch the music video.

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

One of the secrets of keeping the figure of the actress in good shape can be safely considered her frantic rhythm of life.Everything is logical: the more active the daily routine, the lower the risk of unwanted body fat.

Of course, envious people shout with one voice that plastic surgeries help Ingeborg look good, although the actress was not officially “caught” in performing them. And if you look at the photos of Dapkunaite without makeup, on which, quite naturally, you can see the "time stamp", it becomes clear that face plastic is also not for her.

Incredibly feminine, Ingeborg is one of those women with a very natural beauty. And maintaining the natural artificially is very strange. So the actress adheres to completely natural beauty methods: sports, diet, careful skin and hair care.

To always be slim, a woman must always eat healthy. This simple rule must be learned by every woman. Ingeborga never eats unhealthy fast food, she makes her menu of low-fat and low-calorie foods.

Ideal menu from an actress:

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

Be sure to have snacks between main meals, it can be apples, nuts or kefir. Strictly adhering to proper nutrition, Dapkunaite has thin legs and looks great in a swimsuit.

To look well-groomed, you need to monitor the condition of the hair. And in this matter, it is not so much a fashionable haircut that is important as healthy and thick hair. The actress in different years tried all kinds 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 found herself in England, then in America, the actress shocked her foreign colleagues for a long time with stories about how she, in the 1980s and 1990s, in her homeland, where good hair care cosmetics was still a rarity, smeared curls mayonnaise to make the hairstyle shiny and elastic.

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

• mascara from Lancôme;
• L'Oréal Paris eyeliner and liner;
• Face Fabric foundation (Giorgio Armani);
• Génifique moisturizer and serum (Lancôme);
• micellar water L'Oréal Paris for sensitive skin;
• lipstick (oddly enough, also from L'Oréal) shade J.Lo (yes, the one that the 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 that comes up after that concerns the adorable sense of style inherent in Dapkunaite.

Everyone admires how the actress composes her outfits: fans of creativity, colleagues and even eminent couturiers. So, the Russian fashion designer Alexander Zaitsev distinguishes and appreciates in the style of Dapkunaite clothing its accuracy, restraint and isolation. Let's take a closer look at the outfits of this delightful style icon.

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

From the name of this direction of casual style, it becomes clear that it implies the simplest and most comfortable options for every day. There are the most such examples in Dapkunaite's arsenal. But even in such an elementary direction, which may seem boring to many, Ingeborga 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 really “cheer up” a severe total black look.Austere black pipe trousers with a low waistline, a simple top and leather ankle boots with high, stable heels are definitely a very stylish combination. But the brightly quilted jacket takes the whole ensemble to a whole new level. It is important that for all its color brightness, the jacket retains the main features of this outfit - the simplicity of the cut.

The second example is no longer so minimalistic, instead of two colors, the actress uses as many as four, but she does it perfectly right. There are two main tones here: a pale blue shade of jeans and a top, as well as the same "tasty" orange top - a single-breasted lightweight coat with one button. Additional colors: chocolate-colored 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 an outfit, which many stylists insist on. Secondly, two bright shades can be perfectly combined with each other, the main thing is that one belongs to the cold, and the second to the warm spectrum of the gamut.

A wardrobe item that Dapkunaite wears no less impressive and diverse than luxurious evening dresses. They are always different and always relevant.

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

The dress does not have to be combined with shoes or any other formal footwear. Wearing stylish sneakers under a long dress or a strict raincoat has long become the norm in fashion circles.

In the performance of an actress, it can be monochromatic, monochrome or variegated options. But always all things in such ensembles are very well chosen and go well 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 handbag. With a stylish wreath added, it could very well be a bridal outfit.

The dress is in a similar style, but the mood of the image is completely different. If in the previous outfit Dapkunaite evoked associations with an innocent and gentle bride, then in this she is an imperious queen or a goddess from Greek mythology.

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

The mischievous Dapkunaite is in good spirits: she always shines and smiles. And her appearance in such outfits in public is a great reason for approving smiles from the public. A great romantic look for an evening cocktail or a trip to the theater.

Fabrics with interesting patterns are sometimes a better choice than a solid color option. Even if the cut is rather intricate, the outfit can still lose out to a simple version of unusual fabric.

Who said that you should definitely go to the red carpet in a dress? A delightful example that there are other options is the bold jumpsuit Ingeborg chose for one special occasion. A wide belt and an original print are the main trump cards of this thing. Wide legs also fit perfectly here, because they resemble a skirt, which is so familiar and expected at social events. The collar adds a touch of romance.

Floor-length dress, fully closed, multi-layered and monochrome - such chaste outfits are back in fashion, because they give an opportunity to play out the fantasies of men. The waistline is beautifully accentuated here. The assembled hairstyle chosen by the actress is ideal, the only one possible here.

An elegant evening dress to the floor is already a guarantee of a luxurious look. And if the outfit features black lace, which, moreover, is complemented by white pearl beads, then such a bow already claims the title of royal.

Eclecticism will always slip through the lists of current trends. For example, a small lace dress with classic pumps is already a little boring. Whether it’s a matter of completing the look with boots made of black leather with a rough thick sole - this is fresh, beautiful and comfortable.

Sometimes just one shocking element is enough for a vivid image. There are only two colors in this Dapkunaite outfit - black and white. They are boring in themselves, and the style of the chosen dress even breaks all records for mediocrity. But the outfit is formed just like that for a reason. Such a neutral toilet is just a background for the main member of this ensemble - an unusual hat, from which it is difficult to take your eyes off.

Sequins, rhinestones, all kinds of crystals and just completely sparkling fabric are Ingeborga's frequent choice. Such decorative solutions give room for imagination and definitely guarantee at least one thing: in the rays of spotlights, the actress will always be dazzlingly beautiful.

Silver, gold, bronze - the shine of various precious metals is often radiated by the outfits of the actress Dapkunaite. It could be a dress or a skirt, or it could be a raincoat.

Black or white is the artist's most frequent choice. But sometimes other options come across: gray, milky, olive, blue.

A frequent alternative to an evening dress, which Ingeborga resorts to when choosing an outfit for an event, is a strict white blouse or shirt combined with a skirt. It can be a strict office version or an original floor-length skirt, gathered at the waist with a stylish belt.

In addition to the fact that Ingeborga Dapkunaite is a wonderful actress with an unearthly smile and an unsurpassed sense of style, she can still be proud of an excellent fashion reputation: not a single failed outfit has ever been seen for her, although the artist has been under the scrutiny of the public for over 30 years.