Yuliya Viktorovna Snigir (; born 2 June 1983) is a Russian actress and model.
Life and career Yuliya Snigir was born in Donskoy, Tula Oblast, Russian SFSR. She graduated from high school number 20 in Donskoy. Hoping to get a good education, she went to Moscow and entered the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the Moscow State Pedagogical University (studying English Philology).
Snigir had to study and work at the same time to support herself financially. She was teaching English in the nursery school, when a friend showed photos of Yuliya to a representative from a Moscow modeling agency. While continuing to study at University, Snigir became a successful model. She was offered a contract with a French jewellery brand and planned to move to France when a casting-director saw her at the modeling agency and invited her to an audition. Her acting career started when she was accepted to the Vakhtangov Theatre Academy. Her cinematic debut was in the film The Last Slaughter, which was followed by Vaccine and Gloss.
Her big break through came when she was offered one of the leading roles in the Russian sci-fi blockbuster The Inhabited Island (2008) and the sequel The Inhabited Island: Skirmish. Yulia became the face of L'Oréal in Russia, as well as Mexx clothing and Mexx perfume.
She hosted the show Theory of Relativity on STS in 2009. In 2010 she became a TV presenter on the channel Petersburg – Channel 5.
She appeared in film A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) alongside Bruce Willis. In the film, she played a Russian antagonist named Irina.
In 2015, Channel One released a 12-episode historical television series Catherine the Great, in which the actress played the title role.
In 2019, Snigir married actor Yevgeny Tsyganov. They have one child together, a son.
On January 25, 2024, the film The Master and Margarita came out where Yulia Snigir plays the title role of Margarita.
In 2024, Yulia Snigir won the Nika Award in the "Best Actress" category.
Filmography + List of film credits Year Title Role Notes 2006 Last Slaughter Angela 2006 Vaccine Natasha 2007 Gloss Model 2008 The Inhabited Island Rada Gaal Part 1 2009 The Inhabited island: Skirmish Rada Gaal Part 2 2010 Zaitsev, Burn! History Showman leading 2011 Rose Valley Maya 2011 Raspoutine Dora 2012 Atomic Ivan Tanya 2012 Kokoko Natasha 2013 A Good Day to Die Hard Irina Billed as "Yulia Snigir" 2013 Polar Flight Lyuda 2014 Freezer Alisa 2015 The Land of Oz Fifa 2015 About Love Liza 2017Blockbuster (ru) Lena Vanina 2019The End of the Season (ru) Vera 2021The Execution Vera 2022Petrópolis Anna 2022Winter Season Katya 2024The Master and Margarita Margarita Devil's Fruit Post-production
+ List of television credits Year Title Role 2010 In the Forests and Mountains Maria Gavrilovna Zaletova 2010 Doctor Tyrsa Lisa 2010 Sky on Fire Lisa Voronina 2011 Counterplay Irina Kurakina 2011 I Will Never Forget You Katya Alkovich 2014 What Begins Motherland Natalya 2015 The Seventh Rune Tatiana Ikonnikova 2015 Catherine the Great Catherine II 2017 The Road to Calvary Ekaterina Smokovnikova 2018 Bloody Lady Saltychikha 2020 The New Pope Ewa Novak 2020 Passengers Svetlana2020Just Imagine Things We KnowTerletskaya2020A Good Man (ru)Evgenia Klyuchevskaya2024Crime and PunishmentMarfa Petrovna
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