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 act in outer space after her spaceflight to the ISS in October 2021.[2]

Yulia Peresild
Юлия Пересильд
Peresild in 2017
Born	Yulia Sergeevna Peresild (1984-09-05) 5 September 1984 (age 38) Pskov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Nationality	Russian
Alma mater	Moscow Drama Theater on Malaya Bronnaya Theatre of Nations
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	2003–present
Children	2
Space career
Spaceflight participant Cast of The Challenge, 2022 film
Time in space	11 days, 16 hours, 13 minutes
Missions	Soyuz MS-19/Soyuz MS-18
Awards	Golden Eagle Award
Website	Юлия 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]

After school, she entered the Faculty of Russian Philology of the Pskov State Pedagogical Institute, but after studying for only one year, she went to Moscow and entered a theater college. In 2006, she graduated from the acting department of the directing department of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts.[4]

Career

Her acting debut was the role of Natasha Kublakova in the 2003 television series Land [ru], 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).[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

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).[8]

She is a founding member of the charity foundation Galchonok (Russian: Галчонок), which works to provide treatment for children with organic central nervous system disorders.[9]

Honors

• President of Russia's award for young artists (2013)[10]
• The Golden Eagle award for the best actress in a supporting role (in The Edge, 2010)[9]
• Best actress award at the first BRICS Film Festival (2015)[11]
• Best actress award at the fifth Beijing International Film Festival (2015)[12]
• The Golden Eagle award for the best actress (in Battle for Sevastopol, 2016)[13]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yuliya Peresild.

• Yulia Peresild at IMDb

На других языках

[de] Julija Sergejewna Peressild

[es] Yuliya Peresild

[fr] Ioulia Peressild

[it] Julija Peresil'd

[ru] Пересильд, Юлия Сергеевна