Irina Kupchenko

Irina Kupchenko is a Russian actress known for the role as Lisa in A Nest of Gentry (1969) by director Andrey Konchalovskiy.She was born Irina Petrovna Kupchenko on March 1, 1948, in Vienna, Austria. Her father, Petr Kupchenko, was a Soviet Army officer stationed in Vienna; her mother was a teacher of English. Her parents insisted that her actual birthday, 29th of February of the leap year 1948, was changed to the 1st of March. Young Kupchenko was raised in Kiev, Ukraine. There she studied languages at Kiev University, then moved to Moscow. From 1967 - 1970 she studied acting under M. Ter-Zakharova at the Shchukin Theatrical School of Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, graduating in 1970 as an actress.In 1969 Kupchenko shot to fame with her film debut as Lisa in A Nest of Gentry (1969) by director Andrey Konchalovskiy. She made a stellar film career in collaboration with Andron Konchalovsky, and also appeared in films by such directors as Ilya Averbakh, Yuli Raizman, Vadim Abdrashitov, E... [Details Intro]