It's nice to know that some world famous Hollywood stars are free to express themselves in Russian. This means that they value their viewers from Russia, and some even have Russian roots. We present to your attention a photo-list of actors and actresses who speak Russian.
Natalia Oreiro
- "Wild Angel"
- "Among the cannibals"
- "The rich and famous"
A whole generation of Russian viewers with bated breath watched the main character of the series "Wild Angel". Domestic viewers fell in love with Natalia Oreiro, and she, in turn, reciprocated. The actress repeatedly came to Russia and admitted: it seems to her that in a past life she was Russian. She learns Russian and can speak it a little bit. Thus, Natalia can be safely attributed to actresses who can speak Russian.
Mila Kunis
- "Third wheel"
- "This Morning in New York"
- "Very Bad Moms"
Despite the fact that Mila Kunis is ranked among foreign actresses, she was born in the Soviet Union. Before her parents moved to the United States, Milena lived in Chernivtsi, and therefore she is fluent in Russian. She is proud of her roots and still answers domestic journalists in her native language.
Daniel Craig
- "Get knives"
- "Quantum of Solace"
- "Memories of a Loser"
The performer of the role of James Bond can do a lot - even say a few words in Russian. In The Challenge, Craig played the role of a Jewish partisan, and according to the script he had to say several long sentences in Russian. The actor coped with the task, but his speech is very similar to the speech of the robot translator from the Google service. But Daniel at least tried, and already for this he has the right to be in our top.
Kate Beckinsale
- "Abode of the damned"
- "Ruined Palace"
- "One against the wind"
Some Hollywood celebrities purposefully studied Russian in college, and Kate Beckinsale is one of them. She studied at Oxford and specialized in French and Russian literature. The thing is that Beckinsale has always dreamed of reading Moliere and Chekhov in the original. Occasionally, the actress responds to journalists in Russian at press conferences and says that she adores our literature, in particular, Blok, Akhmatova and Dostoevsky.
Ralph Fiennes
- "Wuthering Heights"
- "Schindler's list"
- "The English Patient"
Some stars willingly learned Russian in order to take part in a particular film. So, Ralph Fiennes specially studied Russian when he played the main role in the film "Two Women" by Vera Glagoleva. The actor admitted that from the point of view of learning the language is incredibly difficult, but this is a new experience that was interesting to him. Now Fiennes, visiting Russia, can not only answer reporters at press conferences, but also maintain a dialogue with his Russian fans.
Milla Jovovich
- "The fifth Element"
- "Resident Evil"
- "House on Turkish Street"
Long before starring in one of the most popular films of the 90s, The Fifth Element, Milla lived with her parents in Soviet Kiev. Her dad was Serb and her mother was Ukrainian. The actress can still speak Russian, albeit with an accent. Jovovich believes that nothing beats Russian traditional dishes and loves borscht, Olivier salad, Napoleon cake and dumplings.
Eli Roth
- Death Proof
- "Inglourious Basterds"
- "The mystery of the house with the clock
Among the famous personalities who speak Russian, there is also an actor, director and producer Eli Roth. During his student years, Eli was simply obsessed with languages, and therefore learned Italian, French and Russian. In order to perfect his knowledge of Russian and practice, he even came to St. Petersburg, which was then still called Leningrad.
Robert Downey Jr.
- "The Amazing Journey of Dr. Dolittle"
- "Sherlock Holmes"
- "Iron Man"
Hollywood actors periodically have to present their films abroad and knowledge of the language is a huge plus. Robert Downey Jr., knowing this, decided to be fully armed. He learned his speech in Russian for the presentation of the film "The Avengers" in literally 2 hours and, according to the organizers, his Russian was quite good.
Jared Leto
- Dallas Buyers Club
- "Room of fear"
- "Requiem for a Dream"
Many American actors who are faced with the study of Russian call it difficult, and Jared Leto is no exception. In the film "The Armory Baron" the actor played the Russian character Vitaly Orlov and he had to learn the language. Russian curses sound especially funny from Jared's lips, but he is clearly trying
Michelle Trachtenberg
- "Think like a criminal"
- "Eurotour"
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Michelle Trachtenberg can also be safely attributed to the actresses who know Russian. And she, in the literal sense of the word, absorbed it with her mother's milk - the fact is that Michelle's mother is Russian, and her father is German. Trachtenberg successfully applied her language skills in the film "The Kennedy Assassination", where Michelle got the role of Lee Harvey Oswald's Russian wife, Marina.
Keanu Reeves
- "The matrix"
- "Sweet November"
- "Walk in the Clouds"
Rounding out our photo-list of Russian-speaking actors and actresses is Keanu Reeves. He needed language learning for his role in John Wick. The actor needed to say only a few phrases, but he decided to approach the issue responsibly and even took Russian language lessons in order to improve his pronunciation. Before the release of "John Wick" on the screens, Reeves shared his findings with journalists - he believes that the Russian language is very beautiful, but insanely difficult.
