Renata Litvinova — actress / icon with roots in the USSR
Renata Litvinova is a Russian actress, screenwriter, and director born in Moscow who became one of the most distinctive and theatrical figures in Russian cinema. Known for her deliberately exaggerated style, her collaboration with Kira Muratova, and her own directorial work, she left Russia after 2022 and has spoken about the war.
Tracing the roots — Moscow
Born in Moscow in 1967 and trained at the VGIK film school, Litvinova built her reputation as a singular creative voice in Russian cinema — writer of Passion by Marina Razbezhkina and star of numerous films by Russia's most distinctive directors. Her 2022 departure from Russia places her in the community of Russian cultural figures who chose their conscience.
Moscow. At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.