Renata Muratovna Litvinova (born 12 January 1967) is a Russian actress, film director, and screenwriter.
[1] Was born in Moscow to Volga Tatar father Murat Aminovich Vergazov and a Russian mother, Alisa Mikhailovna Litvinova.
Meeting one another at a local festival, Muratova changed her mind and instead wanted Litvinova to star in one of her films.
[2] She continued to write screenplays after her role, which included both Male Revelations (1995) and Principled and Compassionate View (1995).
[9] In the Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre, Litvinova played Lyubov Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard, she also played in Le Shaga written by Marguerite Duras and staged by Marie-Louise Bischofberger, ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ by Agatha Christie.
The film focused on the experiences of Litvinova's favorite Soviet Era actresses and gave insight into her views on their stories.
The film was created using footage from a concert of one of Litvinova's friends, musical artist Zemfira Ramazanova.
[13] The two collaborated again in 2010 to create another Ramazanova concert film directed by Litvinova called Moscow.
"[14][15] Through the years, Litvinova directed more than 15 video clips for Russian musicians and singers, since 2005 they mostly collaborated with Zemfira.
[11] On TV, Litvinova hosted several author's programs on style, history of fashion and cinematography.
A friend and collaborator of Demna Gvasalia; she also worked on Gosha Rubchinskiy's film, 'The Day of My Death'.