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Marina Alexandrova is a Russian actress and a favorite of the public. She is subject to roles in different roles - from big dramatic images to melodrama and comedy.
Childhood and youth
Marina Andreevna Alexandrova (real name — Pupenina) was born on August 29, 1982 in the Hungarian town of Kiskunmaisha. By nationality she is Russian.
Marina Alexandrova as a child
The family spent the first years after the birth of their daughter there, guided by the work requirements of Marina's father, Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Vitalievich Pupenin. Alexandrova is my grandmother's surname, which justly seemed more euphonious to her.
As a child, when the girl turned 4 years old, circumstances allowed the Pupenins to return to Russia. Within a year, the family moved to the Urals, Tula, and finally, by 1987, stopped in Leningrad. Here Marina graduated from school with an in-depth study of mathematics and at the same time got acquainted with music, learning to play the harp.
But at the end of the 9th grade, Marina's views on the future began to diverge from the hopes of her parents, who saw her daughter in such "earthly" professions as a translator or a travel manager. The girl dreamed of an actor's biography. She signed up for a thriving theater studio at Channel Five and began participating in creative evenings. At the studio, I got acquainted with acting life, the atmosphere of creating images and wonderful people, which predetermined my further choice.
Marina Alexandrova and her mother
After graduating from school, the daughter informed her parents that she was going to enroll in Moscow. In the capital, the applicant auditioned for various educational institutions (VGIK, GITIS), but fate prepared for her the Shchukin School, about all the backstage of which her director and mentor at the Fifth Channel studio told a lot.
Films and theater
In order to start a career as an actress, Alexandrova did not have to wait for graduation: already from the first year of study, the student began acting in a big movie. Her debut was a role in Andrey Razenkov's film "Northern Lights", where she played in a pair with Alexander Zbruev. Then followed the "Empire under attack" with the embodiment of the image of Pyotr Stolypin's daughter who died in the explosion.
The first triumph and the role that brought the actress popularity overnight was the image of Lisa, the bride of Erast Fandorin, in the film adaptation of Boris Akunin's novel of the same name "Azazel". Lisa is shown for a relatively short time during the film, but plays a key role in understanding Fandorin's motives and feelings.
Miniature artiska (height 158 cm, weight 51 kg) has won the love of viewers and interest in her creative biography.
Following this success, offers for filming poured in one after another. Alexandrova appeared in several TV series: "The Main roles", "Love, one Love", "The Star of the Epoch", as well as a full-length film of Polish production "When the Sun was God".
The actress was not afraid to become a participant of the extreme show "The Last Hero – 3: Stay Alive" in 2003, where Elena Perova, Vera Glagoleva, Tatiana Dogileva and even Vladimir Zhirinovsky also appeared, and Vladimir Presnyakov Jr. became the winner.
As part of the advertising support for the project, Marina Alexandrova starred in a photo shoot for Maxim magazine.
In 2006, the actress began playing in the troupe of the Sovremennik theater, where she performed until 2011. Among the plays she has played, there are both classical Russian works and productions based on foreign sources. Alexandrova played in "Three Sisters", "Demons", "Woe from Wit", "Malen", "Steep Route" and other performances.
In 2009, Marina played the main role in the drama "Grandma Ada". The picture showed how the war between the two nations affected the fate of a multinational family. To create dramatic and phantasmagoric effects, the film crew hired a team of climbers led by stuntman Alexander Stetsenko and erected numerous complex structures. This made the work of the actress dangerous: the slightest mistake and inaccuracy could lead to the fact that heavy structures and operators would fall on her.
Marina Alexandrova without makeup
Russian Russian actress From 2009 to 2011 starred in the Russian-Japanese TV series "Cloud over the Hill", where she played a Russian aristocrat who fell in love with a Japanese officer during the Russo-Japanese War. The project was shown in both countries. Russian Russian—Ukrainian melodrama "I Won't Give You to Anyone" and the Russian-German thriller "Hide" appeared in two more international films during the same period.
Another interesting project in the filmography of the actress was the film performance "The Ideal Husband" based on the play by Oscar Wilde, where Marina played the main female role.
In 2011, the actress participated in the filming of the comedy "Urgent! Looking for a husband." Anton Makarsky became a partner in the film. The comedy melodrama became an allusion to Pushkin's "Blizzard": unknown young people got married in their youth quite by accident, and meeting many years later and not recognizing each other, fell in love, despite the parents' demand to divorce.
In the same year, Marina played in 10 films. "All Inclusive", "The Masquerade Rule", "The Bride", "Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive", "Cedar pierces the sky" and many other projects. And in 2012, she turned into a criminalist in the detective series "Mosgaz" about the fight against the first Soviet maniac.
In 2014, Alexandrova embodied on the screen the image of Empress Catherine the Great in the historical painting of the same name "Catherine". The film is dedicated to the formation of a person who, from a princess forcibly married, taken to a foreign country and changed her faith, turned into a powerful ruler of the empire.
Marina Alexandrova as Ekaterina
The previous Empress Elizabeth Petrovna was played by the brilliant Julia Aug, Peter III - actor Alexander Yatsenko. Alexander Baluyev voiced the TV series as a voiceover.
Soon, with the participation of Alexandrova in the main role, the premiere of the comedy "Unreal Love" directed by Arman Gevorgyan took place. The two heroines of the film met 10 years after graduation, and the successful Olga (Ravshana Kurkova) decided to help her friend find personal happiness. A brilliant male cast was selected in the film - Egor Beroev, Gosha Kutsenko, Oscar Kucera, Igor Vernik.
In 2015, the actress embodied on the screen a collective image of many popular singers of the 50s in the retro drama "Born a Star". Her vocal abilities allowed her to perform the heroine's songs, but Marina decided not to sing the entire repertoire. Her voice was heard only in a couple of musical compositions.
Then the celebrity joined the crew of the 8-episode detective film "The Jackal". The series told about a group of robbers in police cars who were sent to crimes by "werewolves in uniform". The criminal group consisted of completely different types: along with an undeservedly convicted criminal taking revenge on society, among the raiders was a young man from the golden youth, played by Pavel Chinarev, and "Russian Bonnie and Clyde", who were embodied on the screen by Alexandra Bortich and Sergey Belov.
The gang began to be pursued by representatives of various departments and law enforcement agencies, played by Marina Alexandrova, Andrey Smolyakov and Sergey Zhigunov.
Marina Alexandrova as Sonya Timofeeva (TV series "Mosgaz")
Critics noted the high quality of the picture, but also called its main disadvantage: the series focuses too much on blood and murder, leaving the main characters insufficiently disclosed and layered.
In 2017, Marina returned to the role of the Empress in the film "Catherine. Takeoff". The series premiered in February. The second part was considered one of the most anticipated premieres of the year.
Next came two more bright premieres with the participation of Alexandrova. In Semyon Slepakov's production project "House Arrest", the actress received the main role of a university teacher, a public activist. In the film about the embezzled mayor, who, after being arrested for a bribe, is going to regain power with the help of a childhood friend, Russian screen stars Pavel Derevyanko, Alexander Robak, Anna Ukolova, Sergey Burunov, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Timofey Tribuntsev, Olesya Sudzilovskaya appeared. The screening of the film started on TNT-Premier.
The second project is Yuri Moroz's crime series Operation Satan, which premiered on October 1. The TV movie continues the series of seasons about Major Cherkasov, who was again performed by Andrey Smolyakov. The plot touched upon the Cold War period, when the hunt for spies became more relevant than ever.
Marina Alexandrova and Alexander Domogarov
The actress was also busy on the set of the melodrama "Return at any cost", where the main male roles are played by Anton Batyrev and Sergey Puskepalis.
2019 turned out to be a rich year for the actress for rating projects. She starred in such films as "Catherine. Impostors", "Mosgaz. The new case of Major Cherkasov", "Odessa steamship". In the series "Cursed Days", which tells about the everyday life of Russians during quarantine, Marina received one of the main roles.
In October, the actress was invited to the filming of the program "Evening Urgant". She told about the series "Mosgaz. The new case of Major Cherkasov", and also surprised the audience with a musical number.
In 2020, the film "Katran" was released on TV screens, where she plays the main role of Sonya Timofeeva, a police captain. The second project about the struggle of Soviet Chekists with German agents was called "Operation Valkyrie". Marina's partners in the frame were Alexey Chadov and Anna Snatkina.
And in November of the same year, the premiere of Fyodor Bondarchuk's series "Psycho" with Alexandrova took place. Konstantin Bogomolov, Elena Lyadova, Igor Vernik also starred in the project.
Personal life
Marina's first public relationship was unstable. As in the fate of some of her characters, passions were boiling in the life of the actress. Alexandrova's first "official" lover was Alexander Domogarov.
Marina Alexandrova and her husband Andrey Boltenko
The relationship of the star couple has grown from an on-screen romance, painted by directors and screenwriters, into real life. The actors were not at all embarrassed by the age difference of 20 years. In the novel, there was a place for insane passion, and infidelities, and long periods of rest, interspersed with quarrels that broke out. After 2 years of such extremes, the couple finally stopped a close relationship.
After parting with Domogarov, the artist became a member of the troupe of the Sovremennik theater, where she met Ivan Stebunov and registered a marriage with him in the summer of 2008. In 2010, however, they had already divorced. According to rumors, Marina suffered a hard breakup. And only years later the truth about the reasons for the separation was revealed — as it turned out, Stebunov cheated on his wife and, despite his remorse, could not beg for forgiveness.
Now Alexandrova is happy in her personal life. She is the wife of Channel One director Andrey Boltenko and the mother of two children. The husband of the actress is a professional international journalist, at one time graduated from the Peoples' Friendship University. Patrice Lumumba. He participated in the staging of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in Moscow in 2009, and the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sochi 2014 Olympics.
Marina and Andrey crossed paths for a long time at work, but did not notice each other. They met by chance, and the actress realized that Boltenko is incredibly romantic. As Alexandrova told the press, he arranged dates that took your breath away.
Marina Alexandrova and her children
When it turned out that Marina was pregnant, the lovers got married. In 2012, the firstborn of the actress, son Andrey, was born in the USA, and on September 29, 2015, daughter Ekaterina was born in the family.
According to the celebrity in an interview, she was leaving those relationships that hurt her. Thanks to her determination, Marina has a strong family.
Together with her children, she attends charity festivals and concerts, for example, Galafest, organized by the Galchonok Foundation. Earlier, with her son Andrey, the mother visited the exhibition of the Museum of Russian Realistic Art. Colleagues and friends of the artist know that she spends weekends with her family.
Marina Alexandrova does not like publicity and, according to colleagues, even asks not to photograph her during filming. This did not prevent the actress from starting an account on Instagram, where she posts family photos and pictures with friends.
Marina Alexandrova and Alexey Panin
In May 2020, the details of Alexandrova's personal life became clear. Alexey Panin, a Russian actor, took part in the filming of the program "Visiting Dmitry Gordon". In an interview, he said that in 2006 he allegedly met with Marina. According to him. and at that moment she already had a relationship with Alexander Domogarov and was rushing between men. The affair lasted about a month. The initiator of the break was Alexandrova.
Marina Alexandrova now
The next season of the series "Mosgaz. Case No. 8: the Trap", which was released on TV in the fall of 2021, became special for the performer of the role of Sonya Timofeeva. The fact is that the plot of the 8th season was connected with the Olympics in Russia — it was this year that Alexandrova's parents got married. Marina's father and mother often reminisced about that time, about the closing of the Olympics, which became a significant event for Russians. The celebrity also said that this time her heroine returned to her usual image.
Filmography
2000 - "Empire under attack"
2002 — "Azazel"
2008 - "Street Racers"
2011 - "Cedar"pierces the sky"
2011 - "Grandmother of Hell"
2011 — "Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive"
2012 - "Mosgaz"
2014 — "Ekaterina"
2015 - "Born a star"
2016 — "Jackal"
2017 — "Ekaterina. Takeoff"
2018 - "House arrest"
2019 — "Ekaterina. Impostors"
2019 - "Mosgaz. The new case of Major Cherkasov"
2019 - "Odessa steamship"
2020 — "Cursed days"
2020 — "Psycho"
2021 — "Mosgaz. Case No. 8: The Trap"
