Marina Andreevna Pupenina, known by her pseudonym Marina Aleksandrova (Russian: Мари́на Андре́евна Пупе́нина; born 29 August 1982[1]), is a Russian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Catherine the Great in the television series Ekaterina.
Marina Aleksandrova | |
|---|---|
| Марина Александрова | |
.jpg) Aleksandrova in 2019 | |
| Born | Marina Andreevna Pupenina 29 August 1982 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 2 |
Biography
editAleksandrova was born Marina Andreevna Pupenina on 29 August 1982[1] in the Hungarian town of Kiskunmajsa. Her father, Andrei Pupenin, served in the Soviet Army, stationed in Hungary. In 1986, the family moved to Lake Baikal and then Tula. In 1987, they settled in what was then Leningrad, where Aleksandrova's mother worked as a professor at Herzen University. Aleksandrova graduated from high school with specialisations in mathematics and music (harp) in 1996. The same year, she joined the Imagine Drama School and the Shukin Theatre School under Valentina Nikolaenko.
Aleksandrova worked for the Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow from 2006 to 2011. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2016).[2]
Personal life
editIn 2008, Aleksandrova married actor Ivan Stebunov,[3][4] whom she divorced in 2010. Aleksandrova later married director Andrey Boltenko, whom she met in 2011. The couple have two children, a son (b. 2012) and a daughter (b. 2015).[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach | Little Girl | Cameo appearance |
| 2000 | Empire under Attack | Maria Stolypina | Television film |
| 2001 | Aurora Borealis | Anya | |
| Azazel | Lizanka von Evert–Kolokoltseva | Television film | |
| 2002 | Le Médecin malgré lui | Woman | Television film |
| Leading Roles | Marina | TV series | |
| The Thief | Yulia Balashova | TV series | |
| 2003 | An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God | Dziwa | |
| Poor Nastya | Marie of Hesse and by Rhine | TV series | |
| 2004 | La fonte des neiges | Léna | Television film |
| Viola Tarakanova | Tomocka | TV series | |
| The Nutcracker | Masha (voice) | ||
| 2005 | You Are My Happiness | Polina Gayvoronskaya | TV series |
| Star of the era | Valentina Sedova | Miniseries | |
| Love for You is Like a Disaster | Herself | ||
| 2006 | The Last Armoured Train | Toma | |
| Transit | Woman | ||
| 2008 | Street Racers[5] | Doker's Girl (Katya) | |
| 2009 | The Weather Station[6] | Irina | |
| Saka no Ue no Kumo | Ariadna Kovalskaya | TV series | |
| 2011 | All Inclusive | Anna | |
| The Rules of the Masquerade | Anya | Miniseries | |
| 2014 | Executioner | Sonya Timofeeva | Miniseries |
| Ekaterina | Catherine the Great | TV series | |
| 2015 | Spider | Sonya Timofeeva | TV series |
| 2017 | Ekaterina 2 | Catherine the Great | TV series |
| 2018 | Operation Satan | Sonya Timofeeva | Miniseries |
| 2018 | House Arrest | Marina Bylinkina | TV series |
| 2019 | Ekaterina 3 | Catherine the Great | TV series |
| 2020 | Psycho | Sasha | TV series |
| 2022 | Desperate for Marriage | Inga Raevskaya | |
| 2024 | Macron | Vika | TV series |
References
edit- ^ a b c Чередниченко, Наталья (29 August 2022). Роман с Домогаровым и тайный брак: перипетии личной жизни Марины Александровой. 24СМИ (in Russian). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Marina Aleksandrova: for the role of Catherine II I was ready for any sacrifice
- ^ Gasparov, Mikhail (9 June 2008). Марина Александрова вышла замуж (in Russian). Utro.ru. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ Марина Андреевна Александрова: Личная жизнь (in Russian). peoples.ru. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "Streetracers (2008, Russia)" (PDF). The St. Petersburg Times. 14 March 2008. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Marina Aleksandrova filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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