Biography of Maria Boltneva
Maria Boltneva is a theater and film artist who gained fame thanks to her role as Nastya, Dan’s girlfriend, in the popular television series “Capercaillie”.
In an effort to more fully realize her creative potential, in addition to her acting education, the actress received a director's degree, created several short films ("Manic manifestations of Miss Isolde K", "Boomerang", "Seven Me") and has plans to shoot a feature film.
Boltneva Maria Andreevna
Masha is the daughter of actor Andrei Boltnev (“Torpedo Bombers,” “Confrontation,” “My Friend Ivan Lapshin”) and a mother of three sons with many children, who refused to marry their father, Georgy Lezhava.
Personal life
Of course, fans are also interested in whether Boltneva Maria Andreevna is married. The actress’s husband (civilian) is Georgy Lezhava, an actor at the Satyricon Theater. The girl met this man at the House of Cinema; it happened during the premiere of the film “The Manic Manifestations of Miss Isolde K.” At their first meeting, Maria and George felt sympathy for each other, and soon began dating.
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Georgy repeatedly tried to convince the actress to officially marry him, but Boltneva refused, as she did not want to part with her freedom. Even the birth of children did not make her change her mind. Soon after the birth of the triplets, the relationship between Maria and George deteriorated. At the moment, the actors are not together, although Lezhava still hopes to rekindle their love.
Childhood of Maria Boltneva
Masha was born on October 4, 1983 into a theater family.
Her great-grandfather was the People's Artist of Georgia, her father and mother worked at the Red Torch Drama Theater, where their daughter practically grew up. At the same time, she was not particularly obedient; for example, she often climbed with friends onto the grated flooring above the stage (grid-irons) and threw paper candy wrappers at the artists. Her debut performance as an artist took place at the age of 5 on the stage of the Moscow Theater. Mayakovsky, where in 1985 my father received an invitation and went to work. Mashenka then came to visit her dad and replaced the sick girl, which saved the anti-war performance based on Alexander Volodin’s play “The Lizard” from cancellation.
Maria Boltneva in childhood
As a child, Masha loved sports, including handball and basketball. In physical education classes, she ran happily, outpacing even the boys, and took part in theatrical productions, in which she played with her mother. Maria did not last long in the ballet studio where her family sent her. The character and temperament of the girl, who could fight and play pranks, did not quite correspond to the image of airy and modest grace. As a result, she was expelled.
However, Masha’s future profession was predetermined, and at the age of 14 she was already absolutely convinced that theatrical art was her calling. Therefore, after graduating from high school in 1999, she became a student at the theater school of her hometown, which later received the status of the Novosibirsk State Institute.
Acting career of Maria Boltneva
During her student years, Boltneva continued to play on the theater stage, honing her performing skills and rising to a higher professional level. During this period, the artist’s film debut took place in the television project “It’s Up to You,” in which a new short film and its two supposed endings were shown weekly. The ending option for the film was chosen after a discussion of a topical topic raised in the film by guests of the television studio and students of Novosibirsk higher educational institutions.
Actress Maria Boltneva
Having completed her acting studies with honors in 2003, Boltneva was accepted into the troupe of the Vladimir Mayakovsky Theater, where her father had previously served. Unfortunately, he passed away in 1995 from a stroke.
Masha was involved in the play “A Precarious Balance” based on the play by Edward Albee (for which he received the Pulitzer Prize), in “The Government Inspector”, “Dead Souls” and “Marriage” by Nikolai Gogol, in “Divorce the Female Style” based on the work of the American playwright Claire Booth Luce, in "The Adventures of Little Red Riding Hood" by Yuli Kim.
She also starred in small roles in films - “Don’t Be Born Beautiful”, “Silent Witness”, “My Fair Nanny”, “House on the Embankment”, “Formula of the Elements” and others.
Maria Boltneva in the series “House on the Embankment” The young artist had all the qualities necessary for success - talent, hard work, performing courage, charm - and it did not take long to arrive. Five years after graduating from the institute, in 2008, she became famous by portraying on screen in the television series “Capercaillie” the character Anastasia, the girl of traffic police officer Dan, who came from Ukraine and sells her body.
In the series, Masha worked on the set in partnership with Denis Rozhkov, who according to the script was in love with her, but in real life at first annoyed her by allowing himself to make comments to her, with Maxim Averin, Victoria Tarasova.
Maria Boltneva in the series “Capercaillie” Since 2009, Maria has starred in the second and third seasons of this popular series, which a year later was awarded “TEFI”, as well as in the films “Come, New Year!”, “New Again!”, “Family hearth", "Pyatnitsky".
Continuer of the acting dynasty
After 11th grade, Maria Boltneva entered the Novosibirsk Theater School, and when she graduated, she moved to Moscow. In 2003, the daughter of Andrei Boltnev was accepted into the troupe of the Mayakovsky Theater, in which her father served.
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In parallel with her work in the theater, the aspiring actress acted in films, with an advantage in episodic roles. Luck smiled at Maria in 2008, when she was approved for the role of Anastasia Klimenko in the TV series “Capercaillie”. Over the next three years, several more films were made based on the same plot, so Masha was provided with work.
Personal life of Maria Boltneva
Boltneva is not married. In November 2011, she gave birth to three sons at once. She did not accept the proposal to get married received from their father, actor of the Satyricon theater, Georgiy Lezhava, not wanting to lose her independence.
Maria Boltneva and Georgy Lezhava
The girl loves travel and speed. From time to time she flies to Thailand or India where she enjoys riding around the area on a rented moped. All her efforts so far are aimed mainly only at her boys, each of whom she has defined her own style. So in the eyes of his mother, Timka is a stylish rapper, Plato, named after Gosha’s father and great-grandfather, is a scientist in trousers with suspenders, Andryukha, a “copy” of Gosha, named after Mary’s dad, is a real dandy.
Maria Boltneva and her children
She does not perceive some lack of demand in the profession as a tragedy, believing that in this way higher powers give her more time to raise boys. Relatives on both sides pay a lot of attention to them, and, of course, their father, who helps Maria both morally and financially.
Maria Boltneva today
Intending to more fully realize her creative abilities, in 2009 the artist completed an acting and directing course at GITIS. In 2010, her first short film, “The Manic Mania of Miss Isolde K,” was released. Its premiere took place at the House of Cinema in a warm atmosphere. There the girl met the future father of her three sons, Gosha Lezhava, whom she approached to ask for a cigarette. He came to the screening to support his fellow student at the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio, Artem Chilek, who played the main character of the film. This comedy drama was shown at Kinotavr 2011.
Maria Boltneva acts as a director.
Maria’s second short film as a director and actress was the monofilm “Family,” the third “parable” was “Boomerang,” which was also presented at Kinotavr in June 2020. The aspiring director brought both of her latest films to the festival in Orenburg “East & West. Classic and Avant-garde” in September 2015. Maria Boltneva’s film “Seven Me” The actress continued to act in films, in particular, she participated in the projects “Department”, “MUR”, “Capercaillie. Return", "Karpov", "Walking the Tightrope". She also has plans to create a full-length film, the finished script of which has long been written and is waiting in the wings.
The groom of the star of the series "Capercaillie" Maria Boltneva lived with her for money
Maria Boltneva // Photo: Instagram
Eight years ago, Maria Boltneva met the club administrator Ivan Smirnov. The couple got together, then broke up, and recently realized: they should still be together. So, in the summer, lovers should get married. But the actress’s relatives dissuade her from rash actions: many of them believe that Smirnov is using her for personal gain.
Recently, Ivan borrowed a million rubles from Maria for the construction of their common house. It turned out that the man bought an apartment in the Tver region, where Smirnov’s pregnant girlfriend, a certain Zhanna, allegedly lives. “It’s all a lie, I only love Maria,” Ivan justified himself. — I don’t have a second family. He paid a million rubles as collateral for the land.”
The artist’s friend strongly doubts the veracity of the man’s words.
“Mash, I’m sorry, but Vanya wants to leave you homeless, he’s a fraudster, I’ve been watching him for a long time,” she said. — Maria has real estate that she wants to sell in order to build a house. Ivan plans to build this house during his marriage, so that he can then divide the property during a divorce.”
Maria suspects that Ivan is deceiving her // Photo: Still from the program
Smirnov was brought to light by the same Zhanna who patiently waits for her beloved in the provinces while he is working in the capital. “Ivan is the father of my unborn child,” she said, putting him in an awkward position. “I knew that Vanya once communicated with Maria, but I didn’t suspect that they got together. He recently bought an apartment for us for one and a half million rubles. He said that he borrowed most of the money.”
A lie detector test showed: Zhanna is not lying. Ivan Smirnov, indeed, used Boltneva for personal purposes. Now we can only guess whether Maria will turn to the police, because the potential groom defrauded her of money. The actress was upset when she learned the truth about her beloved. Now she wants only one thing: to forget about this story as soon as possible.
Let us remind you that the star of the series “Capercaillie” is raising three sons alone. Her relationship with the boys’ father, actor Georgiy Lezhava, did not work out. “My desire for children was stronger than my desire for marriage,” she shared. “I’ve never been fixated on a veil, and, to be honest, I don’t believe in eternal love.” We didn’t even raise the issue of legitimizing our relationship, not before. A year ago, at the beginning of February, I was on vacation in Goa and visualized two things - children and awards for my directorial debut. Unfortunately, one thing contradicted the other - either children or festivals. I made my choice."
