Marina Kazankova

Biography

It's no secret that actors often try themselves in other areas of activity. Some become playwrights, like Ivan Okhlobystin, others become singers, like Evgeny Dyatlov and Dmitry Pevtsov, and others become TV presenters, like Marat Basharov and Mikhail Porechenkov. But Marina Kazankova surprised everyone the most by combining theater, cinema and sports. While participating in the filming of “The Legend of St. Petersburg” in 2019, the world freediving champion managed to conquer Mont Blanc.

Childhood and youth

Despite the fact that Marina spent her childhood in sunny Italy, she was born in the capital of Russia on the fourth day of August 1981. Father Pavel, a former military pilot and champion in breath-holding scuba diving, had a huge role in the formation and influence on the choice of interests of his youngest daughter.

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Marina Kazankova in her youth
The girl from an early age resembled him in her fearless character: at the age of 9 she first sat behind the wheel of a car, at 18 she jumped with a parachute, a year later she hitchhiked to Rome (by that time the family had already returned to their homeland) and worked there as a model herself. a large company for sewing wedding dresses.

It is also known that great-grandmother Marusya served as an operating nurse during the Great Patriotic War, and grandfather went to Berlin and celebrated Victory Day there, his mother was a doctor by profession, and his older sister Ellina was a cartoonist.

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Marina Kazankova’s mother is a doctor, and her father is a former fighter pilot. Marina spent her childhood in Italy, where she studied at an Italian school.

It was there in Italy that Marina began her acting career. She was 15 years old when, taking the documents of her 18-year-old sister Ellina (whom she was very similar to), she went to the casting of a film. The director really liked the girl. This is how Marina made her film debut.

From her dad, Marina inherited the character of an extreme sportswoman and adventurer. At the age of nine she first sat behind the wheel of a car. At the same time, her dream arose to jump with a parachute, which Marina realized at the age of 18. She says: “Mom didn’t agree. But dad, knowing my stubborn character, reconciled himself, only asked to take him with me. My dad and I are similar in character. He is a former fighter pilot and is not afraid of anything. In general, the next day he and I jumped together. I admit honestly that when I had to leave the plane, I felt somehow uneasy. I stepped off the plane with my mouth wide open and my eyes wide open. I had the feeling that I was in a parallel world, that everything was not happening to me. Then, when the parachute had already opened, silence fell, I quietly floated in the air and experienced a state of euphoria.”

To date, Marina has already completed more than a hundred parachute jumps. In addition, she is involved in professional auto racing and even knows how to fly Yak-52 aircraft.

Marina’s extreme character was also evident in the fact that at the age of 19, she again went to Italy with one backpack and 600 dollars in her pocket (by that time she and her family were already living in Russia). For two weeks, the girl walked all over Rome and looked for where to find work. When the money was already running out, she met a man for whom she had once starred in an advertisement for wedding dresses. So Marina became the face of his company.

Italy - Russia

A little later, Marina ended up in the Festina theater, a reputable Roman theater on the stage of which all the best Italian musicals are staged. This happened thanks to a friend who recommended her to a director she knew. He was just looking for actresses for a new play. Marina came to the screening, read an excerpt from a comic poem in Italian and Nastasya Filippovna’s monologue from “The Idiot” in Russian. And she was approved...

Then, having arrived in Moscow, Marina entered VGIK, the acting department. From her second year she played in the School of Modern Play theater. And in 2001, she starred in Karen Shakhnazarov’s tragicomic phantasmagoria “Poisons or the World History of Poisoning,” where she played Lucretia Borgia.

In 2002, Marina Kazankova graduated from VGIK, returned to Italy and was accepted into the Roman theater "Company Glauco Mauri". Here she was entrusted with the role of a Venetian woman in the play “The Big Fox,” which, by the way, was claimed by many Italian actresses. And after some time, she and the theater went on a months-long tour of Italy and Switzerland.

Marina does not have any problems with an accent, since she is fluent in Italian, as well as English, French and a little German. This allowed her to star in several Italian films. In Italy, viewers know Marina for her roles in the films: “Republic of San Gennaro”, “The Girl from Piazza di Spagna”, “Commese”.

Participation in rating projects

In 2003, Marina Kazankova was invited to play the role of Olga Kalinovskaya in the series “Poor Nastya”. As the actress admits, she liked this work, although for this she had to fly from Italy to Moscow...

Later, the actress starred in the popular TV series “Trace” (Katya Zavyalova) and “Sea Patrol” (Sasha) and “Mistress of the Taiga” (Vasilisa Gromova). And in 2009-2010 she played the role of crisis manager Sofia Radulova in the highly rated series “Margosha”.

Movies

Kazankova made her debut on the set while she was still a student. In 1999, she appeared in the film adaptation of Andrei Platonov’s stories “We Have to Live Again”, 3 years later - in the 10th episode of “Detectives” and Shakhnazarov’s film “Poisons, or the World History of Poisoning”, where she appeared in the image of Lucrezia Borgia. By the way, at the beginning of the 2000s, Marina won motorsport competitions and the freediving championship.

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The role of the beautiful Polish woman Olga Kalinovskaya in “Poor Nastya” brought real popularity to the Muscovite.

Then the actress’s filmography included the Russian films “Trace”, “Margosha”, “Mistress of the Taiga”, “Spirit of Less”, “Closed School” and the Italian “6 Days on Earth”, “Republic of San Gennaro”, “The Girl from Piazza di Spagna” and "Commese".

Film work

Against the backdrop of her extreme hobbies, Maria Kazankova also does not forget her work as an actress. Films with her participation, released in Italy, are not very well known here. But perhaps someone managed to watch the films “Commese”, “The Girl from Piazza di Spagna” or “Republic of San Gennaro”, perhaps someone saw the TV series “Capri”, which aired on Italian television in 2006-2008. If not, no big deal. There are about one and a half dozen films in Russian film distribution in which Maria Kazankova played.

The most memorable and iconic are:

“Poor Nastya” (role of Olga Kalinovskaya);
“Margosha” (the role of Sofia Andreevna Radulova);
“Closed School” (the role of teacher Anna Mikhailovna Olshanskaya);
“Poisons, or the World History of Poisoning” (the role of the main poisoner Lucretia Borgia);
“Mistress of the Taiga” (the role of huntsman Vasilisa Gromova).

In addition, she is busy in the films:

"Inspector Cooper"
"Detectives-1";
"Citizen Boss";
"Kings of the Game";
"Secret City";
"His Love" and many others.

Maria takes part in theatrical productions and reality shows no less enthusiastically. In Moscow she works at the Luna Theater, and in Italy, under the patronage of her friend, she worked at the Festino Theater, but this was before she entered VGIK.

Personal life

Open in communication with journalists, the woman prefers not to go into details of her personal life - she is in no hurry to name the name of her beloved man and the father of her child.

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Thanks to photographs posted on Instagram and Facebook, followers know that the birthday of her only daughter Angelica is October 12; in 2019 she is celebrating her tenth birthday.

“I am so happy to be a mom and grateful for my wonderful family. I love you with all my heart!” she wrote in January of that year.

There are also many pictures on social networks where the artist shines in stylish outfits and shows off her chic figure in a swimsuit.

Filmography

1999 ‒ “We have to live again”
2001 ‒ “Poisons, or the World History of Poisoning”
2003-2004 ‒ “Poor Nastya”
2007-2019 ‒ “Trace”
2008-2010 ‒ “Margosha”
2008 ‒ “A Very Russian Detective”
2009 ‒ “Mistress of the Taiga”
2011 ‒ “And happiness is somewhere nearby”
2011 ‒ “SpiritLess”
2011-2012 ‒ “Closed School”
2012 ‒ “Forester”
2013 ‒ “His Love”
2014 ‒ “Secret City”, “Secret City ‒ 2”
2018 ‒ “Back City”
2018 ‒ “The Price of the Past”

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Marina Kazankova

Marina Kazankova Marina Kazankova Career: Actor

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Marina Kazankova is a Russian actress, born on August 4, 1982. Marina Kazankova made her film debut at the age of 15 in Italy, where Marina’s family lived. After that, Marina was a member of the Italian theater troupe, as well as the face of an Italian wedding dress company. Marina Kazankova’s first Russian debut took place in 1999 with the filming of the film We Have to Live Again. In addition, Marina Kazankova starred in such Russian films and TV series as: Happiness is somewhere nearby 2011, Closed School 2011, Margosha 2009, Very Russian Cinema 2008, Poor Nastya 2003-2004, etc.

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Marina Kazankova was born on August 4, 1981 in Moscow. Her mother is a doctor, and her father is a former fighter pilot. Marina spent her childhood in Italy, where she studied at an Italian school.

It was there in Italy that Marina began her acting career. She was 15 years old when, taking the documents of her 18-year-old sister Ellina (whom she looked very much like), she went to the casting of a film. The director really liked the young lady. This is how Marina made her film debut.

From her dad, Marina inherited the character of an extreme sportswoman and an adventurer (in the good sense of the word). At the age of nine she sat behind the wheel of a car for the first time. At the same time, she began to dream of jumping with a parachute, which Marina realized at the age of 18. She says: Mom didn’t agree. But dad, knowing my stubborn disposition, reconciled himself, only asked to take him with me. My dad and I are similar in character. He is a former fighter pilot and is not afraid of anything. In general, the next day he and I jumped together. I admit openly that when I had to leave the airliner, I felt somehow uneasy. I stepped off the plane with my mouth wide open and my eyes wide open. I had the feeling that I was in a parallel world, that everything was not happening to me. Then, when the parachute had already opened, calm came, I quietly floated in the air and experienced a state of euphoria.

To date, Marina has already completed more than a hundred parachute jumps. In addition, she is involved in professional auto racing and, moreover, can drive Yak-52 aircraft.

Marina’s extreme disposition was also evident in the fact that at the age of 19, she went to Italy once again with one backpack and 600 dollars in her pocket (by that time she and her family were already living in Russia). For two weeks, the girl walked all over Rome and looked for where to find work. When the money was already running out, she met a man for whom she had once starred in an advertisement for wedding dresses. So Marina became the face of his company.

Theater and cinema

A little later, Marina ended up at the Festina Theater, a reputable Roman theater where all the best Italian musicals are staged. This happened thanks to a friend who recommended her to a director she knew. He was just looking for actresses for a new play. Marina came to the screening, read an excerpt from a comic poem in Italian and Nastasya Filippovna's monologue from The Idiot in Russian. And she was approved

Then, having arrived in Moscow, Marina entered VGIK, the acting department. From her second year she played in the School of Contemporary Play theater. And in 2001 she starred in Karen Shakhnazarov’s tragicomic phantasmagoria Poisons or the World History of Poisoning, where she played Lucretia Borgia.

In 2002, Marina Kazankova graduated from VGIK, returned to Italy and was accepted into the Roman theater Company Glauco Mauri. Here she was entrusted with the role of a Venetian woman in the play The Big Fox, which, it is appropriate to say, was claimed by countless Italian actresses. And after some time, she and the theater went on a months-long tour of Italy and Switzerland.

Marina has no problems with an accent, because she is fluent in Italian, as well as English, French, and German. This allowed her to star in several Italian films. In Italy, viewers know Marina for her roles in the films: Republic of San Gennaro, The Girl from Piazza di Spagna, Commese.

In 2003, Marina Kazankova was invited to play the role of Olga Kalinovskaya in the TV series Poor Nastya. As the actress admits, she liked this service, but for this she had to rush from Italy to Moscow. And as Marina admits: I can’t stay in Moscow for more than a month. The gray sky, the frost - all this is terribly oppressive. In summer it is very hot and there is no sea. I can't live without the sea! I'm used to going to the beach every day. In Rome, from my house to the sea it takes 30 minutes by scooter, and even less by car.

As Marina admits, her plans are to become a Hollywood star. Moreover, these are just plans, not dreams. After all, according to Marina: You are allowed to dream for the rest of your life and achieve nothing. I always translate my dreams into plans.