Childhood and youth
Unfortunately, there is little information about the actress’s childhood and youth. It is known that Alexandra Mareeva was born on March 12, 1986 in the cultural capital of Russia - St. Petersburg (then Leningrad). Sasha grew up and was brought up in an average family, in 1993 she became a high school student, in 1995 she transferred to a St. Petersburg gymnasium, and in 2003 she received a certificate of secondary education.
Actress Alexandra Mareeva
Then Alexandra Viktorovna continued her studies, her choice fell on the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University. The girl successfully passed all exams and upon completion of her studies received a diploma in economics. Then Mareeva decided to connect her life with theater and cinema, so she entered the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts, Faculty of Dramatic Art. It is known that Alexandra honed her acting skills in a group with the eminent director and theater teacher Grigory Kozlov.
Alexandra Mareeva
Alexandra showed the teachers her impeccable talent. The girl brilliantly played at the Educational Theater “On Mokhovaya” in William Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” After studying, Mareeva began serving in the St. Petersburg “Masterskaya” theater. Basically, the talented actress performs in classical roles, for example, she took part in the play “Idiot. Return" - a modern dramatization of the cult novel by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky.
Alexandra Mareeva in the theater
In this production, Mareeva reincarnated as Elizaveta Prokofieva Epanchina, the wife of General Ivan Fedorovich. Alexandra also appeared in the plays “The Eldest Son” (Alexander Vampilov), “The Sorrows of Young Balzaminov” (based on Ostrovsky’s play), “Two Evenings in a Happy House”, “And the Dawns Here Are Quiet” (Boris Vasiliev).
Theater career
In 2010, Kozlov founded his own theater “Masterskaya” and invited his best graduates to the troupe. So Mareeva, along with other talented “goats”, ended up on the stage of a young promising theater, which very quickly gained popularity and won the love and recognition of the spoiled St. Petersburg public. Alexandra Mareeva in the Workshop Theater Since then, the actress has not betrayed her favorite theater and has been involved in its best performances: “The Eldest Son”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “And the Dawns Here Are Quiet”, “The Sorrows of Young Balzaminov”. For the role of Elizaveta Epanchina in the original interpretation of “The Idiot,” she was awarded a prestigious theater award. Basically, the girl tries on “classical roles” on stage.
Movies
Mareeva’s debut in front of director’s cameras took place in 2010, it was a short film by Timofey Zhalnin “Matches”. A year later, the actress expanded her creative biography by receiving the main role in Andrei Libenson’s series “A4 Format” (2011). This serial melodrama tells about the lives of four independent and charming girls who want to be happy and are in search of princes on white horses. Also included in the brilliant cast of this series are Anastasia Zadorozhnaya, Sabina Akhmedova and Anna Lutseva.
Alexandra Mareeva in the film “Coma”
In 2012, Alexandra Mareeva again pleased fans with the main role. This time she took part in the filming of the crime drama “Coma,” where she played Lieutenant Tanya Batalova, who is distinguished not only by her professional approach to work, but also by her determination. Alexandra was lucky enough to work with famous actors such as Alexey Guskov, Vitaly Kovalenko, Konstantin Vorobyov, Igor Kopylov and many others.
Alexandra Mareeva in the series “Night Swallows”
Next, the talented actress appeared before television viewers in the military series “Night Swallows” (2012), where she tried on the image of a fearless pilot who fought for her homeland, participating in the Great Patriotic War. This multi-part action film also stars Tatyana Arntgolts, Dmitry Mazurov and Maria Pirogova. In 2013, Mareeva appeared in the crime action film “The Khabarov Principle,” in which the main roles went to Alexander Marushev and Daniil Strakhov.
Alexandra Mareeva in the series “The Khabarov Principle”
In the same 2013, the actress expanded her filmography by starring in the melodrama “Medicine Against Fear,” where she played head nurse Zhenya Umanskaya. Alexandra also played in the film “Odnoklassniki”. This picture tells the story of two girls who in the past studied at the same school. One was an intelligent and diligent simpleton, and the other was not distinguished by mental abilities, but was known as the beauty of the class and was always instigating her neighbor at her desk.
Alexandra Mareeva in the film "Classmates"
It seemed that fate would not bring these two classmates together again, but the matured heroines became colleagues in a prestigious company. True, one of them is the boss, and the other has the status of a subordinate and part-time mistress of the owner of the company.
In 2014, the talented actress took part in the TV series “Bandit,” which tells about a difficult historical period – the early 90s. Vladimir Yaglych, Evgenia Turkova and Sergei Selin also played in the crime action film, in which the main character was convicted by mistake.
Actress Alexandra Mareeva
In 2015, Mareeva appeared in the mini-series by Alexander Zhigalkin “Boarding House “Fairy Tale”, or Miracles Included,” where she worked on the same set with Svetlana Antonova, Pavel Trubiner, Alexander Lykov and Igor Zolotovitsky. This film tells about the ordinary life of different people on New Year's Eve. But some are not at all interested in the holiday, for example, millionaire Evgeny Portnov is losing all his assets due to divorce proceedings. But, as you know, on December 31st miracles happen, and life definitely changes for the better.
Film career
Alexandra can boast not only of talented theatrical works. Her track record includes many successful film roles, in which the actress demonstrated the versatility of her creative nature.
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7 years ago I acted in a movie for the first time. It was a documentary film “LEP” by Alexander Glebovich Nevzorov. Now I’m watching @nevzorovofficial and I incredibly want to speak just as beautifully!
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Mareeva’s debut in cinema (except for the short film “Matches”) took place in 2010, when an unknown graduate of the theater academy was invited to the detective series “Version-2”. Alexandra was very natural in the image of a travel agency manager and a year later she played the main role in the melodrama “A4 Format”. A4 is the name of the pub that her heroine Alla owned together with three friends whose names began with the same letter.
This was followed by successful work in the films “Coma”, “Classmates”, “Scouts”, “Letters on Glass”, “Night Swallows”, “Medicine against Fear”.
Alexandra Mareeva in the film “Scouts” In 2020, Nikita Vysotsky’s crime series “Safety” was shown on Russian screens with great success, in which the actress played one of the key roles. The series “Identity Not Established”, released in the same year, also received warm reviews, in which Alexandra played the role of the common-law wife of Rykov’s opera (Kirill Zhandarov). Alexandra Mareeva in the series “Security”
Personal life
Alexandra Mareeva is a loving wife and mother. A talented woman is married to Alexei Ilyin (Alexey’s uncle is the popular actor Vladimir Ilyin), who is known to viewers for his roles in the TV series “Turkish March”, “I’m going out to look for you”, “Casanova’s Favorite Women”, etc.
Alexandra Mareeva and Alexey Ilyin
Alexandra was quick to share with fans on Instagram that in the winter of 2020 she and Alexei celebrated a paper wedding. It is known that the lovers are raising their little son Fyodor.
Alexandra Mareeva with her husband
It is also worth noting that Alexandra has a brilliant sense of humor and is used to giving people a radiant smile and a positive mood. In her free time, the actress reads literature, walks with her husband around the city and goes to concerts of her favorite performer Zemfira.
Alexandra Mareeva now
In 2020, Alexandra shared with VKontakte subscribers that she was nominated for the Golden Sofit Award for Best Actress. Elena Nemzer, Anzhelika Nevolina and Olga Belinskaya also competed for the award.
Alexandra Mareeva in the series “Safety”
In the fall of 2020, viewers will see the detective series “Security,” which tells the story of a closed department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The main roles were played by Alexandra Mareeva, Kirill Pletnev, Nikita Vysotsky, Daria Ursulyak and other actors.
Alexandra Mareeva in 2020
In addition, fans of the series are expecting the premiere of “Trotsky,” where the role of the revolutionary figure is played by Konstantin Khabensky. Also, TV viewers will enjoy the acting of Olga Sutulova, Mikhail Porechenkov, Evgeniy Stychkin, Sergei Garmash, etc.
