Anna Kotova-Deryabina: “My husband always has the last word”

Childhood and youth

Anna Kotova is a native Muscovite. She was born on July 7, 1986. At school, the girl studied excellently, and at the same time was involved in athletics and figure skating. But the injury put an end to her sporting future. Then Anya first thought about becoming an actress. The prerequisites were there: from the age of 8, Kotova sang in a folk group and toured throughout Russia.

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Anna Kotova as a child with her mother
After graduating from school in 2003, she entered the RATI for the Teplyakov and Chomsky course without any problems.
In 2007, Kotova received her diploma and decided to study journalism. After 2 years, she already had a diploma from the Higher National School of Television in her piggy bank. Anna tried her hand at TV Center, but soon realized that journalism was not her calling.

The mysterious husband of Anna Kotova-Deryabina

Anna Kotova-Deryabina is a talented, charismatic actress who is familiar to TV viewers from such projects as: “Policeman from Rublyovka”, “Big Game”, “Soap Drama”, “Teachers”, “Storm”, “SidYadoma”. Her bright appearance, charisma and excellent sense of humor helped her achieve success in her career and personal life.

Anna grew up as an active and comprehensively developed girl. From an early age she was professionally involved in athletics and figure skating. But a sports injury put an end to her future career. Thanks to determination and endurance, she managed to achieve great success in another direction - cinema.

Before Anna made her debut in Russian cinema, she managed to graduate from the Higher National School of Television, the RATI course of Teplyakov and Chomsky. Kotova worked in television for some time, but realized that journalism was not what she wanted to do in the future. In 2013, she played the first leading role in Boris Khlebnikov’s melodrama “A Long Happy Life.”

Kotova-Deryabina’s creative repertoire includes more than 80 cinematic works. Among them are such popular projects as: “Ari”, “Children”, “Bad Weather”, “Sveta from the Other World”, “Storm”, “Project “Anna Nikolaevna”. Now the actress is involved in the filming of Nikolai Khomerika’s sports drama “White Snow”.

According to Anna Kotova, her husband Ivan Deryabin, whom she met as a student . The guy studied at the school named after. Shchepkina. Ivan is a professional musician. Previously he performed as part of a group, at whose performance they began an affair. Now Anna Kotova Deryabina’s husband is engaged in a small business.

Anna tells the story of meeting her husband with great pleasure and excitement: “It’s a pretty funny story. Vanya and I studied at different educational institutions. We were introduced by a mutual friend Kirill Kaganovich, with whom my husband played in the same band.

We began to communicate more closely only after graduating from universities. I came to their performances. So gradually we became separated, I took a closer look and realized what an interesting person Ivan was. And then everything went on and on, dates, going to the movies, cafes, walks under the stars. At some point we reached the registry office.”

The couple dated for about a year, after which they lived in a civil marriage for two years. Anna and Ivan played a modest wedding, without unnecessary pomp. Despite the fact that the actress's maiden name appears in the credits, her husband's last name is indicated in the passport. In one of the interviews, the actress admitted that the main person in their relationship is Anna Kotova Deryabina’s husband, but at the same time they always consult in making important decisions. Kotova also added:

“We always discuss everything, but the last word, of course, remains with Vanya. If I doubt anything, I can always call my mom. We have a close, trusting relationship with her. Mom, in turn, knows how to listen and never interferes in our relationship. With Ivan, we can discuss books, films, express our point of view, but there are no heated arguments between us.”

The only thing Anna doesn’t like about her relationship with her husband is the lack of banal time. On the other hand, they manage to appreciate those rare moments when their schedules coincide. The couple enjoys walking in the park, going to the movies and eating ice cream. Deryabins are not fans of social life, glamorous parties and parties in nightclubs.

the most memorable day in her life to be the one when Ivan proposed marriage to her . The actress remembers this moment with special trepidation and emotion:

“I will never forget how my husband proposed to me. We sat in a cafe, had lunch and, as they say, nothing foreshadowed trouble. A few days before it was my birthday and Vanya said that he had prepared a gift. Deryabin took out a small box and handed it to me. At that moment I thought that this was my ring. But there was a chain in the box. After a pause, Ivan took out the ring. It was unexpected, but so cool!”

Despite being in demand in her profession, Anna is very self-critical and somewhat insecure. According to her, from time to time she has doubts about how beautiful and attractive she is on the other side of the screen. She has been struggling with feelings of uncertainty for a long time, trying to transform all doubts into the right direction. And her husband, Ivan Deryabin, supports the actress and instills confidence in her.

Anna is an active Instagram user. Her personal microblog contains many pictures from the set, but there are practically no photos with her husband. According to the actress, personal, as well as family life, must be protected as much as possible from the envious eyes of ill-wishers. Kotova-Deryabina rarely gives interviews, but admits that in the future she and Ivan will become wonderful parents for their children.

In her free time from filming, Anna takes care of household chores and arranges the family nest. The actress loves to cook, and writes down all new recipes in a special notebook. It remains to wish the creative Kotova-Deryabin family to remain as energetic and positive.

Movies

The actress’s cinematic biography began in 2007. Kotova made her debut in the series “Happy Together”. Soon, her filmography already included other equally popular projects - “Doctor Tyrsa”, “Till the Night Do Part”, “Love in the Neighborhood” and “Deffchonki”.

In 2012, the premiere of the television series “Shall We Wake Up Together?” took place, in which Kotova played a minor role - secretary Anna. The plot of the comedy sitcom is based on the story of 30-year-old friends who cannot manage their personal lives.

In 2013, director Boris Khlebnikov offered Anna the main role in the melodrama “A Long Happy Life.” Her partner in the film was actor Alexander Yatsenko. Filming took place in a village in the Murmansk region, on the White Sea coast.

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Anna Kotova and Roman Popov on the set of the series “Policeman from Rublyovka”
One of Kotova’s striking roles is Natasha in the serial film “Temptation”. The actress remembered this work because her heroine had to faint on the street. Sergei Batalov picked her up and dragged her through seven takes in a row, hitting Anna with her head and then with her foot on the car.

Some scenes of "Temptation" were filmed in a real steel smelting shop, when the furnaces were still warm after work. The cast and crew had to wear respirators to avoid poisoning.

In 2020, the actress played Vika Nikolskaya in the detective comedy “Policeman from Rublyovka” and the heroine Galya in the series about a nervous journalist “You’re All Infuriating Me.”

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Soon Anna was again lucky enough to work with Boris Khlebnikov. She took part in the filming of the tragicomedy “Arrhythmia,” which premiered on June 13 at the Kinotavr festival.

In addition to cinema, the actress also plays in the theater. Her theater career began in 2009. Kotova works in two teams at once - in Theater.doc and the Central Children's House named after. Kazantseva and Roshchina.

On the stage of Theatre.doc, the actress played an ambulance girl in the play “Hour Eighteen”, Pamela in “Casting”, and a presenter in “The Blue Locksmith”. The most significant work was the role of Masha in the production of Alkonovella.

Filmography[ | ]

Actress[ | ]

2007 - Happy together - Sveta’s friend
2007 - House topsy-turvy - lady at auction
2007 - And still I love - Christina, daughter of Katya and Vadim
2007 - Full House
2007 - School No. 1 - Anna
2008 - Broad River - Lena
2008 - My favorite witch is a flight attendant
2008 - Next - Natalya Kuznetsova
2008-2011 - Love in the area - Masha
2009 - Lawyers - Elena
2009 - Galygin.ru - mother of a child
2010 - Zaitsev, burn! - secretary
2010 - Chasing the shadow - young mother
2011 - Returning Home
2011 - House of the Wind - nurse Vera
2012 - Pyatnitsky. Chapter two - prostitute
2012 - Shall we wake up together? — Anya, Chersky’s secretary
2012 - Until the night do us part - friend
2013 - Long happy life - Anna Alexandrovna
2013 - Thaw - Lida, make-up artist
2014 - What is my name - Sveta
2014 - Storm warning - Sveta
2014 - Temptation (another name - Repentance) - Natasha
2014 - Floor - Anna Orlova
2015 - Pagans - police
2016 - Jackal - Antonina Govorkova
2016 - Policeman from Rublyovka - Victoria Arkadyevna Nikolskaya
2017 - You all piss me off! — Galya
2017 - Policeman from Rublyovka in Beskudnikovo - Vika
2017 - Cold Tango - Grazhina
2017 - Arrhythmia - nurse
2017 - New Christmas trees - flight attendant
2018 - Light from the Other World - Ira
2018 - I'm losing weight - Diana
2018 - Policeman from Rublyovka 3 - Vika Nikolskaya
2018 - Policeman from Rublyovka 4 - Vika Nikolskaya
2018 - Policeman from Rublyovka. New Year's chaos - Vika Nikolskaya
2018 - The Curse of the Sleepers - Irina Vasilievna Shchulyaeva, Major of Justice, investigator for particularly important cases
2018 - Big Game - Natalya Anatolyevna Vasnetsova, chief doctor of the Russian national football team, Dmitry’s girlfriend
2018 - Bad weather - Zoya
2018 - The eternal life of Alexander Khristoforov - Sveta
2019 - Soap drama (TV series) - Sveta
2019 - Teachers - Tatiana
2019 - Diplomat - Ainu
2019 - Fidelity - Nikiforova
2019 - Storm - Zhenya Pisareva, secretary at the prosecutor's office
2019 - Policeman from Rublyovka 5 - Vika Nikolskaya
2020 - Black Sea - Irina Rotan
2020 — Project “Anna Nikolaevna” — Zhenya, prostitute
2020 - SidYadoma - Julia, secretary

Dubbing[ | ]

2009 — “Prophet”
2010 — “I love you, Philip Morris”
2010 — “A Lonely Man”
2010 — “Chloe” (Chloe)
2010 - “Buried Alive” (911 employee)
2010 — “Killer Vacation” (Chloe)
2011 - “Taste of the Night” (Charlotte)
2011 — “Beautiful”
2012 — “The Hunger Games”
2012 — “Master”

Personal life

According to her passport, the actress is Deryabina, and bears her husband’s last name. Anna and Ivan are the same age; they met as students: their future husband was then studying at the Shchepkinsky School.

Ivan Deryabin is a professional musician who used to perform with his band. Anna once came to one of the concerts and realized that she fell in love at first sight. The actress says that Vanya looked after him beautifully, was gallant and caring, which won her over.

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She herself is not in love, she has always strived for stability, so the personal life of the spouses develops without shocks. As Anna’s career developed, Ivan decided to go into business. The actress’s husband remains the main breadwinner in the family today.

The couple does not have children yet, so the couple can only afford to spend time with each other and have a romantic getaway. The actress maintains an account on Instagram, where she shares pictures from her vacation, often posts selfies in picturesque places, but does not forget to delight her fans with footage from film sets and social events.

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During her film career, the actress never appeared naked in TV series, but, however, she did not refuse to appear in lingerie. Anna participated in conventionally erotic scenes in which the directors implied sexual actions, but did not show them openly.

But fans, especially the male half, are just waiting for these scenes, as well as for the moment when a photo of the actress in a swimsuit or underwear appears on the cover of Maxim, as was the case with the namesake Tatyana Kotova, singer, TV presenter and “Miss Russia” – 2006.”

Fans of the artist have repeatedly noted her resemblance to American actresses Missi Pyle and Reese Witherspoon. They are similar not only in appearance, but also in their choice of role. As a rule, the heroines of the artists are girls who are easy-going and find themselves in ridiculous situations.

Anna Kotova now

Now the actress continues to actively act in films; Kotova has several projects in her work. In 2020, with the participation of the performer, the melodrama “Loyalty” and the comedy “Diplomat” were released.

Anna played her colleague, actress Svetlana, in 2 seasons of the comedy “Mylodrama”. This is a film about how a simple gas station driver becomes the head of a TV channel. He needs to maintain ratings and film a new series. Together with Anna Kotova, Sergei Burunov, Grigory Kalinin, Marusya Klimova played in the project.

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Anna Kotova in 2020
The main projects of the year for the actress were the series “Teachers”, in which Anna appeared in the image of the main character Tatyana, and the serial film “Storm” by Boris Khlebnikov.

The latest news from Kotova’s creative life includes her filming in the melodrama “A Woman in Divorce.” The artist received the main role in the project “Themis Sees.” Anna tried on an unusual image - a policewoman who dreams of becoming an actor. These films were scheduled to be shown in 2020.