Biography of Daria Kalmykova
Daria Kalmykova is a theater and film actress, familiar to viewers from TV series and films (“Pointe Shoes for Buns,” “Mom is Getting Married”), as well as performances at Oleg Tabakov’s theater.
In the photo: Daria Kalmykova
Her heroines are women with a strong, strong-willed character, whose roles the actress plays unusually convincingly. Isn’t it because all of Daria Kalmykova’s characters are so distinct and vivid, because she belongs to the category of people who themselves shape reality...
First and new theatrical roles
In 1973, she first appeared on the stage of the theater, performing the role of Glasha in the play “Severe Charge” based on Sheinin. In 1975, she received a role in the play “Hurricane” based on Safronov, where she played Anyuta. In 2009 she was involved in the play “Ksenia. Love story". In 2010, she took part in the crowd scenes of the play “Hamlet”, based on the work of William Shakespeare.
Spectators, admiring Olga Kalmykova's performing skills, call her a bright and wonderful actress in their comments. Many of them are happy that Olga Nikolaevna constantly plays, even if not the main, but always memorable roles in TV series, among which we cannot fail to note the image of Vasya Rogov’s mother-in-law in the project “Deadly Force 5.”
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early years
Daria Konstantinovna Kalmykova was born in Moscow on March 4, 1983. Surrounded by the love of a large family, the girl grew up in a creative atmosphere: her father was film director Konstantin Grigorievich Melik-Avakyan, who headed the Documentary Film Studio for many years; mother - theater critic Natalya Vladimirovna Kalmykova, member of the Union of Theater Workers.
Both of Dasha’s grandfathers were people of art: People’s Artist of Armenia Grigory Georgievich Melik-Avakyan was involved in film directing and film dramaturgy; Vladimir Alekseevich Kalmykov, also awarded the title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation, served in the Central Children's Theater (later RAMT). An outstanding actress of the CDT (RAMT) was also his wife, Dasha’s grandmother, Galina Sergeevna Suvorova. However, Daria, who grew up in an acting environment, did not even think about the stage - in her dreams she saw herself as a veterinarian, then a teacher, or a doctor.
Daria Kalmykova grew up in a creative atmosphere
In early childhood, Dasha was enrolled in the figure skating section, where she enjoyed training for a long time. And when the first awards were presented to the young figure skater at the first competitions, the girl fully felt what the delight of the audience was, she tasted the sweet taste of fame, and she really liked it.
Soon she had to give up the sport: at the age of 13, the girl was seriously injured. And all her thoughts switched to stage activities. She repeatedly asked her famous grandfather Vladimir to help her take part in at least one production of the Central Children's Theater. But the family believed that it was necessary to postpone immersion in the world of theater - first we had to graduate from school with good grades.
Daria Kalmykova's cherished dream was to enter the Moscow Art Theater School.
Having received a school certificate externally, the 16-year-old girl applied to various specialized universities. Her cherished dream was to enter the Moscow Art Theater School, so she refused to enroll in the Shchepkinsky School, where Daria was accepted after the first round.
The persistent girl finally achieved her goal: she entered the desired university on the course of Roman Kozak and Dmitry Brusnikin, Honored Artists of the Russian Federation. A completely new life has begun.
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Daria Kalmykova with her husband, actor Alexander Mokhov, at the premiere screening of the film “Carrot Love 3.”
March 2, 2011. Daria Kalmykova was born on March 4, 1983 in Moscow[1]. Father - Konstantin Grigorievich Melik-Avakyan (born July 21, 1953), film director, former general director of the Central Documentary Film Studio (CSDF) (2001-2005). Mother - Natalya Kalmykova, theater expert. Grandfather - Vladimir Kalmykov (1927-2008), People's Artist of the Russian Federation, worked at the Russian Academic Youth Theater (RAMT). Grandmother, Galina Sergeevna Suvorova, was also an actress.
In 2003, she graduated from the acting department of the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio in Moscow (course leaders are Dmitry Vladimirovich Brusnikin and Roman Efimovich Kozak)[2].
As a student, she performed on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov, where in 2001 she made her debut in the role of Armande Béjart de Molière
in the play “The Cabal of the Saint (Molière)” directed by Adolf Shapiro, based on the play “The Cabal of the Saint” by Mikhail Bulgakov[3].
After graduating from university, from 2003 to 2020, she was a member of the Moscow Theater Studio troupe under the direction of Oleg Tabakov[1], where she played leading roles both in works by contemporary authors and in the classical repertoire. She received professional awards for her work in the theater.
She has extensively and fruitfully acted in films: (2001), “Love Under Cover” (2010) and others, as well as in television films on the central channels of Russia, where she embodies on television the images of girls with a difficult fate, our contemporaries.
Personal life[ | ]
Daria Kalmykova was married to actor Alexander Mokhov (from 2003 to 2020). Son - Makar Aleksandrovich Mokhov (born 2007). Now she is married to producer Nikolai Sergeev.
Career in theater and film
The career rise of the future celebrity occurred during her student years: she played on the Moscow Art Theater stage Armande Bejar in Bulgakov’s “The Cabal of the Saints” and Olga Ilyinskaya in “Oblomov” based on Goncharov.
Daria Kalmykova in the play “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk”
After graduating from the Studio School in 2003, yesterday’s student immediately became a member of the troupe of the legendary Oleg Tabakov’s theater studio, which she perceived as the greatest success in her life, and plunged into work with enthusiasm.
The actress’s track record grew rapidly and was constantly replenished with wonderful roles, including Raisa Surmilova (“L.G. Sinichkin”, D. Lensky); Katerina Lvovna (“Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” after N. Leskov); Victoria (“Provincial jokes”, A. Vampilov); Adriana Guarnieri (“From Thursday to Thursday”, A. de Benedetti) and many others. etc.
Daria Kalmykova and Oleg Tabakov
Capital audiences fell in love with the bright performer of various roles from the classical and modern repertoire not only of “Tabakerka”, but also of the Moscow Art Theater. A.P. Chekhov. However, Daria Kalmykova’s work in cinema brought her widespread fame. The debut took place in 2001. And although the girl was still a student at that time, she brilliantly played May in the musical “The Cricket on the Hearth” and Vera in the melodrama “Don’t Leave Me, Love.”
Offers from film directors followed continuously, and Daria successfully combined participation in filming with service in the theater. The high intensity of creative dedication of the young actress was soon appreciated: in 2004, at the festival “Smile, Russia!” Daria Kalmykova received an award for her role as journalist Vika in the film “About Love in Any Weather.”
Still from the series “Teacher in Law 2” (In the photo: Denis Paramonov, Yuri Belyaev and Daria Kalmykova)
Kalmykova became truly recognizable after the release of the crime action film “Teacher in Law” (2007) with subsequent continuation seasons, where she expressively and realistically played Katya, a call girl, a friend of Bogomol (Yuri Belyaev).
Among the numerous projects with the participation of the talented actress are the films “Brothers” (2009) with a sequel, “Sand Rain” (2008), “Yeltsin. Three days in August" (2011), "Mom is getting married" (2012), "Holiday romance" (2015), "Pointe shoes for buns" (2015), "And I was there" (2017), etc.
Cinema
Daria Kalmykova made her film debut in 2001, she played a small role in the film “Don't Leave Me, Love” and, at the same time, the main character, May, in the film “The Cricket Behind the Hearth.”
Three years later, she starred in two more films: “About Love in Any Weather” and “The Mourner, or New Year’s Detective.”
The actress gained recognition after her role as call girl Katya, the girlfriend of Bogomol, played by Yuri Belyaev, in the crime action film “Teacher in Law.” She also starred in the continuation of the series.
In 2012, she starred in the melodrama “Mom Gets Married,” playing the story of a lonely divorced woman with two children who did not despair and found her soul mate.
In the comedy "Bros" the actress played twin sisters - Svetlana and Oksana Milyavsky. In the melodrama “The New Old House” - a spouse in the midst of a family crisis. In the film “Resort Romance” - one of three friends, whom a jealous husband assigned a detective to on a train to the sea.
"On the Cliff"
In 2018, the film “On the Cliff” directed by Oleg Shtrom was released, in which Daria Kalmykova played one of the main roles.
According to the plot of the film, Marina Krapivina is an ordinary unmarried woman from the provinces. For many years I saved up for my own home in order to move out from my mother. And finally, having taken out a loan, I moved into my newly purchased one-room apartment.
But one day, upon returning home, Marina discovers a stranger in the apartment. The realtor hid that the apartment was registered as a criminal, Myakishev, who is serving a sentence and has the right of lifelong residence. Now the professional burglar lives in her kitchen and has no plans to move anywhere.
But trouble does not come alone. Soon the boss starts pestering Marina. She refuses and is immediately fired from her job.
In a moment of despair, a woman shares her problems with her neighbor, the raider. Marina accidentally tells Myakishev about the black cash and other illegal affairs of the company. And before she has time to come to her senses, she becomes... the organizer of a crime... A criminal neighbor robs her company and disappears. And now Marina herself will have to return the money...
Personal life of Daria Kalmykova
Kalmykova’s first husband was Alexander Mokhov, who taught at the Moscow Art Theater School, where Daria studied. Mokhov was 20 years older than the young student for whom he abandoned his family. In this marriage, the actress gave birth to a son, Makar.
Daria Kalmykova and Alexander Mokhov
Having lived together for almost 10 years, the star spouses first decided to live separately and then divorced. The reason for the final breakup was Mokhov’s affair with singer/actress Irina Ogorodnik on the set of the film “The Last Janissary” (the girl is 30 years younger than Alexander Anatolyevich).
Daria Kalmykova and Nikolai Sergeev
In 2020, Daria Kalmykova began to appear in society with a new lover - television producer Nikolai Sergeev. Sergeev easily found a common language with Makar, which allowed Daria and Nikolai to create a full-fledged family.
Daria Kalmykova with her son Makar
Daria Kalmykova now
The actress still devotes most of her life to her favorite work. In 2020, interesting projects with Kalmykova’s participation were presented to the public: the historical drama “Axe,” where Daria’s partners were Andrei Smolyakov, Dmitry Shevchenko, Artyom Alekseev; melodrama “Entangled” with Anatoly Bely, Lyubov Tolkalina, Maxim Vazhov; melodrama “All About His Ex”, in which such artists as Olga Medynich, Evgeny Miller, Eduard Trukhmenev were involved.
Daria Kalmykova and Olga Medynich in the film “All About His Ex”
We can only wish that the stunningly beautiful performance of the brilliant movie star Daria Kalmykova will delight fans of her talent for many, many years to come.
