Maria Mironova: biography
Maria Mironova is the daughter of everyone’s favorite Russian actor Andrei Mironov and actress Ekaterina Gradova, who gained fame after her role as radio operator Kat in the film “Seventeen Moments of Spring”
. By the way, Maria also made her debut in the same film, because she, still very little, was in the arms of radio operator Kat.
Actress and Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Maria Mironova was born on May 28, 1973 in Moscow. The parents decided to name their daughter in honor of her grandmother (father’s mother) - Maria Vladimirovna Mironova. By the way, they are also actresses. Her husband is Masha’s grandfather, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Alexander Menaker, a Jew by nationality. In fact, her future was predetermined from the start. The girl was destined to become an actress.
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Maria's parents: Andrei Mironov and Ekaterina Gradova
Almost immediately after the baby was born, her parents decided to separate. Andrei Mironov left his family, and a little later married the popular Russian actress Larisa Golubkina. The artist decided to adopt the daughter of his new wife, who, by the way, is also called Maria. In the future, both of Mironov’s daughters decided to connect their fate with cinema.
Already at two years old, little Masha began to show talent as a dancer. The artist’s mother recalls how Andrei Mironov said that her daughter would grow up to be a ballerina. But, finding herself in front of the choreographers, Maria began to show character and did not want to demonstrate her abilities. By the way, the little actress really didn’t like it when they started looking at her. Masha herself liked to conduct careful observations of everything around her. Like her dad, she wasn't much of a talker. The girl liked to look at her mother’s theatrical outfits, and she constantly tried to give her advice on some color schemes.
Maria Mironova and Maria Golubkina
Maria Mironova's first real role was given when she was ten years old. Stanislav Govorukhin decided to invite the actors’ daughter to try herself in the role of Becky Thatcher in the children’s adventure film “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” As Maria herself says, she was not eager to participate in the filming. But, as it happens, her parents made the decision for her. To this day, her first impressions of filming remain in her memory. Maria was frightened by an Indian named Joe, and she constantly asked: “Where is he?” The terrible fear of the Indians did not disappear even after Masha was introduced to the actor who played the role of the villain, Talgat Nigmatulin, who treated the girl to sweets.
Maria Mironova as Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
In the early nineties, the future actress Mironova already entered the theater school named after B.V. Shchukin. However, she soon had to quit her studies. Already while a student, Maria married Igor Udalov. And in 1992 she became a mother, naming her son after his father - Andrey. The birth of a baby forced me to leave school, but it was temporary. When her son grew up, the actress decided to continue studying and transferred to VGIK. Just then the actress came to a clear realization that she desperately wanted to devote herself to this profession. As a university student, Maria became truly interested in acting. She attended all classes precisely to gain knowledge, and not just for show.
At VGIK, actress Mironova studied in the workshop of Mikhail Gluzsky. Mary's first painting was staged here. “Lullaby for a daughter” was the title of this seventeen-minute sketch.
Childhood and youth
Olga was born in Sverdlovsk in October 1983. Her childhood passion for figure skating, ballroom dancing and acrobatics still helps her to remain slim and light (weight 50 kg with a height of 165 cm), without hesitation to publish photos in a swimsuit on Instagram.
In parallel with general education, Smirnova graduated from a professional school of modern dance, then became a student at the Institute of Physical Education. Her main dream at that moment was to open her own choreographic studio.
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Olga Smirnova in childhood
Everything changed in 2002, when the girl, along with a dance group, came to Moscow for the Golden Mask theater festival. In the capital, Olga had an epiphany - unexpectedly for herself, she wanted to become an actress. Having collected her documents from the Yekaterinburg university, Smirnova entered the acting department of the directing department of RATI-GITIS. Yulia Peresild and her future husband Alexei Filimonov studied with her in Oleg Kudryashov’s workshop.
Films and theater
It was 1996, when Maria Mironova received her higher education at VGIK and began her career at the Lenkom Theater. At the same time, she refused to work at the School of Modern Play theater.
Maria Mironova in the theater
The actress's first roles came in the plays "Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro" - here she got the role of Fanchetta, and "Two Women", where she played Verochka. This was followed by work in the productions “City of Millionaires”, “Barbarian and Heretic” and others. The actress gained even greater popularity after working in such plays as “The Seagull”, “Phaedra” and “Carmen”.
Maria Mironova found her first success in cinema in 2000. Then the actress starred in two films at once: the drama “Russian Revolt” and the tragicomedy by Pavel Lungin – “The Wedding”.
Maria Mironova and Vladimir Mashkov in the film "Oligarch"
Mironova's acting was highly praised by both film critics and viewers. Maria gains real popularity, directors offer her more and more new roles. And in 2002, the film “Oligarch” was released, where Maria brilliantly played together with Vladimir Mashkov.
2003 gave viewers the TV series “Main Roles”, where Maria Mironova’s talent was revealed in all its glory. Two years later, another full-length film with the participation of the actress, “State Councilor,” was released. Working hand in hand with the stars of Russian cinema, Maria demonstrated a very worthy performance. In the film, she appeared before the audience in the role of the lovely Julie.
Maria Mironova in the film "Death of an Empire"
In the same 2005, Mironova participated in the creation of another historical film, “The Death of an Empire.” Here the audience was lucky enough to see the actress in the image of Lyalya Saburova.
Maria also starred in, perhaps, the first Russian blockbuster “Night Watch”
– film adaptations of books by Sergei Lukyanenko. She played the ex-wife of the main character Anton Gorodetsky, played by Konstantin Khabensky. A funny thing happened to Maria on the set. Her partner, with whom she was supposed to kiss, mixed up the cities. While filming took place in Moscow, he ended up in St. Petersburg. Therefore, they urgently began to look for a replacement. As a result, none other than her real husband Dmitry Klokov appeared in the frame with Maria.
She also starred in the continuation of this story - in “Day Watch”.
Maria Mironova in the series “9 months”
In 2006, she worked with director Rezo Gigineishvili, starring in his series “9 Months.” The acting team for the film was truly stellar: Alexey Serebryakov, Anna Mikhalkova, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Artur Smolyaninov, Sergei Garmash.
In 2010, the premiere of a joint project of Russian filmmakers under the general direction of Yegor Konchalovsky took place - “Moscow, I love you!” The film consisted of 18 five-minute short stories. In its form, the picture repeats the French film “Paris, I love you” and the American film “New York, I love you.” Maria appeared in the film novel called “The Queen”.
Maria Mironova in the film "The Three Musketeers"
In 2013, Maria played Anna of Austria in Sergei Zhigunov’s adventure film “The Three Musketeers,” based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
In the same year, the action-packed television series “The Cry of an Owl” was released, created in all the traditions of “spy” cinema. Mironova got one of the key roles - the role of postal worker Nina Kaverina, whom both main characters began to court at once. The film was warmly received by both viewers and film critics and received several awards. And Maria Mironova was nominated for the Golden Eagle Award in the category “Best Actress on Television.”
Maria Mironova in the TV series “Motherland”
Her work can be considered no less successful in Pavel Lungin’s series “Motherland”. By the way, in this film she was again lucky enough to play with Vladimir Mashkov - she got the role of his wife.
In 2020, Mironova participated in the filming of the space drama Salyut 7
. Together with her, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Pavel Derevyanko, Oksana Fandera, Lyubov Aksenova and other top-rated actors of Russian cinema starred in the film. In the same year, the series “Son” was released, where the actress got the main role.
Trailer for the film "Salyut-7"
Throughout her career, Maria has starred in dozens of films. Mironova became a laureate of theater prizes more than once and was awarded a large number of honorary titles and awards.
Irina Mironova: “Lyudmila Gurchenko and I had a very difficult acquaintance story”
Irina Mironova, the most famous Russian female music video director, shot her first video in 2000. Today she has more than 1000 iconic video works, including music videos for Alla Pugacheva, Zemfira, Decl, singer MakSim, Bi-2 and many others. And what works does Irina herself note? She told WomanHit.ru about this.
Clip “Petersburg-Leningrad” - Lyudmila Gurchenko and Boris Moiseev
“Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko and I had a very difficult acquaintance story, which is described in my book “Life according to the rules of shooting.” She taught me the correct ease with which you need to take on big, complex things and communicate with big, complex people. Then, even in the event of some mistakes in the form of conflicts, which is where our acquaintance with Lyudmila Markovna began, correct communication with ease, real love, sincerity and an open heart will always ultimately lead to a good result. And the fact that acquaintance begins with conflict is perhaps also a good way to quickly get to know a person. Because conflict is a thing where all the unpleasant traits for us in communicating with another person appear. You quickly discover them and then you understand: “Here they are, great, we don’t need them, now we go in the other direction and look for the beautiful that is in this person and show our wonderful.” You quickly declare war, then you quickly win it. In a long cultural and age truce, we existed for several happy years, a time when I knew her and could communicate with her. Thanks to this wonderful case - the case called Clip!„
Clip 'Bird of Migratory' - Kristina Orbakaite
“This video was an opening for me to the possibilities of taking risks, taking responsibility for my risks and involving artists in this risk. It was filmed at a time when the already established superstar Kristina Orbakaite needed my help as a creative director who could give her a new visual corridor and breathe breath into her already powerful, established career - and at such a young age! Even when your entire artistic life is still ahead, sometimes you need to do such a visual experiment, which is what we decided on for the popular pop song 'Bird of Migratory'. We took a risk and created a completely new and unique image for Christina, assembled from different, rather shocking components. My sources of inspiration were Japanese anime pictures, and some modern variations in the style of Salvador Dali... In this strange visual cocktail, Christina’s recently divorced husband Volodya Presnyakov was added to the duet. Of course, all Russians were very pleased to see them together in one frame; this added poignancy and attractiveness to the video. Like all that explosive experimental mixture - in clothes, in movements, in props. For example, a strange, specially made dress in the shape of a blot that took off, and Christina herself took off, and all the objects in the video - it all looked quite strange. Christina herself initially reacted coolly to this video, but when it was broadcast on music channels and gained great popularity and love from viewers, everything changed. Back then it was still commonplace to order clips - to call and write to channels, ask them to repeat it, put it on the air again... This is what happened with the “Bird of Migratory” video, it became a favorite for many and was on the air for an infinitely long time.”
Video “Traffic” - Zemfira
“Shooting a video for the song “Traffic” was an unusual experience for me. Because at that point we were allowed to do whatever we wanted with the video. It never occurred to me or my customer to allow ourselves censorship, to think about what can be filmed and what cannot be filmed. We thought only about the song, about the Work... In general, we allowed ourselves to do whatever we wanted. I proposed a script, which Zemfira really liked. It was a completely concrete sexual act, with the penetration of a sperm into an egg and with 3D graphics - how, in fact, all this would look like a documentary. Well, with a wonderful visualization of the artistic world that foreshadowed it... It was such a strange world, with interesting beautiful sperm people who are preparing to enter, to burst into this new universe, which they do. Having shot this clip, we were faced with the fact that, as it turned out, in the world of television - and music, including - there is censorship that does not allow filming of excited genitals, frictional movements, etc. Konstantin Lvovich Ernst himself introduced me to the list of prohibited items, specially inviting me to a meeting on Channel One. He was very interested in the clip, but wondered what to do now and how to fix everything so as to preserve artistic expressiveness, but at the same time provide the censorship necessary for television. The task was not easy, but in the end, little of what was filmed remained in the video... It’s impossible to forget this video, agree?
Clip '16+' - Bi 2
“Our experimental work looks very complex, and I am sure that it is also quite complex for the audience’s perception. But we did this deliberately - because such a song... And you can’t miss the song. For her, you need to do everything possible to reveal all the meanings. And here I included in the plot everything I knew about this world: difficulties, questions, religion, football, money, prostitution, oil, the bureaucratic world, the administrative world, the presidential world, the world of men and the world of boys, the world of children and the world of adults. I mixed everything in this clip, and it turned out to be a very dense bunch of meanings, which, of course, is very difficult to read with the eyes. We then took a big risk and experiment with this video, but for me these are important steps forward. Such clips do not drag me along with trends and public requests. But on the contrary, they are in the vanguard and are cutting new roads and paths for more commercially attractive projects - perhaps even simpler ones. But these are such clusters of experiments - a 16+ clip...”
Video “Street Dogs” - Decl
“The video 'Street Dogs' is a special video for me, my first big work. Then for the first time I came across a song that I really liked. The amazing thing is that I still like her, 20 years later! And the clip seems fresh and relevant. I made it with such an approach as not to follow current trends and tendencies. I really wanted to shoot something that would be better suited specifically for this artist, specifically for this track. To make it in the genre in which the artist works, in which the song was made, without paying attention to what year it is and what moods it is... I like the result! After all, the main advantage of any video is to remain fresh, despite the distances and years through which it passes.”
Personal life
The first husband of the artist Mironova was Igor Udalov, the president of the television. In 1992, their son Andrei was born, who, having matured, wanted to follow in his mother’s footsteps and entered the Shchukin School.
Maria Mironova and Igor Udalov
However, there are rumors on the Internet that Andrei’s real father is Anton Yakovlev, the son of the famous actor Yuri Yakovlev. There is talk about this in the acting community as well. This information was confirmed by Anton himself and his father’s first two wives. According to them, Masha and Anton’s romance began while studying at the Shchukin School. The girl became pregnant when she was 17 and moved to the Yakovlevs. They didn’t have time to sign, but they had such a fight that they parted ways. Soon Maria married Igor, who accepted Masha’s son as his own.
Yakovlev, on this occasion, said that he understands that Andrei can no longer be considered his son, since he was adopted by another person.
Maria Mironova with her son
True, Mironova categorically denies this story. She says she doesn't even know such a person. And if they named Vladimir Putin as the father of her son, in principle, she would be surprised in the same way.
The second husband of Maria Mironova was Dmitry Klokov, who served as advisor to the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences on a voluntary basis.
Maria Mironova and Alexey Makarov
On November 1, 2011, the actress married for the third time. Her husband was the artist Alexei Makarov, the son of Lyubov Polishchuk. They separated in the fall of 2012, but the marriage was officially dissolved only on July 2, 2013. Maria Mironova denies this marriage, which cannot be said about Alexei.
Filmography: films starring Maria Mironova
She played her first major film role in the film “The Wedding.” Maria remembers that time with positive emotions. They were filming a movie near Tula. The group was so busy with work that they did not go home for almost two months. But, despite all the difficulties, these were the best times for the actress.
This was followed by the main role in the film “Oligarch”. Where the actress was not supposed to go, but she was taken.
Filmography: films starring Maria Mironova photo
Now Maria works more in the theater, she believes that this is stability. She also often receives film offers, but she is in no hurry, maybe less, but better.
Maria Mironova now
The issue of marriage with Makarov was also raised by Boris Korchevnikov in his program “The Fate of a Man,” which Maria visited in January 2018. She said that she has known Alexey since early youth, he is a kind and good person. But the TV presenter was not satisfied with such a lengthy answer. When asked specifically whether they were married, the actress again launched into discussions about their friendship. Boris insisted on a clear answer. After he asked if there was a stamp in the passport, the woman became confused and asked to leave it “behind the scenes.”
Maria Mironova in the program “The Fate of Man”
In May 2020, the actress celebrated her 45th birthday. It is worth saying that Maria looks simply stunning. Her figure parameters are as close as possible to ideal - with a height of 176 cm, her weight is 58 kg. She runs Instagram, where she regularly posts new photos. Photos in a swimsuit often appear.
“Garden Ring” will take place in June 2020
on Channel One. She got the main role in the film. Her half-sister, Maria Golubkina, also starred in the film.
Announcement of the series “Garden Ring”
The film “Handspeak” with her participation is planned for release in 2020. Her colleagues on the set were Leonid Barats, Irina Gorbacheva, Rostislav Khait, Kamil Larin and other popular actors.
Handyman
Irina Mironova makes not only music videos. In 2005 and 2006, she worked on the Muz-TV channel as a general producer. Irina’s responsibilities included monitoring music programs, creating new programs, and reality shows. “Blonde in Chocolate” is the brainchild of Irina Mironova, “Rules of Shooting” is a project created by her, in which Irina gave a master class on video shooting. Mironova’s handiwork includes several musical films: “A.B. Pugacheva. Tales of love”, “Eiffel Tower, I’ll eat you!”, “Year of the yellow cow. Self-portrait." Irina acted as a director in the creation of films. In 2011, the film “My Star” was released. The musical film was shot with the participation of an opera singer and is designed to attract the attention of ordinary audiences to the world of beautiful opera art. 2016 was the year of the release of the documentary film “Girls and Eggs,” which Irina Mironova shot entirely herself, as a screenwriter, director, editor, sound engineer, and producer. The talented woman is also an author of books. In 2007, the book “Life by the Rules of Filming” was published; in 2014, Irina wrote and taught a course for those who want to learn how to make films.
Performances
Lenkom
- “Two Women” – Verochka
- “The Executioner’s Lament” – actress Eurydice
- “The Barbarian and the Heretic” - Mademoiselle Blanche
- “The Taming of the Shrew” – Katerina
- “Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro” – Fanchetta
- “Tartuffe” – Elmira
- “A Lady’s Visit” – Clara Tsakhanassyan
- “Jester Balakirev” – Ekaterina Alekseevna, Empress of Russia
- “Boris Godunov” – Marina Mnishek
- The State Theatre of Nations
- “The experience of mastering the play “The Seagull” using the Stanislavsky system” - Nina Zarechnaya
- “Phaedra. Golden Ear” – Phaedra / Vera Ivanovna Pavlova
- “Carmen. Exodus" – Carmen
- "Caligula" - Caesonia
