Maria Kravchenko: Cinema is like people - it transforms

Biography of Maria Kravchenko

Maria Kravchenko is one of the stars of KVN and Comedy Woman. This girl makes people laugh, and therefore it is always pleasant and very easy to watch her performances. A huge number of memorable images, sparkling jokes, as well as countless roles on stage have elevated Maria to the rank of one of the most popular and recognizable comedic actresses in Russia. But what do we know about her? What kind of person is hiding under the mask of these bright and slightly eccentric stage heroines? You can find answers to these questions in our short biographical review.

About journalists. “As a rule, it’s all with shaking hands”

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Egor Khrustalev: And if, for example, you had to turn off such an annoying journalist who came there, say, to waste your time, what would it look like?

Maria Kravchenko: In fact, we prefer to talk to annoying journalists differently - to answer all questions in monosyllables. “But you are in our city, what specifically did you like, were you there?” "Yes". That's all. Because, in fact, I believe that, in principle, we have encountered very few competent journalists in our lifetime. As a rule, this is all with shaking hands, looking at a notepad. I believe that if you and I are talking, then we should look each other in the eyes, at a minimum.

Egor Khrustalev: In fact, I was hoping that you would now tell me something in the style of your heroine.

Maria Kravchenko: Why are you growling, watchdog? You filter the market. Seki, who are you bashing with? Somehow like this.

Egor Khrustalev: I am very grateful to you. To be honest, I got goosebumps. Because your look becomes like this...

Maria Kravchenko: Of course.

Egor Khrustalev: It’s sitting inside.

Maria Kravchenko: But this is my job. I'm an actress. Maybe unprofessional, but still.

Early years, childhood of Maria Kravchenko

Maria Kravchenko was born in the small provincial town of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, which is known for its industrial production.
She spent her childhood here, and therefore the celebrity always remembers this place with special warmth. From an early age, Masha grew up as a creative child. At the insistence of her parents, she entered a local music school, where she subsequently learned to play the piano. The young girl always really liked playing the keys, creating new sketches and melodies. Music lessons were never viewed with hostility by her. However, despite this, in Maria Kravchenko’s soul there was always an understanding that the calm and academic concerts of the classical philharmonic society were still “not hers.” Comedy Woman. Interview with Maria Kravchenko. Trying to find herself, the future celebrity began to study foreign languages. Having chosen the profession of teaching English, Masha went to Moscow, where she entered the Institute of Steel and Alloys at the Faculty of Education. It was this step that to some extent predetermined her entire future fate.

How to create numbers for Comedy Woman

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Egor Khrustalev: Few people know that this is very hard and great work. When I entered the building, I heard some screaming and some knocking. Then I realized that this particular scream and knocking were repeated. And then I realized that some scene was being rehearsed, the same thing was happening. Of course, everyone wants to believe that when you are rehearsing, you are making it up, that you yourself are laughing heartily.

Maria Kravchenko: Well, in fact, this happens, of course. That is, when we are given a number, we read it first, then everyone begins to bring something of their own to their character. Some words there, half jokes, half antics. That is, to somehow adapt it to yourself. So this is quite normal.

Egor Khrustalev: That is, you want to laugh?

Maria Kravchenko: Yes, of course. Moreover, we look at all these numbers from a slightly different perspective, since we have known each other for a very long time and very well. And we perceive all this, of course, differently. As a rule, much funnier than the audience. Precisely because we have our own slightly different prism for all this.

Career of Maria Kravchenko in KVN

It was here, at the institute, that the girl met her future stage partner Ekaterina Varnava.
After several joint rehearsals, the girls began performing on stage, performing short comic miniatures in front of the institute audience. A little later, other participants joined them. Thus, in a short period of time, the KVN team “Team MISiS” appeared at the institute. It is worth noting that although this group showed up at several KVN forums and festivals, it did not achieve great fame. In 2005, the team began to slowly disintegrate and virtually ceased to exist. One of the most significant episodes in the life of the team at this stage was the departure from the team of its two most prominent representatives - Maria Kravchenko and Ekaterina Varnava.

The biography of Maria Kravchenko began in the provinces

In 2005, Masha and Katya joined the KVN team “Team of Small Nations”. Together with Nikolai Gigani and Renat Fatkhullin, they began performing at various festivals held under the auspices of the Merry and Resourceful Club.

Maria Kravchenko's debut on the big stage took place in the same year 2005 as part of the KVN Premier League. That season, the “Team of Small Nations” team went through all stages of selection and reached the finals of the tournament, but only took fourth place there.

The next year, together with the team, Maria Kravchenko got into the television version of the Sochi KVN festival, where she won the right to perform in the Major League in 2006. However, the very first game in the Club elite was the last for their team.

After that, Maria stormed the heights of the Cheerful and Resourceful Club several more times together with the women’s team “Own Secrets.” However, the fate of this team was in many ways similar to the career path of the “Team of Small Nations”. After the Sochi Festival, the team received the right to play in the elite division, but was eliminated from the KVN championship after the first game.

In total, Maria Kravchenko’s biography includes twelve appearances in “television” programs of the Cheerful and Resourceful Club. Three each in the Major League and at the Voting KiVin festivals; as well as six more in the KVN Premier League.

Dear MISiS

In her first year, Masha met another student, Katya Varnava. The girls didn’t know that they would go through life hand in hand and by the age of 35 they would become best friends. For the sake of humor, together they began to participate in KVN and got into the team of their native university - the MISiS team. Masha and Katya were part of the star team.

But Maria and Ekaterina will have new prospects in the new team - “Team of Small Nations”. As part of the new team, the girls will appear on the stage of the Premier League and will be noticed by the most venerable comedians.

Maria Kravchenko in “Comedy Woman”

In 2007, while still an official member of the KVN team, Maria Kravchenko became seriously interested in another project and began performing in the young comedy show “Made in Woman,” which was later renamed “Comedy Woman.”
In the first years of its history, this project existed exclusively in a “club” format. However, some time later, the women's comedy show attracted the attention of the producers of the TNT channel. At the end of November 2008, the project debuted on All-Russian television. Since the very first episodes of the program, Maria Kravchenko has been a regular participant in Comedy Woman. As part of the TV show, the artist most often appears in the image of a “show-off” girl who, according to Masha herself, “knows her worth.”

Maria Kravchenko jokes not only in KVN

Commenting on this choice, Masha more than once noted that, being a native of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, she was very familiar with the behavior of such “street” girls, and therefore it was quite easy for her to get used to this image.

Leaving aside her favorite image of a “gopnitsa,” Maria Kravchenko has recently also often performed in the musical group “Supermarket of Love,” performing songs together with Nadezhda Sysoeva and Ekaterina Baranova as part of the “Comedy Woman” television programs.

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   Director Maria Kravchenko: I’m interested in living life // Saratov-Inform news agency
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   “Boris the Red”, “Perestroika”, “Parts of the Body” crashed into everyday life // “The Art of Cinema” - 2010 - No. 1
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   “Breakfast at Dad’s” became director Maria Kravchenko’s feature film debut. Before that, Maria was known as a director of short films and documentaries
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   Laurel branch - winners 2006 Laurel branch Retrieved June 20, 2015
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   Festival winners // Official website of the festival
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   Official prizes of the festival // Website of the festival "Russia"
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   Results of “Stalker”-2009 // Official website of the festival
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   Open Russian festival of author's documentary films "ARTDOKFEST" // Official website of the festival
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   Laureates of the 15th National Award in the field of non-fiction cinema “Laurel Branch” Laurel Branch 2014 Retrieved June 20, 2015

Personal life

According to the artist’s friends, in real life the girl is very far from her stage image.
She is sweet, shy and intelligent. Although, oddly enough, not everyone wants to see her exactly like this. As Maria herself admitted, the comedic role of a “chav” often prevents her from having a normal relationship with a guy.
Among her fans and suitors there are often people who are no strangers to “thieves” romance. Perhaps that is why the girl is still alone. Maria Kravchenko - “Comedy Woman”. Synergy University At some point, desperate to find a life partner, she even appeared on the television show “Let’s Get Married.” However, this step did not bring tangible success. The guy she chose as part of the project failed to adequately fit into the life of the young girl.

“There is a part of me in this heroine.” About the filming of “Women against Men.”

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Egor Khrustalev: But if you look at how you fight with your movie husband in the first part, I think that, in general, you will get the impression that you are capable of serious showdowns with your husbands.

Maria Kravchenko: Yes. I can’t say that I’m playing some kind of superwoman there. That is, this heroine contains a part of me. And this, of course, also depends on the film partner. But with Roman there is no other way. In fact, if someone had told me in 2001, when we met Roma, that I would play husband and wife with him in the film, and beat him with an octopus during the first and second parts, I would never have I didn’t believe life.

Egor Khrustalev: In the second part, do you also hit him with an octopus?

Maria Kravchenko: Yes.

Professional activity

Kravchenko began her stage activities by working in the KVN team in 2005. She played together with Barnabas. A year later, Maria made her way to TV KVN. The team, of course, took last place, but the girl gained some experience.

The year 2007 was marked for Maria by moving to the KVN Major League, and in a television format. This continues for two years. Maria will be recognized. Such popularity is pleasant for a girl. After all, she dreamed of the stage.

In parallel with playing in KVN, Kravchenko tries his hand at the TV show “Made in Woman” . This program is broadcast on the TNT channel and gains its fans. Maria is flattered by the attention of TV viewers. The audience that is interested in Maria’s personality is mainly youth.

Kravchenko is also active on social networks. The girl has several personal pages with more than a thousand subscribers.

Miriya Kravchenko made her film debut in 2015. This is a film called Women against Men (2015). So far this is the only film in the girl’s filmography. But the aspiring actress played the role so well that there is hope that Maria will develop her own talent in cinema.

“We have no fear of appearing ugly or funny to someone.” About the girls in Comedy Woman

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Egor Khrustalev: Look, you have an amazing team of girls who are not afraid and really love to be funny. As far as I can assume of a girl’s nature, still, first of all, I want to be beautiful. Since childhood I have wanted to be princesses. Both delight and admiration are caused by those who love to be funny. But what's going on? And when does this happen? In childhood, at school? Because of acquaintances, because of friends: with those girls who decide and decide to be funny.

Maria Kravchenko: Actually, a good question. And I would even say, probably very difficult. I can't say who this is happening to, where or when. I can just say that no matter how funny we are, we still remain beautiful. True, all the girls in our show are very beautiful. We just don’t have the fear of appearing ugly or funny to someone. We are probably turning so much into uncomplicated, unprincipled actors on stage that not one of us will ever have the thought: “Damn, what if I have a double chin now? What if I have some kind of crease.”

Egor Khrustalev: That’s the point. This makes you very different.

Maria Kravchenko: Our main task is to make people laugh. And we are working on this task. That is, at any cost we will make the viewer laugh. For me, KVN did its job - I was lucky, I had the opportunity to connect my life with humor. That is, I started playing in school, and somehow everything began to work out by itself. And she continued at the institute.