Biography
The name of actress Marietta Sergeevna Tsigal-Polishchuk will forever be associated with her famous mother, Lyubov Polishchuk. After the death of Lyubov Grigorievna, her daughter remembered how her mother regretted that both of her children, daughter Marietta Tsigal and son Alexei Makarov, not only did not look like her, but also did not bear her last name. Then, after consulting with her father, the girl took a double surname.
Marietta’s family has many famous relatives who have achieved considerable success in life. In addition to her mother, brother-actor and father-artist, she had a famous paternal great-grandmother - writer Marietta Shaginyan, after whom her parents named their daughter, who was born in October 1984. His grandfather, the painter Viktor Tsigal, was also a famous person.
Actress Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk
Many expected Marietta, who grew up in an intelligent family, to behave accordingly. As those around her thought, the girl was supposed to grow up as a quiet child with the manners of a pupil at a boarding house for noble maidens. But the daughter of everyone’s adored Lyubov Polishchuk did not turn out to be a refined high school student.
As Marietta herself shared in one of her interviews, she just wanted to do everything to destroy this stereotype. Daughter Polishchuk swore, fought with her peers, annoyed her teachers with her antics, and lied at every turn. The parents blushed for the girl at school and made a lot of efforts to bring their daughter to her senses.
Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk with her mother
Everything changed after transferring to another school. Perhaps the girl has simply matured. Marietta fell in love with reading and began to study better. I also changed my old dreams. Previously, the girl wanted to become either a ballerina or an artist. But now Masha, as her parents called her, dreamed of following in the footsteps of her mother and older brother.
The famous mother did not even think about protecting her daughter. Therefore, Masha had to act on her own. The applicant did not get in the first time - she failed in one of the rounds. And she refused the offer to study in a paid department.
Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk with her father
RATI-GITIS Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk “took it” on the second try. The girl studied on the course of Sergei Golomazov. Specialization - drama directing and acting.
In mother's footsteps
Marietta decided to become an actress, like her famous mother. Moreover, she managed to enter the theater institute only the second time. To avoid associations with Lyubov Polishchuk, when submitting documents, she did not indicate her full name in the application form, filling out the “parents” column.
However, when the artist had already died, the girl realized how much Lyubov wanted one of the children to bear her last name. Therefore, Marietta, after consulting with her father, decided to have a double surname - Tsigal-Polishchuk.
After graduation, Marietta joined the theater troupe on Malaya Bronnaya. She managed to play in such performances as: “Demons” by Fyodor Dostoevsky, “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Moliere, “Vassa” by Maxim Gorky and others.
Later, the actress appeared on the stage of other capital theaters. For example, at the Entreprise Art Salon theater Tsigal-Polishchuk played Raisa in Balzaminov’s Marriage.
However, the matter was not done on the theatrical stage alone. In 2005, the girl appeared in the TV series “Prime Time Goddess.” Then she starred in such famous projects as “New Year’s Flight”, “I’ll Be Back”, “Inhabited Island”, “Kuprin. In the Dark", "Zemsky Doctor. Love in spite of”, “May Ribbons”, “Mysterious Passion” and others. Marietta even played the main role in the TV series “Faina,” which tells about the People’s Artist of the USSR Faina Ranevskaya.
The actress also starred in documentaries about her mother: “Lyubov Polishchuk. The last 24 hours" and "Lyubov Polishchuk. Holiday woman."
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Films and creativity
After graduation, the creative biography of Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk began. The girl, along with other graduates of the course, was accepted by Sergei Anatolyevich Golomazov into the theater on Malaya Bronnaya. The aspiring actress felt like she had returned to her home. After all, Marietta had once been here with her mother and skated around the empty stage on roller skates. Masha’s nanny also worked in this theater. And when yesterday’s student came to the theater, she again met her former nanny, who worked here as a props maker.
Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk in the theater
From yesterday's course, Golomazov organized a youth studio. Tsigal-Polishchuk appeared on stage with her husband Dmitry Serdyuk, who was also a graduate of Sergei Golomazov. Together, the young people played in the play “Demons” based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Soon Marietta participated in the productions of “The Secret of the Old Wardrobe” by Alexander Shavrin, “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Moliere, “Vassa” by Maxim Gorky, and the plastic drama “The Pit” by Alexander Kuprin.
Later, Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk appeared on the stage of other capital theaters. The actress played Rene Duchesne in the play “Drinking Alone” at the Nikitsky Gate Theater, the Young Jewish Woman in Gambrinus and Madame Pernel at the Mayakovsky Theater, and Raisa in The Marriage of Balzaminov at the Entreprise Art Salon Theater.
Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk in the play “The Marriage of Balzaminov”
A cinematic biography of Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk began in 2005. Like many colleagues, his debut took place in TV series. The daughter of Lyubov Polishchuk starred in “Goddess of Prime Time” and “You Won’t Leave Me.”
In 2006, Marietta got a landmark role in Elena Nemykh’s drama “I’ll Be Back.” The actress played the Jewish girl Rosa, who ended up in a concentration camp. Then the actress’s repertoire was replenished with work in Fyodor Bondarchuk’s science fiction film “Inhabited Island,” where Marietta played the role of a female officer. The film, based on the novel of the same name by the Strugatsky brothers, brought the creators $23 million at the box office.
Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk in the TV series “Heiress”
Soon Marietta was invited to the drama series “The Heiress”, and then to the melodrama “Zemsky Doctor. Love in spite of" and the historical project "Kuprin. In the dark."
Viewers also saw Tsigal-Polishchuk in the sensational mini-series of the notorious Valeria Gai Germanika “May Ribbons”. The film is about the lives of three friends - Olga, Tatyana and Elena (Klavdiya Korshunova, Arina Marakulina, Daria Ekamasova), who are trying to build personal happiness. On the way, each of the heroines encounters unexpected obstacles. Marietta appeared in the film in a supporting role.
Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk in the series “Zemsky Doctor. Love in spite of"
My compatriots liked the melodramatic series “The Aroma of Rose Hips.” A more noticeable role was in the multi-part action film “Conspiracy.” The film was about two former colleagues who passed through the hot spots of the Caucasus - Shikov (Sergei Gubanov) and Soldatov (Maxim Shchegolev). Soldatov creates a private military corporation, where he invites his friend. Together, former paratroopers go to fight abroad.
In the 2014 melodrama “New Year's Flight,” Marietta appears in the ensemble cast along with Oksana Fandera, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Marat Basharov, and Sergei Chonishvili. The heroes of the film make plans for the New Year that are not destined to come true. Life makes its own adjustments, which lead to a happy ending.
There is a premonition that star roles and a real breakthrough in the filmography of Lyubov Polishchuk’s daughter are still ahead. In 2016, Masha appeared in the long-awaited series about the sixties poets “Mysterious Passion”. Marietta, dyed blonde for this role, got the image of Andrei Voznesensky's wife, Zoya Boguslavskaya.
All the characters in Vlad Furman's film received fictitious names, which were recognized by cultural and artistic figures of the 60s - Robert Rozhdestvensky, Evgeny Yevtushenko, Andrei Voznesensky, Bulat Okudzhava, Bella Akhmadulina. The main roles were played by Alexey Morozov, Yulia Peresild, Chulpan Khamatova, Philip Yankovsky, Alexander Ilyin Jr. In 2020, the film was nominated for “Best Television Series” at the Golden Eagle Award.
Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk in the series “Mysterious Passion”
The artist is known for her charity work. Together with actor and classmate Yuri Thagalegov, Marietta created the “I’m Not Alone” foundation. Its main goal is to help talented orphans who dream of connecting their future lives with creativity.
Many viewers appreciated Marietta as a TV presenter. Together with her father Sergei Tsigal, the girl hosts the culinary program “Family Feast” and the TV show “Recipe Hunters. Food and cuisine." The actress also participated in the filming of documentaries about her mother, which were called “Lyubov Polishchuk. The last 24 hours" and "Lyubov Polishchuk. Holiday woman."
“Are these poems, or what, should I read?”
Lyubov Polishchuk was born in Omsk in 1949. Her father was a builder, her mother was a seamstress, and the future artist herself first wanted to become a ballerina. But the dream did not come true: high Polishchuk was not accepted into the ballet school. She loved to dance, became a soloist in the school choir and participated in the drama club. After school, Polishchuk went to Moscow to enter drama school, but was late: the exams were already over.
After finishing tenth grade in my native Omsk, I went to the capital to “become an artist.” Having neither acquaintances nor relatives in Moscow. I didn’t really know which institute I should go to, and I went to all of them: Pike, Shchepka. Every day is like going to work.
Lyubov Polishchuk
Lyubov Polishchuk returned to her hometown and began performing in the group “Omich on the Stage”. However, after some time she lost her voice. “I was offered to retrain as a spoken word artist. I didn’t understand what it was at all, I asked: “Are these poems, or what, should I read?” — said Lyubov Polishchuk.
Lyubov Polishchuk. Photo: aif.ru
Lyubov Polishchuk. Photo: afisha.mail.ru
Lyubov Polishchuk. Photo: ruskino.ru
Soon the actress entered the All-Russian Creative Workshop of Pop Art, which at that time was recruiting artists for training. Then, in Moscow, while studying, Polishchuk met her first husband, Valery Makarov. After graduation, they returned together to the Omsk Regional Philharmonic. Here Polishchuk performed pop monologues written by Maryan Belenky.
In 1972, Lyubov Polishchuk gave birth to a son, Alexei. At the same time, the head of the Omsk Philharmonic, Yuri Yurkovsky, became director of Rosconcert. He invited the couple to move to Moscow along with several other artists.
“Red Arrow” arrives in Moscow” was the name of the performance in which a new soloist, Lyubov Polishchuk, made her debut at the Music Hall. In 1978, for this role she received an award from the All-Russian Variety Artists Competition.
Personal life
The artist’s family life lasted several years. With her husband, actor Dmitry Serdyuk, Marietta not only studied together, but also worked, appearing on the stage of the theater on Malaya Bronnaya. But soon after the birth of their son Grisha, the marriage broke up. True, for the sake of their son, the former spouses continue to communicate. Dad takes part in raising Gregory, but the boy spends most of his time with his mother.
The artist is not afraid that her son will grow up to be a “mama’s boy” because his mother treats him like an adult. Babysitting is not accepted in the family. And the father and grandfather show the boy an example of masculine behavior.
Dmitry Serdyuk and Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk
And although Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk’s personal life has not yet developed, it can hardly be called unhappy. After all, the actress has a son, father, brother. And most importantly, it’s a job you love. The only thing that is sorely missing is mom. Masha believes that the death of Lyubov Polishchuk is an incredible injustice. After all, the mother failed to do even a third of what she could.
On her leg, Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk has an inconspicuous tattoo in the form of a written Japanese hieroglyph meaning the word “Patience.” The actress says that this quality of character is always lacking. But it is so necessary in life and profession. Marietta borrowed the idea of creating a tattoo on her ankle from Scarlett Johansson. Such decoration can be easily hidden under clothes or shoes at the right time.
Denis Serdyukov: what is known about the actor
There is no exact information about Denis Serdyukov. It is known that he was born on March 22, 1970 in the city of Leningrad. His height is 180 centimeters. Since 1989 he played at the Most Theater, and in 1996 he graduated from LGITMiK. Cherkasova. Serdyukov moved to Moscow when he was 32 years old.
Actor Denis Serdyukov
Denis’s film debut was the main role in the film “The Lawyer,” which brought him popularity. He starred in TV series and films, playing supporting roles and episodic roles.
Still from the film “The Lawyer”
He is a member of the Union of Russian Cinematographers and the Guild of Russian Cinema Actors. Currently, his filmography includes about 60 roles, many of them episodic. The actor currently lives in the capital.
Denis Serdyukov and Mikhail Gluzsky in the film “Russian Steam Locomotive”
Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk now
Now the autobiographical film “Faina” is being prepared for release, where Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk plays the young Faina Ranevskaya. The film will also feature actors Sofya Pisman, Irina Grineva, Maria Poroshina, and Vladimir Simonov. The film's premiere is scheduled for 2020.
In addition to her film and theater career, Marietta continues to be involved in community projects. In 2020, for the second time, as part of the work of the “I’m Not Alone” charity foundation, a festival was held that brought together the foundation’s wards and professional actors and directors.
During the event, the most talented pupils of sponsored boarding schools were selected, who for three weeks took classes in stage movement, speech, acting, dance and vocals, in order to delight the audience with theatrical performances at the end. Graduates of Moscow creative institutes helped children and teenagers. The performances shown as part of the festival were attended by Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Evgeny Knyazev, Igor Zolotovitsky, Anatoly Bely, Agrippina Steklova, Olga Lomonosova.
As Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk reports in an interview, the theater festival helps children deprived of family warmth and parental care decide on a future profession, as well as get the opportunity to meet relatives or find mentors. Reports of the festival results in the form of photos and videos were posted on Instagram and Facebook.
