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Natalya Seleznyova

Natalya Seleznyova

Natalya Seleznyova


Natalya Seleznyova is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation (1996).
Pretty girl was born on June 19, 1945 in Moscow. Her father, Igor Seleznyov, was known photographer in the Soviet Union, and her mother, Elena Polinkovskaya was a popular artist. The family’s favorite writer was Leo Tolstoy, and the girl was named in honor of Natasha Rostova.
When the girl was only 6 years old, the famous actor Mikhail Mayorov invited her to the Soviet Army Theater. Little girl got the role of the main character in the play Thirty Pieces of Silver, which the young actress performed for 3 years in a row.
Because of the filming in the movies, the girl had to change schools several times. One year Natasha even studied in Leningrad and lived with her mother in a hotel. After graduating from school in 1963, the girl entered the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. Then Seleznyova became an actress of the Moscow Academic Satire Theater. Anatoly Papanov, Andrei Mironov and Spartak Mishulin performed in the same theater.
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Victoria Bonya

Victoria Bonya

Victoria Bonya

Victoria Bonya is a Russian TV presenter, actress and model.
Pretty girl was born on November 27, 1979 in Krasnokamensk, Chita Region. At the age of 16 she came to Moscow. Her career began in the Lotto Bingo. Also she managed to work as a waitress, secretary of the company for the production of plastic windows.
In 2001 the beautiful girl represented Russia at the beauty pageant Miss Earth. A year later, in 2002, she went to the United States.
On May 9, 2006 Bonya became a member of the reality show Dom-2 and spent about a year there. The girl had a relationship with Stepan Menshikov and Anton Potapovich. By the way, she has become one of the most prominent members of the show.
Outstanding Victoria entered the list of 50 Most Beautiful People of Moscow in May 2007.
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Emilia Spivak, Russian actress

Emilia Spivak, Russian actress

Emilia Spivak, Russian actress


Emilia Spivak is a Russian theater and film actress.
Beautiful girl was born on November 18, 1981 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). She is a daughter of theater director, People’s Artist of Russia – Semyon (Solomon) Spivak.
In 2003 Emilia graduated from the St. Petersburg Dramatic Academy. The girl took part in academic performances Older Brother, Kabare. While still a student of the academy Emilia began acting in films. You know, she was offered a role in the detective series Secrets of the Investigation. At that time, the main actress of the project Anna Kovalchuk was temporarily absent, and the aspiring actress had the honor to replace her. Subsequently, Emilia continued to star in the cult series until 2008.
By the way, Emilia worked in Youth Theater on Fontanka and the Moscow Art Theatre named after Anton Chekhov.
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Olga Kabo, actress

Olga Kabo – Soviet and Russian actress

Olga Kabo – Soviet and Russian actress


Olga Kabo is a Soviet and Russian actress, Honored Artist of Russia (2002), a member of the Russian Stuntmen’s Association (1996).
Pretty girl was born on January 28, 1968 in Moscow into the family of engineers. Her grandfather was a Secretary of the Central Committee of Youth of Ukraine. In 1937 he was arrested and sent to Kolyma. There he married and only after rehabilitation returned to Moscow, where his son Igor was born. During the Great Patriotic War, his relatives in Ukraine were shot by the occupiers.
From an early age Olga was engaged in many artistic activities: she studied ballroom dance, rhythmic gymnastics, and even entered the cosmonaut’s studio. The girl studied English at a special school with advanced English courses. And she attended art and musical schools, later the Moscow conservatory.
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Irina Leonova, actress

Irina Leonova, Russian actress

Irina Leonova, Russian actress


Irina Leonova is a Russian film and theater actress.
Beautiful girl was born on August 22, 1978 in Tallinn, USSR (Estonia).
After graduating from the Shchepkin Theater School the actress joined the troupe of the Maly Theatre, where she fell in love with fellow actor Igor Petrenko, who became her first husband.
In 1999 Irina debuted in the film Once Again We Have to Live. Later she played in many films including World History of Poisoning (2001), Three Against Everyone (2002), Hello, Capital (2003), Stargazer (2004).
By the way, Leonova became famous after the role of Kristina in the TV series The Best City in the World and Lena in Children of the Arbat.
Also she starred in well-known TV series – People and Shadows: the Secrets of Puppet Theater (2001), Black Room (2000-2001) and others.
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Ingrid Olerinskaya

Ingrid Olerinskaya - Russian actress

Ingrid Olerinskaya – Russian actress


Ingrid Olerinskaya is a Russian actress, who became famous after her debut in Roman Karimov’s film Neadekvatnie Lyudi (Inadequate People). Also she is known for her role in the TV series Ship on STS channel.
Beautiful girl was born on March 14, 1992 in Ryazan. According to Ingrid, her father named his daughter after the Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman. She has sister Polina Olerinskaya. The parents divorced in 2001 and the children stayed with their mother.
Until 2007 the girl studied in Nizhniy Novgorod, then she moved to Moscow.
Ingrid entered the Moscow State Pedagogical University (MPGU), Faculty of Geography. But she didn’t finish her studies and never became a teacher of geography.
The future star got into the film industry by accident. At the metropolitan festival Tectonics, bright girl was noticed by the casting manager of Amedia. So, she was invited to the casting and got the main role in the comedy melodrama Inadequate People. Her partner was already popular Russian actor Ilya Lyubimov.
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Margarita Terekhova

Margarita Terekhova

Margarita Terekhova


Margarita Terekhova is a Soviet and Russian actress and film director, People’s Artist of Russia (1996). She is best known for her roles in The Mirror (1975) directed by Andrey Tarkovskiy, in the popular TV series The Dog in the Manger (1977) and D’Artagnan and Three Musketeers (1978).
Beautiful girl was born on August 25, 1942 in Turinsk, Sverdlovsk region.
Since 1959 Margarita studied at the Tashkent University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. Two years later she left the university and went to Moscow, where she studied at A. Zavadsky Theater Studio.
After her graduation in 1964 she became an actress of Mossovet Theatre, where she had been working for many years (with a break – from 1983 to 1987). There her stage partners were famous actors including Faina Ranevskaya, Vera Maretskaya, Valentina Talyzina, Olga Ostroumova, Larisa Kuznetsova, Yuri Zavadsky, Valentin Gaft, Georgi Taratorkin, Evgeniy Steblov and other notable Russian actors.
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