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Masha Mashkova

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Masha Mashkova
Маша Машкова
Born
Maria Vladimirovna Mashkova

(1985-04-19) April 19, 1985 (age 39)
Novosibirsk, Soviet Union
Other namesMasha
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationNovosibirsk State Theater Institute
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouses
Artem Semakin
(m. 2006; div. 2009)
Alexander Alexandrovich Slobodyanik
(m. 2009)
Children2

Maria Mashkova (Russian: Мария Машкова; April 19, 1985), known professionally as Masha Mashkova, is a Russian-born American actress.

She began her career starring in Russian television series, such as Not Born Beautiful (2005–2006). In 2018, Mashkova made her British television debut in the BBC One crime drama, McMafia. She later made her American television debut in For All Mankind (2023), and later starred in the science fiction thriller film, I.S.S. (2024).

Early life and education

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Mashkova was born in Novosibirsk, the daughter of actors Vladimir Mashkov and Yelena Shevchenko, both in whom served in the Mayakovsky Theatre. From early childhood, when her parents left for Moscow to study at theatre universities, and until the age of eight, Mashkova lived in Novosibirsk with her grandmother Valentina, a teacher of ethics and aesthetics at a flight attendant school and grandfather Pavel, a pilot by profession.[1] Her parents divorced when she was two years old. After divorcing, Mashkov continued to live with Mashkova[2] and married for the second time. Shevchenko also remarried and gave birth to two sons, Nikita (b. 1994) and Vsevolod (b. 2002).[1]

Career

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In 1992, Mashkova moved to live with her mother in Moscow, where at the age of seven, she first appeared on the stage. Mashkova played a small role on the stage of Mayakovsky Theatre in the play Victoria?. In 2002, when she was in the final eleventh grade of a secondary school with an ethno-cultural bias, in the same theater, she played the main role of Hilda in the play The Master Builder based on the play of the same name by Henrik Ibsen directed by Tatyana Akhramkova.[2][3][4]

Mashkova made her film debut at the age of eleven in Vladimir Grammatikov's film A Little Princess (1997), in which she played the role of the mischievous girl Lavinia. In 1998, together with her mother, she starred in Maksim Pezhemsky's popular comedy film Mama Don't Cry, in the role of the hooligan Masha. In 1999, Valery Akhadov's film It is Not Recommended to Offend Women was released, in which Maria played the daughter of the main character.[2]

In 2002, after graduating from high school with a silver medal, Mashkova entered the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and the Shchukin School, but, having made sure that she could independently enter a theater university, she chose economics. After studying at the academy for two months, secretly from her parents, she decided to transfer to the acting department of the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute.[1][5] In 2006, she was accepted into the troupe of the Lenkom Theatre. She left in 2010, before the birth of her daughter.[2][6]

From 2005 to 2006, Mashkova starred in the Not Born Beautiful, a Russian adaptation of Colombian telenovela, Yo soy Betty, la fea. She later had leading and supporting roles in a number of other Russian television series. She also starred in several feature films, notable action thriller Newsmakers (2009).[7] In 2018, she made her British television debut with a recurring role in the BBC One crime drama, McMafia. After moving to the United States, Mashkova had a recurring role in the fourth season of Apple TV+ space drama series, For All Mankind and co-starred in the thriller limited series, Lady in the Lake.[8] In 2024, she starred in the science fiction thriller film, I.S.S..[9]

Personal life

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In 2005, Mashkova married Artem Semakin, a theater and film actor. They met on the set of Don't Be Born Beautiful. The marriage was annulled in early April 2009.[10]

Mashkova's second husband is Alexander Alexandrovich Slobodyanik. Slobodyanik, who is the son of pianist Alexander Slobodyanik, was a musician, businessman, and the owner of a chain of stores selling musical instruments. He is now a screenwriter, film producer, and actor.[11][12] Mashkova and Slobodyanik got married on September 2, 2009. They have two children.[6][13] They live in the United States.[14]

In 2022, Mashkova spoke out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine on CNN, and condemned her father's statements in support of the government of Vladimir Putin and the invasion.[15][16] Consequently, she disowned her father.[17]

In 2023, Mashkova became a U.S. citizen and legally changed her name to Masha Mashkova.[17][18][19]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 A Little Princess Lavinia Herbert
1998 Mama Don't Cry Masha
2000 It is Not Recommended to Offend Women Anyuta
2004 Daddy
2005 Mama Don't Cry 2 Olesya
2007 Sedmoy lepestok
2008 Closed Spaces Vika
2009 Newsmakers Katya
2010 Pro lyuboff
2015 Faena: A Story of a Mother Nadya Short film
2016 Pobeg iz Moskvabada Maria Lastochkina
Mafia: The Game of Survival
2020 Igray so mnoy
2024 I.S.S. Weronika Vetrov
Limonov: The Ballad Anna Post-production
TBA Debate Maria Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Next 2 Svetlana Recurring role
2005–2006 Not Born Beautiful Masha Series regular, 200 episodes
2006 Talisman lyubvi Stesha Kovrigina Series regular, 60 episodes
Vse smeshalos v dome... Yulia Series regular, 10 episodes
2009 Operatsiya 'Pravednik' Lila Television film
2011 Chyornaya metka Zhanna Television film
Zabytyy Lyudmila Mishina 4 episodes
2012 Moya bolshaya semya Margarita Series regular, 12 episodes
Okhota na gaulyaytera Mariya Osipova Series regular, 10 episodes
Veronika. Poteryannoe schaste Zoya Series regular, 16 episodes
2013 Idealnyy brak Natalya Series regular, 8 episodes
Bednaya Liz Elizaveta Sokolova Television film
2018 McMafia Masha Recurring role, 5 episodes
Lapsi Vera Series regular, 16 episodes
Sveta s togo sveta Sveta Series regular, 35 episodes
2019 Solyonaya karamel Polina Television film
2020 Perevod s nemetskogo Irina Voskresenskaya Television film
2021 Krepostnaya Rogneda Bezus Series regular, 24 episodes
2022 YuZZZ Polina Series regular, 8 episodes
Zhenshchina v sostoyanii razvoda Vera Series regular, 8 episodes
Barentsevo more Valentina Series regular, 8 episodes
2023 For All Mankind Svetlana Zakharova Recurring role, 3 episodes
2024 NCIS: Hawai'i Tatyana Sokolova Episode: "Serve and Protect
Lady in the Lake

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Владимир и Мария Машковы: первое совместное интервью отца и дочери (эксклюзив журнала «7 дней»)". 7days.ru (in Russian). September 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Профиль звезды. Мария Машкова" (in Russian). 7 Days. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "«Не просто Мария». — Сегодня в Театре имени Маяковского — премьера пьесы Генрика Ибсена с производственным названием «Строитель Сольнес» режиссёра Татьяны Ахрамковой" (in Russian). Moskovskij Komsomolets. April 3, 2002.
  4. ^ "Режиссёры театра. Ахрамкова Татьяна Витольдовна. Биография" (in Russian). Mayakovsky Theatre.
  5. ^ "Театральный институт имени Бориса Щукина. Актёрский факультет. Галерея выпускников. 2000-е годы" (in Russian). Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "«МаМаша». — Актриса Мария Машкова родила в Москве сына — малыш появился на свет через 7 месяцев после её свадьбы". life.ru (in Russian). June 6, 2010.
  7. ^ "Newsmakers | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (October 11, 2022). "'For All Mankind': Maria Mashkova & Dimiter Marinov Join Apple Series As Recurring".
  9. ^ Scheck, Frank (June 14, 2023). "'I.S.S.' Review: Ariana DeBose and Chris Messina in a Tense Thriller About Warring Astronauts". The Hollywood Reporter.
  10. ^ "Мария Машкова развелась с мужем". woman.ru (7 April 2009 (in Russian).
  11. ^ "Актриса Мария Машкова вышла замуж". life.ru (in Russian). December 18, 2009.
  12. ^ "Александр Александрович Слободяник (05.09.1941 — 11.08.2008). Заслуженный артист РСФСР (1974)". allpianists.ru (in Russian).
  13. ^ "Дочь Владимира Машкова снова развелась!". sobesednik.ru (in Russian). August 31, 2012.
  14. ^ "Дочь Машкова рассказала о просьбе отца вернуться в Россию и извиниться". www.rbc.ru (in Russian). March 22, 2022.
  15. ^ Times, The Moscow (March 22, 2022). "Russian Actress Criticizes Famous Father's Support of Ukraine War". The Moscow Times. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  16. ^ "Russian actress speaks out after father appears at Putin's rally" – via www.youtube.com.
  17. ^ a b "Renouncing Putin: Russian actress drops her patronymic and Russian citizenship". RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  18. ^ "The daughter of one of the leading Putin supporters, Vladimir Mashkov, has officially disowned her father and Russia". Obozrevatel. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  19. ^ "Instagram". instagram.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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