Daria Mayorova started her career as an actress, starring in the film of a famous director. However, the same director judged that the main role in her life would be the role of his wife and mother of his children. Daria Mayorova left the profession for a long time, which, incidentally, she never regretted. Later, she realized herself as a TV presenter, appearing on the morning air of one of the federal channels.
Mom's Successor
Daria Mayorova was born in February 1972 in Moscow, spent her entire youth on Malaya Bronnaya. From an early age, the girl dreamed of becoming an actress, took an active part in the work of the school theater club. In this quest, Daria was supported by her mother, whom her father blocked the path to the stage.
Daria’s grandfather, Valery Pronin, had a direct relationship with the world of cinema, was a venerable director of the pre-war era and sought to isolate his daughter, Dasha’s mother, from the bohemian atmosphere of acting circles, which he considered unacceptable for well-educated young ladies.
Be that as it may, the biography of Daria Mayorova evolved according to a different scenario. After graduation, she applied to the prestigious Schukin School, safely passing a rigorous examination. The girl studied with the best teachers of the country, developed her dramatic talent, actively implementing the unfulfilled aspirations of her mother.
Fateful meeting
After completing her first year of study at the Shchukin school, Daria Mayorova traveled to Vladimir with her father. In this ancient Russian city, she met the famous film director Karen Shakhnazarov. According to the latter, he immediately saw his future wife in a pretty student. The master did not embarrass a substantial difference in age. He was then 38 years old, and Daria was not yet 20.
Daria herself did not immediately submit to the famous filmmaker: according to her, the relationship between them developed gradually, she gradually looked at Shakhnazarov, evaluating him as her potential spouse.
The famous director had to fight for a long time at the girl’s hand and heart: in order to be with her longer, he invited her to star in his new film. So Daria Mayorova, whose photo appeared on the poster of the new work, became an actress of the psychological and historical painting “The Regicide”. Here, the girl played the role of Princess Olga, the daughter of the executed Tsar Nikolai the Bloody.
A year later, Daria Mayorova again tries her hand at the cinema, starring in the film "Three August Days" directed by Jung from the USA. However, after the filming was completed, the film never appeared on Russian screens, and the overseas guests took all the footage with them.
A housewife
Shortly after graduation, Daria married Karen Shakhnazarov. This marriage was happy, the couple lived together, Mayorova gave birth to her husband two sons - Ivan and Vasily. Focusing on family life, the director’s wife moved away from active work in theater and cinema.
Soon Daria was bored with the role of a housewife, she wanted to get out of the four walls of her home. However, work in the theater did not appeal to her, and she could not return to the cinema for mysterious reasons. I had to look for another way out of the situation.
A television
Salvation for Mayorova came from television. TVC channel invited her to the leading role for the morning channel Mood. A talented girl quickly mastered in a new quality and soon became a real star of the morning broadcast.
The skills acquired by her when she was a housewife came in handy. She mastered cooking, needlework, many other things and could easily “cook” the most delicious programs for her regular viewers.
In 2005, Daria Mayorova once again showed activity as an actress, starring in three episodes of the series "The lover of private investigation Daria Vasilyeva." However, after the filming was completed, she was not eager to resume her film career and returned to her favorite television.