Maria Semkina is the winner of many photo contests, the best model of 2000, a successful actress and caring mother. The list of all these titles suggests that you should better learn about the fate and filmography of such a popular woman.
Childhood and adolescence
Maria Semkina was born on October 26, 1976 in Rostov-on-Don. Her dad worked as a mathematician, and her mother as an engineer. As Maria herself recalls, until the age of 16 she was very thin, because the boys did not give her any attention. And at school evenings she had to stand on the sidelines, as they were not invited to dance. It was very difficult for the girl because of this, and she tried to concentrate on her studies so that all sorts of sad thoughts would not enter her head.
After school, Maria became a student at a local agricultural university. And from the age of 18 she began to live separately from her parents, as she wanted to be independent in everything.
Fashion Model Career
In 1998, the girl sent her photos to the Image-Elite modeling agency for the contest, not really hoping for anything. Could Maria Semkina have imagined that on the first attempt she would become a winner? She still enjoys remembering the day when she was presented with a set of pots and brought home after the contest in an expensive car. But parents were horrified by this, because they wanted her daughter to choose a “normal” profession.
However, this was only the beginning. Then she received the “Lady Charm-98” award, won the competition “Rostov Beauty” (in the qualifying round). Representatives of modeling agencies began to pay attention to her, and one of them, from ModusVivendiS, invited Maria to work. The girl went to Moscow, where she took part in many shows, starred for advertising, etc.
Overseas period
For almost two years, the girl worked as a fashion model and photo model in Japan, Germany, France, Greece, South Korea, Italy. Maria Semkina at that time starred for Playboy magazine, for its Russian version. And it was this publication that called it more than once the “Girl of the Month” (2000, 2001, 2006), and in 2000 she still received the title “Model of the Year”. Now Maria recalls that it was not an easy period, but he taught her stamina, perseverance, and the desire to monitor her appearance and figure.
The first successes in cinema
Very often filmmakers turn when searching for beauties for filming in modeling agencies. That is how Maria Semkina got her first role. The first time the audience saw her on the screens as an actress in 2002, when she played a small role as a female musician in the film "Loneliness of Blood." Offers began to arrive one after another. But she got her first significant role in 2005, Maria played Svetlana Berezkin in the sensational series “Doomed to become a star”. 2006 gave the girl a major role in the TV series "All Inclusive".
Maria Semkina, whose filmography envies even famous personalities with a special education, is embarrassed to call herself an actress, since not everyone knows and understands this profession. Realizing that much still needs to be mastered, Mary in 2006 entered the school to them. Schukin. Now she had to combine work and study. Nevertheless, the beautiful tapes with her participation continued to delight the audience. In 2006, Maria played Tamara in the melodrama "Infidelity" and Angelica in the series "In the rhythm of the tango." The year 2007 was marked for the young actress by roles in the films Day of Anger and Defense Against.
Popularity and other iconic roles
In the fall of 2007, Maria Semkina gained unprecedented popularity. “Daddy's Daughters” is a series that started at that time, and our heroine played the oligarch’s wife Oksana Fedotova in it. According to the plot of the tape, they either reconcile with their spouse, or scandal, but in the end they are fine and she gives birth to a daughter. Maria played a touching and at the same time glamorous lady, and it turned out to be just wonderful for her.
This series was shot until 2012, but this did not prevent the actress from simultaneously trying on other roles. In 2009, the series “Cream” was released, where Maria played Lisa Chaikin - not a very beautiful girl. However, after using the cream, she turns into a real princess Clara. By the way, in this tape, Semkina appeared for the first time in front of all the blonde, although by nature she is a brown-haired woman. This is the intention of the screenwriter, nothing can be done about it.
Also, 2009 presented to viewers and other films with the participation of our heroine: “The Guardian”, “Testament Marriage”, “Always Always Say.” In 2011, actress Maria Semkina appeared in new roles, which brought her even more success. So, she played Anna in the film “Office Romance. Our time ", Anya Ponomareva in the tape" Inspector Cooper "and other interesting characters.
One of the last roles
In 2012, the film “The Same Carlson” was released, where our heroine played the baby’s mother. As she herself says, the presence on the same set with such famous and experienced personalities as Mikhail Galustyan, Igor Vernik, Gosha Kutsenko, added courage and self-confidence to her. In the same year, Maria played in such films as “Moms”, “Baby”, “I Will Be Near”. Maria took part in the show "Dancing with the Stars." Her partner was Andrey Karpov. At first, Maria thought it was all easy and simple, and when faced with complex choreography, she began to get very worried. However, thanks to her partner, everything went well, and the couple performed quite worthily. Today, a popular movie actress wants to try her hand at the theater.
Personal life
At the age of 20, Maria Semkina got married. Her personal life with her husband did not work out, they broke up after three years. In this marriage, Mary gave birth to a son, Michael, whom she is raising herself now. While the actress is not going to marry, and considers her son and her beloved cat to be her family. In her interviews, Maria does not like to raise such questions, however, she believes that time for personal life can be found even with the craziest workload.
Maria does not like parties and high-profile parties, she prefers to stay at home and enjoy reading and peace. Although free time is issued for this, it is extremely rare. And our heroine loves to travel. When Maria is asked if she wants to be a model again, she replies that this is already in the past, and being an actress is much more interesting for her.
Everyone chooses his own path in. As we see, everything turns out in cinema in Mary, she pleases us with new interesting roles. We wish the actress creative success and inspiration in her work!