In September 2005, the first episode of the then-very-popular series, “Don't Be Born Beautiful,” appeared on television. The film about high fashion and its backyards was liked by the audience with the novelty of their idea, intrigue and, of course, the much-expected happy ending. This series made a huge number of actors truly famous. Among them are courier Fedya (Victor Dobronravov), and Alexander Voropaev (Ilya Lyubimov), and secretary Kira Victoria Klochkova (Julia Takshina), and secretary at the reception Maria Tropinkina (Maria Mashkova), and many others. For the last actress, this picture was far from the first. However, thanks to this particular series, the girl became popular not only in Russia, but also in other CIS countries.
Daughter of famous father
To say that until the picture was broadcast on the air, the name of the girl was not known to the public - it would be a little exaggeration. After all, she is the daughter of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Vladimir Mashkov. Thanks to her father, the girl from childhood was surrounded by the attention of the public. However, it was precisely after the role of Maria Tropinkina in the series about the beautiful world of fashion that she was called “actress Maria Mashkova”, without any explanation about her close family ties with the famous actor. Let's see how the biography of the star child evolved and how much the father influenced the daughter's choice of the acting profession.
Childhood
On April 19, 1985, in Moscow, Maria Mashkova was born into a family of artists. Her parents at that time did not yet know the inhabitants of the Soviet Union. The girl’s mother, Elena Shevchenko, studied at the Theater Academy in Novosibirsk, and her father, Vladimir Mashkov, graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School. After graduation, the couple settled in Moscow and began to conquer the film industry.
After some time, their names were recognized throughout the mighty country. Elena became famous for her roles in such films as “Orphan of Kazan” and “Katka and Shiz”. Vladimir was more successful than his wife. He became an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. The popular actor and director Mashkov starred in many films, shot several films (his wife also played in one of them). It is not surprising that it was her parents who served as a vivid role model.
Parental divorce and daughter's joy
However, the family happiness of the Mashkovs did not last long. When Mashenka was not yet four years old, her parents divorced. The daughter stayed with mom. However, she never lost touch with her father. It is worth saying that the divorce of parents was not a tragedy for the baby. On the contrary, she liked to live in two houses: a day with mom, a day with dad. Later, having matured, she began to love her parents and loved ones even more, giving them all her free time.
Theater and movie debut
The early biography of Maria Mashkova is already filled with love for theater and cinema. Since childhood, she took part in all possible productions, playing Snow Maiden, princesses and Cinderella.
When the baby was seven years old, she made her debut on the stage of the Vladimir Mayakovsky Theater. The girl shared the success of her first performance with Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Natalya Gundareva and other artists who were also involved in the play.
Five years later, Maria Mashkova debuted in the cinema. Director Vladimir Grammatikov invited the girl to the role of Lavinia in his film "Little Princess". After a couple of years, a tape called “Mom Do Not Cry” appears on the screens, where Maria Mashkova also plays. The filmography of a very young actress is gradually replenished with decent work. It should be said that in this picture the girl is removed with her mother - Elena Shevchenko.
Before graduating from school, Maria becomes a full member of the troupe of the Vladimir Mayakovsky Theater. At the age of sixteen, she brilliantly plays in the production of Heinrich Ibsen's The Builder Solnes. As the actress admits, at the time she entered the stage, she plunged into prostration. The only one who worried the girl was the father, whom, in the event of her failure, everyone would feel sorry for the untalented daughter. However, to the surprise of everyone, and even the artist herself, the performance turned out to be more than successful.
Prioritization and change of priorities
Like some other children from famous acting families, Maria Mashkova did not seek to devote her entire future life to the art of acting. That is why, after graduation, she chooses a serious specialty as an economist and enters the Plekhanov Academy. Parents also approved the choice of daughter. After studying at a prestigious educational institution for some time, the girl clearly understands that drawing up business plans and calculating profitability is far from what she dreams of. And Mary enters the Shchukin Theater School. This decision was very unexpected for the girl's parents, if not shocking. Having become a student at a theater school, she enters the course of Vladimir Poglazov. By that time, films with Maria Mashkova replenished with one more work: in the role of Svetlana, she starred in the TV series “Next-2”, in the role of Anyuta, in the film “It is not recommended to offend women.”
Diverse Roles
During her studies, the girl continued to act in films. One of her teachers, Alexander Nazarov, invited Maria to the shooting of the series “The Talisman of Love”. The girl got a very difficult role: she needed to play a negative in every sense insidious assistant in the house of Uvarov Stesha Kovrigin. Talent helped the girl not to get lost among many other actors, given that her character was far from the main one.
Before the release of the series “The Talisman of Love” on the screens, Maria Mashkova starred in several more films. The first film was the film "The Legend of Koschey, or In Search of the Thirtieth Kingdom." Here, the actress was lucky to play the role of the young Baba Yaga. At the same time, the picture “Papa” came out. The director, producer and starring actor in this film is the actress's father. One of the students of the hostel, where the talented son of the character Mashkov lived, was played by Maria Mashkova. The filmography of the girl at the same time is replenished with another work. The actress appears before the viewers in the image of the funny Olesya - the soloist of the musical group "Little Things" - in the film "Mom, Don't Cry-2".
Love and public recognition
In 2005, the first fragment of the series Do Not Be Born Beautiful was released. It is thanks to the role of secretary Maria Tropinkina, who is also one of the organizers of a secret society called "Women's Council", the actress became truly famous. They began to recognize her on the streets, the audience fell in love with her. Suggestions about the shooting fell on the girl as if from a cornucopia.
At the moment, the filmography of Maria Mashkova includes more than thirty works. In addition to working with filmmakers, she participates in theatrical productions of the Lenkom Theater.
Two husbands
Not only acting talent was adopted from her father by Maria Mashkova. The personal life of the actress is to some extent a reflection of the life of Vladimir Lvovich. At twenty-nine, the girl had already been married twice. Her first husband was a shooting partner in the TV series “Don't Be Born Beautiful,” Artem Semakin. The reason for the divorce, according to the actress, was the spouse’s constant novels at work. However, the girl did not stay alone for long.
In 2009, Maria married Alexander Solobodyanik. In this marriage, the couple had two daughters: Stephanie and Alexandra. The latter was born in 2012.
Mashkov is currently single.