Actress Masha Shalaeva became famous thanks to the films "Mermaid" (2007), "I Will Be Near" (2012). She played one of the main roles in the series "Concerned" (2015). These roles brought Masha fame and success. The actress lives a harmonious life, devoting a lot of time to her family and children.
Biography
Masha Shalaeva was born in 1981 in an intelligent family of design engineers. As a child, she went to music school. I learned to play domra. And then she decided to become an actress and entered the VGIK.
Masha was expelled from VGIK after the second year for poor performance. But this did not stop her from receiving the well-deserved award for best actress in the short film "Tomorrow's Birthday", in which she was still a student, Masha Shalaeva.
Filmography
In 2007, the Alla Melikyan film "The Mermaid" was released, the plot of which was specially invented for the heroine of our article. But Masha Shalaeva says that the main character, Alice, is not close to her. The actress does not understand, “what kind of a fool she is”, does not understand the meaning of some of Alice’s actions. But in general, the actress is the same dreamer as her heroine. And never leave a person in trouble. Masha Shalaeva herself admits this. The photo below fully reflects the image of the heroine - open to people and free in the soul.
For the role of Alice, the actress received the Kinotavr award.
The second successful film for her is "I'll be there." It was released in 2012. This is a piercing story of mother and her six-year-old son. The heroine Masha in this film is terminally ill and wants to find good adoptive parents for her son until her death.
The film "I Will Be Near" received the Grand Prix of the Kinotavr festival. The prize for best actress at several film festivals at once: Amur Autumn, 2 in one, Sakhalin Screen - received Masha Shalaeva.
TV roles
In 2009, Masha played the role of the 14-year-old Lisa in the series Crime and Punishment, based on the novel by F. M. Dostoevsky. The actress at that time was 28 years old, but the task of playing a very young girl did not become a problem for her.
Firstly, Masha Shalaeva looks young. Laughs that in stores she is often asked for a passport. She came to the shooting sleepy with green hair (thanks to the shooting in the movie "Mermaid") - a typical teenager! Secondly, as the actress herself says, the main thing in the role is not age, but the inner essence of the character. Dostoevsky quite well reveals the image of Sophia. Shows her difficult character, creates a dramatic character.
In 2015, the youth television series Concerned about the adventures of three friends from Yekaterinburg in Moscow was released. The heroine of Shalaeva, Sasha Gvozdikova, is a writer who crossed out her life in her hometown and came to conquer the capital. She dreams of becoming famous, but unexpectedly meets a lot of love. And Sasha has to choose: a relationship with a loved one or a polarity?
Talking about her heroine, the actress says that Sasha is a charming girl with a sense of humor. Initially, the heroine was conceived unambiguously positive. But the creators of the series decided that such an image would not inspire confidence among viewers. Sasha does controversial actions, but does not lose his charm.
Personal life
The actress gave birth to the son of Nestor back in 2005. With his father, actor Dmitry Shevchenko, Masha is unmarried, and therefore for the most part she had to raise a rebec one. The actress admits that at that time she was not ready for the birth of a child, but nevertheless she plunged headlong into motherhood and for a long time she had no time to arrange her personal life.
With her husband, composer Ilya Lubennikov, the actress was introduced by mutual friends. Maria and Ilya did not immediately begin to communicate. But life circumstances still developed so that they fell in love and got married.
In 2010, the couple had a daughter, Evdokia. The actress says that a child who is born in marriage and lives with both parents is initially simpler, easier. Nevertheless, her eldest son communicates well with his own father Dmitry Shevchenko and will receive a lot of attention from him. With his stepfather, Nestor also has a good relationship.
It is important for the actress to spend as much time as possible with her children. Sometimes they have to be left with the nanny. But Shalaeva travels with them with pleasure, communicates a lot. She does not pursue popularity and fame. The main thing for her is to live, enjoy life. Never lose interest in her. Correctly prioritize.