The famous Russian actress Maria Leonova was born on August 6, 1974. She is a native Muscovite.
First Steps in Art
Maria consciously chose the acting profession and received an appropriate education at the Shchukin school. Her mentor was Evgeny Rubenovich Simonov.
Actress Maria Leonova received a document on the completion of "Pike" in 1997. It is noteworthy that she met her future husband, the popular actor Daniil Strakhov, there.
Leonova took her first steps on the road to fame at the Gogol Theater. At the same time, she got into this Melpomene temple completely by accident.
Actress Maria Leonova has two diplomas
It would be wrong to say that the talented Lyceum Leonova spent all the time on the stage. She has a second diploma in Interior Design. In this field, she is also in demand: she is constantly invited to decorate housing in prestigious areas of the capital's metropolis. At the same time, actress Maria Leonova claims that decor is just a hobby for her, her passion is, of course, cinema and theater.
Theater performances
In the "Gogol" theater, the actress took part in six performances. The debut role was the image of Odile in the work “My Crime”, the authors of which are L. Verneuil and J. Burr. After that, actress Maria Leonova was involved in the play “The History of the Soldier”, in which she played the Princess.
Then she took part in a play staged by Anton Chekhov's work “Ivanov,” where she brilliantly reincarnated as Sasha Lebedev. After that, she perfectly coped with the role of Masha in the production of “Notebook of Trigorin” based on the work of T. Williams. She also remembered the viewer in the role of the Snow Maiden in the play "Woman with the Past." In addition, Maria excellently played the image of Mani in “Alien Child”.
Maria Leonova is an actress, whose photo was regularly decorated with posters of the Gogol Theater. After all, she also has an “angelic” appearance. Of course, Leonova was and remains in demand not only in the theater, but also in the cinema.
However, it should be noted that Leonova subsequently decided to leave the stage of the Gogol Theater.
In the period from 2003 to 2005, her place of work was the Center for Drama and Director A. Kazantsev and M. Roshchin. Here she took part in the production of "Ice Pictures". In addition, she happened to go on the stage of GITIS, in which she reincarnated as General Anna Petrovna Voynitseva from Chekhov's work “Fatherless”. It should be noted that in the last production her partner in the scene was her current husband - Daniil Strakhov.
At the same time, Maria Leonova, an actress, an autographed photo that a huge number of fans of her talent want to get, declares that playing with her husband on the same stage is incredibly difficult for her.
The actress is opposed to the stage partner was her husband
“I did not strive for me and Daniel to go to the theater together. I am somewhat wary of this prospect. I understand how important this role is for me, but I would not want to perceive my lover as a stage partner. We looked at each other for a very long time, and so far I can’t imagine that we are playing with Daniel in the same performance. I’m just convinced that husband and wife, if they are creative people of the same profession, should not work together, ”said the actress.
Movie
Actress Maria Leonova was offered a film debut in 2001. Then the famous director Sergei Borchukov was busy filming the film "Ordinary Days", where Masha was invited.
The plot of the picture tells about how modern youth rests . They spend time in nightclubs, take walks, reflect on what life and death are. In order to bring a touch of originality to their everyday leisure, they decided to steal a suitcase, and then plan its searches in stages. As a result, this "entertainment" was transformed into a real detective story.
Of course, Maria Leonova did not feel too confident on the set, as she was leaving for the first time then.
Two years after the release of “Ordinary Days”, she becomes the heroine of the picture “Remember, my name is Ragozin”.
It should be emphasized that the actress Maria Leonova, whose biography is not remarkable for anything, can also brilliantly play supporting roles.
In 2004, she took part in one of the episodes of the movie "Children of the Arbat."
The director Sergei Borchukov, Maria also starred in the film "One of Many." The viewer remembered the actress also for her "small" role in the famous Russian series "Always say" always "-2". In addition, she was involved in another domestic “soap opera” called “Do Not Be Born Beautiful,” in which she presented the image of Diana Belyaeva.
Success awaited Leonova even after filming in the film "The Model", which was directed by Tatyana Voronetskaya. Fans of the actress's talent will be interested to know that Daniil Strakhov, who got the image of an engineer, also starred in this film.
It should be noted that the cast of “Model” is impressive. The painting involves Nikolai Fomenko, Victoria Tolstoganova, Daniil Spivakovsky.
It is also necessary to mention the film "Nothing Personal", shot by director Larisa Sadilova. Leonova transforms into the image of the girl Katie, who is the main character of the film. It should be noted that here the cast is tastefully chosen, Masha’s partners on the set were Natalya Kochetova, Valery Barinov, Alexander Klyukvin. The plot of the picture is also intriguing and bewitching: Detective Zimin must complete the task, namely, to monitor the apartment through video surveillance.
Suddenly, two women appear, one of them is the pharmacist Irina, and the second is an unknown lady with blond hair. They tell each other about all their concerns and problems.
Zimin suddenly begins to realize that the life led by the objects of his observation is practically no different from his own. But in his youth, he imagined how all his dreams would be realized ...
The last work at the moment in the movie of actress Maria Leonova is a role in the film “From Thursday to Friday”. The director of the picture is Alla Kofman. The actress's partners on the set were Oleg Feoklistov, Elena Korobeynikova, Konstantin Milovanov. This is a life film that tells about how a husband and wife who love each other plan their vacation abroad.
Personal life
With her husband Daniil Strakhov, Maria Leonova met, as already emphasized, in the Shchukin school. That was in 1994. Before that, he worked at the Moscow Art Theater School. Future actresses immediately drew attention to a handsome young man, but for some reason Maria Leonova’s heart did not flinch when Strakhov appeared. At the same time, Daniel did not hide his feelings towards Masha: for him it was love at first sight. After the "Pike" in 1997, they together end up in the Gogol Theater. It was here that between the actors a “spark of love” broke out, and four years later they applied to the registry office. At the same time, beloved ones refused lush celebrations, they did not even bother with the choice of wedding dresses: they came for a wedding in t-shirts and jeans. The thing is that financial opportunities did not allow to celebrate the ceremony, moreover, there was no particular desire to do this.
Here she is, Maria Leonova - actress. Children, according to her chosen one, Daniel Strakhov, would further strengthen their feelings for each other. In the meantime, the husband in love only dreams of Masha giving birth to a child.