Gulnara Nizhinskaya

Gulnara Gasanovna Nizhinskaya (; born 19 July 1976, Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai) is a Russian film and theater actress, event host, and producer. Nizhinskaya has appeared in various Russian films and television series; however, she is primarily recognized for her role in the television series My Fair Nanny. She has been a member of the Writers' Union of Israel since 2011.

Biography Nizhinskaya was born in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, into a Mountain Jewish family. Her father, Hasan Borisovich Mirzoev, is a lawyer. In 1990, her family emigrated to the United States, where she completed high school in New York. In 1993, she returned to Russia to pursue acting studies and was admitted to the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), where she studied under Anatoli Romashin.

In 1994, she enrolled at the American Theatre Academy — the Serguei Melkonian Drama Academy — located at the Harlequin Theater in the United States. In 1996, together with her husband, she founded the Nijinsky Theatre.

In 1998, she continued her training at the Michael Chekhov International Workshop in Strasbourg, France. She later graduated in 2001 from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, where she studied under Aleksandr Shirvindt.

Between 2001 and 2003, Nizhinskaya worked at the La Chauve-Souris, followed by a tenure at the Moscow Satire Theatre from 2003 to 2004.

In 2008, she completed the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors of acclaimed director Vladimir Menshov.

Since 2011, she has held the position of General Producer at Luxema Production and Artistic Director of Luxema Film Studio.

Since 2024, Nizhinskaya has been working in Phuket, Thailand, as a media producer for international projects, representing Maikhao Dream Co. In 2025, she became PR Executive Producer for the BRICS Investment Forum and also produced media campaigns for Maikhao Dream Villas & Spa and Phuket Fashion Week.

In March 2025, she recorded the final interview with Russian comedian Pasha Technique, who died a month later.

Personal life Nizhinskaya was previously in a relationship with actor Boris Tenin. She is currently divorced and has a son named Leonard.

Awards 2011 – Best Experimental Film at the International Short Film and Animation Festival "Meters" for Closeness.net (directed by Gulnara Nizhinskaya). 2011 – Winner of the Green Apple Festival of Young Cinema for Closeness.net, "For creating a modern image of loneliness and the attempt to escape it using minimalistic means"(directed by Gulnara Nizhinskaya). 2011 – Best Cinematography at the Moscow International Art-Izo-Fest Cinema Festival for Closeness.net (cinematographer: Dmitry Efimkin)

Partial filmography