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Marina Dyuzheva

b. 1955

Soviet and Russian film and theater actress

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Born 1955. Marina Dyuzheva is a Russian actor.

Marina Mikhailovna Dyuzheva (; ; born October 9, 1955) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress.

Biography

Marina Dyuzheva graduated in 1976 from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. She was an actress in both theater and film from 1978 to 1997.

She has had roles in more than fifty films. Early in her career she acted under her maiden name, Kukushkina. She met her first husband, Nicholas Dyuzhev, the son of an influential official at the Ministry of Culture, while studying at the Academy; however, this marriage quickly disintegrated.

In 1994, Marina Dyuzheva was invited to dub the French series Helen and the Boys, and she continued this kind of work in other foreign films. In the 1996 and 1997 seasons of the game show The Keys to Fort Boryard, she voiced the female host, Sandrine Dominguez.

Personal life

Married her first husband, Nicholay Dyuzhev, in 1975 and divorced in 1978 Married her second husband, writer, journalist, radio host and driving instructor Yuri Geiko on February 4, 1983. Son Mikhail, born October 9, 1981 Son Gregory, born August 28, 1986

Works

Filmography

Year Film Role 1974 At A Boyish Eighteen Years Valya 1974 Think of Me As an Adult Unknown 1974 Secret City Pioneer leader 1975 Another Wedding Asya 1976 Trainee Katya Savelieva 1976 Townspeople Masha 1977 For Family Reasons Lida 1977 Mimino Svetlana Georgievna, lawyer (mistakenly credited as Maria Dyuzheva) 1977 Relatives Unknown 1978 The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya Alenka 1978 Urgent Call Xenia 1978 The Front for the Front Line Katya 1978 Risk: A Noble Cause Natasha 1979 Time Has Chosen Us Masha, radio operator 1979 At The End of Summer Nurse Vera 1980 National Border: We Are Ours, We Are New... Nina Alekseevna Danovich 1980 Father and Son Praskovya Tikhonov Skobeeva, teacher 1980 You Must Live Oksana 1980 A Shot in the Back Rita 1980 Key Anya, wife of Valery 1981 Honest, Intelligent, Single Katya 1981 Theft of the Century Barbara Eryomina 1981 Girl and Grand Marina Koşevaya 1982 For Happiness Katya 1982 The Pokrovsky Gate Anna Adamovna, graduate student 1983 Young People Galya 1984 Zudov, You're Fired! Elena Vasilevna 1985 My Choice Valentina 1985 Malevolent Sunday Nina Grigorievna 1985 Kalman's Riddle/Az élet muzsikája - Kálmán Imre 1985 City Over Master Liza 1986 How to Become Happy Zoe, wife of Gosha 1987 Tumble Through the Head Anna Ivanovna, head of the school 1988 Where is the Nophelet? Marina 1988 One Day in December Natashka/Katka/Maya 1990 The Arbat Motive Olga 1991 Тень, или Может быть, всё обойдётся (untranslatable) Princess 1995 Moscow Holidays Grisha's ex-wife (in the credits as Maria) 1995 Without A Collar Gudkov 1996 Impotent Masha 2000 The Envy of the Gods Unknown 2002 A Friendly Little Family Maria Potykaeva 2002 Arrow of Love Irina Mikhailovna 2007 Pastries with Potato Anna 2008 The Story of Love, or A New Year's Joke Mama Pauline 2008 Daddy's Daughters Pianist Violetta 2009 Mine Lyudmila Petrovna Sveshnikov 2009 Blood Is Not Water Elena Kulikova, mother of Anna and Masha 2010 White Dress Aunt Masha 2011 Cupid Lyudmila Arkadevna Odintsov, Victoria's mother 2012 My Favorite Genius Marina Petrovna, Misha's mother 2012 Jungle Lubov, mother of Marina 2013 People's Doctor: The Return Vera 2013 Family Circumstances Irina Lyubochkina 2014 Son to Father Vadima, foster mother 2014 Exclusion Zone Zinaida 2016 My Favorite In-Law Olga

Television series 1988: Objective Circumstances — Irina Antipova

Cartoon Voices

2005: The Story of One Frog's Love

Documentary Films

2009: A Whole-Hearted Confession (documentary biopic dedicated to the work of Igor Starygin)

Theater Roles

Independent Theater Project

"Fierce Dance" (based on the novel They Shoot Horses, Don't They?) - Mary "Boing Boing" - M. Kamoletti — Berta "Calendar Girls" - T. Ferta — Ruth

Theatrical Production Center "Rusart"

"Five Nights" - Alexander Volodin - Zoe

Theatrical Marathon

"Dear Pamela" (based on the play by John Patrick) — Pamela Cronk

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Russian Institute of Theatre Arts
Also known as
Marina Mikhaylovna Dyuzheva, Marina Kukushkina, Marina Mikhailovna Dyuzheva

Family & relationships

Spouse
1975 in film
Spouse
1978 in film
Spouse
1983 in film
Spouse
Yuri Geiko

People in Marina Dyuzheva's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Marina Dyuzheva's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Marina Dyuzheva?

Soviet and Russian film and theater actress

When was Marina Dyuzheva born?

Marina Dyuzheva was born on 9 October 1955 in Moscow.

What is Marina Dyuzheva's occupation?

Marina Dyuzheva is an actor.

What nationality is Marina Dyuzheva?

Marina Dyuzheva is Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marina Dyuzheva

· Wikidata: Q4172184

· DBpedia: Marina Dyuzheva

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