Marina Andreevna Pupenina, known by her pseudonym Marina Aleksandrova (; born 29 August 1982), is a Russian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Catherine the Great in the television series Ekaterina.
Biography Aleksandrova was born Marina Andreevna Pupenina on 29 August 1982 in the Hungarian town of Kiskunmajsa. Her father, Andrei Pupenin, served in the Soviet Army, stationed in Hungary. In 1986, the family moved to Lake Baikal and then Tula. In 1987, they settled in what was then Leningrad, where Aleksandrova's mother worked as a professor at Herzen University. Aleksandrova graduated from high school with specialisations in mathematics and music (harp) in 1996. The same year, she joined the Imagine Drama School and the Shukin Theatre School under Valentina Nikolaenko.
Aleksandrova worked for the Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow from 2006 to 2011. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2016).Marina Aleksandrova: for the role of Catherine II I was ready for any sacrifice
Personal life In 2008, Aleksandrova married actor Ivan Stebunov, whom she divorced in 2010. Aleksandrova later married director Andrey Boltenko, whom she met in 2011. The couple have two children, a son (b. 2012) and a daughter (b. 2015).
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1992 Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach Little Girl Cameo appearance 2000 Empire under Attack Maria Stolypina Television film2001 Aurora Borealis Anya Azazel Lizanka von Evert–Kolokoltseva Television film2002 Le Médecin malgré lui Woman Television film Leading Roles MarinaTV series The Thief Yulia BalashovaTV series2003 An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God Dziwa Poor Nastya Marie of Hesse and by Rhine TV series2004 La fonte des neiges Léna Television film Viola Tarakanova TomockaTV series The Nutcracker Masha (voice) 2005 You Are My Happiness Polina Gayvoronskaya TV series Star of the era Valentina Sedova Miniseries Love for You is Like a Disaster Herself2006 The Last Armoured Train Toma Transit Woman 2008 Street Racers Doker's Girl (Katya)2009 The Weather Station Irina Clouds Over the HillAriadna KovalskayaTV series2011 All Inclusive Anna The Rules of the Masquerade Anya Miniseries 2012 Sniper 2: Tungus Lubov Azarina Television film2014 Executioner Sonya Timofeeva Miniseries2014-23 Ekaterina Catherine the Great TV series (4 seasons) 2015 Spider Sonya Timofeeva TV series 2018 Operation Satan Sonya Timofeeva Miniseries 2018 House Arrest Marina Bylinkina TV series 2020 Psycho Sasha TV series 2022 Desperate for Marriage Inga Raevskaya 2024 Macron Vika TV series
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