The successful actress Maria Anikanova has dozens of roles. She remains in demand, continuing to act in films and appear on the stage of the theater. Maria could have become a successful figure skater, but in her youth she left the sport.
Family, early years
Maria was born on June 20, 1973. The family lived in Moscow. Many of her family members are involved in sports. Grandfather, grandmother, mother, aunt dedicated their lives to figure skating. Maria's father is a sports doctor.
From the age of 3, the girl went in for sports a lot, so she did not study well. Maria was a member of the junior figure skating team. She was trained by Tatyana Tarasova, Gennady Akkerman.
Masha performed with Chernyshev, Gezalyan, future champions. Then her partner Peter Chernyshev left, the tandem broke up, and Maria left the sport.
Film career
In her free time, the girl attended screen tests. Director Soloviev Sergei approved her for the role in the movie "House under the Starry Sky". Filming lasted all summer, Maria easily endured the load.
At the suggestion of Solovyov, she entered VGIK, then transferred to Shchukin's school. In 1992, Maria starred in the film "Tomorrow, or the Nuclear Princess" by Alexander Pankratov, but the picture was unsuccessful.
Anikanova graduated from her studies in 1995, after that she worked at Sovremennik. The first work is a role in the play "Four lines for a debutante". Then there were the performances "The Cherry Orchard", "Celestina" and others.
In the 90s, Anikanova did not act in film, she reappeared on the screens in 2000. She had roles in the movie "Friendly Family", "Lily of the Valley-2". In 2007, she played the main character in the TV show "Woman without a Past", the work brought popularity.
The audience also remembered the m / s "Missing". In the movie "Hot Ice", the actress was able to skate. In 2012, Maria worked in the filming of the movie "Waiting List", where she got the role of one of the main characters.
In 2013, the actress worked on the set of the film "The Sniffer", in 2015 there was a sequel. This role is considered her best work. The film "Martha's Line" with her participation became famous. The actress continues to participate in the filming of films.
Personal life
The first husband of Anikanova was Evgeny Platov, a figure skater. They first met when Mary was 14. The marriage lasted 3 years, they divorced due to unsettled life. Eugene was called to America, Masha did not go with him, but took up a career.
Later, Kulik Ilya, the winner of the Olympics in Nagano, became Maria's husband. For the sake of the Anikanova family, she left her job, leaving for America with her husband. But Ilya was away from home for a long time, playing sports, and Maria quickly got tired of being a housewife. The marriage broke up.
Then Anikanova met Andrey Sipin, an actor. He is 3 years younger than Maria. They got married, in 2010 a daughter, Aglaya, appeared. Anikanova monitors her health, devotes a lot of time to sports, maintains an account on Instagram.
