Maria Mikhailovna Zimina is a famous Soviet and then Russian theater and film actress. In 2001 she received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Biography
The future artist was born in September 1963, on the 11th, in the capital of the USSR, Moscow. Maria's parents Mikhail Zimin and Svetlana Misery were actors and, of course, hoped that their daughter would continue the family traditions of acting. At school, Maria clearly stood out among her peers, she easily improvised and coped with various tasks. The school theater became the starting point in Zimina's career. After receiving a certificate in 1985, the aspiring actress entered the Moscow Shchepkin Theater School. In the same year, in fact, she made her film debut, she got a cameo role in Evgeny Egorov's film "Zombie Option".
Career
During her studies, Zimina got a job at the Moscow Art Theater, where she worked until 1990. And then Maria Mikhailovna continued her theatrical career in the drama theater of the city of Moscow "Soprachastnost". Zimina's debut work in the new theater is the play “Joseph Stalin. The tragedy of the leader and the people”, in which the actress got the role of Alliluyeva.
Since 1992, she has also played in the play "The Poisoned Tunic" by Nikolai Gumilyov. Since 1997, the play by Maxim Gorky "At the Bottom" has also been added to its asset. Zimina's last work to date is the role in Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev's "Provincial". In total, over the years of her work at the Soprachastnost Theater, Zimina has performed more than fifteen roles in various plays and productions.
Movie roles
Maria Mikhailovna Zimina, unlike most of the artists of the perestroika period, did not exchange theater for cinema. Despite the relatively modest fees, she devoted her whole life to work in the theater. Nevertheless, this amazing actress has several works on the television screen. After the film "Option" Zombie "she appeared for a few minutes in the film" Days and Years of Nikolai Batygin "two years later.
After that, the actress for a long time plunged exclusively into theatrical work and a new appearance on the screen took place only in 2005. Zimin was invited to take part in the television project "Kulagin and Partners". Her last work in cinema to date is "Before the trial" in 2011.
Personal life
Maria Mikhailovna Zimina made an invaluable contribution to the development of the Soprachastnost theater, as well as to the development of theatrical art in the country as a whole. In 2001, the government of the Russian Federation appreciated the merits of the actress and Zimina was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Almost nothing is known about the artist's current family. She communicates with fans on social networks, actively promoting performances of her beloved theater "Soprachastnost", where she still works.
