Maria Kozhevnikova is the star of the youth series "Univer", daughter of the Olympic champion, shocking actress, public figure, former State Duma deputy, loving wife and mother of three sons!
Maria Kozhevnikova was born on November 14, 1984. According to the zodiac sign, Mary is a scorpio, which may explain her wayward and sometimes stubborn nature.
Childhood
Maria was born in Moscow. Her father, Alexander Kozhevnikov, is a professional hockey player, two-time Olympic champion and Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. From childhood, Masha's father served as a source of inspiration for her. Looking at him, she was also able to achieve some success in sports, becoming a master in rhythmic gymnastics. In addition to sports, little Masha was fond of poetry, dancing and outdoor games.
The beginning of a career path
After leaving school, Maria realized that she wanted to devote herself entirely to the acting profession. She entered the Russian Academy of Theater Arts. She combined her studies with work in the musical group "Love Stories". Since 2002, Maria can be seen on the TV screen in episodic roles in various domestic films. At first there was a minor role in the series "Rublyovka Live", after which there was a participation in the Russian-Ukrainian series "Wolf". This was followed by a number of other series, which never brought Maria Kozhevnikova the popularity she dreamed of.
University
The first recognition of TV viewers came to Maria with her participation in a sitcom about student life with the telling name "Univer", which was broadcast on TNT. In it, Kozhevnikova played the role of the charming blonde Allochka Grishko. Possessing a puppet appearance, the heroine of Maria Kozhevnikova does not shine with intelligence and is ready for anything for a beautiful life and money. The ratings of the series grew every day, and Maria Kozhevnikova overnight became the main sex symbol of the country. Despite the fact that it may seem that Allochka is the real Maria Kozhevnikova in life - so believably she managed to bring this image to life - the real Maria is completely different. She is used to achieving everything with her hard work. For the filming of this role, she had to work 12 hours every day. Maria still fondly recalls her participation in this series, which, in addition to good fees, brought her the love and recognition of the audience. However, after three years of filming in "Univer" Maria was so exhausted that she decided to leave the project by her own decision.
Film work
Participation in the television series "Univer" gave a great impetus to the career of Maria Kozhevnikova. After "Univer" the actress starred in the series "Kremlin Cadets". There she played the wife of one of the cadets, Anna Prokhorova. Several films followed, including The Unforgiven (2009), The Dark World (2010), The Swap Wedding (2010), Duhless (2011). Maria's popularity continued to grow. In 2012, Maria appears in the role of nurse Ani in the TV series Sklifosofskiy and in the role of the villainess Diana in the adventure film O. K. Treasures.
In February 2015, the long-awaited film about the female Death Battalion, entitled Battalion, was released in Russia. In this film, Maria played one of the main roles - a participant in the hostilities during the First World War.
Social and political activities
In 2011, in parallel with filming a movie, Maria Kozhevnikova joined the Young Guard of United Russia. At the same time, she becomes a "confidant" of the All-Russian Popular Front and is a member of the board of trustees of the orphanage number 39 in the Moscow region.
In December of the same year, Maria Kozhevnikova became a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the VI convocation from the United Russia party. In 2014, Maria was awarded a place in the list of "One hundred most influential women in Russia."
Personal life of Maria Kozhevnikova
In 2009, there were rumors that Maria was going to marry an influential businessman from Chelyabinsk, president of the Mirel company, Ilya Mitelman. Before Maria Mitelman met with Ksenia Sobchak, but the couple broke up. The affair with Masha also ended in nothing, since Maria did not like the stormy temperament of her boyfriend, and she decided to end this relationship. Now Maria recalls her relationship with Mitelman as a constant confrontation and a thirst for leadership.
A year later, Maria Kozhevnikova enters into a new relationship with one of the managers of the Manezh complex. But this relationship was not destined to end in marriage.
Everything changed with the appearance in the life of Maria Evgeny Vasiliev. They met for two years, and in September 2013 they decided to get married.
In marriage, Maria and Eugene had three sons. The first two sons were born exactly one year apart. The third child was born in 2018. Maria calls herself an insane mother. Sometimes she turns off her phone all day and devotes herself to the children.
Maria is an active person, however, she believes that sometimes it is necessary to be able to relax and spend time in silence. Maria prefers time with people close to her to any social event.
Life outside politics and cinema
In 2009, Maria Kozhevnikova took part in a sensual photo shoot for Playboy magazine.
In 2010, Maria made her debut on the theater stage. The actress played in the play "Gorgeous Wedding", where her colleagues from the sitcom "Univer" became her stage partners. Maria herself also hopes that one day she will be able to show her dramatic talent and play the heroine of the book of her beloved writer Fyodor Dostoevsky Aglaya.
