Marina Dyuzheva

Marina Mikhailovna Dyuzheva
Марина Михайловна Дюжева
PronunciationIPA: [mɐˈrʲinə ˈdʲuʐɨvə]
Born
Marina Mikhailovna Kukushkina

(1955-10-09) October 9, 1955
NationalityRussian
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
Known forTheater and film
Spouses
Nicholay Dyuzhev
(m. 1975; div. 1978)
    Yuri Geiko
    (m. 1983)
    Children2
    WebsiteMarina Dyuzheva at IMDb

    Marina Mikhailovna Dyuzheva (Russian: Мари́на Миха́йловна Дю́жева, IPA: [mɐˈrʲinə ˈdʲuʐɨvə]; née Kukushkina; 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

    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

    References