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.

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

(1955-10-09) October 9, 1955 (age 69)
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

Biography

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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

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  • 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

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Filmography

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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

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  • 1988: Objective Circumstances — Irina Antipova

Cartoon Voices

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  • 2005: The Story of One Frog's Love

Documentary Films

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Theater Roles

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Independent Theater Project

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  • "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"

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  • "Five Nights" - Alexander Volodin - Zoe

Theatrical Marathon

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  • "Dear Pamela" (based on the play by John Patrick) — Pamela Cronk

References

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