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Stephnie Weir was raised in Texas and attended Odessa Junior College studying theater and broadcasting. Following that she went on to attend Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, were she studied anthropology and women's studies.
As she expanded on her creative talents in Chicago, Ms. Weir performed at the Second City's Main Stage, the Goodman Theater, and at the ImprovOlympic. She and her husband, Robert Dassie, created a two-person show entitled "WeirDass" that they have performed in New York, Chicago and Edinburgh. Ms. Weir recently performed her one-person show entitled Slowdeatha, TX at the Comedy Central Stage.
In Los Angeles, Ms. Weir spent five seasons as a writer/performer on Mad TV (her final episodes aired last season). She can currently be seen on the ABC comedy, Big Day (she portrays the wedding planner, "Lorna"). In film, Ms. Weir appeared last year in Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) and stars in two upcoming independent features, Eden Court (2006) and Moonpie (2006).- Yuliya Mayarchuk was born on 20 April 1977 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Cheeky (2000), Go Go Tales (2007) and Italiani nello Spazio (2004).
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Maksim "Maks" Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy is a Ukrainian Latin Ballroom dance champion, choreographer, Broadway performer, and actor. He is widely known as one of the professional dancers on the American television series Dancing with the Stars, on which he first appeared in season two. In 14 appearances on the show, Chmerkovskiy made it to the final round four times, with two runner-up and two third place finishes.On May 20, 2014, Chmerkovskiy, paired with Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis, won his first Dancing with the Stars title.
Following his win with Davis, Maksim announced his retirement from the show.
Maksim owns four dance studios in greater New York City. The three studios - Dance With Me USA - are social dance studios located in Ridgefield, New Jersey, and Long Island, New York, as well as the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan. He recently opened another studio in Stamford, Connecticut. He is also the founder of the Rising Stars Dance Academy in NYC.
Maksim appeared on the TV Land sitcom "The Exes" in July 2012. He also appeared on the ABC soap General Hospital in March 2013 playing the role of handyman Anton Ivanov, who danced with Kelly Monaco's character Sam Morgan during the Nurses' Ball.
In July 2013 Maksim made his second stint on the Broadway production of "Forever Tango. He first appeared on Broadway in the ballroom fusion production "Burn The Floor" in 2009 - 2010.- Actor
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Valentin Chmerkovskiy is a Ukrainian-born professional dancer, author and television personality. A 14-time US National Champion and two-time World Dance Champion, Val rose to stardom as a fan-favorite professional and eventual two-time winner of the hit series Dancing with the Stars. He has since appeared on numerous television shows, including Netflix's Fuller House and Fox's Flirty Dancing, as well as served as a judge on the inaugural season of Dancing with the Stars: Juniors. Val also appeared in the 2021 award-winning Amazon Prime film Being the Ricardos.
Val is the co-founder and owner of Dance With Me studios, a leading nationwide network of dance studios with the mission of making dance accessible to all people regardless of skill level. Val is a nationally recognized dance educator and advocate for keeping kids active, healthy, and creative through dance. Val is a philanthropist who supports numerous charities, including the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Children's Hospital of LA and Pencils of Promise. He also spent time mentoring kids at the KIPP Scholar Academy in South Los Angeles.
In 2018, Val released his first memoir titled "I'll Never Change my Name," which detailed his life, career and experience as an Eastern European immigrant. As a classically trained violinist, Val has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
In response to the 2022 humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Val, along with his brother and father, launched Baranova 27 in March of that year. The charity organization provides funds and humanitarian aid, including medical, hygiene, baby supplies and more, to those in need in the country.
Val was born in Odessa, Ukraine to an engineer mother and marine merchant father and immigrated to Brooklyn, NY at 8 years old. He is fluent in Russian and English. Val resides in Los Angeles with his wife, fellow DWTS pro Jenna Johnson-Chmerkovskiy, and their dog Ziggy.- Actress
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Natasha Yarovenko was born on 23 July 1979 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Room in Rome (2010), Aftershock (2012) and Diary of a Nymphomaniac (2008).- Actress
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In 1976, Alla Korot emigrated to the USA with her parents, Alex and Elena Korot. Korot spent six years touring professionally with Ballet Celeste International, and was crowned California Miss T.E.E.N. at 17. She was the model for Esmerelda in Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", and she has had many guest spots on television shows.- Actor
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Yakov Smirnoff was born on 24 January 1951 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He is an actor and writer, known for Night Court (1984), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) and The Money Pit (1986). He was previously married to Linda Dreeszen.- Actress
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Karan Ashley has had a career that has span over 20 years.. She was born in Odessa, Texas and raised in Dallas, Texas. She began her entertainment career as a child singer in the girl group KRUSH. They were signed to Perspective, A&M Records and had their first single, "Let's Get Together" on the Mo Money soundtrack. They worked under the world famous Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis as their exclusive artists. She has an extensive background in dancing and was able to choreograph KRUSH's dance routines alongside the world famous Tina Landon. With the group they earned a platinum record and had a hit dance song, Let's Get Together (So Groovy Now) and worked with such artists as Janet Jackson, Johnny Gill, Karen White, Lo-Key and Mint Condition.
After 5 years in KRUSH, Karan decided to dive head first and begin an acting career. She did several national commercials for such companies as Southwest Airlines, TGI Fridays, Chevrolet and AT&T.
Her big break came when she went to an open call audition and beat out over 10 thousand hopefuls and landed the role of Aisha the Yellow Power Rangers on the #1 kids show in America, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. She was able to do over 80 episodes and star in the hit movie "Power Rangers the Movie" that was released by 20th Century Fox.
Not stopping there she has beat the pavement for years and has been on many different TV shows and films such as, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, The Steve Harvey Show, One on One, The Parkers, Kenan & Kel, Chat Room, The Opposite Sex, Taylor's Wall, Wicked Weekend, Jazz Scene, The Encounter and many other projects. She has worked with many successful companies such as MTV, BET, ABC, Nickelodeon, Disney, The WB, 20th Century Fox, Asiatic Productions and formed the production company GAG Order films.
Although acting is her passion, while with GAG Order Films, she ventured into producing, writing and has starred in two feature films, Unto Thee and Devon's Ghost. In both films she served as lead actress, writer and producer. Both films did well in film festivals and sold in over 17 countries in DVD sales. She worked as a producer for BET and did exclusive work with their BET on Jazz channel.
Last year she branched out on her own to form her very own production company and produced two television pilots. Her production company, KASH Pictures and Entertainment produced, created and wrote, A Day in the Life. A Day, paired Karan and Kel Mitchell as co-hosts to a reality based talk show. She also produced, created and wrote a show called Turning Point which she submitted to the OWN network and received over 14 thousand votes in one week.
Even though Karan Ashley has worn many hats she still has the desire to take her career to an all new level and studies with BANG Improv. She is first and foremost an actress and never wants to stop honing her craft. She also makes several personal appearances at conventions who host thousands who still want to meet their childhood hero from Power Rangers. She never forgets the original audience that supported her. With a hit show under her belt and a platinum album, she still considers herself a beginner in this business and is excited at the possibilities to come.- Actress
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Natasha Blasick was born in the city of Odessa, Ukraine on the Black Sea. Her first languages are Russian and Ukrainian. She grew up in a Soviet-style apartment that housed two families. She made her debut as a lead actress in the film Death of Evil (2009). She is the older daughter of Sergei and Ludmilla and has a younger sister, Marina. Natasha is the first member of her family to pursue an acting career.
Life in the USSR saw Natasha wearing homemade clothes and attending Young Pioneers of the Soviet Union camp. Interested in studying English from the age of six, Natasha waited many winter hours for the most affordable public transportation to ferry her to and from her language classes. When she was 14, she and her father Sergei were visited by a UFO. Natasha studied dance, acted in many plays, and competed in several beauty contestants. Eventually earning a Master's degree in marketing, Natasha bade farewell to family and Odessa and set off on a voyage of love to marry her American husband Martin Blasick.
Natasha immediately embraced both Los Angeles and the craft of acting where she studied technique with several coaches, melding the training into her own acting style. Her leading role in Notes from the New World (2011), based on Dostoevsky's Notes From The Underground screened in festivals across Europe. In The Black Russian (2013) Natasha traveled to India to shoot the title role of the multi-layered Francesca, a Russian ex-patriot caught up in a deadly game of love. Mockbuster Paranoid Activity 2 (2011) starred Natasha in a battle against an Alaskan poltergeist.
She was the swimsuit winner in the Mrs. World contest and appeared as Sasha the secret agent on Days of Our Lives (1965). She also appeared in Meet the Spartans (2008) and (as herself) in Battle of the Bods (2008). She had the chance show her comedic talents doings sketches for a season of Spike TV's MDN (2004) and on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003).
Natasha co-produced Death of Evil (2009) and Vampiro (2009). In 2012 Natasha released Live In Your World, an EP of her own brand of pop-electronica music.- Kristin Griffith made her film debut as "Flyn," screen-actress sister to Diane Keaton and Mary Beth Hurt, in Woody Allen's Interiors. She was featured as "Lizzie Acton" in the Merchant Ivory film The Europeans, starring Lee Remick, and in Steven Soderbergh's King of the Hill, with Elizabeth McGovern and Spalding Gray. Other screen appearances include Rose Hill, starring Jennifer Garner, and The Long Way Home, with Jack Lemmon. She has guest-starred on the television series "Blue Bloods," with Tom Selleck, "New Amsterdam," "Third Watch" and all franchises of "Law & Order." Recently seen in the play Mary Broome at New York City's Mint Theater, she also played leading roles there in The Charity That Began at Home, Mr. Pim Passes By and The Truth About Blades. Ms. Griffith made her Broadway debut in A Texas Trilogy: The Oldest Living Graduate and LuAnn Laverty Oberlander, with Fred Gwynne and Diane Ladd. Her Off Broadway credits include Lucy Thurber's Bottom of the World and Marriage, both at the Atlantic Theater, "Lady Eastlake" in The Countess at the Beckett Theater, andThe Holy Terror, written and directed by Simon Gray at the Promenade. She has acted at regional theaters across the country in Ibsen's The Wild Duck (Bard Summerscape), Snow Falling on Cedars, An Enemy of the People and Three by Thornton Wilder (Baltimore Center Stage), Shaw's Misalliance (The Old Globe), Widower's Houses, Great Catherine and Thark (The Shaw Festival, Ontario), and was greeted with critical acclaim for her portrayal of Rose Mary Woods in Stretch: A Fantasia at the Ohio and the Living Theater. She is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Irish Repertory Theater, where she recently appeared in It's A Wonderful Life.
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Tanu Muino was born on 7 December 1989 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. Tanu is a director and editor, known for Lil Nas X: Montero (Call Me by Your Name) (2021), Harry Styles: As It Was (2022) and Harry Styles: Daylight (2023).- Writer
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Chris Kyle was born on 8 April 1974 in Odessa, Texas, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for American Sniper (2014), Stars Earn Stripes (2012) and Sons of Guns (2011). He was married to Taya Kyle. He died on 2 February 2013 in Glen Rose, Texas, USA.- Alina Levshin was born on 10 September 1984 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Combat Girls (2011), In the Face of Crime (2010) and Paradise (2023).
- Pat Goldin was born on 5 December 1902 in Odessa, Russia. He was an actor, known for Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950), Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949) and Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948). He died on 24 April 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Burns was a lifelong Texan (except for a couple of odd years in L.A.) and held a BFA from UT Austin. Before his film work, he had careers in commercial art, advertising and journalism. He was also a noted genealogist mostly due to his video "Out of Your Tree! Crazy About Genealogy." In May 2004, Bob was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Rather than go through a lengthy illness, he chose to take his own life. His remains were discovered at his home in Seguin, Texas on June 1, 2004. Official cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning.- Jerry Austin was born on 20 July 1892 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Saratoga Trunk (1945), Adventures of Don Juan (1948) and Life of St. Paul Series (1949). He died on 15 October 1976 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
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Len Blavatnik is a global industrialist and philanthropist with over 33 years of experience in deploying long-term capital and transforming companies into market leaders delivering exceptional returns on investment. He is a dual citizen of the U.S. and UK.
In 1986, Mr. Blavatnik founded Access Industries, a privately-held industrial group based in the U.S. Access owns strategic and diversified investments around the world in media and entertainment, natural resources and commodities, real estate, venture capital, and biotechnology.
A self-made billionaire, Mr. Blavatnik's financial acumen and entrepreneurial instincts have resulted in a successful track record of investments and a reputation as a visionary and synergistic investor.
In the media and entertainment sector, Mr. Blavatnik has created a media platform for the 21st century built on investments in disruptive technologies, content platforms, and production companies. In addition to Warner Music Group, Access' TME holdings include DAZN, the leading digital sports content streaming company, Deezer, the high-resolution online music streaming service with over 15 million active monthly users, Access Entertainment, which invests in premium-quality television, film, theater, and other transformational companies.
In the industrials sector, Access' investment in LyondellBasell Industries was widely heralded as one of the greatest deals in Wall Street history. Access currently owns approximately 22% of the company. Access also owns Clal Industries, one of Israel's leading investment companies with a portfolio encompassing heavy industry, biotechnology, hi-tech, and energy companies. Access Technology Ventures (ATV), Mr. Blavatnik's venture capital and growth technology arm, invests in and builds foundational companies that impact millions of customers across the consumer and enterprise technology ecosystems. ATV's portfolio encompasses many leading technology companies in the U.S. and abroad including DigitalOcean and Opendoor.
Mr. Blavatnik's real estate investments through Access Real Estate are driving significant transformation. The development of the Faena District in Miami Beach, an eight-block cultural neighborhood has revitalized the mid-beach area with more than one million square feet of hotels, residential condominiums, a cultural center, and retail complex. Similarly, Access' investment in the Faena Buenos Aires project has transformed Puerto Madero into one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in Argentina. Access' real estate portfolio also includes iconic hotel properties around the world including Hollywood's landmark Sunset Tower Hotel and the Four Seasons-managed properties of the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera and the Ocean Club Bahamas.
Mr. Blavatnik also invests in select external funds using an endowment-style approach.
In addition to his business interests, Mr. Blavatnik is a well-respected and active global philanthropist. The Blavatnik Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) private foundation is exclusively self-funded. Over the past decade, it has contributed more than $700 million to 250+ institutions worldwide. Mr. Blavatnik is also engaged in numerous educational, scientific, and cultural activities, sitting on the boards of Tel Aviv University and Carnegie Hall, and serving as a member of the Harvard Global Advisory Council. Mr. Blavatnik was knighted in the 2017 Birthday Honours for service to philanthropy.
Born in the former Soviet Union in 1957, Mr. Blavatnik attended Moscow State University before emigrating with his family to the U.S. in 1978. He earned a Master's degree in computer science from Columbia University in 1981, became a U.S. citizen in 1984, and received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1989. He became a citizen of the UK in 2010. Mr. Blavatnik has been married for over 20 years and has five children.- Actor
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Leon Belasco was born on 11 October 1902 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Philo Vance Returns (1947), Nothing But the Truth (1941) and The Hidden City (1950). He was married to Laureine Back (dancer). He died on 1 June 1988 in Orange, California, USA.- Actor
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Alex is a Chicago native who was born in the former Soviet Union. He began his professional work as an actor, in the theater, when he was 13 years old. He hold a B.F.A in Drama from North Carolina School of the Arts. Alex is the founder of East 2 West Entertainment, a film and television production company in Los Angeles.- Director
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Lucian Pintilie was born on 9 November 1933 in Tarutino, Bessarabia, Romania [now Tarutyne, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Next Stop Paradise (1998), Sunday at Six (1966) and The Oak (1992). He was married to Clody Bertola. He died on 16 May 2018 in Bucharest, Romania.- Irma St. Paule was born on 23 March 1926 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for 12 Monkeys (1995), Thinner (1996) and Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). She died on 9 January 2007 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Leonid Utyosov was a popular singer and band-leader in the Soviet Union who is best known for the leading role in 'Vesyolyye rebyata' (1934).
He was born Lazar Iosifovich Weissbein on March 21, 1895, in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Odesa, Ukraine). His father was a small business owner and his mother was a homemaker. Young Utyosov studied violin and attended the Faig School of Commerse in Odessa, then dropped out of school and became an actor. At age 15 he joined Borodanov Circus troupe as an acrobat. In 1911 he began his acting career as a stand up comedian in Kremenchug. In 1912 he returned to Odessa and changed his artistic name to Leonid Utyosov. In 1913 he joined the troupe of K. Rosanov and also performed with Rishelyevsky Theatre. In 1917 Utyosov won a singing competition in Gomel, then he formed his first band for a tour in Moscow. There he got a regular gig at the "Hermitage Theatre" and established himself as a popular singer in Moscow.
In 1919 Utyosov made his film debut as Lawyer Zarudny in 'Leitenant Shmidt - borets za svobodu' (aka... Lieutenant Schmidt - a freedom fighter). During the 1920s and 1930s Utyosov and his jazz-band toured in Leningrad, Riga, Kiev, Odessa, and in Europe. In 1923 Utyosov settled with his family in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). There he had a steady gig at the Music Hall and at Palace-Theatre and also performed on stage of "Svoboda-teatr" (Theatre of Freedom). At that time Leningrad (than called Petrograd) became the center for experimental arts where many talented friends of Utyosov's came from Odessa, Kiev and other places. Utyosov joined their experiments in music and film; he also had many choices of hiring good musicians for his growing band. In 1928, on a concert tour in Europe, Utyosov first experienced a taste of American jazz when he attended performances of the legendary Jack Hilton Big Band and then the Ted Lewis & His Orchestra. Utyosov was very impressed with the sound and style of the American bands, and immediately after that experience he updated his own band and directed a new show. Leonid Utyosov premiered his new show, titled "Tea-Jazz" ( aka.. Theatrical Jazz Show), on the International Women's Day on March 8, 1929, at the Leningrad Maly Opera House. It was a smashing success and became the talk of the town in Leningrad, triggering a string of successful tours and events in Moscow and across Russia. Utyosov and his jazz-band mastered many popular music styles and incorporated the spirit and beat of the American jazz and Argentinean tango, as well as the intimacy of French chanson and lyrical finesse of Italian songs, Ukrainian dances, Jewish folk music, and Russian lullabies among other international styles blended into their public performances. Utyosov also acted as a fine stand-up comedian during his shows. In the 1930s Utyosov and his jazz-band were having a regular gig as a dancing band at the Marble Hall of the Kirov Palace of Culture in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). At that time Leonid Utyosov and the Utyosov jazz-band gained tremendous popularity and became established as the first choice entertainers in Leningrad and Moscow for major events and celebrations.
In Leningrad Utyosov met composer Isaak Dunaevskiy, and that meeting led to their fruitful collaboration in film. He starred as Kostya Potekhin opposite Lyubov Orlova in _Vesyolyye rebyata (1934)_ (aka... Jolly Fellows), which became a box-office hit in the 30s. The film introduced a variety of popular music to general public in the Soviet Union, which was a closed society and lacked the exposure to such popular styles as Jazz and Tango, among others. Utyosov's collaboration with composers Isaak Dunaevskiy and Nikita Bogoslovskiy produced many well known Russian songs, such as 'Shalandy' (aka..Boats Full of Mullet), 'U samovara ya i moya Masha' (aka.. Me and My Masha at the Samovar), 'Mishka-odessit' (aka... Mishka from Odessa), 'Marsh veselykh rebyat' (aka.. March of the Jolly Fellows), Temnaya Noch" (aka.. Dark Is the Night), 'Lyubimy gorod' (aka... Beloved City) and others, were admired by people of several generations in Russia and internationally, becoming best selling hits in numerous live and studio recordings. During the Second World War, Utyosov made numerous performances for soldiers at the front-lines as well as for the wounded in hospitals. He also donated money for building airplanes to fight the Nazis. During the late 1940s and early 50s, when many artists in the Soviet Union were attacked by the Communist Party under dictatorship of Joseph Stalin. Utyosov was censored and banned from public performances. His song 'Shalandy' and other music had been banned for several years until 1956 when the "Thaw" was initiated by Nikita Khrushchev.
During the 50s, 60s, and 70s, Utyosov made hundreds of concert performances before sold-out audiences across the Soviet Union and abroad. His jazz-band became a school for many young musicians who apprenticed under Utyosov and became visible in the Soviet show-biz milieu. Utyosov was designated People's Artist of the USSR, and received awards and decorations for his contribution to music and film in the Soviet Union. Leonid Utyosov died of natural causes on March 9, 1982, in Moscow, and was laid to rest in Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia. Leonid Utyosov was memorialized in numerous works of art and literature; in 2000 an impressive monument was opened in his native city of Odessa.- Actor
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Larry Gatlin was born on 2 May 1948 in Odessa, Texas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Next of Kin (1989), Stroker Ace (1983) and Big Bad John (1990). He has been married to Janis Ross since 9 August 1969. They have three children.- Actress
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Nonna Grishayeva is a Russian actress of the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow.
She was born Nonna Grishayeva on July 21, in Odessa, Soviet Union (now Odesa, Ukraine). Her parents were actors in Odessa. In 1981, at the age of 10, young Grishayeva made her stage debut at Odessa Theatre of Operetta. There she studied singing and dancing. From 1990 - 1994 she studied acting under V. Ivanov at the Shchukin Theatrical School of Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, graduating in 1994, as an actress.
Since 1994 Nonna Grishayeva has been member of the troupe at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There her stage partners were such actors as Mikhail Ulyanov, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Yuliya Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Alla Kazanskaya, Irina Kupchenko, Sergey Makovetskiy, Mariya Aronova, Marianna Vertinskaya, Elena Dobronravova, Yuriy Yakovlev, Vladimir Etush, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Nikolai Timofeyev, Aleksandr Grave, Vladimir Simonov, Aleksandr Ryshchenkov, Vladimir Koval, Viktor Zozulin, Evgeniy Karelskikh, Aleksandr Koznov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Andrey Zaretskiy, Mikhail Vaskov, Elena Sotnikova, Anna Dubrovskaya, Olga Tumaykina, Maksim Sukhanov, and Viktor Dobronravov, among others.
Her most memorable stage performances included such roles as Byanka in the Shakespeare's 'Othello' (1990s), as Smeraldina in 'King-deer' (1990s), Maria Antonovna in 'Revizor' (aka.. Ispector general) based on the classic play by Nikolay Gogol, and as Lisa in 'Queen of spades' based on the eponymous play by Alexander Pushkin, among other plays. In 1995 Grishayeva created the leading character as Sheherazade in 'Ali-Baba i sorok razboinikov' (aka.. The magic tale of Sheherazade) and the play, directed by Vyacheslav Shalevich, has been a continuous success for 12 seasons in a row. Since the 2004 premiere of 'Mademoiselle Nitouche', Grishayeva has been delivering critically acclaimed performances co-starring as Deniza opposite Viktor Dobronravov and Mariya Aronova.
Nonna Grishayeva was designated Honorable Actress of Russia (2006). She is living and working in Moscow, Russia.- Actor
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Canadian actor, a full member of UBCP/ACTRA/SAG. He acted and takes part in the filming of many Russian, Ukrainian and American films and TV shows: Lichnaya zhizn sledovatelya Savelyeva (2012), Kipyatok, Archimedes, TV Series - Star Trek: Discovery, TV Series - Condor, TV series - Spinning out, TV Series - Saving hope, Molly's Game and more...