Anfisa Alexandrovna Chekhova (

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n: Анфи́са Александровна Че́хова; born December 21, 1977,

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) is a Russian tele- and radio-presenter, singer, actress.

Biography

Anfisa was born December 21, 1977, in Moscow in family of an athlete and a teacher. She went to three different schools during childhood. The last was the School of Aesthetic Education with a theatrical slant No. 123. She is entered

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, but not immediately after graduation, in the first year she failed on the exams and entered only the next. She did not manage to finish the training. Subsequently, began a musical career. Then she received an offer from the

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channel to become a TV host of one of the entertainment programs, and took advantage of them. In 2005–2009, she was the host of the ' program on Russian TV channel

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. September 1, 2009, the actress debuted on the theater stage. In 2011 she took part in the Ukrainian TV show ''

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''. Now the leading Ukrainian version of the Russian television program '' Let's Get Married'' and ' (analogue of ''

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'') on the STS. Starred in the films ''

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'', '' S. S. D.'', '' Hitler Goes Kaput!'' and others.

Political position

In 2012, she defended

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.Анфиса Чехова решила уйти к кришнаитам
(in Russian) In October 2017, the Good Deeds Party proposed Chekhova to run in the presidential election of 2018, to defend the interests of the people on the main channels of Russian television. Chekhova published the text of the appeal to

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, stating that she would accept the offer if her post gained 200 thousand likes. On March 19, 2025, Anfisa Chekhova became a member of the New People Party.

Personal life

In the summer of 2009, Anfisa Chekhova began to date the actor Guram Bablishvili (born September 5, 1980).Эксклюзив: Анфиса Чехова сыграла свадьбу на островах
(in Russian) May 31, 2012 they had a son, Solomon.
(in Russian) In June 2015, Anfisa and Guram officially married, but in the spring of 2017 they divorced.

References

External links

Official site
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