Early life
Nelli Uvarova was born in Mažeikiai, Lithuania to a Russian father and Armenian mother. Uvarova graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, All-Russian State University of Cinematography, one of the most prestigious universities throughout the film industry.Career
In 1999, Nelly began to appear in the films, including the famous ''Bimmer (film), Boomer''. Her debut film was ''Let’s fly'' directed by Anna Melikyan. For the role in this film Uvarova was awarded the main prize at the International Institute Film Festival. For the role in the short film ''On Demand'' the actress was awarded St. Anna prize. In 2001, Uvarova joined Russian Academic Youth Theatre, where she played many prominent roles. She played Dorothy in ''The Wizard of Oz'' and Natalie Herzen in the play ''The Coast of Utopia''. However, a one man show ''Rules of Behavior in Modern Society'', became one of her most striking works. For this role, she was awarded the prize of the international festival Rainbow and was also nominated for the Golden Mask award. The role of a charming ugly girl, (Katya) Yekaterina Pushkareva, in the TV series ''Not Born Beautiful'' (2005) became a real breakthrough in Nelly’s career and brought her national love and fame. During the broadcast of the series she had turned into a real star of Russian television. Uvarova played in TV series such as ''The First Circle (miniseries), The First Circle'' (2006), Atlantida (TV series), ''Atlantida'' (TV series) (2007), ''Heavy Sand'' and feature films ''I Stay'', ''M + F'' and some others. She played Natasha in Ex-Wife (Russian TV series), ''Ex-Wife'' (Russian TV series) in 2013. Other television series she acted in include ''Tower: New People'' (2012). In 2007, Uvarova won Lithuanian Kids Choice award for Personality of the Year.Selected filmography
* ''Bimmer (film), Boomer'' (Russian title: Бумер) (2003) as girl * ''Not Born Beautiful'' (2005) as Yekaterina (Katya) Pushkareva * ''The First Circle (miniseries), The First Circle'' (2006) as Ninel * ''Atlantida (TV series), Atlantida'' ('':ru:Атлантида (телесериал, 2007), Атлантида'') (TV series) (2007) as Vera Stepnova * ''I’m Staying'' ('':ru:Я остаюсь, Я остаюсь'') (2007) as Evgeniya Tyrsa * ''Heavy Sand'' ('':ru:Тяжёлый песок (телесериал), Тяжёлый песок'') (TV series) (2008) as Dina Ivanovskaya * ''Closed Spaces'' ('':ru:Закрытые пространства, Закрытые пространства'') (2008) as Tamara * ''Mysterious Island'' (2008) as Olga * ''M + F'' (2009) as Veronika * ''Love Journal'' (2009) * ''Close Enemy'' (2010) as Mariya * ''Mommy'' (2010) as Madina * ''Tower: New People'' (2012) as Larisa * ''Ex-Wife (Russian TV series), Ex-Wife'' (2013) as Natalia (Natasha) Melnik * ''The Last Minister (TV series), The Last Minister'' (2020) as Tikhomirova * ''Amerikatsi'' (2022) as SonaReferences
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