Darya Alekseyevna Melnikova () is a Russian actress in theater, film and television.
Biography
Darya Melnikova was born in
Omsk
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,
Russia
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.
She learned to play the piano at a music school and was involved in ballet.
In 2009 from Melnikova was admitted to the
M.S. Schepkin Higher Theatre School (Institute).
Since 2013, the actress has been with the Moscow
Yermolova Theatre
The Yermolova Theatre () is a theatre company in the Tverskoy District of central Moscow. It is under the artistic direction of Vladimir Andreyev ().
The theatre's building was built in the 1830s, and is one of the largest on Tverskaya Street
...
.
Career
In 2006 Melnikova debuted. She played the main role in the film ''
Cinderella 4×4. Everything starts with desire''. It was released in 2008. Her performance in this film earned her two nominations. The aspiring actress played 14-year-old Cinderella — an ordinary teen who is a little bit strange, dreamy and always gets into strange and unusual situations. For this role Melnikova was awarded the prize for the Best Female child role at the XVII Open Film Festival of CIS countries "
Kinoshock
"Kinoshock" Open Film Festival of CIS and Baltic countries, also spelt Kinoshok, is a film festival staged in the Black Sea resort of Anapa, Russia, each September. "CIS" refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States, comprising nine member s ...
- 2008" and Best Actress in a children’s movie at XII All-Russian Festival of Visual Arts.
But the real fame came to the actress in 2007. She played the role of Eugenia "Zhenya" Vasnetsova, the most athletic of the daughters, in the TV series ''
Daddy's Daughters
''Daddy's Daughters'' () is a Russian TV series that aired for 20 seasons from September 3, 2007 to April 30, 2013. Made by "Kinokonstanta" (episodes 1 to 60), "Kostafilm" (episodes 61 to 370) and "Yellow, Black and White" (since episode 371) film ...
''.
In 2009, Darya starred in the film ''Ash Waltz'' and in two series: ''The rules of theft'' and ''That's Life''. In the same year she entered Shchukin Theater School in Moscow.
Melnikova has become the face of L’Oréal. The actress starred in a L’Oréal Paris Pure Zone commercial.
Darya enjoys photography and she is going to release the book of her stories and photos titled ''Pictures to attract attention''.
Personal life
Melnikova had a son on October 27, 2015 with her husband,
Artur Smolyaninov. In December of 2018 they had a second son, Mark. On June 6, 2021, the actress announced her divorce from Artur Smolyaninov.
Filmography
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Actors from Omsk
Russian child actresses
Russian television actresses
Russian film actresses
Russian stage actresses
21st-century Russian actresses
Russian voice actresses