Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Klimova (, born January 24, 1978) is a Russian film, theater and TV actress, who started her career in 1999. In 2002, she received the Viktor Rozov Award for the Best Actress Under Age 30. One of her notable roles is Dutchess Natalia Repnina in 2003

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series ''

Poor Nastya ''Poor Nastya'' (, ''Bednaya Nastya'') is a Russian telenovela originally aired in the Russian Federation from 31 October 2003 to 30 April 2004 on STS, and in Ukraine from 10 November 2003 to 7 May 2004 on 1+1. Set in 19th century imperial Russia ...

''.

Biography

Klimova was born in

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(now

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). After high school, Catherine entered the preparatory courses in the Russian State Institute of

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. She graduated from the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School with honors in 1999 (acting department, workshop of Nikolai Afonin).

Personal life

First husband — Ilya Khoroshilov jeweler with whom Klimova had met while still a schoolgirl. The couple divorced in 2004. Daughter Liza Khoroshilova (born 2002). Second husband — In 2004, she married

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. They have two sons together — Matvey Petrenko (born 2006) and Korney Petrenko (born 2008). Petrenko and Klimova divorced on July 10, 2014. Third husband — on June 5, 2015, Ekaterina married a Russian actor Gela Meskhi, with whom she lived for some time in a civil marriage. They have one child together — daughter Bella Meskhi (born October 2015). They divorced on June 28, 2019.

Selected filmography

Television

* (Russia, 2001) as Raisa * (Russia, 2001) as Inna Gavrushina * (Russia, 2001) as prodavshchitsa na rynke * (Russia, 2001) as Sinya * (Russia, 2001) as Katja * (Russia, 2001) * (English title: ''Poor Nastya'') (Russia, USA 2003–2004) as Natalia Alexandrovna Repnina * (Russia, 2004) as Katya Androsova * (Russia, 2005) as Julija Blohina * (English title: ''The Storm Gate'') (Russia, 2006) as Alina * (Russia, 2006) as Katja * (Russia, 2008) as Svetlana * (Russia, 2008) as Inessa * (Russia, 2010) * (Russia, 2008) as Svetlana * (Russia, 2010) * (Russia, 2010) as Dasha Korshunova * (Russia, 2010) * (Ukraine, 2011) * (Russia, 2011) * (Russia, Ukraine 2011) as Evgenija Shchegoleva * ''

Grigoriy R. ''Grigory R.'' (Григорий Р. in Russian, sometimes marketed in the United States as ''Rasputin'') is a Russian television eight-episode historical drama short series focusing on Grigory Rasputin, created by Ilya Tilkin and Eduard Volodars ...

'' (Russia, 2014) * '' Under Military Law'' (Russia, 2016) as Svetlana Yelagina * '' You All Infuriate Me'' (Russia, 2017)

Films

* ''

Poisons or the World History of Poisoning ''Poisons or the World History of Poisoning'' () is a 2001 Russian fantastical absurdist comedy directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. Plot Young family of Volkov's, Oleg and Katya, move to an apartment they bought and get acquainted with their neighbor ...

'' (Яды, или Всемирная история отравлений, 2001) as ''

Jeanne d'Albret Jeanne d'Albret (, Basque language, Basque: ''Joana Albretekoa''; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Joana de Labrit''; 16 November 1528 – 9 June 1572), also known as Jeanne III, was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572. Jeanne was the daughter of He ...

'' * (Russia, 2003) as ''Tanya'' * (English title: ''And in the Morning They Woke Up'')(Russia, 2003) as ''Ket'' * (Russia, 2005) as ''Sasha'' * (English title: ''

Black Hunters ''Black Hunters'' () is a 2008 Russian language action drama film directed by Andrey Malyukov. The film features Danila Kozlovsky, Andrey Terentev, Vladimir Yaglych, Dmitriy Volkostrelov and Ekaterina Klimova in the lead roles. Plot Four treasur ...

'') (Russia, 2008) as ''Nurse Nina'' * (Russia, 2005) as ''kapitan Bahteeva'' * (Ukraine, 2008) * (Russia, 2009) as ''Katja'' * (Ukraine, 2009) * (Russia, 2010) as ''Tatiana'' * (English title: ''Black Hunters 2'') (Russia, 2010) as ''Nurse Nina'' * (Russia, 2010) as ''Anna Svetlova'' * ''

Fairytale.Is ''Fairytale.Is'' () is a 2012 Russian children's-fantasy-anthology film. Plot The picture consists of three short films. In the first segment, Dasha quarrels with her father and mother and falls into the world of toys because of her yet unborn s ...

'' (Russia, 2011) as ''mama'' * '' Love in Vegas'' (Russia-Ukraine, 2014) as ''Anna'' * as Kseniya Lastochkina (2017) * ''

Little Red Riding Hood "Little Red Riding Hood" () is a fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European Fable, folk tales. It was later retold in the 19th-century by the Broth ...

'' (2022)

Herself

* Muz-TV Awards (Russia, 2006) as herself

Awards

* Viktor Rozov Award "Crystal Rose" (2000) - Best Actress Under Age 30 for the role of Desdemona in theatre play ''

Otello ''Otello'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's play ''Othello''. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the La Scala, Teatro alla Scala, M ...

'' *

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(Ministry of Defence - 2008) - for role in the film "Second Wind" *Annual award "Couple of the Year", nominated for "Harmony" (with

, 2010)

References

External links

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Kino-teatr.ru

Kinopoisk.ru

Ruskino.ru

Kinomania.ru
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klimova, Ekaterina 1978 births Living people Russian film actresses Russian television actresses Russian stage actresses Actresses from Moscow 21st-century Russian actresses