Marina Aleksandrova
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Marina Andreevna Pupenina, known by her pseudonym Marina Aleksandrova (; born 29 August 1982), is a Russian actress. She is known for her portrayal of
Catherine the Great Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...
in the television series ''
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''.


Biography

Aleksandrova was born Marina Andreevna Pupenina on 29 August 1982 in the Hungarian town of
Kiskunmajsa Kiskunmajsa is a town in the Kiskunmajsa district of Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. Twin towns – sister cities Kiskunmajsa is twinned with: * Bačka Topola, Serbia * Bad Schönborn, Germany * Baiyin, China * Gheorgheni Gheorgheni (; ...
. Her father, Andrei Pupenin, served in the
Soviet Army The Soviet Ground Forces () was the land warfare service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1946 to 1992. It was preceded by the Red Army. After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, the Ground Forces remained under th ...
, stationed in Hungary. In 1986, the family moved to
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and then Tula. In 1987, they settled in what was then
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, where Aleksandrova's mother worked as a professor at
Herzen University Herzen University, or formally the Russian State Pedagogical University in the name of A. I. Herzen () is a university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was formerly known as the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute. It is one of the largest ...
. Aleksandrova graduated from high school with specialisations in mathematics and music (harp) in 1996. The same year, she joined the Imagine Drama School and the Shukin Theatre School under Valentina Nikolaenko. Aleksandrova worked for the Sovremennik Theatre in Moscow from 2006 to 2011. She is an
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also known as Honored Artist of Russia, is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is awarded to actors, directors, filmmakers, writers, d ...
(2016).Marina Aleksandrova: for the role of Catherine II I was ready for any sacrifice
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Personal life

In 2008, Aleksandrova married actor Ivan Stebunov, whom she divorced in 2010. Aleksandrova later married director Andrey Boltenko, whom she met in 2011. The couple have two children, a son (b. 2012) and a daughter (b. 2015).


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* 1982 births Living people People from Kiskunmajsa Russian child actresses Russian film actresses Russian television actresses Russian stage actresses 20th-century Russian actresses 21st-century Russian actresses Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Russian women television presenters {{Russia-actor-stub