Mariya Aleksandrovna Lugovaya (Russian: Мария Александровна Луговая; born July 23, 1987) is a Russian actress and theater star, best known for playing Tasya Lapina in 2008 television series Ginger, and her lead role as Marusya Klimova in the 2017 television series Murka (ru).

Mariya Lugovaya
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Mariya Lugovaya at the Madách International Theatre Meeting in 2014.
Born
Mariya Aleksandrovna Lugovaya

(1987-07-23) 23 July 1987 (age 37)
NationalityRussian
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Early life

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Mariya Lugovaya was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia).

Her parents worked as teachers of philosophy. From early childhood, Mariya was engaged in ballroom dancing and music, studied at music school.[1]

In 2008 she graduated from the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, then moved to Moscow.[1] and from 2008, she played at the Alexandrin Theatre.

Acting career

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Mariya began to star in the television Favorsky in 2005, but became famous in 2008 as a blind pianist Tasya Lapina from the television series Ginger.[2]

Lugovaya played her lead role as Marusya Klimova in the 2017 television series Murka, which is about the corrupt world of Odessa in the 1920s.[1]

In 2019, Lugovaya played the character 'Lara' (Larisa Kuras) in the Netflix TV series Better than Us, who was attempting to sell the robot Arisa in order to pay for a surgical operation on her life-threatening brain tumour.

Personal

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Since January 2018 she has been in a relationship with the actor Sergey Lavygin. The couple married in January 2020. Their daughter, Marta, was born in June 2022.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Favorsky Julia
2007 18-14 Nastasia
2007 Hounds Tonya
2007 Sagittarius Era Dasha Gladysheva
2007 Sea Devils 2 Katya
2008 Junker Zeena
2008 Kamensky 5 Lera Nemchinova
2008–2009 Who was Shakespeare Ophelia Kto byl Shekspirom (ТВ Мини-серия)
2010 Redhead or Red Tasya Джинджер (Сериал) Рыжая
2011 In the forests and on the mountains (TV series) Praskovya Potapna, daughter of Chapurin В лесах и горах (Серия ТВ)
2011 The White Guard (TV series) Irina Nay-Turs (8 episodes)
2012 Soykina's love zoya/Victoria
2013 Jamaica Margo Джамайка (сериал)[3]
2013 No right to choose (No vybor rights) Katerina (4 episodes) Без права на vybor
2013 Yolki 3 (Christmas Trees 3) Masha Елки 3
2014 World Third Zinaida Третья мировая (сериал)
2016 Bess (TV series) Dasha Shatova Besy
2016 Investigator Tikhonov Katya Следователь Тихонов
2017 Our happy tomorrow Olga Klenowska Наше счастливое завтра
2017 Murka Marusya Klimova "Murka" (main role)
2018 The Devil's Hunt[1] Anna Yartseva "Anya" NKVD agent
2019 Better than Us Larisa "Lara" Kuras Лучше, чем мы (сериал) (7 episodes)
2021 Mariya. Spasti Moskvu

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Maria Lugovoi on filming in "Murka": "It was a period of monasticism"". starhit.ru. 2017.
  2. ^ "Update of the fan club of Mariya Lugovaya". fanparty.ru. 2011.
  3. ^ "Jamaica". gimg.com.ua. 2012.
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