Mariya Kozhevnikova

Mariya Kozhevnikova
Mariya Kozhevnikova
Мария Кожевникова
	Portrait of State Duma deputy Mariya Kozhevnikova.
Born	Mariya Aleksandrovna Kozhevnikova; November 14, 1984 (age 39); Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Occupation(s)	Actress, politician
Years active	2004 - present
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse	Yevgeny Vasilyev
Children	3

Mariya Aleksandrovna Kozhevnikova (Russian: Мари́я Алекса́ндровна Коже́вникова; born November 14, 1984) is a Russian actress and a politician.

Kozhevnikova was voted the hottest woman in Russia in November 2011.^[1] She was a Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (2011–2016).^[2]

Early life and career

Kozhevnikova was born in 1984, in the family of a Soviet hockey player, two-time Olympic champion, Merited Master of Sports Alexander Kozhevnikov and English teacher Margarita Kozhevnikova.

Kozhevnikova's grandfather, Major General, participant of the Great Patriotic War Valentin Nikolaevich Trofimov (1923-2013).

Kozhevnikova has a brother and a sister.

Kozhevnikova is the "Master of Sports" in rhythmic gymnastics, champion of Moscow. Graduated from the RATI-GITIS in 2006.

In 2001, when Kozhevnikova was only a teenager, she starred in the video for the song "You Will Become An Adult" by the Lyceum group. In 2002, Kozhevnikova chose RATI-GITIS to participate in the Love Stories music group. In 2005, while studying at the institute, she began her career as an actress, participating in extras and playing secondary roles.

Kozhevnikova is known for her role in the Russian TV series "Univer".

In September 2009, The Playboy magazine published eight photographs of Kozhevnikova, in five of which she is completely naked.

Personal life

At the end of August 2013, Kozhevnikova and her boyfriend at the time, businessman Yevgeny Vasilyev, got married in St. Nicholas Cathedral in Nice, France. The official registration of the marriage did not take place, which means that they are not officially married at the moment.

Kozhevnikova has three children, all of them are boys.

Her first son Ivan was born in January 2014.^[3]

Since May 2018, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Kozhevnikova.^[4]^[5]

On August 30, 2023, Kozhevnikova announced her fourth pregnancy.^[6]

Filmography

Films

List of film credits
Year	Title	Role
2007	The Sovereign's Servant	courtier
2007	Three And Snowflake	model blonde in a gray fur coat
2008	Dhaam Dhoom	Anna
2010	Dark World	Vika
2011	Wedding Exchange	Kristina
2012	Soulless	model Elvira
2013	Treasure Lake Kaban	Dayana Jones
2014	Battalion	Natalia Tatishcheva
2014	Andiamo a quel paese
2015	A Warrior's Tail	Savva's mother (voice)
2015	Sports Without Borders	Nadezhda Smirnova
2018	Sobibor

TV series

List of television credits
Year	Title	Role
2004 - 2012	Lawyer	Katya, secretary
2005	Rublyovka Live
2006 - 2008	Who Is The Master In The House?
2006 - 2007	She-wolf	Olesya
2006	Hello, I'm Your Father	Nastya
2007	Trial column	the girl on the machine
2007	Matchmaker
2007	Dance ...	Stasya
2007	The Yellow Dragon (mini-series)	Yana
2007	The right to happiness	Liza
2007	Love On The Cutting Edge (mini-series)	Dasha, a friend of Laura
2007	Goodbye, Doctor Chekhov!	Kotik
2008	And Nevertheless I Love...	Barbi, a prostitute in a brothel
2008	God's Gift	Lena, nurse
2008	Two sisters	Irina
2008	Heartbreakers	Lika Zernova
2008 - 2011	Univer	Alla Grishko
2008	Girl	Dina, friend Toma
2008 - 2009	My favorite Witch	Olesya
2008	Borodin. The Return Of The General	Irina Krokhaleva
2008	GIBDD etc.	Rita
2008	Daughter
2008	Five Steps Over the Clouds (mini-series)	girl leading
2009 - 2010	Kremlin cadets	Anna Prokhorova
2010	A gift of fate	Nastya
2010	Cool guys
2010	Once in Babenov-Babene
2011, 2015, 2019	Kto khochet stat' millionerom?	Celebrity contestant
2012 - 2015	Sklifosovsky	Anya, nurse
2012	Newlyweds	Katya
2013	Red mountain	Zhenya
2014	Parrot Club	Tanya (voice)
2014	I believe I do not believe	Vasilisa Kremneva