Mariya Aronova is a Russian film and stage actress and a popular TV
show host.
She was born Mariya Valeryevna Aronova on March 11, 1972, in
Dolgoprudny, a suburb of Moscow, Soviet Union (now Moscow, Russia).
Since the age of 6, young Aronova had a dream of being an actress. From
1990 - 1994 she studied acting under Vladimir Ivanov at the Shchukin
Theatrical School of Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, graduating in 1994,
as an actress.
Since 1994 Mariya Aronovahas been member of the troupe at Vakhtangov
Theatre in Moscow. There her stage partners were such actors as
Mikhail Ulyanov,
Vasiliy Lanovoy,
Yuliya Borisova,
Lyudmila Maksakova,
Alla Kazanskaya,
Irina Kupchenko,
Sergey Makovetskiy,
Mariya Aronova,
Marianna Vertinskaya,
Elena Dobronravova,
Yuriy Yakovlev,
Vladimir Etush,
Vyacheslav Shalevich,
Nikolai Timofeyev,
Aleksandr Grave,
Vladimir Simonov, Aleksandr
Ryshchenkov, Vladimir Koval,
Viktor Zozulin,
Evgeniy Karelskikh,
Aleksandr Koznov,
Vladimir Vdovichenkov,
Andrey Zaretskiy,
Mikhail Vaskov,
Mariya Aronova,
Elena Sotnikova,
Anna Dubrovskaya,
Olga Tumaykina,
Maksim Sukhanov, and
Viktor Dobronravov, among others.
Aronova was awarded the State Prize of Russia for her stellar
performances as Maria Moskaleva opposite
Vladimir Etush in Dostoyevsky's
"Dyadyushkin son" (2000). Her most memorable stage performances
included such roles as Mm. Pichem in the 'Threepenny opera' by Bertolt
Brecht, as Empress Catherine the Great in 'Tsarskaya Okhota' (aka ..
The Tsar's hunting), and as Pronya in 'Za dvumya zaitsami', earning
herself the "Crystal Turandot" Award for the role. In 1998 Aronova
created the character of Kleanida in Molière's 'Amfitrion' and the play
has been a continuous success for 9 seasons in a row. Since the 2004
premiere of 'Mademoiselle Nitouche', Aronova has been delivering
critically acclaimed performances co-starring opposite
'Viktor Dobronravov' and
Nonna Grishaeva.
Mariya Aronova was designated Honorable Actress of Russia (2004), was
awarded the Stanislavsky Prize, and the State Prize of Russia. She is
living and working in Moscow, Russia.
