Marina Shimanskaya

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Marina Shimanskaya in 2012
Born
Marina Mechislavovna Shimanskaya

(1955-10-27) 27 October 1955 (age 68)
Saratov, Russia
Other namesThe Lady of Stages
CitizenshipRussia
Education Russian Institute of Theatre Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1979-present
MovementStanislavski's system and Russian method acting
Spouse
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(m. 1981;div. 2016)​
Children2
Family Olga Arlauskas
AwardsErcilla Award

Marina Mechislavovna Shimanskaya ( ‹See Tfd› Russian : Марина Мечиславовна Шиманская; born 27 October 1955) is a Russian actress, pedagogue and theatre teacher. [1]

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In her professional career there are more than twenty major performances in the most popular theaters such as Sovremennik Theatre, Hermitage Theatre or Chiot Nechet, more than fifteen films and several television series, such as Goenkale (EITB Media), The Crown (Netflix) or You Can't Wait-Ne dozhdyotes (Premier).

She has developed her teaching work in various European Drama schools (colleges, universities and free-standing institutions), distinguishing herself for the development of the Stanislavski's system and the Russian method acting (the Stanislavsky-Vakhtangov-M.Chekhov-Meyerhold methodology).

Early life and family

Shimanskaya was born on 27 October 1955 in the town of Saratov (Soviet Union, at that time), on the banks of the Volga in Russia.

Her father is Mechislav Iosifovich Shimansky, a descendant of Polish aristocrats who owned a family property near Zhitomir (Ukraine). His parents (Marina's grandfather and grandmother), as well as his older brother, Leonid Iosifovich Shimansky (Marina's uncle), were shot. [2]

Mechislav Iosifovich Shimansky was imprisoned in the Saratov forced labor camp accused of being an "enemy of the regime" of the USSR because his mother was of German origin and descendants of Polish aristocrats. Her mother was a nurse at the Saratov prison hospital and it was there that they met. [3] Marina was born in a settlement (camp) in "bunkhouses with long corridors and tiny rooms". [4]

In 1981 Shimanskaya met the Russian-Spanish actor and director Algis Arlauskas during the filming of the movie "Taking care of women", with whom he married and had two children, Olga Arlauskas (Russian director) in 1981, a Russian film director, and Alejandro in 1990, divorcing in 2016.

Ercilla Awards (2010). From left to right: Diego Urdiales, Julio Trujillo, Marina Shimanskaya, Maribel Verdu, Roberto Alamo, Ruben de Eguia and Ramon Barea. Premios Ercilla 2010. Diego Urdiales, Julio Trujillo, Marina Shimanskaya, Maribel Verdu, Roberto Alamo, Ruben de Eguia y Ramon Barea.jpg
Ercilla Awards (2010). From left to right: Diego Urdiales, Julio Trujillo, Marina Shimanskaya, Maribel Verdú, Roberto Álamo, Rubén de Eguía and Ramón Barea.

Since 1992 Shimanskaya has been working in Europe. She is an actress, stage director and dramatic art teacher with extensive and proven experience. She learned Spanish to be able to read Lorca's works, and she is a faithful follower of all his work.

Nowadays she lives in Bilbao (Spain).

Education

At the age of 18 he moved to Moscow. She managed to enter the State Institute of Theater Arts of Russia and got a scholarship to study drama at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts – GITIS, where she graduated. There she had as teachers the students of Konstantin Stanislavski and Michael Chekhov.

She was student of Oleg Tabakov. [5]

Career

1973–1992: Early work

Photo composition of Marina Shimanskaya in the play "Zand", in which she performed from 1984 to 1994 together with Viktor Gvorditskiy. Marina Shimanskaya.jpg
Photo composition of Marina Shimanskaya in the play "Zand", in which she performed from 1984 to 1994 together with Viktor Gvorditskiy.

Shimanskaya's debut in the cinema took place in 1977 playing Lydia Nikolaevna in the film "When I become a giant" (Когда я стану великаном). Already after the first roles in the film, in 1981, she appeared on the cover of Soviet Screen magazine. She received great fame after the premiere of the movie "Caring for Women" (Берегите женщин) in 1981. [6]

Shimanskaya worked in the best companies in Russia, starred in more than fifteen feature films, a score of theatrical works, ... In addition to touring Europe and the United States. [7]

She worked at the Hermitage Theater in Moscow between 1984 and 1991. In the 1991–1992 season he expanded his training under the direction of Oleg Tabakov.

1992–present

Marina Shimanskaya in 2015 in the theatrical production "Impossible Dialogues" (based on the works The Seagull, The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov and on the poetry of Gustavo Adolfo Becquer), created, adapted and directed by Marina Shimanskaya and staged at the Campos Eliseos Theatre in Bilbao (Spain). Among the cast, Carmen Climent, Nerea Elizalde, Erika Rodriguez, Andrea Monrocle, Lorea Lyons, Ane Ines Landeta and Miren Galan. Anima Eskola 2015 Bilbao.jpg
Marina Shimanskaya in 2015 in the theatrical production "Impossible Dialogues" (based on the works The Seagull , The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov and on the poetry of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer), created, adapted and directed by Marina Shimanskaya and staged at the Campos Elíseos Theatre in Bilbao (Spain). Among the cast, Carmen Climent, Nerea Elizalde, Erika Rodríguez, Andrea Monrocle, Lorea Lyons, Ane Inés Landeta and Miren Galán.

Since 1992 Shimanskaya works in Europe. She is an actress, stage director, and drama teacher. In 2009, together with her husband the actor and director Algis Arlauskas, she founded the drama school Ánima Eskola School of Drama where she teaches. In addition, she has taught acting classes at the University of Zaragoza and the University of Navarra, among others.

Shimanskaya is an expert in the Stanislavski's system and Russian method and she has studied and developed it, with Yevgeny Vakhtangov's, Michael Chekhov's and Vsevolod Meyerhold's (promoter of theatrical biomechanics) systems (Russian method) (also with some influences of Jerzy Grotowski), following the methodologies of the Russian school (Stanislavsky-Vakhtangov-M.Chekhov-Meyerhold methodology). [8]

In 2010 she received the Ercilla Award for Best Theatrical Career. [9] [10] [11]

As a drama and acting teacher, hundreds of well-known actors and actresses have passed through Shimanskaya's hands, which she has trained following the classical Russian methodology, among others, Aitor Luna, Galder Perez, Guillermo Altair, Richard Sahagún, David Valdelvira, Sandra Tejero, Estela Celdrán, Xabi Ortuzar, Ander Barinaga-Rementeria, Koldo Olabarri, Ainhoa Artetxe, Julen Jiménez, Nerea Elizalde, Carmen Climent, Julen Guerrero, Erika Rodríguez, Andrea Monrocle, Lorea Lyons, Ane Inés Landeta, Miren Galán, Ane Pikaza, Nahikari Rodríguez, Yannick Vergara, Ander Rovira, Eriz Cerezo...

"I consider Marina Shimanskaya not only a wonderful acting teacher, an expert in the theory and practice of Stanislavsky's method, but a teacher of theatrical art in a broad sense. Her students receive from her the living example of a person whose commitment to the art of theater is absolute and of a moral order."

—  Juan Mayorga, Spanish dramatist and National Theater Prize (2007)

In the year 2022, Shimanskaya played the role of Naina Yeltsina, First Lady of Russia, in the acclaimed Bristish TV series The Crown (Netflix).

In 2023, Shimanskaya joined the cast of the series You Can't Wait (Ne dozhdyotes), playing the role of Raisa (Раиса), a comedy series set in a nursing home, produced by the Russian streaming platform Premier, [12] alongside Yevgeniya Simonova, Svetlana Nemolyaeva and Tamara Syomina among other cast members. [13] [14]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleChannelRoleNotesReference
2023You Can't Wait (Ne dozhdyotes)PremierRaisa (Раиса)6 episodes [13] [14]
2022 The Crown Netflix Naina Yeltsina, First Lady of Russia Ipatiev House [15]
2010 Goenkale EITB Media

Film

YearTitleDirectorRoleNotesReferences
1978 When I Will Become a Giant Inna Tumanyan Lydia Nikolayevna, teacher of literature
1979Deficit on Mazaev Valery Fokin Kira, poet
1980 Squadron of Flying Hussars Stanislav Rostotsky, Nikita KhubovKatrin
1981 Express on Fire Andrey MalyukovRaisa Kostina
Morning is Wiser Than EveningAlexander MuratovSusanna Kholodova, nurse
Take Care of WomenVictor Makarov, Alexander PolynnikovLyuba, tug captain
1982Parents are not ChosenViktor SokolovMasha
Cultural Trip to the Theater Valery Rubinchik Anya, daughter of the Tikhomirovs
1983The Comic Lover, or Sir John Falstaff's Amorous InventionsValery RubinchikMrs. Pei, Viscountess
1984Happy, Zhenya!Alexander PankratovEmergency doctor
Another Man's Wife and a Husband under the Bed Vitaly Melnikov Glafira Petrovna, wife of Ivan Andreevich
Parade of Planets Vadim Abdrashitov Afonin's girlfriend
The Limit of the PossiblePavel Kogan,

Petr Mostovoy

Asya, daughter of Lena and Kostya Golikov
This Scoundrel SidorovValentin GorlovSidorov's mother
1986Next to YouNikolay ZhukovSasha
2004Man without man (Hombre sin hombre) Michel Gaztambide [16] [17]
2009Winner Algis Arlauskas Svetlana, Igor's second cousin (main character)
2011Fights: A Woman Classified as "Secret" Algis Arlauskas Natalya Sedova
2012In out (В ауте) Olga Arlauskas Voice [18]

Stage

Awards

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