Maria Aleksandrovna Shalaeva is a Russian actress, whose path to creativity was unusual. The career of the actress developed in waves. She was either at the peak of popularity, then completely forgotten by the directors. But in the end, Maria nevertheless received universal recognition, which provided her with constant roles in films.
Biography and career of Maria Shalaeva
Maria was born on March 15, 1981 in Moscow. Her father worked as a constructor at Baikonur, so their meetings were rare. Mom, who has an engineering degree, was fascinated by business during the perestroika period.
As a child, Maria attended a music school, where she played domra. This musical instrument was not chosen by chance. Love for him arose after attending a concert by a folk orchestra. Music so impressed the girl that she wanted to learn how to play as well. In this area, Shalaeva made good progress, was even accepted into the orchestra of folk instruments.
At first, Maria did not even think about acting. She wanted to be a ballerina. Then she took possession of the idea of becoming a student at the Moscow Aviation Institute. I even started attending preparatory courses, but soon dropped them. Once a girl said that she wants to go to study either as an actress or as a hairdresser. Masha’s cousin was an actor at the Moscow Art Theater, so my mother supported the first profession.
As a result, Shalaeva entered VGIK. However, the study was difficult for her. The girl had systematic omissions, low academic performance. However, as a student, Mary managed to receive an award for Best Actress in the short film Tomorrow's Birthday.
In 2007, Shalaeva starred in the film "The Mermaid" by Anna Melikyan. The plot was invented specifically for Masha. The actress played a dumb girl with supernormal abilities. This work received many awards and was even nominated for an Oscar.
Success turned Shalaeva's head. She thought that there would be no end to offers. However, everything went wrong. Maria was no longer invited to the shooting. After a long break in acting, Shalaeva began to appear in series with small roles.
After a while, luck smiled at Shalaeva again. From Pavel Ruminov she received an offer to star in the tragic story "I will be there." For her role, the actress was awarded a prestigious award. The picture received the Grand Prix of the Kinotavr festival. After such success, Shalaeva became popular among directors.
