Not every viewer knows that Maria Selyanskaya is the daughter of a famous Soviet actor. She prefers to go on stage under her last name. At the same time, it demonstrates a bright personality and own abilities.
Childhood
People born in the capital have advantages over people from the provinces. Actress Maria Selyanskaya was born on May 13, 1968 in a family of artists. Parents at that time lived in Moscow. The talented actor Evgeny Evstigneev, father, served in the theater. Mother Lilia Zhurkina played at the Moscow Art Theater and acted in films. In the intense rhythm of daily rehearsals and performances on raising a child, there was very little time left. They had to get out, as they say. Every summer, the girl spent with her grandmother, who had a house in the village near the city of Gorky.
At an early age, Maria decided to continue the family tradition and become an actress. The people around her, relatives and friends, supported her in this endeavor. The girl attended classes at a drama studio in the Palace of Pioneers. After school, in order to get a specialized education, she entered the famous Moscow Art Theater School. In 1987, a graduated actress was hired by the Sovremennik Theater.
Creative activity
Selyanskaya's acting career took shape without sharp ups and painful falls. She showed viewers and critics a rare gift of reincarnation. In the performances “Four Lines for the Debutant”, “Sweet Bird of Youth”, “The Steep Route”, “Three Comrades, ” Maria flashed her abilities. They wrote about the game of the young actress in thematic publications. Senior comrades in the scene supported in moments of mental anguish. In 1990, she was invited to the troupe of the theater under the direction of Galina Volchek, who was once the first wife of her father.
The colorful actress was regularly invited to film. Maria's debut on the set took place in early childhood. She performed a cameo in the satirical comedy "Nylon 100%." The next role Selyanskaya played when she turned 15 years old. It became the youth film "The Mascot." "Adult" life in cinema began with the picture "She is with a broom, he is in a black hat." Maria brilliantly embodied on the screen the daughter of Baba Yaga. Then the audience saw her in the films “Killing a Witness, ” “Call Guy, ” “Dark Nights in Sochi.”
