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Natalia Vodianova was born on 28 February 1982 in Gorkiy, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress and writer, known for Clash of the Titans (2010), Belle du Seigneur (2012) and Together Forever. She is married to Antoine Arnault. She was previously married to Justin Portman.

Anne Vyalitsyna was born on 19 March 1986 in Gorkiy, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Lullaby (2014), Maroon 5: Misery (2010) and Alanis Morissette: Out Is Through - Version 2 (2004).

Ekaterina Vilkova was born on 11 July 1984 in Gorkiy, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Hipsters (2008), Black Lightning (2009) and The Three Musketeers (2013). She has been married to Ilya Lyubimov since 1 May 2011. They have two children.

Natalya Surkova was born on 14 March 1967 in Gorkiy, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for The Fool (2014), Svoi (2004) and The Arena (2001).

Aleksey Demidov was born on 24 August 1987 in Gorkiy, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia]. He is an actor, known for Sputnik (2020), Zaglyani emu v golovu (2024) and Inspektor Gavrilov (2024). He is married to Elena Demidova. They have one child.

Natalya Vladimirovna Bochkaryova was born in Gorky, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]. Her parents died in the 2000's. She has one younger sister.

She graduated from Nizhny Novgorod Theatre School in 2000, and from Moscow Art Theatre School in 2002.

She started her career in 1999, when she played a small role in movie called "Chinese service".

Since 2006, she has played the main role of Darya Bukina in the TV series "Happy Together" which is an adaptation of TV series "Married ... With Children".

She has been a Moscow Art Theater's actress since 2002.

Since 2010, she has also been a television presenter.

She has been married to lawyer Nikolai Borisov since 2007, they have two children and live in Moscow, Russia.

After starring in 13 motion pictures that were released in the European continent and while performing in Europe, she composed a Theme song for a motion picture "Night Train to Venice" starring Hugh Grant and Malkolm McDowell. In January of 2006 she released a Full length CD "Ghost" in Japan and Asia on "Tricycle Entertainment". Natalia won an award "Silver Rose of Montreau" in an International Music and Film Festival in Switzerland for starring in a European motion picture. Full Length CD "Lingerie" was released in US. Natalia has a Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology and practices Psychology in US along with her music/acting career. Natalia was born in a musical family in ST. Petersburg, Russia. She started writing songs since the age of 7. At 17 she attended the Academy of Music, Film and Television of St. Petersburg Natalia speaks four languages (English, German, Russian and French) She writes her own lyrics and melodies.

Arseniy Gonchukov is an independent director, screenwriter, producer and poet. Graduated from State University of Nizhny Novgorod (the faculty of philology) and Cinema School at National Research University "Higher School of Economics" (the feature film workshop of A. Fenchenko). Arseniy worked as a journalist, television presenter, screenwriter of documentaries and the second director of multi-episode feature film "Sindrom drakona" (Dragon syndrome, Channel One (Russia), directed by N. Khomeriki).

The screenwriter, director and producer of four feature-length films: "1210" (2012), "Flight. Three Days After the Crash" (2013), "The Son" (2014), "The Last Night" (2015) and a short film "The Final Stop ". All the pictures are low-budget and created with no state support. Arseniy distributes his own films. In 2014, his film "The Son" had wide release in Russia and Poland.

Arseniy Gonchukov holds 18 awards of Russian and international film festivals. Winner of the "Window to Europe" film festival Grand Prix, the National Award "Strana" and awards of the festivals "Kinoshok", "Volokolamskiy Rubezh", "West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival" (Political Theme category), "Svyataya Anna", "Kinoprizyv" and others. Participated in dozens of film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, the Montreal Film Festival, "Chacun son Court" (France), "Ten Festiwal Kijow Warszawa" (Poland) and many others.

Arseniy creates films without state support, at private expense.

Andrey Siegle was born in Ghorky on 15th of May, 1964 and the Siegle moved to Leningrad the same year. Andrey started to study music since he was 5.

After Andrey had graduated from the Musorgskiy music college he entered Conservatory in the name of Rimsky-Korsakov, piano class (studio of Mr.Zarukin). He was invited by the head of Sweden Royal Academy to study the profession of a film music composer, which became the unique precedent in Russia.

In the mid of 80th he became keen on sequencers, and other instruments which allow to imitate the sounds of the philharmonic orchestra. Andrey participated in recording of the albums for such music groups like «Kino», «Alisa», «Nautilus-Pompilius», and also projects for solo by Sergey Kurekhin and Boris Grebenshikov. He worked as an arranger and sound designer for these albums.

He also worked as a composer together with Victor Tsoi and Kino at the creation of Igla (The Spire) (1988), Sobachye serdtse (The Dog's Heart) (1988), took part in the project named Posetitel museya (Museum Visitor) by Konstantin Lopushanskiy, the composer is Alfred Schnitke (1989).

Andrey made his debut as a film music composer after the shooting of Klesh (The Tick 1990), produced by Alexander Baranov and Bakhit Kalibaev. This project had become a turning point in his career and from that moment Andrey started to compose music for motion pictures only.

Among his works are: Sensation by Boris Gorlov, Koleso lubvi (The Wheel of Love) by Ernest Yasan, Poslednee delo Varenogo (The last affair by Vareniy) by Vitaly Melnikov, Prohindiada-2 by Alexander Kaliagin, Russkaya Simfonia ("Russian Symphony") by Konstantin Lopushansky, Chetirnadtsat tsvetov radugi (The Fourteen Colors of Rainbow) by Dmitry Svetozarov.

Siegle became the composer of the first Russian serial named Ulitsi razbitih fonarey (The Streets of Broken Lamps). In 1998-2000 he composed for television series Agent natsionalnoy bezopasnosti (National Security Agent), Po imeni Baron (By the Name of Baron).

The new turn was marked with the projects Telets (Taurus), Otets i sin (Father and Son), Solntse (The Sun) where he worked together with Alexander Sokurov, Russian producer. These projects were awarded a lot of prizes at the international festivals.

A.S.D.S. Cinema Production Company was established in 2002 by Andrey Siegle and Russian producer Dmitry Svetozarov. The serial Tantsor (The Dancer), Tri tsveta lubvi (Three colors of Love) were released by this studio. Nastoiashie menti (The true Cops) and Favorsky are successfully completed. Proline-film Studio was established by Andrey Sigle in 2004. This studio is specialized in feature films. The Sun by Alexander Sokurov (in cooperation with Nikola-film) was presented at the 55th Anniversary International Berlin Film Festival, Gadkie lebedi (The ugly swans) by Konstantin Lopushansky are under production at the moment At present the project by Konstantin Lopushansky "Gadkie lebedi" according to brothers' Strugatsky novel is under post-production process. Siegle is a film music composer and a producer of this project. He is a co-producer of French-Russian project "Serko" (together with CDP Studio, producer Catherine Dussart) by producer Joel Farges. The opening night is planned to be held in March of 2006. Siegle was awarded a prestigious prize for "Best music" in the "Udalenniy dostup" feature film ("The Remote Access" by Svetlana Proskurina) at Kinotavr cinema festival in Sochi.

Andrey Ilin was born on 18 June 1960 in Gorkiy, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia]. He is an actor and editor, known for Lektor (2011), Kamenskaya - 1 (1999) and Pushkin: Poslednyaya duel (2006). He is married to Inga Rutkevich. They have one child. He was previously married to Aleksandra Tabakova, Lyudmila Voroshilova and Olga ?.

Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy was born on July 6, 1937, in Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky). His father, named David Ashkenazi, was a popular concert pianist in the Soviet Union. His mother, named Evstolia Grigoryevna (nee Plotnova), was also a musician. Young Ashkenazy studied piano at the Central School of Music in Moscow. In 1952, then 14-year-old, Askenazy premiered the 3rd piano concerto by Dmitri Kabalevsky. In 1955 he won the 2nd prize at the Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. In 1956 he won the 1st prize at the Queen Elizabeth International Piano Competition in Brussels. From 1958-1963 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory under renown pianist Lev Oborin. In 1961 Askenazy married his fellow student Thorunn Joannsdottir and they had a son, Vladimir, born in Moscow. Mr. Ashkenazy became the citizen of Iceland in 1972.

Vladimir Askenazy shot to fame after he won the 1st prize at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in 1962. The same year he gave successful piano recitals in London. In 1963 he emigrated from USSR to Britain. There he began a successful career as a conductor. Since 1981 Ashkenazy was appointed Conductor of the Royal Symphony Orchestra, and from 1987-1994 he was Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Royal Symphony Orchestra in London. At the same time, From 1989-1999 Ashkenazy was Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. From 1998-2003 Vladimir Ashkenazy was Music Director of Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague, Czech Republic. Since 2004 he started a three-year contract as Music Director of the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo, Japan.

Vladimir Ashkenazy is currently President of the Rachmaninoff Society. His interpretations of piano concertos by Sergei Rachmaninoff are among the best. He also made many other critically acclaimed recordings of piano music including all concertos of Ludwig van Beethoven. He received several Grammy awards as well as other international awards and prizes for his studio recordings and concert performances. His recording of 24 preludes and fugues by Dmitri Shostakovich brought him another Grammy award in 1999. Mr. Ashkenazy is Conductor-Laureat with the Iceland Symphony Orchestrathe, he is also Music Director of Youth Orchestra of the European Union.

Aleksandr Naumov was born on 1 August 1958 in Gorkiy, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Brat 2 (2000), The Star (2002) and Lektor (2011).

Aleksandr Efremov was born on 1 May 1951 in Gorkiy, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia]. He is a director and actor, known for Povodyr (2001), List ozhidaniya... (2023) and Nash chelovek v San-Remo (1990).

Maria Chuvilina was born on 17 July 1985 in Gorkiy, RSFSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Prosto zhivi, Rodnye lyudi (2023) and Dusheguby (2021).

Aleksandr Chernyavskiy was born on 24 October 1965 in Gorkiy, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for War (2002), Liquidation (2007) and Shtrafbat (2004).

Elena Khlibko is a Russian TV actress. Elena began her career at age 16 in Russia as a model. She was doing commercials and print work as a model and as an actor. Elena is crowned Beauty Queen: in Miss Nizhny Novgorod she took "Cover Girl" beauty title, and in Miss Fa Nizhny Novgorod she took the 1-st place and she presented the city in International pageant "Miss Fa Russia & CIS". More recently, Elena has been taking acting classes and building her acting resume. Beginning with several televisions appearances on the court shows, Elena quickly made the transition into feature films and popular TV Series. Her film credits include: Sled, Sledaki, SashaTanya among others. Elena has also appeared on a variety of reality television programs, including Okhotniki Za Privideniami, Zhenshini Ne Proshaut, Otkrovenniy Razgovor. Elena is good in playing different emotions: for her there is no problem starting to cry, laugh and showing aggression, ability to dance and perform intense and action scenes.

Marina Razumova was born on 9 March 1980 in Gorkiy, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia]. Marina is a producer, known for Vyzov (2022), Nochnye koshki and Otdokhnut po-lyudski.

Darya Pogodina was born on 3 March 1987 in Gorkiy, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Antidur (2007), Morskoy patrul (2008) and UnichtoZhanna (2024).

Born March 28, 1946 in Gorkiy. In 1971 he graduated from the Schepkin Higher Theater School. Since 1977 he has been working at the Moscow Leninsky Komsomol Theater (now Lenkom). Honored Artist of Russia (2006). He acted in mrogyh films, here are some of them: Property of the Republic (1971), Ascent (1976), Minors (1976), Morning Walk (1979), Time for Desires (1984), Shore in Fog ... (1985), Women, lucky (1989), The Tale of the Unsettled Moon (1990), Mediator (1990), Where We've Been ... (1990), Black Square (1992), Petersburg Secrets (1994-1998), DDD Records of Detective Dubrovsky (1999), Caesar (2013), Two Winters and Three Summers (2013).

Natalya Lukeicheva was born on 22 August 1975 in Gorkiy, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress and director, known for Barvikha (2009), Zolotye (2011) and Dalnoboyshchiki (2001). She is married to Anatoliy Yakimov. They have one child.

Sergey Kristovskiy was born on 31 July 1971 in Gorkiy, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia]. He is an actor and composer, known for Ana & I, Space Dogs (2010) and Semeyka Ady (2008). He has been married to Natalya Zemtsova since 29 June 2016. They have one child. He was previously married to Natalya ?.

Dinara Yusipova was born on 2 November 1985 in Gorkiy, Gorkovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya oblast, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Inkubator, Sled (2007) and Gorod tayn (2024).

Marina Livanova was born on 30 May 1952 in Gorkiy, USSR. She was an actress, known for Father Sergius (1979), Alaska Kid (1993) and Stazhyor (1976). She died on 28 October 2018 in Moscow, Russia.

Valeriy Guriev was born on 26 April 1953 in Gorkiy, USSR. He was an actor, known for Chest imeyu (1988). He died on 7 January 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

Aleksandr Brukhatskiy was born on 25 August 1945 in Panovo, Gorkiy Oblast, RSFSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Stervyatniki na dorogakh (1990), Ozhidanie (1981) and Sluchaynye znakomye (2013).