Video: How the heiress of two famous acting dynasties, Maria Kozakova, coped with the burden of responsibility
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To some, she seems to be a darling of fate - Maria Kozakova was born into an acting family, she is the granddaughter of famous grandfathers, Yuri Yakovlev and Mikhail Kozakov, and the daughter of actors Alena Yakovleva and Kirill Kozakov. Since childhood, she grew up in a creative atmosphere and, quite expectedly, also chose the acting profession. Only on this path she had to face great difficulties, because with such a loud surname it is very difficult to bear the whole burden of responsibility and to justify high expectations.
Such a number of folk artists in one family is very rare. Many believed that Maria Kozakova was born under a lucky star. When she was born, the names of her grandfathers thundered all over the country, when she was 16 years old, her mother, Alena Yakovleva, received the title of People's Artist. But not with all of her famous relatives, Maria had the opportunity to communicate: when she was only 4 months old, her parents divorced. Alena Yakovleva remarried, to the director Kirill Mozgalevsky, who actually replaced her father's daughter. It so happened that Maria practically did not communicate with Kirill Kozakov and his father Mikhail Kozakov for a long time.
Yuri Yakovlev's maternal grandfather took much more part in her upbringing than her paternal grandfather, with whom Maria began to see only at the age of 15. Alena Yakovleva admitted that after the divorce, she and Kirill Kozakov and his famous father lived separate lives and did not intersect, so Masha did not have the opportunity to see him. Alena Yakovleva told about this: "". Unfortunately, it was not possible to establish close relations with Maria's grandfather. She confessed: "".
Mother, by virtue of her profession, could not pay as much attention to her as she would like. Maria did not grow up behind the scenes - her mother did not take her with her to the theater, did not take her on tour. The girl stayed in kindergarten for five days and often spent time not with her relatives, but with nannies. Alena Yakovleva did not object to her daughter seeing her father and grandfather in the future, because she herself knew well what it means to grow up without a father. Maria actually repeated her fate: even before Alena was born, Yuri Yakovlev left her mother, doctor Kira Machulskaya, for the sake of another woman - actress Ekaterina Raikina, who was also expecting a child from him. As a child, Alena hardly saw her father and established a relationship with him only in adulthood.
Alena Yakovleva's mother did not want the same fate for her and therefore was categorically against her becoming an actress and also subject herself to all the temptations of this profession. She doubted her acting abilities, which she repeatedly spoke not only to her daughter, but also to her teachers. Remembering how many complexes about this she had in her youth, and how difficult it was for her to prove her own creative solvency, Alena Yakovleva decided not to interfere with her daughter in determining her future path and gave her complete freedom of choice.
At first, Maria Kozakova did not think about the acting profession. For the first time on the set, she was not of her own free will and not thanks to Yuri Yakovlev or Mikhail Kozakov. At the age of 8, she starred in her stepfather's film The Temptation of Dirk Bogard, starring her mother. At that time, Maria Kozakova had not yet seriously thought about choosing a profession. She deliberately entered the set at the age of 14. Mother always tried to cheer her up, instill confidence in her abilities, which she herself really lacked in her youth.
Alena Yakovleva knew well what it was like to grow up with a load of responsibility for her famous surname, she really did not like being associated with someone other than herself, and therefore did not want her daughter to go through it too. She said: "".
Maria Kozakova inherited from her famous relatives not only talent, but also a bright appearance. When she entered the Shchukin School, the teachers trusted the young beauty in the performances of the heroines, and she herself dreamed of poignant roles. Her mother recalled: "".
Both famous Maria's grandfathers have already passed away: Mikhail Kozakov passed away in 2011, Yuri Yakovlev - in 2013 Maria had just graduated from the Shchukin School, but she had already gained recognition and popularity: she became famous thanks to one of the main roles in the series “Carmelita . Later, she played several more roles in films and TV shows, and at the moment, the 28-year-old actress has more than 25 works in her filmography.
Probably, only now can she declare with full confidence that she was not mistaken in choosing a profession, because all her life she had to doubt her abilities. For a long time she considered herself incompetent and tried to enter a theater university only to understand whether she had the right to act under her last name. Maria says: "".
Despite the incredible popularity and success, her famous grandfather believed that all his life he played the wrong characters: Born at the wrong time Yuri Yakovlev.
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