What the star of the Sklifosovsky TV series and one of the most popular actresses in Russian cinema is hiding: Maria Kulikova

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

The actress made her film debut in 1999 and has been filming a lot since then. A little more, and the number of works in the filmography of the actress will exceed a hundred, most of which are roles in popular TV series, including Sklifosovsky. Maria Kulikova is not at all shy about her projects and enjoys the opportunity to do what she loves. She is happy to give interviews and seems to be a very open person. But there are still things that she prefers to keep silent about after having gone through a rather bitter experience.

From complexes to glory

Maria Kulikova grew up as a very notorious child, and during her school years, every exit to the blackboard was a shock for her. The girl was incredibly shy and sometimes could not squeeze a word out of herself. At home, she was a very open and sociable child. Parents, in order to help their daughter get rid of complexes, took her to the theater studio of Vyacheslav Spesivtsev. She first appeared on stage as Baba Yaga and learned to enjoy her acting. She realized that the role gives her the ability to release all fears.

At that time, Maria did not at all think about her hobby as a profession. She was going to enter the law faculty of Moscow State University, attended preparatory courses. But at the last moment, she applied not to the university at all, but to several theatrical universities at once, deciding with a clear conscience to go to the legal one only if she failed. Then she came to her parents and simply confronted them with the fact: "I entered the Shchukin school."

Maria Kulikova was proud of herself and felt in seventh heaven with happiness, but a little later a period of acute experiences began. She even envied her more talented and successful classmates. At the age of 18, it seemed to her that she would never be able to reach heights.

Immediately after receiving her diploma, the young actress was admitted to the Theater of Satire, where she then served for 13 years and quit during the period when she was waiting for the birth of her son. In 1999, the first films with the participation of the actress were released, however, the roles in the TV series "Turn of the Key" and "The Recluse" were episodic. The actress played her first main role in the series "Two Fates", he gave Maria not only the recognition of the audience, but also a meeting with Denis Matrosov, who became her husband.

Bright joys and happy divorce

Before meeting with Denis Matrosov, Maria Kulikova already had a serious relationship with fellow student Philip Grigoryan, but after graduation, their paths parted, leaving fond memories of the time when they were happy together. And when Maria Kulikova became the wife of Denis Matrosov, she could not even imagine that she would repeat her past experience, only on a different level.

Then, in her youth, she and Philip Grigoryan, in fact, were thrown in different directions by work. She served in the Theater of Satire, her lover - in the Vakhtangov Theater, each had their own colleagues, new friends and interests that almost did not intersect with each other.

In a marriage with Denis Matrosov, everything repeated itself. They were very happy together, raised their son Ivan, who was born in 2011, worked hard and seemed to everyone as an almost perfect couple. It seemed that their whole life was in plain sight. The spouses appeared at events, gladly gave joint interviews, talked about how their relationship began and even shared their secrets of a happy marriage.

But in real life, they gradually moved away from each other. Each of them had their own rather tight work schedule; they almost stopped exchanging opinions, arguing until they were hoarse, or discussing anything other than raising a son. Over time, the realization came that they, in fact, follow parallel paths, just coexisting side by side.

This is what served as the basis for the decision to divorce. Maria Kulikova and Denis Matrosov divorced very calmly, trying, first of all, not to harm their son. For Ivan, everything remained the same: there is a mom and a dad, they just live separately. But for the spouses themselves, the separation was given with great difficulty, although both understood: divorce in their case is the only opportunity to become happy again.

Be silent, you can't speak

Over time, Denis Matrosov's personal life improved, he had a new family, in which his son Fedor was born. It seems that Maria Kulikova also found her happiness. But now she knows for sure: happiness loves silence.

After the divorce, the actress tries to give vague answers about her personal life in her interviews and, if journalists go too far in their inquiries, she only says that this is personal. And he turns the conversation to the topic of creativity. After her whole life was spent in full view of the public, she learned a bitter lesson: you cannot be so open. Only limiting personal space can get rid of painful questions.

However, in the cinematic environment, there have long been rumors about the actress's romance with Vitaly Kudryavtsev, but neither the actor himself nor Maria Kulikova almost always refuse to comment. The veil of secrecy over their relationship was opened by the ex-wife of Vitaly Kudryavtsev Serafima Nizovskaya, who told on the air of one of the popular programs that their common son Savely with the actor is often in the family of his father who lives with Maria Kulikova, and is friends with the son of the actress Ivan.

Whatever it was, but one of the most demanded actresses today is happy. She works a lot, and prefers to rest with her closest people. Before the outbreak of the pandemic, she traveled a lot and sincerely believes that the borders will soon open again and she will be able to visit unfamiliar cities and countries.

The only thing that she does not intend to do in the near future is to reveal the veil of secrecy over personal relationships and … to get married. Neither Maria Kulikova herself nor her chosen one want to limit their feelings to a banal stamp in the passport. Moreover, the actress really does not like to draw up all sorts of paperwork and go to government offices.

In recent years, Maria Kulikova has starred in the Sklifosovsky TV series with Maxim Averin and Anna Yakunina. In the life of each of them there were many trials, unexpected turns, meetings and partings. The only thing that remained unchanged was that they were always with each other. Maxim Averin and Anna Yakunina, even in the popular TV series, do not seem to play at all, but live their own lives and their own destiny.