Marina Shimanskaya

Marina Shimanskaya
Marina Shimanskaya in 2012
Born
Marina Mechislavovna Shimanskaya

(1955-10-27) 27 October 1955
Other namesThe Lady of Stages
CitizenshipRussia
EducationRussian Institute of Theatre Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1979-present
MovementStanislavski's system and Russian method acting
Spouse
(m. 1981; div. 2016)
Children2
FamilyOlga Arlauskas
AwardsErcilla Award

Marina Mechislavovna Shimanskaya (Russian: Марина Мечиславовна Шиманская; born 27 October 1955) is a Russian actress, pedagogue and theatre teacher.

In her professional career there are more than twenty major performances in the most popular theaters such as Sovremennik Theatre, Hermitage Theatre or Chiot Nechet, more than fifteen films and several television series, such as Goenkale (EITB Media), The Crown (Netflix) or You Can't Wait-Ne dozhdyotes (Premier).

She has developed her teaching work in various European Drama schools (colleges, universities and free-standing institutions), distinguishing herself for the development of the Stanislavski's system and the Russian method acting (the Stanislavsky-Vakhtangov-M.Chekhov-Meyerhold methodology).