# Mariya Kozhevnikova

Mariya Aleksandrovna Kozhevnikova (Russian: Мари́я Алекса́ндровна Коже́вникова; born November 14, 1984) is a Russian actress and a politician.
Kozhevnikova was voted the hottest woman in Russia in November 2011. She was a Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (2011–2016).

## Early life and career

Kozhevnikova was born in 1984, in the family of a Soviet hockey player, two-time Olympic champion, Merited Master of Sports Alexander Kozhevnikov and English teacher Margarita Kozhevnikova.
Kozhevnikova's grandfather, Major General, participant of the Great Patriotic War Valentin Nikolaevich Trofimov (1923-2013).
Kozhevnikova has a brother and a sister.
Kozhevnikova is the "Master of Sports" in rhythmic gymnastics, champion of Moscow. Graduated from the RATI-GITIS in 2006.
In 2001, when Kozhevnikova was only a teenager, she starred in the video for the song "You Will Become An Adult" by the Lyceum group. In 2002, Kozhevnikova chose RATI-GITIS to participate in the Love Stories music group. In 2005, while studying at the institute, she began her career as an actress, participating in extras and playing secondary roles.
Kozhevnikova is known for her role in the Russian TV series "Univer".
In September 2009, the Playboy magazine published eight photographs of Kozhevnikova, in five of which she is completely naked.

## Personal life

At the end of August 2013, Kozhevnikova and her boyfriend at the time, businessman Yevgeny Vasilyev, got married in St. Nicholas Cathedral in Nice, France. The official registration of the marriage did not take place, which means that they are not officially married at the moment.
Kozhevnikova has three children, all of them are boys.
Her first son Ivan was born in January 2014.
Since May 2018, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Kozhevnikova.
On August 30, 2023, Kozhevnikova announced her fourth pregnancy.

## Filmography
### Films

List of film credits :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2007 | The Sovereign's Servant | courtier |
| 2007 | Three And Snowflake | model blonde in a gray fur coat |
| 2008 | Dhaam Dhoom | Anna |
| 2010 | Dark World | Vika |
| 2011 | Wedding Exchange | Kristina |
| 2012 | Soulless | model Elvira |
| 2013 | Treasure Lake Kaban | Dayana Jones |
| 2014 | Battalion | Natalia Tatishcheva |
| 2014 | Andiamo a quel paese | |
| 2015 | A Warrior's Tail | Savva's mother (voice) |
| 2015 | Sports Without Borders | Nadezhda Smirnova |
| 2018 | Sobibor | |

### TV series

List of television credits :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2004 - 2012 | Lawyer | Katya, secretary |
| 2005 | Rublyovka Live | |
| 2006 - 2008 | Who Is The Master In The House? | |
| 2006 - 2007 | She-wolf | Olesya |
| 2006 | Hello, I'm Your Father | Nastya |
| 2007 | Trial column | the girl on the machine |
| 2007 | Matchmaker | |
| 2007 | Dance ... | Stasya |
| 2007 | The Yellow Dragon (mini-series) | Yana |
| 2007 | The right to happiness | Liza |
| 2007 | Love On The Cutting Edge (mini-series) | Dasha, a friend of Laura |
| 2007 | Goodbye, Doctor Chekhov! | Kotik |
| 2008 | And Nevertheless I Love... | Barbi, a prostitute in a brothel |
| 2008 | God's Gift | Lena, nurse |
| 2008 | Two sisters | Irina |
| 2008 | Heartbreakers | Lika Zernova |
| 2008 - 2011 | Univer | Alla Grishko |
| 2008 | Girl | Dina, friend Toma |
| 2008 - 2009 | My favorite Witch | Olesya |
| 2008 | Borodin. The Return Of The General | Irina Krokhaleva |
| 2008 | GIBDD etc. | Rita |
| 2008 | Daughter | |
| 2008 | Five Steps Over the Clouds (mini-series) | girl leading |
| 2009 - 2010 | Kremlin cadets | Anna Prokhorova |
| 2010 | A gift of fate | Nastya |
| 2010 | Cool guys | |
| 2010 | Once in Babenov-Babene | |
| 2011, 2015, 2019 | Kto khochet stat' millionerom? | Celebrity contestant |
| 2012 - 2015 | Sklifosovsky | Anya, nurse |
| 2012 | Newlyweds | Katya |
| 2013 | Red mountain | Zhenya |
| 2014 | Parrot Club | Tanya (voice) |
| 2014 | I believe I do not believe | Vasilisa Kremneva |