Darya Melnikova
Darya Alekseevna Melnikova (; born 9 February 1992) is a Russian actress of theater, film and television. Biography. Darya Melnikova was born in Omsk, Russia. She learned to play the piano at a music school and was involved in ballet. In 2009 from Melnikova was admitted to the M.S. Schepkin Higher Theatre School (Institute). Since 2013, the actress has been with the Moscow Yermolova Theatre. Career. In 2006 Melnikova debuted. She played the main role in the film "". It was released in 2008. Her performance in this film earned her two nominations. The aspiring actress played 14-year-old  Cinderella — an ordinary teen who is a little bit strange, dreamy and always gets into strange and unusual situations. For this role Melnikova was awarded the prize for the Best Female child role at the XVII Open Film Festival of CIS countries "Kinoshock - 2008" and Best Actress in a children’s movie at XII All-Russian Festival of Visual Arts. But the real fame came to the actress in 2007. She played the role of Eugenia "Zhenya" Vasnetsova, the most athletic of the daughters, in the TV series "Daddy's Daughters". In 2009, Darya starred in the film "Ash Waltz  and in two series: The rules of theft" and "That's Life". In the same year she entered Shchukin Theater School in Moscow. Melnikova has become the face of L’Oréal. The actress starred in a L’Oréal Paris Pure Zone commercial. Darya enjoys photography and she is going to release the book of her stories and photos titled "Pictures to attract attention". Personal life. Melnikova had a son on October 26, 2015 with her husband, Artur Smolyaninov.