Marina Shimanskaya

Marina Shimanskaya studied at Russian Institute of Theatre Arts. Training under Oleg Tabakov, Georgy Bannikov and Rimma Belyakova is recorded. The recorded working language is Russian and Spanish. The field of work recorded is Stanislavski's system and method acting. The authority associates the name with Stanislavski's system and method acting. Residence is recorded at Bilbao. Employment is recorded with University of Navarre, Juan de Antxieta Musical Studies and Performing Arts Center and Artebi School of Music, Performing and Visual Arts. Works named in the authority record are Take Care of Women, When I Will Become a Giant, Squadron of Flying Hussars, Express on Fire, Another Man's Wife and the Husband under the Bed and Parade of the Planets. Distinctions recorded are Ercilla Awards.

• Name — Marina Shimanskaya • Birth Name — Marina Mechislavovna Shimanskaya • Born — 27 October 1955 • Birthplace — Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union • Citizenship — * Soviet Union (until 1991) • Spain • Education — Russian Institute of Theatre Arts • Movement — Stanislavski's system and Russian method acting • Children — 2 • Family — Olga Arlauskas • Awards — Ercilla Award • Other Names — The Lady of Stages • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1979-present

Shimanskaya was born on 27 October 1955 in the town of Saratov (Soviet Union, at that time), on the banks of the Volga in Russia. Her father is Mechislav Iosifovich Shimansky, a descendant of Polish aristocrats who owned a family property near Zhitomir (Ukraine). His parents (Marina's grandfather and grandmother), as well as his older brother, Leonid Iosifovich Shimansky (Marina's uncle), were shot. Mechislav Iosifovich Shimansky was imprisoned in the Saratov forced labor camp accused of being an "enemy of the regime" of the USSR because his mother was of German origin and descendants of Polish aristocrats. Her mother was a nurse at the Saratov prison hospital and it was there that they met. Marina was born in a settlement (camp) in "bunkhouses with long corridors and tiny rooms". In 1981 Shimanskaya met the Russian-Spanish actor and director Algis Arlauskas during the filming of the movie "Taking care of women", with whom he married and had two children, Olga Arlauskas (Russian director) in 1981, a Russian film director, and Alejandro in 1990, divorcing in 2016. • Illustration — Ercilla Awards (2010). From left to right: Diego Urdiales, Julio Trujillo, Marina Shimanskaya, Maribel Verdú, Roberto Álamo, Rubén de Eguía and Ramón Barea. Since 1992 Shimanskaya has been working in Europe. She is an actress, stage director and dramatic art teacher. She learned Spanish to be able to read Lorca's works, and she is a faithful follower of all his work. Nowadays she lives in Bilbao (Spain).

At the age of 18 he moved to Moscow. She managed to enter the State Institute of Theater Arts of Russia and got a scholarship to study drama at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS), where she graduated. There she had as teachers the students of Konstantin Stanislavski and Michael Chekhov. She was student of Oleg Tabakov.

• Illustration — Photo composition of Marina Shimanskaya in the play "Zand", in which she performed from 1984 to 1994 together with Viktor Gvorditskiy. Shimanskaya's debut in the cinema took place in 1977 playing Lydia Nikolaevna in the film "When I become a giant" (Когда я стану великаном). Already after the first roles in the film, in 1981, she appeared on the cover of Soviet Screen magazine. She received great fame after the premiere of the movie "Caring for Women" (Берегите женщин) in 1981. Shimanskaya worked in many companies in Russia and starred in more than fifteen feature films, In addition to touring Europe and the United States. She worked at the Hermitage Theater in Moscow between 1984 and 1991. In the 1991–1992 season he expanded his training under the direction of Oleg Tabakov.

Since 1992 Shimanskaya works in Europe. She is an actress, stage director, and drama teacher. • Illustration — Marina Shimanskaya in 2015 in the theatrical production "Impossible Dialogues" (based on the works The Seagull, The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov and on the poetry of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer), created, adapted and directed by Marina Shimanskaya and staged at the Campos Elíseos Theatre in Bilbao (Spain). Among the cast, Carmen Climent, Nerea Elizalde, Erika Rodríguez, Andrea Monrocle, Lorea Lyons, Ane Inés Landeta and Miren Galán. In Spain she has participated in several theatre projects, directing works by Tolstoy, Chekhov, Bulgakov, Lorca and Mayorga. She has acted in Michel Gaztambide's film “Hombre sin hombre”, in Algis Arlauskas' medium-length film “Laugarren mundua” and in the ETB1 Basque television series “Goenkale”. In 2009 she starred in the feature film “El Vencedor” on Russian Television. In 2009, together with her husband the actor and director Algis Arlauskas, she founded the drama school Ánima Eskola School of Drama where she teaches. In addition, she has taught acting classes at the University of Zaragoza and the University of Navarra, among others. Shimanskaya is an expert in the Stanislavski's system and Russian method and she has studied and developed it, with Yevgeny Vakhtangov's, Michael Chekhov's and Vsevolod Meyerhold's (promoter of theatrical biomechanics) systems (Russian method) (also with some influences of Jerzy Grotowski), following the methodologies of the Russian school (Stanislavsky-Vakhtangov-M.Chekhov-Meyerhold methodology). As an acting teacher, Shimanskaya is considered quite harsh and strict, although Shimanskaya herself states that "she is a lump of sugar compared to those who taught her" at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS), where the level of severity on the part of the teachers was very high (her teachers at the GITIS were direct students of Konstantin Stanislavski and Michael Chekhov). In 2010 she received the Ercilla Award for Best Theatrical Career. As a drama and acting teacher, Shimanskaya trained numerous actors and actresses following the classical Russian methodology: Aitor Luna, Galder Pérez, Guillermo Altair, Richard Sahagún, David Valdelvira, Larraitz García, Txema Perez, Borja Uribesalgo, Xabi Ortuzar, Samuel Gibert, Iratxe Hernández, Ane Pikaza, Yannick Vergara, Yeray Vázquez, Sandra Tejero, Estela Celdrán, Ander Barinaga-Rementeria, Koldo Olabarri, Ainhoa Artetxe, Julen Jiménez, Nahikari Rodríguez, Nerea Elizalde, Carmen Climent, Erika Rodríguez, Andoni Polo, Andrea Monrocle, Lorea Lyons, Ane Inés Landeta, Miren Galán, Eriz Cerezo, Ander Rovira, Josu Iriarte, and Egoitz Lucena In the year 2022, Shimanskaya joined the cast of the acclaimed British TV series The Crown (Netflix), playing the role of Naina Yeltsina, First Lady of Russia, with Anatoliy Kotenyov as Boris Yeltsin, Imelda Staunton as Elizabeth II and Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip. In 2023, Shimanskaya joined the cast of the series You Can't Wait (Ne dozhdyotes), playing the role of Raisa (Раиса), a comedy series set in a nursing home, produced by the Russian streaming platform Premier, alongside Yevgeniya Simonova, Svetlana Nemolyaeva and Tamara Syomina among other cast members.

• Year — Title — Channel — Role — Notes — Reference • 2023 — You Can't Wait (Ne dozhdyotes) — Premier — Raisa (Раиса) — 6 episodes • 2022 — The Crown — Netflix — Naina Yeltsina, First Lady of Russia — Ipatiev House • 2010 — Goenkale — EITB Media

• Hello, Monsieur de Maupassant (Здравствуйте, господин де Мопассан) • Straw Hat (Соломенная шляпка)" • Chizh and hedgehog (Чиж и еж) • So far everything is about kay (Пока все о кей) • The Beggar, or the Death of Zand (Нищий, или Смерть Занда)