Marina Kazankova is a woman who cannot be classified into one profession. Theater and film actress, psychologist, instructor of the Molchanovs system, Guinness record holder and world freediving champion - Marina is engaged in a variety of activities. In 2021, she staged the longest theatrical performance under water, after which she was included in the Guinness Book of Records, not for the first time. Her goal is to set one Guinness World Record every year, and after 100 years, two records a year.
Biography
It's no secret that actors often try themselves in other areas of activity. Some become playwrights, like Ivan Okhlobystin, others become singers, like Evgeny Dyatlov and Dmitry Pevtsov, and others become TV presenters, like Marat Basharov and Mikhail Porechenkov. But Marina Kazankova surprised everyone the most by combining theater, cinema and sports. While participating in the filming of “The Legend of St. Petersburg” in 2019, the world freediving champion managed to conquer Mont Blanc.
Interesting Facts
- Marina Kazankova is not officially married. She does not talk publicly about her relationships with men.
- The actress perfectly knows English, German and French, Italian, and therefore she was in demand among directors.
- Marina is a world champion in masked diving (free-wing). She was able to swim 152 m wearing a mask without fins. She enjoys piloting and has an Italian license. Jumping from a parachute. She has over a hundred jumps to her credit.
- He is a professional car racer and pilots a Yak-52 plane. She became the winner in Italian car racing competitions in “Stars games” 2001 - 2003, “Fun Cup” 2001, “Formula Ford” 2002.
- He plays sports and watches his diet. He runs a page on Instagram.
Childhood and youth
Despite the fact that Marina spent her childhood in sunny Italy, she was born in the capital of Russia on the fourth day of August 1981. Father Pavel, a former military pilot and champion in breath-holding scuba diving, had a huge role in the formation and influence on the choice of interests of his youngest daughter.
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Marina Kazankova in her youth
The girl from an early age resembled him in her fearless character: at the age of 9 she first sat behind the wheel of a car, at 18 she jumped with a parachute, a year later she hitchhiked to Rome (by that time the family had already returned to their homeland) and worked there as a model herself. a large company for sewing wedding dresses.
It is also known that great-grandmother Marusya served as an operating nurse during the Great Patriotic War, and grandfather went to Berlin and celebrated Victory Day there, his mother was a doctor by profession, and his older sister Ellina was a cartoonist.
Psychological preparation
Marina works as a sports psychologist-consultant, helping people look at underwater sports in general and freediving in particular as a path to self-improvement. The world champion talks about how to enjoy freediving, relax on and under the water, and works with psychological trauma associated with water. Psychological comfort is important for freediving, and Marina teaches how not to experience panic when running out of air and to be in good psychological shape during competitions.
Movies
Kazankova made her debut on the set while she was still a student. In 1999, she appeared in the film adaptation of Andrei Platonov’s stories “We Have to Live Again”, 3 years later - in the 10th episode of “Detectives” and Shakhnazarov’s film “Poisons, or the World History of Poisoning”, where she appeared in the image of Lucrezia Borgia. By the way, at the beginning of the 2000s, Marina won motorsport competitions and the freediving championship.
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Marina Kazankova in a swimsuit
The role of the beautiful Polish woman Olga Kalinovskaya in “Poor Nastya” brought real popularity to the Muscovite.
Then the actress’s filmography included the Russian films “Trace”, “Margosha”, “Mistress of the Taiga”, “Spirit of Less”, “Closed School” and the Italian “6 Days on Earth”, “Republic of San Gennaro”, “The Girl from Piazza di Spagna” and "Commese".
Freediving
As a young 9-year-old teenager, she already knew how to drive a car, and today she competes as part of the Italian national team in the Formula Ford and Mazda MX5 auto races. In addition to participating in auto racing, Marina also mastered the helm of a helicopter, and at the age of 18 she jumped with a parachute and flew a paraglider. Freediving has always been present in her life, since her father Pavel Kazankov was a multiple champion of Russia and a prize-winner of the world freediving championships. Her family lived in the Baltic city of Pärnu, and her father regularly threw Marina into the water from the pier, and when she was 8 years old, they played games: who could dive further underwater or how far they could swim in one breath. At the same time, Marina was able to swim 3 pools in one breath - the distance was 75 meters.
Marina decided not to stop at her career as an actress, and at the beginning of the 2000s she began freediving seriously. Her father prepared her for the first World Championships in 2004; the training lasted literally a month. The girl won the “square” discipline - a dive to a depth of 15 meters, where a cube measuring 15x15x15 meters is installed, and she needs to swim as many of these 15-meter sections as possible. At those competitions, Marina showed the best result even among men. The girl swam 152 meters, which is 17 meters more than the male winner.
In 2021, Marina decided to set one Guinness record per year until the age of one hundred, and after one hundred - two records. In her opinion, this achievement shows people that they are capable of anything if they want, because life is limitless. Marina wants to open new horizons for people, inspire them and help them feel how beautiful life is and rich in desires and their realization.
So, in 2021, she set the first Guinness record - she made the longest swim with fins in open water while holding her breath, the distance was 154 meters. The girl swam against the current.
In 2021, Marina took an underwater walk and set a new Guinness record: “The longest distance walked underwater while holding your breath,” 69 meters long. In 2021, the girl set a new record - the longest underwater dance in one breath, lasting 3 minutes 37 seconds.
In December 2021, Marina set a new Guinness record - she stood in the gymnastic “bridge” position underwater for 4 minutes 28 seconds. At the same time, it took the girl another 22 seconds to prepare, so she spent a total of 4 minutes 53 seconds under water. The deepest and most picturesque pool in the world, Y-40 in Italy, was chosen to set the record.
Personal life
Open in communication with journalists, the woman prefers not to go into details of her personal life - she is in no hurry to name the name of her beloved man and the father of her child.
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Marina Kazankova with her daughter
Thanks to photographs posted on Instagram and Facebook, followers know that the birthday of her only daughter Angelica is October 12; in 2019 she is celebrating her tenth birthday.
“I am so happy to be a mom and grateful for my wonderful family. I love you with all my heart!” she wrote in January of that year.
There are also many pictures on social networks where the artist shines in stylish outfits and shows off her chic figure in a swimsuit.
First film auditions
As a schoolgirl, the restless Maria Kazankova decided to try herself in acting. Her biography of the actress began with an innocent deception. First, she, like thousands of other girls, came to the casting of one of the films. At that time she was only 15 years old, and the director needed older girls. Maria was not afraid of such an insurmountable obstacle; she brought with her the passport of her older sister, whom she resembled in appearance. The director liked the blue-eyed, long-legged beauty, and he gave her a small role, being absolutely sure that it was eighteen-year-old Ellina, and not fifteen-year-old Maria.
Filmography
- 1999 ‒ “We have to live again”
- 2001 ‒ “Poisons, or the World History of Poisoning”
- 2003-2004 ‒ “Poor Nastya”
- 2007-2019 ‒ “Trace”
- 2008-2010 ‒ “Margosha”
- 2008 ‒ “A Very Russian Detective”
- 2009 ‒ “Mistress of the Taiga”
- 2011 ‒ “And happiness is somewhere nearby”
- 2011 ‒ “SpiritLess”
- 2011-2012 ‒ “Closed School”
- 2012 ‒ “Forester”
- 2013 ‒ “His Love”
- 2014 ‒ “Secret City”, “Secret City ‒ 2”
- 2018 ‒ “Back City”
- 2018 ‒ “The Price of the Past”
Working as a model
At some time, the Kazankov family returned to Moscow. The older sister became interested in the work of a cartoonist. The youngest packed her backpack and, with 600 euros in her pocket, set off for the umpteenth time to Rome. There she tried for a long time to find a suitable job, but the money was melting away, and there was still no business.
By chance, Maria met a friend of hers, for whom she worked as a model at a demonstration of wedding dresses. This man again invited her to his salon, where she became the face of the Radiosa brand. Some are wondering if Maria Kazankova worked for Maxim magazine. There is no exact answer to this question. The actress herself does not say anything about this and never mentions it. On the endless and bottomless Internet you can find her erotic (quite decent) photos, but nowhere is it reported that they were taken for “the most men’s magazine.” Maria is not very enthusiastic about her work as a fashion model, calling it only a thousandth of her work as an actress.
Extreme in the clouds
Maria Kazankova took after her father in character. He was a military pilot, flew fighter planes. The girl was also drawn to the sky, but not as an airline passenger, and not even as a flight attendant. At the age of 18, she finally decided to jump with a parachute.
The mother was categorically against it, but the father reconciled himself and only asked him to take him with him, just in case. Maria recalls that when she stood on the threshold of the open door of the plane, clouds were floating under her feet, and the earth was not visible at all, it seemed to her that this was some kind of unreal world. Stepping into the abyss, she held her breath, but soon felt a previously unknown euphoria. And when the canopy of the parachute opened and she began to soar in the sky like a feather, a feeling of incredible peace and delight appeared. Now Maria has more than 300 jumps. Later, the desperate girl learned to fly airplanes, so now she can fly in the sky along with the birds.
Extreme underwater
Maria Kazankova did not stop at conquering heights. She decided to conquer the depths of the sea. Her father, who is a freediving champion in Russia, again became an example for her. This sport involves diving to depths without scuba gear or other aids. Only fins and a mask are allowed. In 2016, in a freediving competition in Bonaire, Maria set a world record, diving to 154 meters. This was recorded by international representatives and entered into the Guinness Book of Records. It is noteworthy that Maria chose a spectacular mermaid outfit for her record dive. Now she has opened a private school where she teaches everyone this complex and beautiful sport.
