Margrita Shubina Actress Date of Birth: 04.04.1966 Country: Russia

1. Biography of Margarita Shubina
2. Childhood and Education
3. Acting Career

Biography of Margarita Shubina

After graduating from GITIS, Margarita Shubina was invited to almost all Moscow theaters. The head of the course, Oscar Yakovlevich Remez, even joked about it: "Be happy that at least you weren't invited to TYZ." In the end, Margarita accepted an invitation from Pavel Khomsky, the director of the Moscow Art Theatre. She became an Honored Artist of Russia in 2009.

Childhood and Education

Margarita Shubina could have become an artist. In her childhood, she attended an art school and showed promising results. She could have also become a writer, as she won a city Olympiad in high school and was offered a place at the Gorky Literary Institute without exams. However, her restless energy prevented her from pursuing either of these paths. Margarita recalls, "There was always something boiling inside me, I was a rebel by nature. I was never a quiet girl, I loved playing with boys, climbing roofs. In other words, I grew up as a daredevil, a troublemaker." Her mother, Volya Danilovna, often told her that with her restless nature, she would not be able to stand behind an easel or write novels for hours.

Acting Career

Margarita Shubina admits that she has always enjoyed portraying someone else. This passion led her to GITIS, a renowned institute where she was accepted on her first attempt despite fierce competition. She studied under Oscar Yakovlevich Remez. By her fourth year, she was already working in the Mayakovsky Theatre, invited by Andrei Alexandrovich Goncharov. She rehearsed the role of Marusya in Babel's "Sunset" with Irina Rozanova. However, they never got to perform it as the production was in development for five years. Nevertheless, Margarita played numerous other roles on stage.

She received invitations from almost all Moscow theaters after graduating from GITIS. The head of her course, Oscar Yakovlevich Remez, even joked: "Be happy that at least you weren't invited to TYZ." In the end, Margarita accepted an invitation from Pavel Khomsky, the director of the Moscow Art Theatre. She joined the Moscow Art Theatre in 1989 and has been working there ever since. She is best remembered for her role as Cezonia in the legendary production of "Caligula" directed by Peter Fomenko, where she acted alongside the famous Oleg Menshikov. Margarita considers this work a gift from fate. She has also created wonderful characters in plays such as "The Run" (Lyuska), "Twelfth Night" (Olivia), "Thomas Opienski" (Tatiana Ivanovna), "Mistakes of One Night" (Kate Hardcastle), "The Government Inspector" (Anna Andreyevna), "Kroshka Tsahes" (Frau Lisa), "Madam! Madam! Another Lady!" (Zamukhryshkina), "The Morals of Mrs. Dulskaya" (Mrs. Dulskaya), "The Cherry Orchard" (Charlotte Ivanovna), among many others. Margarita Shubina has also participated in productions such as "The Seagull System by Stanislavsky" (Masha) at the Theatre of Nations and "King Oedipus" (Mamasha Ubyu) at the Et Cetera Theatre. In film, Margarita Shubina made her debut in 1988 with the role of Vera in Vadim Zobin's film "Sunday, Half Past Seven" about the adventures of Krosh. However, she rarely appeared on the screen afterward, and her works are not well known to the public.

Everything changed in the new century. It all started with her role as paramedic Nadezhda Mikhailovna Orlova in the series "Emergency Room" (2003). The series portrayed the everyday life of an emergency medical team, with actors such as Yaroslav Boyko, Mikhail Guro, Mikhail Kaganovich, and Julia Borilova. Margarita fondly remembers those filming days: "We understood each other so well that just one look from a partner was enough. I even started to feel that our team could provide real help to a patient if needed." The actors were assisted by a real team of medics from the "Medicine of Catastrophes" organization. Perhaps that is why the series turned out to be so vivid and natural. The characters they portrayed were so authentic that Margarita Shubina received letters from viewers asking for medical advice.

After "Emergency Room," Margarita Shubina began appearing in many films. On screen, she usually depicts women who are not very happy in their personal lives. Among her notable roles are Captain Elena Sergeevna Makhova in the series "MUR is MUR," Raechka in the series "Echelon," Tonya in the film "Gentle Panther," Lyubka in the series "Svaty," and others. Margarita met her future husband, Vlad, at GITIS, where they both studied. Margarita admits that she was captivated by his silence: "Unlike me, who speaks a lot and fast, I didn't need an identical conversation partner. Silent Vlad seemed incredibly mysterious to me." Vlad later worked in the Soviet Army Theatre and the Mayakovsky Theatre, and when they had children, he became involved in business. The couple has two sons, Maxim and Serafim.

Margarita describes herself as someone with a fiery temperament who quickly calms down. She believes she is an easygoing person when it comes to social interactions: "I have a southern blood flowing in me, and although I am hot-headed, I quickly cool down. I think, in terms of communication, I am a light person. So, my character suits me just fine, but I don't know if the people around me are satisfied with it. Although I have many friends, with whom I have been friends for a long time."