Yuliya Menshova
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Yuliya Vladimirovna Menshova is a Russia
n actress and host of Ya sama TV show.
, USSR (now Russia
).
Menshova followed in her parents' footsteps, graduating from a theatrical academy and going to work at the Moscow Art Theater. Over a period of four years, she played a dozen leading roles and appeared in several movies. But just as everything was going right in her acting career, Menshova stepped off the stage and into the television studio as an editor. Soon she was tapped to host her own show, which in time became TV6's prime attraction.
Yulia Menshova has often been compared to America's Oprah Winfrey
. Her women's talk show on TV6, "Ya sama" (I'll Do It Myself), regularly ruled the ratings. She is from pedigree showbiz stock. Her father, actor and director Vladimir Menshov
, won the 1980 best foreign film Oscar for "Moscow Does not Believe in Tears
," in which her mother, actress Vera Alentova
, played the leading role.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n actress and host of Ya sama TV show.
Biography
Yulia Menshova was born 28 July 1969 in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, USSR (now Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
).
Menshova followed in her parents' footsteps, graduating from a theatrical academy and going to work at the Moscow Art Theater. Over a period of four years, she played a dozen leading roles and appeared in several movies. But just as everything was going right in her acting career, Menshova stepped off the stage and into the television studio as an editor. Soon she was tapped to host her own show, which in time became TV6's prime attraction.
Yulia Menshova has often been compared to America's Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011...
. Her women's talk show on TV6, "Ya sama" (I'll Do It Myself), regularly ruled the ratings. She is from pedigree showbiz stock. Her father, actor and director Vladimir Menshov
Vladimir Menshov
Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov is a Soviet and Russian actor and film director. He is noted for depicting the Russian everyman and working class life in his films. Like many other Russian filmmakers, he studied acting and directing at the state film school VGIK, the world's oldest educational...
, won the 1980 best foreign film Oscar for "Moscow Does not Believe in Tears
Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears
Moscow Does not Believe in Tears is a 1980 Soviet film made by Mosfilm. It was written by Valentin Chernykh and directed by Vladimir Menshov. The leading roles were played by Menshov's wife Vera Alentova and by Aleksey Batalov. The film won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in...
," in which her mother, actress Vera Alentova
Vera Alentova
Vera Valentinovna Alentova is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actressmade famous for her leading role in the famous 1980 Soviet drama Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears.-Awards:...
, played the leading role.
Filmography
- 1993 Razborchivyy Zhenikh
- 1993 Yesli By Znat...
- 1992 Tishina
- 1992 V Toy Oblasti Nebes...
- 1991 Delo Sukhovo-Kobylina
- 1991 Deystvuy, Manya!