The biography of Marina Kotashenko is actually the life story of a modern Cinderella. The girl came to build a career in Moscow, and became famous thanks to her relationship with a famous Russian singer and musician.
Marina Kotashenko was born in Kyiv in November 1984. In primary school, she was a very active child, her parents noticed that the baby had a talent - she moved well, felt music, rhythm. It was decided to send her daughter to a choreography studio, and later the girl showed her talent in modeling. After graduating from high school, she entered the law faculty of Kyiv State University. For some time she worked in her speci alty, but she decided not to stop her modeling career. Fortunately, she managed to combine both activities successfully.
Moving to Moscow
The beginning of the 2000s was marked for the girl by moving to the Russian capital. At first she was looking for work in modeling agencies, then she decided to try herself in the acting profession. Immediately entered VGIK for the course of Vsevolod Shilovsky, who graduated from2009. Then she entered his Theater Studio. She played in the performances "Key for Two", "Male, Singular", "Bachelorette Party", "Mad Money" and others.
The same year was rich in publications in glossy magazines, numerous photo shoots, including nudes, in revealing images.
The film debut took place in 2010 in the films "Crime will be solved-2", "Invisibles", "Toys". Later, Marina starred in the melodramas "How I Met Your Mother", "Wake Up Together?", "You Can't Forget Love".
The most notable was the role of Zoya Alekseevna in the comedy film "Two Fathers and Two Sons" (2013), as well as Irina Topolyanskaya in "Practice" (2014). Due to the birth of a child, filming had to be interrupted for some time.
Private life of Marina Kotashenko. Actress photo
In 2004, the girl met a Russian singer, musician, jury member of the popular music show "Voice" - Alexander Gradsky. The meeting was random, on the street. Gradsky was driving a car from filming, saw a girl walking by, stopped, handed a business card with the words: “Wouldn’t the beauty want to touch the legend ?!”. Marina Kotashenko was interested in a strange admirer. The girl called the number given a week later. Relations developed very rapidly, Alexander courted beautifully. After a while, the lovers began to livetogether. Although the couple is in no hurry to officially legalize the relationship, they live in perfect harmony in a civil marriage. Scandals arose repeatedly in the press regarding the harmony of this couple. Spiteful critics assured that Marina was a swindler, she only needed money from her boyfriend. Indeed, the age difference is impressive (31 years), but the couple admit that, despite this, they learn to understand each other and find compromises.
Birth of a son
In September 2014, Alexander Gradsky and Marina Kotashenko became parents. The birth took place in an elite clinic in New York. The son was named after his father - Sasha. According to happy parents, the baby already demonstrates good vocal abilities, feels the rhythm, sings, dances. Parents are sure that a worthy representative of the Gradsky dynasty will grow out of him.
