Agata Edgarovna Muceniece (Priluchnaya) ( lv, Agata Muceniece, russian: Ага́та Эдга́ровна Му́цениеце (Прилу́чная), born 1 March 1989) is a Latvian actress and model, and television presenter.
Life and career
Muceniece was born in
Riga, Latvia in 1989. Her father was
Latvian, her mother is
Russian
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(both born in
USSR
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). She has two older sisters Renata and Santa. Muceniece studied at the
University of Latvia
University of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Universitāte, shortened ''LU'') is a state-run university located in Riga, Latvia established in 1919.
The ''QS World University Rankings'' places the university between 801st and 1000th globally, seventh ...
where she gained degree in Chinese philology. She then studied at the
Russian State Film Institute in
Moscow
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, Russia. She first gained fame in the television series "Closed School" (russian: Закрытая Школа). She has also featured in projects such as "Secret City", "Kvest", "Three Musketeers".
Muceniece became a co-presenter of the Russian TV show,
The Voice Kids
''The Voice Kids'' is a version of ''The Voice'' TV series franchise in which children participate.
Versions
The first such variation was '' The Voice Kids'' from the Netherlands, which was followed by other international variants:
: Franchise wi ...
in its
fifth season.
Personal life
Muceniece married Russian actor
Pavel Priluchny
Pavel Valerievich Priluchny (russian: Павел Вале́рьевич Прилучный; born 5 November 1987) is a Kazakhstani-born Russian actor of theater and cinema, TV host, best known for his roles in the television series ''Silver Spoon'' ...
on 19 July 2011. They have a son Timofey (born 2013), and a daughter Mia (born 2016), in Moscow, Russia.
On 15 June 2020, the couple divorced after nine years of marriage due to
domestic violence from Pavel's side.
She has kept her ex-husband's last name Priluchnaya in official documents, however, her stage name is Muceniece.
In February 2022, she publicly spoke on the situation in
Ukraine
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during the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ...
requesting an end to the war.
References
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1989 births
Living people
Actors from Riga
Models from Riga
Writers from Riga
Latvian film actresses
Latvian television actresses
Latvian emigrants to Russia
Russian film actresses
Russian television actresses
University of Latvia alumni
Russian activists against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine