Yuliya Vladimirovna Menshova (russian: Ю́лия Влади́мировна Меньшо́ва; born July 28, 1969) is a Russian actress and TV show host. She is the winner of the Russian national television award

TEFI TEFI (russian: ТЭФИ) is an annual award given in the Russian television industry, presented by the Russian Academy of Television. It has been awarded since 1994. TEFI is presented in various sectors (up to 50 nominations in 2008), such as tele ...

in the Talk-show (1999).

Biography

Was born 28 July 1969 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

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(now

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). Followed in her parents' footsteps, graduating from a theatrical academy and going to work at the

Moscow Art Theater The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; russian: Московский Художественный академический театр (МХАТ), ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ)) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was f ...

. 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. Has often been compared to

Oprah Winfrey Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954), or simply Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', br ...

.I'll Do It Myself, Thank You
/ref> Her women's talk show on TV6, ''Ya sama'' (I'll Do It Myself), regularly ruled the ratings. Her father, actor and director Vladimir Menshov, won the 1980

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for ''

Moscow Does not Believe in Tears ''Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears'' (russian: Москва слезам не верит, Moskva slezam ne verit) is a 1980 Soviet romantic drama film made by Mosfilm. It was written by Valentin Chernykh and directed by Vladimir Menshov. The leadi ...

'', in which her mother, actress

Vera Alentova Vera Valentinovna Alentova (russian: Ве́ра Валенти́новна Але́нтова; born 21 February 1942) is a USSR, Soviet and Russian actress famous for her leading role in ''Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears''. Biography Vera Alento ...

, played the leading role.

Personal life

Menshova is married to actor

Igor Gordin Igor Gennadyevich Gordin (russian: И́горь Генна́дьевич Го́рдин; born 6 May 1965) is a Soviet and Russian actor of theater and cinema. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2004).

, with whom she has two children: Andrey Gordin (born 1997) and Taisia Gordina (born 2003).

Selected filmography

* 1991: ''

Act, Manya! ''Act, Manya!'' (russian: Действуй, Маня!, Deistvui Manya) is a 1991 Soviet science fiction comedy film directed by Roman Yershov. Plot Two scientists: the biologist-geneticist (Yevgeny Vesnik) and the programmer Kostya (Sergey Bekhter ...

'' as Manya * 1991: ''The Sukhovo-Kobylin's case'' as Nadezhda Naryshkina * 1992: ''In That Area of Heaven...'' as Anya * 1992: ''Silence'' as Nina * 1993: ''If You Knew ...'' as Natalya Ivanovna * 1993: ''Picky Groom'' as Katya * 2007: ''Big Love'' as Kaleriya

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* 1969 births Living people Soviet film actresses Russian film actresses Russian television actresses Actresses from Moscow Russian television presenters Russian theatre directors Russian women television presenters Moscow Art Theatre School alumni Russian activists against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine {{Russia-actor-stub