Kseniya Lvovna Ryabinkina (Russian: Ксения Львовна Рябинкина) is a Russian professional ballet dancer and character actor.[4] She has appeared in Soviet, Russian and Hindi cinema since the 1960s.[5]
Kseniya Ryabinkina | |
|---|---|
| Ксения Рябинкина | |
| Born | Kseniya Lvovna Ryabinkina 4 September 1945[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, ballerina |
| Spouse | Aleksei Stychkin[2] |
| Children | Evgeniy Stychkin[3] |
Early life
editKseniya Ryabinkina was born in Moscow to a ballerina mother and a geo-physics doctor. She has an elder sister by four years by name of Elena, also an accomplished ballerina.[6]
Career
editShe started her career as a ballerina in Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre.[7]
She is best remembered in India as Marina, the Russian circus trapeze artiste cum love interest from Raj Kapoor's classic 1970 film Mera Naam Joker.[8]
Later years
editIn 2009, the Russian actress made her return to Bollywood. Ryabinkina acted in Chintuji, a film that was loosely based on incidents from Raj Kapoor's son – Rishi Kapoor's life.[9] She still mentors ballerinas and actors in Russia.[10]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role(s) | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | The Tale of Tsar Saltan | |||
| 1970 | Carmen Syuta | |||
| 1970 | Mera Naam Joker | Marina | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Chintu Ji | |||
| 2018 | White Crow | Kseniya |
References
edit- ^ https://www.rbth.com/arts/culture/2016/12/03/russian-heroine-from-mera-naam-joker-set-to-return-to-mumbai_653009
- ^ Khalid Mohamed (14 December 2016). "Raj Kapoor's Russian co-star from Mera Naam Joker to mark his birth anniversary in Mumbai". Mumbai Mirror. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Eugene Stychkin: ""In our family, don't say unnecessary compliments"". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Simi Grewal has a reunion with the Russian trapeze artist from Mera Naam Joker". Hindustan Times. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Russian heroine from 'Mera Naam Joker' set to return to Mumbai". Russia Beyond. Russia Beyond The Headlines a global media project. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Mera Naam Joker's 'Marina' Kseniya Ryabinkina talks about Raj Kapoor". Mumbai Mirror/The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Russian heroine from 'Mera Naam Joker' set to return to Mumbai".
- ^ "Raj Kapoor's Russian co-star from Mera Naam Joker to mark his birth anniversary in Mumbai". Mumbai Mirror. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Honorary Chintuji!".
- ^ "Kseniya Ryabinkina".