Maria Kalinina

Who is this?

Maria "Masha" Fedorovna Kalinina (Russian: Мария Фёдоровна Калинина, b. 1971) is a Russian-American model, actress, and yoga instructor. At the age of 16, Kalinina became famous for winning "Moscow Beauty (Russian: Московская красавица)", often called "Miss Moscow", the first beauty contest held in the capital of the Soviet Union. After winning, she toured Europe, modeling, appearing on television, recording a French language record, and playing in an Italian film. In 1990, Kalinina moved to the United States, where she became an actress in minor roles, and married a fellow emigrant. Her role as the villainess in 2006 horror film Stay Alive affected her enough that she gave up dark roles and became a vegetarian and a yoga instructor; she taught yoga classes in the US, Russia, and internationally.

Career

1. 1971
   Birth