Gulnara Nizhinskaya
Gulnara Nizhinskaya | |
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Гульнара Нижинская | |
 Nizhinskaya in 2024 | |
| Born | Gulnara Gasanovna Nizhinskaya 19 July 1976 Pyatigorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Years active | 1997 — present |
Gulnara Gasanovna Nizhinskaya (Russian: Гульнара Гасановна Нижинская; born 19 July 1976, Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai) is a Russian film and theater actress, event host, and producer. Nizhinskaya has appeared in various Russian films and television series; however, she is primarily recognized for her role in the television series My Fair Nanny. She has been a member of the Writers’ Union of Israel since 2011.[1]
Biography
Nizhinskaya was born in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, into a Mountain Jewish family.[2] Her father, Hasan Borisovich Mirzoev, is a lawyer.[3] In 1990, her family emigrated to the United States, where she completed high school in New York. In 1993, she returned to Russia to pursue acting studies and was admitted to the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), where she studied under Anatoli Romashin.
In 1994, she enrolled at the American Theatre Academy — the Serguei Melkonian Drama Academy — located at the Harlequin Theater in the United States. In 1996, together with her husband, she founded the Nijinsky Theatre.
In 1998, she continued her training at the Michael Chekhov International Workshop in Strasbourg, France. She later graduated in 2001 from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, where she studied under Aleksandr Shirvindt.[4]
Between 2001 and 2003, Nizhinskaya worked at the La Chauve-Souris, followed by a tenure at the Moscow Satire Theatre from 2003 to 2004.[1]
Since 2002, she has served as the Artistic Director of the Central House of Lawyers (CDH) in Moscow.[1]
Nizhinskaya rose to fame with the television series My Fair Nanny, which premiered in 2004, where she played Vera, the friend of the nanny Vika.[5]
In 2008, she completed the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors of acclaimed director Vladimir Menshov.[1]
Since 2009, Nizhinskaya has been affiliated with the National Film Actors' Theatre and the Independent Theatre Enterprise of L. Zhivitchenko.[1]
In 2010, she assumed several roles, including Deputy Artistic Director of the Arlequin Theater, Creative Producer at TO S’kit Media, and Public Relations Advisor to the President of the Guild of Russian Lawyers.[1][6]
Since 2011, she has held the position of General Producer at Luxema Production and Artistic Director of Luxema Film Studio.[1]
In 2019, she launched the Guild of Beauty Experts, a project aimed at connecting professionals in the beauty industry.[7]
Since 2024, Nizhinskaya has been working in Phuket, Thailand, as a media producer for international projects, representing Maikhao Dream Co.[8] In 2025, she became PR Executive Producer for the BRICS Investment Forum and also produced media campaigns for Maikhao Dream Villas & Spa and Phuket Fashion Week.[9]
In March 2025, she recorded the final interview with Russian comedian Pasha Technique, who died a month later.[10]
Personal Life
Nizhinskaya was previously in a relationship with actor Boris Tenin.[11] She is currently divorced and has a son named Leonard.
Awards
- 2011 – Best Experimental Film at the International Short Film and Animation Festival “Meters” for Closeness.net (directed by Gulnara Nizhinskaya).[1]
- 2011 – Winner of the Green Apple Festival of Young Cinema for Closeness.net, “For creating a modern image of loneliness and the attempt to escape it using minimalistic means”(directed by Gulnara Nizhinskaya).[1]
- 2011 – Best Cinematography at the Moscow International Art-Izo-Fest Cinema Festival for Closeness.net (cinematographer: Dmitry Efimkin)
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1997 | Snake Spring | |
| 2004 | Balzac's Age, or All Men Are Bastards... | Sonya's friend |
| 2005 | My Fair Nanny | Vera Romanyuk |
| 2005 | Kulagin and partners | Daria Pirogova |
| 2005 | Hunting on asphalt | Polyakova |
| 2005 | Challenge | Nina |
| 2005 | Soldiers | Bagheera |
| 2005 | Nobody Knows About Sex | girl on the balcony |
| 2009 | Trace | Margo |
| 2018 | Unforgiven | |
| 2022 | Dyldy | conductor |
Further reading
- Кравченко М.; Тремасов А.; Пшеничная Л. (2018). Актёры отечественного кино: энциклопедия. Vol. 3: М — Р. М.: ИнформБюро. p. 711. ISBN 978-5-904481-11-7.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Нижинская Гульнара". RUSKINO.RU. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ Дима Мордэхай Раханаев (2012-07-04). "Эксклюзивное интервью с Гульнарой Нижинской". СТМЭГИ. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ "Семья – моя опора, семья – надёжный, крепкий тыл" (PDF). Адвокатские вести России (11–12 (203–204)): 22. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-29.
- ^ "Биография". Городской портал Яфор. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ Мария Ремизова (2006-02-03). "Актриса Гуля Нижинская: Я должна была стать «прекрасной няней»!". Комсомольская правда. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ "Биография". Вокруг ТВ. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ "Москва космически отметила День рождения актрисы Гульнары Нижинской". Life24 (in Russian). 2019-08-13. Archived from the original on 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Таиланд принимает Инвестиционный форум БРИКС: новые горизонты сотрудничества" (in Russian). 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ Лобков, Леонид (2025-04-24). "PHUKET FASHION WEEK 2025: НЕЙРО-ЭРА — ПЕРЕОСМЫСЛЕНИЕ СТИЛЯ И ТЕХНОЛОГИЙ". Mосква News - главные новости Москвы! (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "Вышло "последнее интервью" Паши Техника". The-Flow.ru (in Russian). 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ Садчиков-младший, Михаил (2024-01-16). "Дочь актера сериала «Маргоша» Бориса Тенина требует наследство отца, хотя никогда не видела его". starhit.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2024-06-01.