Darya Poverennova
Darya Vladimirovna Poverennova , is a Russian theatre and film actress, and the granddaughter of the great Soviet actor Sergei Lukyanov.
Darya Poverennova was born on June 15, 1972. The actress mother spent her career with the Taganka Theatre, and her grandmother, Nadezhda Tyshkevich, was a ballerina in Kiev. Her legendary grandfather, actor Sergei Lukyanov who appeared in Kuban Cossacks and The Captains Daughter, died long before her birth. Daryas parents wanted her to follow in her fathers footsteps and become a translator she took intensive English courses and was tutored. However, she felt drawn to the theatre, where she applied, unsuccessfully, for further studies. Despite this negative experience, she took a year to work as a directors assistant. Following this, she was accepted to the Shchukin Theatre Institute and ultimately graduated.
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