Zoya Berber
Zoya Berber | |
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Зоя Бербер | |
| Born | Zoya Rudolfovna Berber September 1, 1987 |
| Citizenship | Russian |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
Zoya Rudolfovna Berber (Russian: Зо́я Рудо́льфовна Бе́рбер; born September 1, 1987) is a Russian stage, film, television, and voice actress, as well as a television presenter. She rose to prominence for her role as Lera Oborina in the Russian comedy television series Realnye patsany.
Biography
Berber was born on September 1, 1987, in Perm, Russia. She studied at Perm School No. 91 in a theatre-focused class. She also studied music and completed five years of piano training at a music school. After finishing school, she enrolled in a choreography college and later studied fashion design.
She was admitted to the Perm State Institute of Culture (course of Boris Milgram), but was forced to take academic leave due to her work on the television series Realnye patsany.[1]
Career
Since 2009, Berber has performed in the play The Bullet Collector at the Perm theatre Scena-Molot, playing the role of Vika (directed by Ruslan Malikov).[2]
In October 2009, she participated in the international festival Space of Directing as part of the official Russia–France program.
From 2010 to 2023, she played Lera in the comedy television series Realnye patsany on TNT.[3] In 2015, she was nominated for the TEFI Award in the category “Best Actress in a Television Film/Series” for this role.
In 2011, she ranked 5th in the list of “100 Sexiest Women in the Country” according to the Russian edition of Maxim.[4][5]
Since 2011, she has performed in the play Woe from Wit at the Perm Theatre-Theatre, playing Sofya Pavlovna (directed by Eduard Boyakov and Philipp Grigoryan).[6]
On 28 September 2016, the music video for rapper Nigativ’s song Weightlessness was released, featuring Berber in the lead role. On 12 October 2016, the group 25/17 released the music video New Virus featuring Berber.[7]
Since 2016, she has appeared in the play Caligula at the Moscow Provincial Theatre (directed by Sergey Zemlyansky).
In 2017, she worked as a host on the program Sports Moment on the Moscow 24 TV channel. Since 2018, she has hosted the program One Day in the City on the My Planet TV channel. She also stars as police android Anna Korolkevich in the television series Project Anna Nikolaevna.
Personal life
On 29 June 2015, Berber gave birth to a daughter named Nadezhda.[8][9] The child’s father is screenwriter Alexander Sineguzov, whom Berber met in 2010 on the set of Realnye patsany.[10]
In autumn 2020, it became known that Berber and Sineguzov had separated.[11]
In November 2023, Berber announced her engagement to actor Maksim Belborodov.[12] They married on 7 February 2024.[13] On 16 June 2024, the couple welcomed a son named Maksim.
Theatre roles
| Years | Production | Role | Theatre | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–present | The Bullet Collector | Vika | Scena-Molot | Ruslan Malikov |
| 2011–present | Woe from Wit | Sofya Pavlovna | Theatre-Theatre | Eduard Boyakov, Philipp Grigoryan |
| 2013 | Riverside Drive | Barbara | Scena-Molot | Alexander Sozonov |
| 2014 | The Demon | Tamara | Yermolova Theatre | Sergey Zemlyansky |
| 2016 | Caligula | Mucius’ wife / ballet participant | Moscow Provincial Theatre | Sergey Zemlyansky |
| 2017 | The Adventures of Fandorin | Renata Kleber | Moscow Provincial Theatre | Tatyana Vdovichenko |
| 2022–present | Arbenin. Masquerade Without Words | Baroness Strahl | Satire Theatre | Sergey Zemlyansky |
Filmography
- Fartsa (2015)
- Trigger (2020-present)
- Murderous Fervour (2021–2025)
- Aunt Martha (2022–2024)
- 7 Days, 7 Nights (2024)
- The Crazy Empress (2025)
Voice acting
- Attack the Block (2011) – Sam (voice of Jodie Whittaker)
References
- ^ "Interview with Zoya". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ Zoya Berber at the Scena-Molot Theatre website Archived 2012-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Detailed biography and photographs of Zoya Berber". Archived from the original on 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "Are we the most beautiful, sexiest, and slimmest?". Komsomolskaya Pravda. 2011-11-25. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ "The sexiest girl in the country named". Dni.ru. 2011-10-25. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "25/17 feat. Zoya Berber – New Virus". YouTube. 2016-10-12. Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "Actress Zoya Berber gave birth to a daughter". perm.aif.ru. 2015-06-30.
- ^ "Star of Realnye Patsany revealed her daughter's name". deti.mail.ru. 2015-07-09.
- ^ "Zoya Berber: When I found out about my pregnancy, I cried for half a day". 2015-05-07. Archived from the original on 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ^ "Zoya Berber breaks up with her partner after ten years". Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ "Zoya Berber marries Maksim Belborodov". 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Pregnant Zoya Berber marries actor Maksim Belborodov". 2024-02-07.
External links
Zoya Berber at IMDb