Olga Pogodina

Due to health problems in childhood, Olga could not attend secondary school normally, so her mother Liya had to give up actress career to maintain daughter's education at home for years.

Thus, as the only exception in the history of the Shchukin Institute, rehearsals with her were individually held by pro-rector Pyotr Popov and a teacher Vladimir Poglazov.

Upon that, in 1998 she joined Moscow Theatre Center "Vishnevy Sad" headed by Honored Art-Worker of Russia Alexander Vilkin.

For the role of Mariana in a play "Tartuffe" she was nominated to the award of the Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation at the festival "Moscow's yearly debutes".

At "Center for Drama and Directing": roles in "Set-2" (2001), "Polovoe Pokrytie" (2002), "Moscow is an open city" (2002), director Olga Subbotina.