Marina Frantsivna Poplavska[a] (Ukrainian: Марина Францівна Поплавська; March 9, 1970, Novohrad-Volynskyi, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR – October 20, 2018, near Mila, Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine) was a Ukrainian actress, producer, comedian, teacher.
Marina Poplavska | |
|---|---|
| Марина Поплавська (Ukrainian) | |
 | |
| Born | Marina Frantsivna Poplavska March 9, 1970 |
| Died | October 20, 2018 (aged 48) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 1993 – 2018 |
| Awards | Order of Merit Third Class |
Biography
editMarina Poplavska was born on March 9, 1970, in Novohrad-Volynskyi.[2] Marina Poplavskaya admitted that her roots originate from the Polish nobility, her great-grandfather Vicenty Levandovsky was a Polish Baron.[3] She graduated from the faculty of Philology of the Ivan Franko Zhytomyr state University with a degree in Ukrainian language and literature.[3]
After graduating from the university, she started working in Zhytomyr school #26, and then #33. She worked there as a teacher of Ukrainian language and literature for more than 20 years. Marina also hosted a local drama club.[3]
In 1993, Marina was invited to the KVN team "Girls from Zhytomyr".
In 1997, they played in the KVN Premier League. Later, the team repeatedly takes part in the "Golosyashchy KiViN" music festival, winning in 1997 and 2011. After successful performances, Marina is invited to NTV to participate in the sketch show For three.
Since 2016, she has participated in the humorous program Diesel show.
Death
editOn October 20, 2018, around 6:43 am, she was killed in a car accident in the Kyiv Oblast near the village Mila, when a bus with actors from a Diesel show crashed into a truck.[4] It is known that the bus was moving at a speed of over 100 kilometers per hour.
Farewell to the actress was held on October 21, 2018, at 10:45 in the October Palace in Kyiv.[5] The next day, the farewell was held in Zhytomyr in the hall of the Zhytomyr academic music and drama theater named after I. Kocherga. Then there was a funeral service in the Hagia Sophia Cathedral.
On the same day (October 22, 2018), the actress was buried at the Korbutovsky cemetery on the Central Alley in Zhytomyr.[6]
Personal life
editMarina was a Catholic. She did not like to talk about her personal life, but it is known that she never married and had no children.[2]
Awards
edit- Winner Of the international music festival KVN (named after Richter), twice champion of the KVN Association of Ukraine, head and producer of the TV team KVN "Girls from Zhitomir" (winner of "Golosyashchy KiViN" in Jurmala 1997 and 2011).
- On November 8, 2018, at the session of the Zhytomyr city Council, Marina Poplavska was awarded the title "Honorary citizen of Zhytomyr" (posthumously).[7]
- President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko awarded Marina Poplavska the Order of merit of the III degree (posthumously, 2018).[8]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Звезда Дизель Шоу Марина Поплавская погибла в ДТП: все подробности, фото, видео". Obozrevatel.ua (in Russian). 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ a b "Учитель русского языка, звезда КВН и Дизель-шоу. Что мы запомним о погибшей Марине Поплавской" (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ a b c "Линия жизни. Интервью звезды "Дизель Шоу" Марины Поплавской для Viva!" (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Под Киевом в жутком ДТП погибла актриса "Дизель шоу" Марина Поплавская" (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "ДТП с Поплавской: суд решил судьбу водителя" (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "У Житомирі з оплесками і криками "браво" провели в останню путь Марину Поплавську". gordon.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Актрисе Поплавской посмертно присвоили звание Почетной гражданки Житомира" (in Russian). Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Указ Президента України від 1 грудня 2018 року № 404/2018 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди 27-ї річниці підтвердження всеукраїнським референдумом Акта проголошення незалежності України 1 грудня 1991 року»