What was the fate of the actress who played the role of Marfa Vasilyevna in the film "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession"?

How did the life of actress Nina Maslova, known for her role as Marfa Vasilyevna in the film "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession", turn out?

Russian actress Nina Maslova is well known to viewers for her episodic roles in popular films. This actress with a sharp gaze and a hooked nose could embody any beauty. She was especially remembered by her fans for her role as Princess Marfa Vasilyevna in the film "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession".

Long before the famous director Leonid Gaidai drew attention to the girl, her life was far from a fairy tale. The future actress began to drink alcohol at the age of 11 due to conflicting relations with her mother and remained addicted to them for many years. However, the actress managed to change her fate, having appeared on the big screen.

Currently, Nina Maslova is 79 years old and, due to her self-confidence, she stopped drinking alcohol. She could not find family happiness throughout her life. The childless and single actress only occasionally appears in TV shows about Russian cinema.

For information, Nina Maslova was born on November 27, 1946 in Riga, Latvia. After her mother divorced, she lived with her stepfather, with whom she did not have a good relationship. Nina spent her childhood in difficulty. She studied at the Moscow Irrigation Institute in 1964-1965. Realizing that the engineering profession was not for her, the actress transferred her studies to a theater university.

After that, Nina studied at the Moscow Art Theater School from 1965 to 1967. The actress won the hearts of the audience with her roles in the films "Big Change" (the role of the curious student Victoria Ivanovna Korovyanskaya) and "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession" (the image of the princess Marfa Vasilyevna).