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Mariya Poroshina

Mariya Poroshina

Actor · Born November 1, 1973 (52) · Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Mariya Poroshina is a noted Russian stage and film actress, famous for her portrayal of Svetlana - the female lead in the vampire franchise 'Night Watch' and 'Day Watch'. Mariya was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. Her mother was opera director and her father was a folk singer. Her parents divorced, and young Mariya was brought up by her stepfather. She started taking ballet and singing classes at the age of 5. By the time she finished school, her future had been settled: encouraged by her parents she attended Shchukin Drama School. When still a student she married actor Yuri Kutsenko. The marriage lasted 5 years and produced a daughter. From the early 1990s she has appeared regularly on TV and had small parts in B-movies. Her stage career has been more successful with dozens of leads in highly acclaimed productions of both classic and modern plays. Mariya's breakthrough as a film actress came with Night Watch - an adaptation of a vampire book series. Although the film polarised critics and got mixed reviews, the story of the never-ending battle between the good and the evil set in the present day Moscow became a sort of a cultural phenomenon in Russia and set a box office record. In the film Mariya's character is seduced by a person who happened to be portrayed by her former husband Gosha Kutsenko. After the film release Mariya was busy answering only one question: "How does it feel working with an ex-husband?" Her reply was: "We are friends and we are actors, you see... Besides, he is the father of my daughter". Day Watch premiered in January 2006 and was a smash hit. Outside of her film career, Poroshina is a member of the troupe of Sergei Vinogradov in Moscow, Russia. She is in her second marriage to actor Ilya Drevnov.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 1, 1973 (52)
From
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Works as
Actor
Titles
3 on Motif · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 14% in 30 days

What are Mariya Poroshina's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
30%
Bonds
28%
Morality
25%
Society
18%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Hopeful
1
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mariya Poroshina's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Mariya Poroshina's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 3 with a Motif page.

  • Чудо-доктор (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · as Марина

  • Baba Yaga's School (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Княжна милосердия (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Ольга Раевская, мать Алексея

  • Taiji Bay (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Parents of Parents (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 43 episodes · Actor

  • Sea for Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Медиум (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 76 episodes · as Anna Ostrovskaya

  • Lagin's Gold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • Спасская (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

  • The Last Six Degrees of Celebration (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Yuliya Mikhailovna

  • Beryozka (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · as Margarita Pavlovna Fomicheva

  • Surgeon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Shuttles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 32 episodes · as Ольга Родионова

  • Родители (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 108 episodes · as Masha

  • Six Degrees of Celebration 1914 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Shveya

  • Tiger Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Boatman Gull (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Anna German (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • And Here's What's Happening to Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Sklifosovsky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 32 episodes · as Сперанская

  • Anna German (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Irma Martens

  • Новогодний переполох (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Татьяна

  • Six Degrees of Celebration(2010)

    as Yuliya

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • По следу феникса (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • They Don't Give Up Loving... (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Соня

  • Монтекристо (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 117 episodes · as Viktoriya Ostapova

  • The Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Suzeniy-Ryazeniy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • On the Way to the Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • My mother is the snow maiden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Glavnoe Uspet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Seventh Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Day Watch(2006)

    as Svetlana

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Full Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Stanislava Oshurkova

  • The Fall of the Empire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Kovskaya

  • Потерявшие солнце (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Hello, Dohliy! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Слепой (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 16 episodes · as Ирина Быстрицкая

  • Night Watch(2004)

    as Svetlana

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Region (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 12 episodes · as учительница Людмила Ступина

  • Всегда говори «всегда» (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 72 episodes · as Ольга Громова

  • The Fourth Wish (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Настя

  • Brigada (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 15 episodes · as Тамара Филатова

  • Antikiller (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Meat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Admirer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Marina

  • Investigation Held by ZnaToKi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 6 episodes · as Вера Иванова-Жбанова

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

Night Watch (2004)

$50M worldwide

Highest rated

Night Watch (2004)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

Day Watch (2006)

Film career

19712026

Peak 2005 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2002Screen debut· Antikiller

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Mariya Poroshina's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Six Degrees of Celebration (2010)

56th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Night Watch (2004)

Midcredits 61st · 57% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Mariya Poroshina work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mariya Poroshina's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Timur Bekmambetov shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles