Nina Firsova graduated from RUTI-GITIS (workshop of David Livnev) in 1995. She debuted on the stage of the Stanislavsky Drama Theatre as the Black Hen in the play of the same name (directed by Olga Velikanova). Over the subsequent years of her work at the theatre, she has performed the roles of Gertrude (Hamlet, directed by Dmitry Krymov), and the Goddess Lada (Martyrs of Love, directed by Tatyana Akhramkova), and others.
Originally educated as an engineer, Firsova was a regular participant in the Chelovek (Human) Theatre Studio under the leadership of Lyudmila Roshkovan, from its first years as an amateur venue until its foundation as a professional entity in 1990. In 1990-1991 she was a member of the Fifth Studio of the Moscow Art theatre under the direction of Roman Kozak.
Currently, in addition to acting, Nina Firsova is company manager at the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre.
Prizes and Awards
1994 First Prize at the Russian Theatre Union’s Festival of Children's Performances of Moscow and the Moscow Region for Best Actress (The Black Hen) in the play The Black Hen.
Roles in the the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
2019Junkie-Pagliacci, Pinocchio. Theatre, directed by Boris Yukhananov
2019Domna Panteleyevna, Talents and Admirers, directed by Olga Velikanova
2018Psychosis, directed by Alexander Zeldovich (replacement role)
2017Marya Nikiforovna, Seamstress, Cutter, First Lady, Zoyka's Apartment, directed by Olga Lukichyova
2017Cleona, Andromache, directed by Leisan Faizullina
2016Sweet Auntie, The Golden Ass. The Open-circuited Workspace, directed by Boris Yukhananov
2016Frau Peters, Before Sunset, directed by Vladimir Kosmachevsky
2015People of the Palace, The Bacchae, directed by Theodoros Terzopoulos
Roles in the Moscow Drama theatre named after K.S. Stanislavsky
2012The Nun, The Last Night of Don Juan, directed by Valery Belyakovich
2008Goddess Lada, Martyrs of Love, directed by Tatyana Akhramkova
2003Gertrude, Hamlet, directed by Dmitry Krymov
1995The Dancer, The Beginning, directed by Vitaly Lanskoi
1993The Young Queen, Thomas Becket, directed by Vitaly Lanskoi
1992The Black Hen, The Black Hen, directed by Olga Velikanova
Roles in other theaters
1989Mamasha, Elizabeth Bam at the Ivanovs' Christmas Party, directed by Roman Kozak, Human Studio Theatre / Fifth Studio of the Moscow Art Theatre
1988Mary Dole, The Source of the Saints, directed by Sergei Kachanov, Chelovek Studio Theatre
1985Mayakovsky, directed by Lyudmila Roshkovan, Chelovek Studio Theatre
1981Olga, Group Leader, Card Catalogue, directed by Lyudmila Roshkovan, Chelovek Theatre Studio
1980Mavrusha, Brandakhlystova, The Death of Tarelkin, directed by Lyudmila Roshkovan, Chelovek Theatre Studio
Roles in the cinema
2011Boris Godunov, directed by Vladimir Mirzoev
2010Natasha Naidel, Volkov's Hour-4, directed by Alexander Grabar, Yegor Grammatikov &c.
2009The Mistress of the Apartment, Volkov's Hour-3, directed by Alexander Grabar, Yegor Grammatikov &c.
2008Soldiers-15. New Call, directed by Fyodor Krasnopyorov & Andrei Golovkov
2006Law and Order: Department of Operative Investigations, directed by Dmitry Brusnikin & Marina Brusnikina
2006Sister Keto, Stalin's Wife, directed by Mira Todorovskaya
2004The Mistress of the House, Persona non grata, directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
Working hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 
