Russian theater and film actress, stand-up comedian. Maria Markova graduated from the acting department of the directing faculty of RATI-GITIS in 2007. Immediately after graduation, the young actress began performing on the stage of the Theater Center "Na Strastnom". She is a member of the troupe of the Meyerhold Theater Center. In 2007, Markova received two prestigious theater awards: the Grand Prix of the "Your Chance" festival and the "Golden Leaf". Maria also has a higher education in journalism, obtained at Moscow State University. Since 2008, the actress has appeared in Russian TV series. She played supporting roles in the multi-part melodramas "One Night of Love" and "The Tsar", and in 2009 played Nadya in the detective series "Glukhar.

The Continuation". In 2011, Markova starred in the series "Comrade Policemen", where her co-stars on set were Egor Barinov, Irina Klimova, Daniil Strakhov, Aleksandr Ilyin and others. In addition to her work in theater and on TV, Maria performs in the stand-up genre. In 2020, she joined the cast of the show "Women's Stand-Up" on the TNT television channel. The show also features Irina Myagkova, Zoya Yarovitsyna, Vera Kotelnikova, Nadezhda Dzhabrailova, Aleksandra Muratova and others.