The role of radio operator Kat in the legendary "Seventeen Moments of Spring" brought Yekaterina Gradova the love of millions of viewers. Becoming the first wife of Andrei Mironov and giving birth to his only daughter, the actress put an end to her career at his insistence.
First marriage and the birth of a daughter
When Ekaterina Gradova met Andrei Mironov, he was already a real star. Crowds of female fans swirled around him, the first beauties of Soviet cinema also did not give a pass. And he preferred a recent graduate of a theater university. Moreover, he invited her to become a wife, which he had never done before. Catherine immediately agreed, because she was blindly in love and considered Mironov her destiny.
His mother, whom many called "Iron" behind her back, did not approve of her son's candidacy. But Mironov insisted on his choice.
Andrey and Catherine's wedding took place in November 1971. Two years later, "Seventeen Moments of Spring" was released, which made Gradova very popular. The actress had fans who were guarding her at the house and walls of the Theater of Satire. Men presented flowers. The frenzied fame of his wife haunted Mironov. He was quite jealous of her popularity. Once Mironov told his wife that he was taking a completely different Katya as his wife - a simple one, not a star one.
Gradova indulged her husband in everything, so she unconditionally accepted his offer to quit the career of an artist. Moreover, on May 28, 1973, she first became a mother. The couple had a daughter, whom it was decided to name in honor of Mironov's mother - Masha.
Gradova completely dissolved in the child. Having forced his wife to sit within four walls, Mironov himself did not become an exemplary husband. He doted on his daughter and surrounded Catherine with care, but at the same time he was close "friends" with his old lover Larisa Golubkina.
Two years after the birth of Mary, the family broke up. Gradova learned about the betrayal. Pride did not allow her to forgive Mironov, although he repeatedly took steps towards reconciliation. Catherine was adamant, which she still regrets.
Mironov until the end of his days maintained warm relations with his only daughter and first wife. When he got sick on stage during the performance "The Marriage of Figaro", Maria and Ekaterina were in the hall.
After school, Mironova decided to follow in the footsteps of her parents and became a student at Pike. In her third year, Maria gave birth to a son, whom she named Andrei in honor of her late father. Soon she continued her studies, transferring to VGIK.
After graduation, Maria became an actress of Lenkom, on the stage of which she still plays. She is also successful as a film actress. On account of her roles in such popular films and TV series as "Wedding", "Night Watch", "Oligarch", "Doctor Richter".
Maria was married three times. Her second husband was Dmitry Klokov, who at that time was an advisor to the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences. For the third time, Mironova married actor Alexei Makarov, the son of Lyubov Polishchuk. This marriage lasted a year.
Foster-son
After a divorce from Mironov, Gradova was alone for a long time. She got married for the second time in 1991. Her chosen one was the nuclear physicist Igor Timofeev, who is nine years younger than Gradova. Soon the couple took the boy Alyosha from the orphanage into the family. He was then about a year old. It is noteworthy that the baby was taken from the same orphanage in which the scene of the birth of radio operator Kat was filmed in "Seventeen Moments of Spring".
After the adoption of the child, Gradova and Timofeev moved to one of the villages near Vladimir. They lived there for about 13 years, and then moved to a Moscow apartment. Not much is known about Gradova's adopted son. The guy was a difficult child. As a child, he often ran away from home.
After school, Alexey went to serve in the army. The guy got into the Marines. According to his neighbors, Alexey loves to drink and does not work anywhere. Gradova herself said in an interview that her adopted son was engaged in the restaurant business.
