Latvian State Conservatory, Theater & Film Faculty - Actor Diploma.
Latvian State Conservatory - 2 year music composition course.
Russian Drama Theater in Latvia, actress.
Riga Youth Theater in Latvia, leading and character actress.
Dubbing in Russian at the Latvian Film Studios (features and documentaries).
Voice actor for BBC Radio (Russian Service) in London for 3 years: doing voice overs, composing and performing specially commissioned musical compositions, narration in numerous literary/poetry recordings and radio-plays for "Russian Features" and "Marshal Plan" programmes.
In Germany I'm performing in theatre productions(Duesseldorf, Berlin, Cologne, Essen, Bochum, Witten,) and frequently touring with solo concerts as a guitarist, singer and songwriter.
My songs are often aired one the Latvian State Radio (Latvijas Radio 4)
Some of my songs can be heard at https://marinakalmykova.bandcamp.com/
Since 2007 doing voice overs from my home studio.
List of clients includes:
Panasonic, Shell, Microsoft, Audi, Cargill, Tiffany, Air Astana, TetraPack, Tripadvisor, Ipsen, Honeywell, Weatherford, Mr. Brown Coffee, Chinelli, Vantage, Visa, Mastercard, Oracle, Mondelez, Imparta, Trip Advisor, Glanbia, Felluwa, Mutti.
The Prado Museum in Madrid, Museo Picasso de Málaga, MUHBA -Barcelona History Museum, Bundeswehr Military History Museum in Dresden, Museum FC Barcelona, City guides for Riga, Vilnus, Badalona, Barcelona, Mataró, Tarragona and Colònia Güell, Kon-Tiki museum in Oslo, Pyramides of Güímar archeological site, the Public Aquarium of Brussels, Capitolini Museums in Rome, Stonehenge.
Ott Tänak: The Movie, The Galloping Gamows (film documentary), Leon Trotsky documentary for Mibuko Audio Publishing, Joni and Friends Wheels for the World - Zoltan's Story.
Video Games:
World War Heroes (Soviet Mechanic), Terra Invicta (Russian Councillor Polina), World of War Machines (Commander & Fighter Pilot), Total War: Rome Remastered (Victoria), Ava's Manor (Olive), Terra Alia (multiple characters), Ash Arms (SU and Mige), Empires & Allies (Mantis), Elixir (witch), Last Labyrinth, Strife (Caprice), , Earthcore: Shattered Elements (Fire Monster), Lifeless Planet (Aelita), Heroes of Newerth (Ellie the Nomad).
Animation & Audiobooks for children:
Animacars, Peppa Pig, My Little Pony, Nursery Rhymes & Bedtime Stories for Lisbon Labs.