Karina Smirnoff
Birthday: 2 January 1978, Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]
Height: 163 cm
Karina Smirnoff was born on January 2, 1978 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. She is known for her work on Dancing with the Stars (2005), Entertainment Tonight (1981) and Love Cures Cancer: Take a Chan ...Show More
Mario's mom was watching a rehearsal, and we did a step that didn't look as aesthetically beautiful Show more
Mario's mom was watching a rehearsal, and we did a step that didn't look as aesthetically beautiful as we wanted it to. She said, 'Mario, you look like Bonito going to the toilet.' Bonito is her dog! And I was like, 'Great.' And then she said to me, 'If you need to spank him, go ahead.' Hide
I just kept smiling, but it hurt.
I just kept smiling, but it hurt.
We were together in Canada only once to film the club scene. Otherwise either Slavik or I would fly Show more
We were together in Canada only once to film the club scene. Otherwise either Slavik or I would fly to Canada when we had to film our scenes and then fly back to Asia to continue working. It was a lot of extra flying time - which was difficult and tiring - but we were so happy to work on such a big project movie. Hide
I've been dancing since I was 11 years old, yes. Too long.
I've been dancing since I was 11 years old, yes. Too long.
Mario has so much energy that by the end of the day, I just feel drained. I just sit in front of the Show more
Mario has so much energy that by the end of the day, I just feel drained. I just sit in front of the TV set. I don't even know what's on. It's great to be with a person who has so much to offer. He's energetic, charming, handsome and intelligent. But it's a lot of work. Hide
It's better to be second while everyone is saying "You should have been first," than be first when e Show more
It's better to be second while everyone is saying "You should have been first," than be first when everyone says 'You should be second. Hide
I was on cloud nine. I could not believe that I would get to meet Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Stan Show more
I was on cloud nine. I could not believe that I would get to meet Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Stanley Tucci and Susan Sarandon. Then Richard came in one day and I had to dance with him just like that. I thought I had died and had gone to heaven. Hide
Well, I think we're both very energetic and hyper people, and we love to, you know, take everything Show more
Well, I think we're both very energetic and hyper people, and we love to, you know, take everything on very passionately, and that kind of brought us together and made the team work well. Hide
The director met with Slavik and me to look at a piece of Tango that we choreographed for the scene Show more
The director met with Slavik and me to look at a piece of Tango that we choreographed for the scene where Jennifer gives Richard a private dance lesson very late in the evening. After we performed the routine for him, the director asked me to read a few lines with the other actors. Then he told me I was in if I wanted the part. How could I refuse? Hide
Richard was very hardworking. He would spend a whole day dancing and would never complain. And I can Show more
Richard was very hardworking. He would spend a whole day dancing and would never complain. And I can assure you that I made sure he had sore muscles. Hide
We did a twist and my rib bone came out. That's what my doctor said. It pinched a nerve and the spas Show more
We did a twist and my rib bone came out. That's what my doctor said. It pinched a nerve and the spasms began and I couldn't move one way or the other. But they said they can fix it in three or four days. Hide
It was incredibly exciting and we would definitely love to work like this again.
It was incredibly exciting and we would definitely love to work like this again.
Karina Smirnoff's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (63)
Karina Smirnoff'S roles
Herself, Herself - Partner
