Marina Vlady Passes Away at 88: a Complete Timeline of Her Life and Family
Q1: How many children did Marina Vlady have, and who are their fathers?
A1: Marina Vlady had three sons. Her two eldest, Igor Hossein (born 1956) and Pierre Hossein (born 1959), were fathered by French actor and director Robert Hossein. Her youngest son, Vladimir Brouillet (born 1964), was fathered by French aviator and entrepreneur Jean-Claude Brouillet.
Q2: Did Marina Vlady have any children with Vladimir Vysotsky?
A2: No. While Marina Vlady and Soviet bard Vladimir Vysotsky were married from 1970 until his death in 1980, they had no children together. Vlady focused on raising her three sons from previous marriages while navigating the logistical and emotional challenges of Vysotsky’s life in Moscow.
Q3: What was Marina Vlady’s birth name and family background?
A3: She was born Marina Catherine De Poliakoff-Baydaroff in Clichy, France. Her parents were Russian emigrants: an opera singer father and an imperial ballerina mother. She and her three sisters (Odile Versois, Hélène Vallier, and Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff) were collectively celebrated as the artistic Poliakoff-Baydaroff sisters.