Marika was born to a father who was half Georgian, half Greek, a renowned Moscow architect, and a mother who was a specialist in Russian-Arab cooperation.
As a prominent figure in Russian media, Marika served as the head of the editorial office of culture and hosted the Culture program on the federal channel Russia-24.
In 2014, she took on the role of Tatyana in the thriller "Victor", where she had the opportunity to collaborate with internationally acclaimed actors Gerard Depardieu and Elizabeth Hurley.
Marika also has a daughter named Stephanie from her previous marriage.
In 2016, she married Russian opera singer Ildar Abdrazakov, a talented bass, and the couple spent their honeymoon in the romantic city of Paris.
