The legendary Ukrainian actress Natalya Sumskaya has two children: daughter Daria and son Vyacheslav, who also became an actor and serves in the capital’s Ivan Franko Theater. Much less is known about her daughter: she does not maintain social networks, and now it is almost impossible to find modern photos of her on the Internet.

Daria Mamai was born in the marriage of the actress with cinematographer Igor Mamai, which lasted seven years. After the divorce, Igor married actress Ekaterina Medyanik, but this marriage also ended in divorce. Natalya Sumskaya married the famous Ukrainian actor Anatoly Khostikoev, with whom she gave birth to a son, Vyacheslav..

In an interview with Gordon Boulevard, Igor Mamai openly spoke about why his marriage to Natalya Sumskaya broke up. He is sure that Natalya did not love him for who he really was: “Apparently, she simply made me up and for some time sincerely believed in the created fairy tale. At the same time, she loved another man all her life. She lives with him now." The husband confirmed that he always knew about this, but only fully realized after the wedding. He treated the situation philosophically and did not feel jealousy. The man also added: “I have always loved Natalia, I love her and, perhaps, I will love her until the end of my days.”. The divorce from Sumskaya occurred when daughter Daria went to school. “By the way, Natalya’s birth was attended by a midwife from Poltava, who also helped my mother at the birth of my brother and me. Nikolai Kryuchkov became his daughter’s godfather,” added Igor Mamai in an interview.

Nikolai Kryuchkov is one of the most famous actors of Soviet cinema, played in more than a hundred films. Most of his roles glorified Soviet power, which reciprocated his feelings: he became a People's Artist of the USSR, was awarded the USSR State Prize and the title of Hero of Socialist Labor. After the collapse of the USSR, Kryuchkov continued to be awarded Russian awards, maintaining his status as a screen legend. The actor did not have a direct connection with Ukraine, but he participated in the filming of several films in Ukrainian studios. The most famous example is “Generous Summer”, filmed at the Kyiv Film Studio, where Kryuchkov played one of the main roles. It was probably during some filming that he met Igor Mamai, the father of Daria Mamai.

Igor Mamai spoke about his relationship with his daughter after his divorce from Natalya Sumskaya: “They are very complex. I still can't figure out if she loves me. I can’t say that Dasha calls constantly. And she knows that I live alone. Is it so difficult to just call for order and ask: “Dad, aren’t you hungry there I want contact, simple communication" After school, Daria entered a circus college and lived separately from her mother and stepfather, People's Artist of Ukraine Anatoly Khostikoev. In her youth, she was often described as a very beautiful and charismatic girl, with a striking stage presence - journalists wrote that her beauty was " She could have continued her acting dynasty, but chose music.

Sumskaya’s daughter actively tried to build a career in Ukrainian show business. In an interview with Ukraine Youth, Daria said that she went through many castings and met almost all the producers in the country, but this experience turned out to be difficult: “We have good producers, but, unfortunately, if a producer abroad is looking for funds for a talented performer, then we expect the performer to find the money himself.”. In addition, according to Mamai, she was never able to find real like-minded people in the creative environment. She created musical groups in different styles, but in the end she realized that most of the team members expected her to take full responsibility.

One of the most striking episodes of her career was the casting for the popular TV show " Mamai said that during the first season of the project, where Yuri Nikitin was the producer, she went through seven stages of selection. However, she did not make it to the finals due to a medical certificate - doctors discovered a low level of hemoglobin. According to Mamai, subsequently another participant appeared in the project - Dasha Astafieva: “Dasha appeared in my place, who did not go through a single casting, but had the producer Nikitin”. Another high-profile casting in her life was for the group “VIA Gra”: “I was once taken to the group “VIA Gra” - this was the first set. I was 15 years old, and although I was suitable according to external appearance, it seemed to me that they didn’t take me because I had little imposingness and “vulgarity.”. In fact, it turned out that the girls from the group are engaged in escort services. But this path is not for me. No wonder the composition changes frequently."

Daria Mamai worked for six years as a soloist of the ensemble of the State Border Service of Ukraine and participated in performances of the Benyuk and Khostikoev theater company.. She appeared on stage with her relatives in the productions “My profession is a senior from high society” and “The asshole behind the threshold”. She also voiced films for Ukrainian distribution..

“She was just a pearl in that group,” Natalya Sumskaya said in an interview about her daughter’s work in the ensemble. – And I helped in every possible way and sewed her costumes, got others so that she could sing every time. She was simply wonderful, luxurious, beautiful, she sang, the girl had all the talents, it was as if she was created for this. Well, man chooses his own path. She decided to move away when she got married."

Daria's husband, Ukrainian musician, founder and leader of the group " Since then, Daria has led a very private lifestyle and does not appear at social events.. As Natalya Sumskaya admitted, she is forced to financially support her daughter and granddaughter.

“Now I have full custody of my daughter and granddaughter, and I have to solve all the problems,” the famous actress said several years ago in the “Zirkovy Shlyakh” program on the “Ukraine” channel.. - It doesn’t work. Just living in the world. She fully expects me to give her everything, all these opportunities.. This happened at one time with her dad, who was waiting to be invited, what would be offered to him. He didn’t go himself, but waited for mercy from someone to call him to film, and so on. This is where we disagreed. I'm a completely different person. I'm working, whether they offer it or not. If they call me, I go. Every job is useful to me, every job is pleasant."

In one of the interviews, Daria Mamai also admitted that after a difficult search for herself, she decided on a new stage in life - spiritual. The daughter of Natalya Sumskaya left the Orthodox church in which she grew up and changed her confession: she began attending an evangelical church: “I came to God. Moved from the Orthodox Church to the Protestant Church, from the Old Believers to the Modern Church. I go to the Christian Evangelical Church of the Living God, where my pastor is Sergei Balyuk. Thanks to this man, my faithful friends from the church who prayed for me, I deeply believed in God, became constant and obedient in my relationship with Him. Thanks to the church, my faith in God and the strength of my spirit are strengthened. I was disappointed in the Orthodox religion, where the cult of hypocrisy, ritualism and religiosity is greatly promoted."

It is not known whether Daria will continue to maintain contact with the church. On the Internet you can also find a video interview with Daria, in which she talks about a charity musical tour through the cities of Ukraine to raise funds for the restoration of a church of another denomination - the Greek Catholic in Kyiv.

" Like everyone else, it’s not easy for her - especially in the current realities, especially on the left bank of Kyiv, where she and her daughter live,” Vyacheslav Khostikoev said in an interview. – I really want Dasha to find the strength to move forward and return to her dreams. But in the end, it all depends on herself. You can create any conditions, help, support - mom does everything she can. But the final impulse must be born within the person himself. I sincerely believe that the moment will come when Daria will feel that she wants to return - to her career, to our theatrical, serial, and dubbing world."