Nina Ruslanova

Nina Ivanovna Ruslanova (Russian: Нина Ивановна Русланова; born 5 December 1945) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. She was honored as a People's Artist of Russia (1998).[1][2]

Nina Ruslanova
Born	(1945-12-05) 5 December 1945 Bogoduhov, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1967 - presents

Early life

Ruslanova was orphaned at two months old in late winter 1945 in Bohodukhiv. Her surname comes from the orphanages in the Kharkiv region.[3]

Ruslanova lived in five children's homes. She graduated from college with a degree as a construction plasterer. She then entered the Kharkiv Theatre Institute, where he studied for one term.

She moved to Moscow in 1969 and graduated Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. Thereafter she worked in Vakhtangov Theater, and from 1985-1988 inMayakovsky Theatre.

She debuted in movies in 1967. Her first role was Nadezhda in Kira Muratova's film Brief Encounters.[4]

Selected filmography

• 1967 — Brief Encounters (Russian: Короткие встречи) as Nadezhda, housekeeper
• 1975 — Afonya (Афоня) as Tamara
• 1980 — Do Not Shoot at White Swans (Не стреляйте в белых лебедей) as Haritina Makarovna
• 1982 — Tears Were Falling (Слёзы капали) as Dina, girlfriend Vasin's
• 1982 — Find and neutralize (Найти и обезвредить) as Nyura
• 1982 — Stopped Train (Остановился поезд) as Maria Ignatyevna, party secretary
• 1982 — Be my husband (Будьте моим мужем) as Albina Petrovna
• 1983 — Among Grey Stones (Среди серых камней) as housekeeper
• 1983 — Twice Born (Дважды рождённый)
• 1984 — My Friend Ivan Lapshin (Мой друг Иван Лапшин) as Natasha Adashova
• 1985 — Do Not Marry, Girls (Не ходите, девки, замуж) as Anisa Ilinichna
• 1986 — Kin-dza-dza! (Кин-дза-дза) as Galina Borisovna
• 1987 — Tomorrow Was the War (Завтра была война) as Comrade Polyakova
• 1987 — She with a Broom, He in a Black Hat (Она с метлой, он в чёрной шляпе) as Vasilisa
• 1988 — Heart of a Dog (Собачье сердце) as Darya Petrovna Ivanova
• 1991 — Promised Heaven (Небеса обетованные) as Jeanne's aunt, dressmaker from Tver
• 1991 — Afghan Breakdown (Афганский излом) as Tatyana
• 1992 — Trifles of Life (Мелочи жизни) as Natalia Yevdokimovna
• 1997 — Poor Sasha (Бедная Саша) as Beryozkin's ex-wife
• 1998 — The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone (Цирк сгорел, и клоуны разбежались) as Toma
• 1998 — Mama Don't Cry (Мама, не горюй) as Tanya's mother
• 1998 — Khrustalyov, My Car! (Хрусталёв, машину!) as wife of General
• 2002 — Chekhov's Motifs (Чеховские мотивы)
• 2004 — The Tuner (Настройщик) as Lyuba
• 2004 — My Fair Nanny (Моя прекрасная няня) as aunt Faya
• 2006 — My Love (voice)
• 2007 — The Irony of Fate 2 (Ирония Судьбы. Продолжение) as neighbor
• 2010 — What Men Talk About (О чем говорят мужчины) as hotel administrator
• 2011 — Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman (Жила-была одна баба) as Kryachiha
• 2014 — Viy (Вий) as wife Yavtukh's[5]

References

1. Награждена указом президента России № 80 от 26 января 1998 года Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
2. Русланова Нина Ивановна — Кто есть кто в культуре — Яндекс. Словари
3. Канал «Ностальгия», 16:00 GMT, 27 октября 2009 года
4. "Архив документов 1-й церемонии на оф. сайте". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
5. Нина Русланова на сайте Ruskino.Ru

External links

• Nina Ruslanova on IMDb
• Nina Ruslanova bio at Lifeactor.ru (in Russian)