Kira Golovko
Kira Golovko, née Ivanova (11 March 1919 – 16 August 2017) was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, winner of the Stalin Prize (1947) and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1957).[2]
Kira Golovko | |
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| Born | Kira Nikolaevna Ivanova (Russian: Кира Николаевна Иванова) 11 March 1919[1] |
| Died | 16 August 2017 (aged 98) |
| Occupation | actress theatre teacher |
| Years active | 1946–2007 |
| Spouse(s) | Arseniy Golovko (deceased) |
| Children | Natalia Mikhail |
| Awards | People's Artist of Russia |
Life and career
Ivanova was born in Yessentuki, the great-niece of the poet Vyacheslav Ivanov. In 1937, she entered the Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature and Art to study Russian literature. In 1938 she was accepted into the auxiliary of the troupe of the Gorky Moscow Art Theatre. In 1957 she returned to the Moscow Art Theater, where she served until 1985. From 1958 to 2007, she taught at the Moscow Art Theater School. Her students included Natalia Yegorova, Boris Nevzorov, and Nikolai Karachentsov. She died on August 16, 2017, age 98. She was the widow of Soviet Admiral Arseniy Golovko, who served as Soviet Commander of the Red Banner Northern Fleet during World War II.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Glinka | ||
| 1947 | Light over Russia | Masha Zabelina | |
| 1948 | Pervoklassnitsa | ||
| 1952 | Na dne | Natasha | |
| 1964 | The Chairman | Nadezhda Petrovna | |
| 1965 1966 1967 | War and Peace | Countess Rostova | part 1-5 |
| 1968 | Sofiya Perovskaya | ||
| 1969 | Golfstrim | Yekaterina Nikolayevna | |
| 1970 | Rasplata | ||
| 1971 | I byl vecher, i bylo utro... | Berseneva | |
| 1973 | Mechenyy atom | ||
| 1974 | I na Tikhom Okeane... | Nadezhda Lvovna - mother of Aleksandr and Serezha Nezelasov | |
| 1975 | Nezabytaya pesnya | Ganna Maksimovna | |
| 1977 | Sobstvennoe mnenie | ||
| 1979 | Veroy i pravdoy | ||
| 1981 | Lyubov moya vechnaya | ||
| 1984 | Vyigrysh odinokogo kommersanta | ||
| 1986 | Boris Godunov | Mamka Kseni | |
| 1987 | Ochnaya stavka | Neighbour | (final fim role) |
