Rufina Dmitriyevna Nifontova (; 15 September 1931 – 27 November 1994) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress.

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(1978).

Biography

Rufina Nifontova was born in Moscow in a family with Greek roots.Rufina Nifontova (Rufina Pitade) – Biography
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Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...

(course of Bibikov-Pyzhova). In 1955 she graduated from VGIK and was admitted to the Film Actor Theater Studio. In 1957 Nifontova came into the troupe of the Maly Theatre, where she became a famous actress. In 1986–1991 – Secretary of the Board

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. Nifontova died in Moscow at the age of 63, and was buried at the

Vagankovo Cemetery Vagankovo Cemetery () is located in the Presnensky District of Moscow, Russia. It was established in 1771, in an effort to curb 1770–1772 Russian plague, an outbreak of bubonic plague in Central Russia. The cemetery was one of those created ou ...

Personal life

*Father – Dmitry Ivanovich Pitade *Mother – Darya Semyonovna Pitade *Brothers – Aleksandr, Boris, and twin Vyacheslav *Husband – Gleb Nifontov, filmmaker **Daughter – Olga, graduated from

VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...

Awards and honors

* 1956 –

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(Award for Best Actress, for film ''Volnitsa'') * 1958 –

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Union Film Festival in First prize for the actors of the 1958 * 1960 – Laureate Union Film Festival in First prize for Best Actress for the 1960 * 1962 – Honored Artist of the RSFSR * 1966 – People's Artist of the RSFSR * 1967 –

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

* 1974 –

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

* 1978 –

* 1981 –

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples () was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in s ...

Проект «КиноСозвездие». Руфина Дмитриевна Нифонтова
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Selected filmography

* ''The Sisters'' (1957) as Katya Bulavina * ''The First Visitor'' (1965) as

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* '' Year as Long as Life'' (1966) as Jenny Marx * ''Intervention'' (1968) as Madam Tokarchuk, raider * ''Honoré de Balzac's Mistake'' (1968) as

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* '' Do Not Part with Your Beloved'' (1979) as people's judge * '' Could One Imagine?'' (1980) as Tatyana Nikolayevna's mother * ''Time and the Conways'' (1984) as Mrs. Conway

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Могила Нифонтовой на Ваганьковском кладбище
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