Inna Mikhailovna Churikova (russian: Инна Михайловна Чурикова; born 5 October 1943) is a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actress.

Biography

Churikova was born in

Belebey Belebey (russian: Белебе́й; ba, Бәләбәй) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the bank of the Usen River, from Ufa. Population: History Belebey was established in 1715 and granted town status in 1781. ...

, Bashkir ASSR,

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

. In the early 1950s, Inna moved with her mother to

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

. Inna was bent on becoming an actress from an early age: as a schoolgirl she studied at the drama studio attached to the Stanislavsky Theatre and later, after a few failures, entered Shchepkin Drama School. She debuted in filming whilst a first-year student, in minor episodic roles. Inna Churikova became famous thanks to the films '' V ogne broda net'' (''No Path Through Fire'') (1968), and especially the triumphal ''Nachalo'' (''The Debut'') (1970) by the then beginning film director and her future husband

Gleb Panfilov Gleb Anatolyevich Panfilov (russian: Глеб Анатольевич Панфилов, link=no; born 21 May 1934 in Magnitogorsk) is an internationally acclaimed Russian film director noted for a string of mostly historical films starring his wif ...

. Her other most remarkable works were in the films: '' Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen'' (''The Very Same Munchhausen'') (1979) written by

Grigory Gorin Grigori Gorin (russian: Григо́рий Го́рин), real name Grigori Israilevich Ofshtein (russian: Григо́рий Изра́илевич Офштейн; March 12, 1940, Moscow — June 15, 2000, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian playw ...

and directed by

Mark Zakharov Mark Anatolyevich Zakharov (russian: Марк Анатольевич Захаров; 13 October 1933 – 28 September 2019) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film director, screenwriter and pedagogue best known for his fantasy parable movies. He ...

, '' Voenno-polevoy roman'' (''Wartime Romance'') (1983) by

Pyotr Todorovsky Pyotr Yefimovich Todorovsky (russian: Пётр Ефи́мович Тодоро́вский, uk, Петро Юхимович Тодоровський, 26 August 1925 – 24 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter and cinematographe ...

, ''Rebro Adama'' (''Adam's Rib'') (1990) by Vyacheslav Krishtofovich, '' God sobaki'' (''The Year of a Dog'') (1993) by

Semyon Aranovich Semyon Davidovich Aranovich (Russian: Семён Дави́дович Арано́вич, 23 July 1934, Derazhnya, Ukraine, Soviet Union – 8 September 1996, Hamburg, Germany) was a Soviet and Russian film director. Life and career Arano ...

, ''Plashch Kazanovy'' (''Casanova's Raincoat'') (1993) by Aleksandr Galin, '' Kurochka Ryaba'' (''Ryaba My Chicken'') (1994) by

Andrei Konchalovsky Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (russian: link=no, Андрей Сергеевич Михалков-Кончаловский; born 20 August 1937) is a Russian filmmaker. He has worked in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian ...

, and '' Shirli-Myrli'' (''What a mess!'') (1995) by

Vladimir Menshov Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (russian: Влади́мир Валенти́нович Меньшо́в; 17 September 1939 – 5 July 2021)Silver Bear for Best Actress The Silver Bear for Best Actress (german: Silberner Bär/Beste Darstellerin) was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chos ...

at the

34th Berlin International Film Festival The 34th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 17–28 February 1984. The festival opened with ''The Noah's Ark Principle'' by Roland Emmerich. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film '' Love Streams'' directed by John ...

, and won the

Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...

in 1991 in the Best Actress category for her role in ''Rebro Adama''. Inna Churikova is also a renowned stage actress, mainly working in

Lenkom Lenkom Theatre, formerly known as Lenin’s Komsomol Moscow Theatre or Moscow Leninist Komsomol Theatre is the official name of what was once known as the Moscow State Theatre named after Komsomol, a Communist youth league set up by Vladimir Leni ...

theatre with director

, as well as a non-repertory theatre star. Together with her husband and son, Churikova was a co-screenwriter for the historical feature '' Romanovy: Ventsenosnaya semya'' (''The Romanovs: An Imperial Family'') (2000), in which rather than appear on screen, she dubs the English actress

Lynda Bellingham Lynda Bellingham, OBE ( ; 31 May 194819 October 2014) was an English actress, broadcaster and author. She acted in television series such as '' All Creatures Great and Small'', '' Doctor Who'', '' Second Thoughts'' and '' Faith in the Future''. S ...

starring as the tsarina Aleksandra Fyodorovna.

Filmography

* '' Clouds over Borsk'' ''(Тучи над Борском)'' (1963) as ''Raika, Olya's classmate'' * '' Walking the Streets of Moscow'' ''(Я шагаю по Москве)'' (1963) as ''girl participating in the playful contest'' * ''

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'' ''(Морозко)'' (1964) as ''Marfúshka'' * '' Where are you now, Maxim?'' ''(Где ты теперь, Максим?)'' (1964) as ''Angelica'' * ''

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'' ''(Стряпуха)'' (1965) as ''Barbara'' * ''

Thirty Three 33 (thirty-three) is the natural number following 32 and preceding 34. In mathematics 33 is: * the largest positive integer that cannot be expressed as a sum of different triangular numbers. * the smallest odd repdigit that is not a prime num ...

'' ''(Тридцать три)'' (1965) as ''Rose Lyubashkina'' * ''

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'' ''(Старшая сестра)'' (1966) as ''Nelly'' * ''

The Elusive Avengers ''The Elusive Avengers'' (russian: Неуловимые мстители, translit. ''Neulovimye mstiteli'') is a 1967 Soviet adventure film directed by Edmond Keosayan and made by Mosfilm. It is loosely based on the novel ''Red Devils'' b ...

'' ''(Неуловимые мстители)'' (1966) as ''blond Josy'' * ''

No Path Through Fire ''No Path Through Fire'' (russian: В огне брода нет, V ogne broda net) is a 1968 Soviet war film directed by Gleb Panfilov. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. Plot The film is set during th ...

'' ''(В огне брода нет)'' (1967) as ''Tanya Tetkina'' * '' The Beginning'' ''(Начало)'' (1970) as ''P`asha Stroganova/

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronat ...

'' * ''

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'' ''(Прошу слова)'' (1967) as ''Elizabeth A. Uvarovа, chairman of the City Council'' * ''

The Very Same Munchhausen ''The Very Same Munchhausen'' ( rus, Тот самый Мюнхгаузен, Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen, alt. translation - ''That Very Münchhausen'') is a 1979 Soviet fantasy dramedy television film directed by Mark Zakharov, based on a script b ...

'' ''(Тот самый Мюнхгаузен)'' (1979) as ''Jakobina von Munchhausen'' * ''

The Theme ''The Theme'' (russian: Тема, Tema) is a 1979 Soviet comedy film directed by Gleb Panfilov. It tells the story of an egotistical playwright who thinks of himself as an artist, but who allows the system to make him write conformist plays. The ...

'' ''(Тема)'' (1979) as ''Sasha Nikolaeva, museum guide'' * '' Valentina'' ''(Валентина)'' (1981) as ''Anna V. Khoroshih, barmaid'' * '' Wartime Romance'' ''(Военно-полевой роман)''(1983) as ''Vera'' * ''

Vassa The ''Vassa'' ( pi, vassa-, script=Latn, sa, varṣa-, script=Latn, both "rain") is the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada practitioners. Taking place during the wet season, Vassa lasts for three lunar months, usually from July ...

'' ''(Васса)'' (1983) as ''Vassa Zheleznova'' * '' Dead Souls'' ''(Мертвые души)'' (1984) as ''Lady, nice in every respect'' * ''

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'' ''(Курьер)'' (1987) as ''Lydia Alekseevna, Ivan's mother'' * ''

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'' ''(Мать)'' (1990) as ''Pelagea Nilovna Vlassova, Pavel's mother'' * '' Adam's Rib (1990 film), Adam's Rib'' ''(Ребро Адама)'' (1990) as ''Nina Elizarovna'' * '' Casanova's Raincoat'' ''(Плащ Казановы)'' (1993) as ''Chloe'' * '' The Year of the Dog'' ''(Год Собаки)'' (1994) as ''Vera Morozova'' * ''

Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs ''Asya and the Hen with the Golden Eggs'', or ''Ryaba, My Chicken'' (russian: Курочка Ряба, translit. Kurochka Ryaba) is a 1994 Russian comedy film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festiv ...

'' ''(Курочка Ряба)'' (1994) as ''Asya Klyachina'' * '' Shirli-Myrli'' ''(Ширли-Мырли)'' (1995) as ''Praskoviya Alekseyevna Krolikova'' * '' Bless the Woman'' ''(Благословите женщину)'' (2003) as ''Kunina'' * ''

The Idiot ''The Idiot'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Идиот, Idiót) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1868–69. The title is an ...

'' ''(Идиот)'' (2003) as ''Elizaveta Prokof'yevna Yepanchina, general Yepanchin's wife'' * '' Casus belli'' ''(Казус белли)'' (2003) as ''Masha'' * '' Narrow bridge'' ''(Узкий мост)'' (2004) as ''Rose Borisovna'' * ''

Moscow Saga ''Moscow Saga'' (russian: Московская сага, Moscovskaya Saga) is a Russian television series loosely based on the eponymous trilogy Vasily Aksyonov. The shooting took place in the winter and spring of 2004. It aired from 11 October t ...

'' ''(Московская сага) ''(2004) as ''Mary Gradova'' * '' The First Circle'' ''(В круге первом)'' (2005) as ''Gerasimovich’s Wife'' * ''

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'' ''(Винтовая лестница)'' (2005) as ''Olga Mikhalovna'' * '' Carnival Night-2, or 50 years later'' ''(Карнавальная ночь-2 или 50 лет спустя)'' (2006) as ''Inessa'' * '' Guilty Without Fault'' ''(Без вины виноватые)'' (2008) as ''Helena Kruchinina, a famous actress'' * '' Secrets of Palace Overturns. Part 7. "Vivat, Anna!"'' ''(Тайны дворцовых переворотов. Фильм 7. "Виват, Анна!")'' (2008) as '' Anna Ioanovna'' * ''

Burnt by the Sun 2 ''Burnt by the Sun 2'' (russian: Утомлённые солнцем 2, translit. Utomlyonnye solntsem 2: Predstoyanie) is a 2010 Russian drama film directed by and starring Nikita Mikhalkov. The film consists of two parts: ''Exodus'' (201 ...

: Сitadel'' ''(Утомленные солнцем 2: Цитадель)'' (2011) as ''old woman''

Honours and awards

Order of Merit for the Fatherland Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

; **First class (2018) **2nd class (2013) **3rd class (27 July 2007) - for outstanding contribution to the development of theatrical art, and many years of creative activity **4th class (25 August 1997) - a great contribution to the development of theatrical arts *

Russian Federation State Prize The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates ...

(1996) - for the role of Arkadina in the play "The Seagull" by Chekhov * State Prize of the RSFSR Vasiliev brothers (1985) - for the main role in film "Vassa" *

Lenin Komsomol Prize Lenin Komsomol Prize () was a Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years. Komsomol was the abbreviated name of The Communist Union of Youth (Russia ...

(1976) - for the creation of images in contemporary cinema *

People's Artist of USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1991) *

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...

(1985) *

Honoured Artist of the RSFSR Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

(1977) * Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France, 2010) * Stanislavsky Award (2014)

References

External links

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Inna Churikova - Baba Yaga and Joan of Arc
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