Klara Stepanivna Luchko ( uk, Клара Степанівна Лучко; russian: Кла́ра Степа́новна Лучко́; 1 July 1925 – 26 March 2005) was a

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n and Ukrainian actress known for her roles in the

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. She received the title of People's Artist of the USSR, the highest honour that could be bestowed to a cinema artist, in 1978. She was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 4th class (2000).Указ Президента РФ от 01 июля 2000 года No. 1218
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Selected filmography

* '' Michurin'' (russian: Мичурин, 1948) as ''guest'' * '' The Young Guard'' (Молодая гвардия, 1948) as ''Aunt Marina'' * ''

Cossacks of the Kuban ''Cossacks of the Kuban'' () from Mosfilm is a color film, glorifying the life of the farmers in the kolkhoz of the Soviet Union's Kuban region, directed by Ivan Pyryev and starring Marina Ladynina, his wife at that time.The Return of Vasili Bortnikov ''The Return of Vasili Bortnikov'' (russian: Возвращение Василия Бортникова, ''Vozvrashshyeniye Vasiliya Bortnikova'') is a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin based on the novel ''The Harvest'' by G ...

'' (Возращение Василия Бортникова, 1953) as ''Natalya'' * '' A Big Family'' (Большая семья, 1954) as ''Lida Zhurbina'' * ''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vi ...

'' (Двенадцатая ночь, 1955) as ''Viola / Sebastian'' * '' A Snow Fairy Tale'' (Снежная сказка, 1959) as ''Black Soul'' * '' Dreams of Love – Liszt'' (Szerelmi álmok – Liszt, 1970) as '' Marie d'Agoult'' * '' The Gypsy'' (Цыган, 1979) as ''Claudia Pukhlyakova'' * '' The Casket of Maria Medici'' (Ларец Марии Медичи, 1980) as ''Madam Locar'' * ''

Do Not Part with Your Beloved ''Do Not Part with Your Beloved'' or (russian: С любимыми не расставайтесь, S lyubimymi ne rasstavaytes) is a Soviet romantic drama, directed by Pavel Arsenov in 1980. The film is based on the eponymous play written in 1971 ...

'' (С любимыми не расставайтесь, 1980) as ''Larisa's mother'' * '' Carnival'' (Карнавал, 1981) as Josephine Viktorovna, the wife of Mikhail Solomatin * '' We, The Undersigned'' (Мы, нижеподписавшиеся, 1981) as ''Violetta Matveyevna Nuikina'' * '' Anxious Sunday'' (Тревожное воскресенье, 1983) as ''Anna Golovina'' * '' Budulai's Return'' (Вовзращение Будулая, 1985) as ''Claudia Pukhlyakova''

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* 1925 births 2005 deaths Russian film actresses Soviet film actresses Ukrainian film actresses Russian people of Ukrainian descent Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Stalin Prize winners Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery {{USSR-actor-stub