Ada Mykolaivna Rohovtseva (; born 16 July 1937) is a Ukrainian and former Soviet stage and film actress. She has appeared in over 30 films and television shows since 1957. Professor at the National University of Culture. She won the award for Best Actress at the

7th Moscow International Film Festival The 7th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 20 July to 3 August 1971. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian film '' Confessions of a Police Captain'' directed by Damiano Damiani, the Japanese film '' Live Today, Die Tomorrow ...

for her role in ''

Hail, Mary! ''Hail, Mary!'' () is a 1970 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where Ada Rogovtseva won the award for Best Actress. The film is based on the life of Maria Fortus. Plo ...

.''

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

(1978) and

Hero of Ukraine A Hero of Ukraine (HOU; ) is the highest national decoration that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the president of Ukraine. The decoration was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma. As of 6 June 2025, the total number of re ...

(2007).

Biography

Rohovtseva was born in

Hlukhiv Hlukhiv (, ; ) is a small historic List of cities in Ukraine, city on the Esman River. It belongs to Shostka Raion of Sumy Oblast of Ukraine. Population: It is known for being a capital of the Cossack Hetmanate after the deposition of Ivan M ...

. Her father, Mykola Ivanovych Rohovtsev, had two higher educations, graduated from the industrial and agricultural institutions, and worked in the NKVD during the war. Mother, Hanna Mytrofanivna Zaikovska, was an agronom. She is a member of the Committee on the National Prize of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko since 1992. She participated in the

Orange Revolution The Orange Revolution () was a series of protests that led to political upheaval in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005. It gained momentum primarily due to the initiative of the general population, sparked by the aftermath of the ...

in 2004, and strongly condemned both the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Filmography

* ''

Pavel Korchagin Pavel Korchagin is the protagonist of the Soviet novel ''How the Steel Was Tempered ''How the Steel Was Tempered'' () or ''The Making of a Hero'', is a socialist realist novel written by Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904–1936). With 36.4 million cop ...

'' (1956) as Christina * ''

Forest Song ''Forest Song'' (, ) is a 1963 Soviet fantasy drama film directed by Viktor Ivchenko. Plot There is a guy and a girl who are reading the book "The Forest Song" by Lesya Ukrainka on the river bank. Reading transfers them to Polesia where ...

'' (1961) as Meadow Rusalka * ''

'' (1970) as Maria Tkachyova * '' Taming of the Fire'' (1972) as Natalya Bashkirtseva * ''

Eternal Call ''Eternal Call'' () was a Soviet epic TV series. It was filmed by directors Vladimir Krasnopolsky and Valery Uskov based on the novel of the same name by Anatoli Ivanov at Mosfilm Studios. It ran from June 2, 1976, to May 20, 1983, on the So ...

'' (1973-1983) as Anna Kaftanova * ''

The Gadfly ''The Gadfly'' is a novel by Irish-born British writer Ethel Voynich, published in 1897 (United States, June; Great Britain, September of the same year), set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and uprisi ...

'' (1980) as Julie Burton * '' Nine Lives of Nestor Makhno'' (2006) as Yevdokiya Matveyevna Makhno,

Nestor Makhno Nestor Ivanovych Makhno (, ; 7 November 1888 – 25 July 1934), also known as Bat'ko Makhno ( , ), was a Ukrainians, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and the commander of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Ukrainian War o ...

's mother * '' Caucasia'' (2007) as Maria * ''

Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of ...

'' (2008) as elderly Anna Timiryova * ''

Taras Bulba ''Taras Bulba'' (; ) is a romanticized historical novella set in the first half of the 17th century, written by Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852). It features elderly Zaporozhian Cossack Taras Bulba and his sons Andriy and Ostap. The sons study at th ...

'' (2009) as Taras Bulba's wife * '' Brothel Lights'' (2011) as Yefrosinya Petrovna, Lyuba's mother * '' Viddana'' (2020) as Princess * '' Early Swallows'' (2020) as Nadia Ivanivna Kozhukh

Awards and honors

* Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1960) *

People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR People's Artist of Ukraine () is an honorary title awarded by the government of Ukraine. It is the highest title awarded to outstanding performing artists whose merits are exceptional in the sphere of the development of the performing arts, inc ...

(1967) *

Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" The Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" () was a state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on November 5, 1969 to commemo ...

(1970) *

(1978) *

Shevchenko National Prize Shevchenko National Prize (; also ''Shevchenko Award'') is the highest state prize of Ukraine for works of culture and arts awarded since 1961. It is named after the inspirer of Ukrainian national revival Taras Shevchenko. It is one of the five ...

(1981) * Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kiev" (1982) *

Order of Merit The Order of Merit () is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by Edward VII, admission into the order r ...

, 3rd class (1997) *

Order of Princess Olga The Order of Princess Olga () is a Ukraine, Ukrainian civil decoration, featuring Olga of Kiev and bestowed to women for "personal merits in state, production, scientific, educational, cultural, charity and other spheres of social activities, fo ...

, 3rd class (2002) *

(2007) *

Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds and efforts have been aimed at ...

(2007) * Order of Merit, 1st class (2009) * Jubilee Medal "25 Years of Independence of Ukraine" (2016) * Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize (2017) *

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 ...

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 ...

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* 1937 births 20th-century Ukrainian actresses 21st-century Ukrainian actresses Living people People from Hlukhiv Academic staff of Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University alumni Members of the Central Committee of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of State Recipients of the title of Merited Artist of Ukraine Recipients of the title of People's Artists of Ukraine People's Artists of the USSR Laureates of the Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 1st class Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Shevchenko National Prize People of the Euromaidan People of the Orange Revolution Soviet drama teachers Soviet film actresses Soviet stage actresses Ukrainian film actresses {{Ukraine-actor-stub Ukrainian stage actresses Ukrainian television actresses