Lidiya Nikolayevna Smirnova (; 13 February 1915 – 25 July 2007)Лидия Николаевна СМИРНОВА — памяти актрисы — Клуб женщин младшего пенсионного возраста
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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 ...

(1974). Member of the

Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU),. Abbreviated in Russian as КПСС, ''KPSS''. at some points known as the Russian Communist Party (RCP), All-Union Communist Party and Bolshevik Party, and sometimes referred to as the Soviet ...

since 1952.

Filmography

* '' The New Moscow'' (1938) as a girl (uncredited) * '' My Love'' (1940) as Shura * ''

Lad from Our Town Lad from Our Town () is a 1942 Soviet World War II film directed by Boris Ivanov (director), Boris Ivanov and Aleksandr Stolper. The film follows Saratovite Sergey Lukonin, who leaves his bride to attend tank school in Omsk, and later finds himse ...

'' (1942) as Varya Lukonina-Burmina * ''

She Defends the Motherland She Defends the Motherland, () is a 1943 Soviet World War II film starring Vera Maretskaya and directed by Fridrikh Ermler. It was distributed in the United States by Artkino Pictures as No Greater Love, also in 1943, with a dubbed-English soundtr ...

'' (1943) as Fenya * '' They Have a Motherland'' (1949) as orphanage teacher Smayda * ''

The Miners of Donetsk ''The Miners of Donetsk'' or ''Miners of the Don'' () is a 1951 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Lukov.Rollberg p.204 The film is about the life of miners in Donbas. New technologies are introduced which the miners embrace with enthusiasm. P ...

'' (1951) as Vera Nikolayevna, Trofimenko's wife * '' Silvery Dust'' (1953) as Flossie Bate, prostitute * ''

Least We Forget ''Least We Forget'' () is a 1954 Soviet film directed by Leonid Lukov. Plot The film is based on the real life story of Yaroslav Galan. The film tells about the confrontation of the famous writer, poet and active propagandist of the Soviet gov ...

'' (1954) as Anna Dashenko * ''

Michman Panin ''Michman Panin'' () is a 1960 Soviet war film directed by Mikhail Schweitzer. Plot The storyline of the movie is based on the memoirs of an old Bolshevik named Vasily Lukich Panyushkin. It is May 1912. Thirteen political prisoners are being tried ...

'' (1960) as Grigoryev's wife * ''

Silence Silence is the absence of ambient hearing, audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low sound intensity, intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be exten ...

'' (1963) as Serafima Ignatyevna Bykova * ''

It Happened at the Police Station ''It Happened at the Police Station'' (Italian: ''Accadde al commissariato'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi and Walter Chiari.Lanzoni p.18 Cast * Nino Taranto as Police Commis ...

'' (1963) as Zubareva, professor's wife * ''

Welcome, or No Trespassing ''Welcome, or No Trespassing'' () is a 1964 Soviet comedy film directed by Elem Klimov. In was capitalizing on the formal restrictions that children face during their vacation in a Young Pioneer camp. Most of the cast are children, while the prota ...

'' (1964) as doctor * ''

Balzaminov's Marriage ''Balzaminov's Marriage'' () is a 1964 Soviet historical comedy-drama film directed by Konstantin Voynov and loosely based on three plays by Alexander Ostrovsky: "Celebratory Daydream is Only Before Dinner", "Two Dogs Fight, the Third Keep Away" ...

'' (1964) as Akulina Gavrilovna Krasavina, matchmaker * ''

Village Detective Village Detective () is a 1969 Soviet crime comedy film directed by Ivan Lukinsky and based on the novella of the same name by Vil Lipatov. Lyrical detective lives of rural local policeman Aniskin. Later on the screens came two sequels: ''Aniski ...

'' (1969) as Yevdokiya Mironovna Pronina, rural shop clerk * ''

Ilf and Petrov Rode a Tram ''Ilf and Petrov Rode a Tram'' ( is a 1972 Soviet comedy film directed by Viktor Titov. Plot The film is a series of short comedies, based on humorous anecdotes, stories and notebooks of famous satirist writers Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov. Thes ...

'' (1972) as handler and artistic director of circus * ''

Rudin ''Rudin'' (, ) is the first novel by Russian realist writer Ivan Turgenev. Turgenev started to work on it in 1855, and it was first published in the literary magazine "Sovremennik" in 1856; several changes were made by Turgenev in subsequent edi ...

'' (1977) as Darya Mikhailovna Lasunskaya * ''

Carnival Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Carnival typi ...

'' (1981) as Chairman of the inspection board * '' Premonition of Love'' (1982) as Marya Georgiyevna

Awards and honors

* Two Orders of the Badge of Honour (one in 1950) * Stalin Prize, 3rd class (1951) – for her portrayal of Smayda in '' They Have a Motherland'' (1949) *

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

(1955) *

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, actors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achiev ...

(1965) *

(1974) *

Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on 31 October 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferred upon individuals or groups for services furthering communis ...

(1985) *

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

, 4th class (1995) * Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class (2000) *

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 ...

(2005) *

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 ...

References

External links

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Лидия Смирнова, биография в изложении Фёдора Раззакова
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