Lyudmila Alexeyevna Chursina (born 20 July 1941) is a Soviet and Russian film actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1962. In 1981 she was a member of the jury at the

12th Moscow International Film Festival The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free ...

. At the age of 40, she is the youngest actress to receive the title of the

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 ...

Selected filmography

* '' When the Trees Were Tall'' (1961) as Zoya * ''

Don Tale ''Don Tale'' () is a 1964 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin. based on the stories “Shibalkovo Seed” and “Birthmark” by Mikhail Sholokhov. The film tells about a red Cossack and his beloved woman, who, during childbirth, confesse ...

'' (1964) as Darya * ''

Two Tickets for a Daytime Picture Show ''Two Tickets for a Daytime Picture Show'' () is a 1966 Soviet crime film directed by Gerbert Rappaport. Plot The film tells about the Komsomol member Alyoshin, who goes to work in Department for Combating Theft of Socialist Property. Once in t ...

'' (1966) as Inka * ''

The Andromeda Nebula ''The Andromeda Nebula'' () is a 1967 Soviet science fiction film starring Sergei Stolyarov and directed by Yevgeni Sherstobitov at the Dovzhenko Film Studios. The film was originally intended to be the first episode of a series of films, altern ...

'' (1967) as Louma Lasvi * ''

Virineya ''Virineya'' () is a 1968 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin. Plot Civil War. Virineya is a despised creature in the remote village of Nebesnovka. Clever, beautiful, desperate head, she herself, out of a sense of contradiction, multipl ...

'' (1968) as Virineya * ''

A Little Crane ''A Little Crane'' () is a 1968 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Nikolay Moskalenko. Plot The film takes place after the war. Surviving soldiers return to their native village. Among them was not Martha's husband, whom she had been waitin ...

'' (1968) as Marfa * ''

The Adjutant of His Excellency ''The Adjutant of His Excellency'' () is a Soviet television mini-series which was produced in 1969 and is set during the Russian Civil War. The plot revolves around Captain Pavel Koltsov, an agent working for the Soviet secret police who is spyin ...

'' (1969) as Oksana * ''

Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment ''Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment'' () is a 1971 East German drama film directed by Konrad Wolf. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. It is based on a novel with the same title by Lio ...

'' (1971) as Pepa * '' Olesya'' (1971) as Olesya * ''

How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor ''How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor'' (, ''Skaz pro to, kak tsar Pyotr arapa zhenil'') is a 1976 musical film directed by the Russian filmmaker Alexander Mitta. The film features Vladimir Vysotsky as the protagonist Abram Petrovich Ga ...

'' (1976) as

Catherine I of Russia Catherine I Alekseyevna Mikhailova (born Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya; – ) was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1727. Life as a servant Onl ...

* ''

Primary Russia ''Primary Russia'' () is a 1985 Soviet historical epic film directed by Gennady Vasilyev. The film takes place in Ancient Rus', when Ratibor united the Slavs into one army and rebuffed the nomads. Plot In the year 532, the Byzantine capital of C ...

'' (1985) as Aneya * ''

Orlova and Alexandrov ''Orlova and Alexandrov'' () is a 2015 Russian historical drama television series that depicts the long and complex relationship between Soviet actress Lyubov Orlova and director Grigory Alexandrov. The series was created by Vitaly Moskalenko and w ...

'' (2015) as Evgenia Nikolaevna

Political position

On 11 March 2014, she supported the reunification of Crimea with Russia by signing collective petition to the Russian public "Culture figures of Russia - support of President Putin's position about Ukraine and Crimea".Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму
. Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation. March 2014

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chursina, Lyudmila 1941 births Living people Soviet film actresses Soviet stage actresses Soviet television actresses Russian film actresses Russian stage actresses Russian television actresses 20th-century Russian actresses 21st-century Russian actresses People's Artists of the USSR People's Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Academicians of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences "Nika"