Nina Ivanovna Ruslanova (; 5 December 1945 – 21 November 2021) was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. She was honored as a

People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an honorary and the highest title awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation ...

(1998).Награждена указом президента России № 80 от 26 января 1998 года

Early life

Ruslanova was orphaned at two months old in late winter 1945 in Bohodukhiv. Her surname (after Lidia Ruslanova) comes from the orphanages in the

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. She lived in five children's homes. She graduated from college with a degree as a construction plasterer. She then entered the Kharkiv Theatre Institute, where she studied for one term. She moved to Moscow in 1969 and graduated Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. Thereafter Ruslanova worked in Vakhtangov Theater, and from 1985 to 1988 in Mayakovsky Theatre. She debuted in movies in 1967. Her first role was Nadezhda in Kira Muratova's film '' Brief Encounters.''

Death

Ruslanova died from a long illness complicated by

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and pneumonia on 21 November 2021, during the

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. She was 75.

Selected filmography

* 1967 — ''Brief Encounters'' () as Nadezhda, housekeeper * 1975 — '' Afonya'' (Афоня) as Tamara * 1980 — '' Do Not Shoot at White Swans'' (Не стреляйте в белых лебедей) as Haritina Makarovna * 1982 — '' Tears Were Falling'' (Слёзы капали) as Dina, girlfriend Vasin's * 1982 — '' Find and Neutralize'' (Найти и обезвредить) as Nyura * 1982 — '' The Train Has Stopped'' (Остановился поезд) as Maria Ignatyevna, party secretary * 1982 — '' Be My Husband'' (Будьте моим мужем) as Albina Petrovna * 1983 — '' Among Grey Stones'' (Среди серых камней) as housekeeper * 1983 — '' Twice Born'' (Дважды рождённый) * 1984 — '' My Friend Ivan Lapshin'' (Мой друг Иван Лапшин) as Natasha Adashova * 1985 — '' Do Not Marry, Girls'' (Не ходите, девки, замуж) as Anisa Ilinichna * 1986 — '' Kin-dza-dza!'' (Кин-дза-дза) as Galina Borisovna * 1987 — '' Tomorrow Was the War'' (Завтра была война) as Comrade Polyakova * 1987 — '' She with a Broom, He in a Black Hat'' (Она с метлой, он в чёрной шляпе) as Vasilisa * 1988 — ''Heart of a Dog'' (Собачье сердце) as Darya Petrovna Ivanova * 1991 — ''

Promised Heaven ''Promised Heaven'' () is a 1991 cinema of the Soviet Union, Soviet film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film is a fantastical social tragicomedy. Plot The movie is set in against the dusk of the Soviet Union and associated changes in economical a ...

'' (Небеса обетованные) as Jeanne's aunt, dressmaker from Tver * 1991 — ''

Afghan Breakdown ''Afghan Breakdown'' (, translit. Afganskiy Izlom) is a 1991 war drama film about the Soviet–Afghan War directed by Vladimir Bortko and co-produced by Italy and the Soviet Union ( Lenfilm). Michele Placido plays the protagonist, Major Ba ...

'' (Афганский излом) as Tatyana * 1992 — '' Trifles of Life'' (Мелочи жизни) as Natalia Yevdokimovna * 1997 — '' Poor Sasha'' (Бедная Саша) as Beryozkin's ex-wife * 1998 — '' The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone'' (Цирк сгорел, и клоуны разбежались) as Toma * 1998 — '' Mama Don't Cry'' (Мама, не горюй) as Tanya's mother * 1998 — ''

Khrustalyov, My Car! ''Khrustalyov, My Car!'' () is a 1998 Russian comedy-drama film directed by Aleksei German and written by German and Svetlana Karmalita. It was produced by Canal+, CNC, Goskino, Lenfilm and VGTRK. Plot On the first day of the cold spring o ...

'' (Хрусталёв, машину!) as wife of General * 2002 — '' Chekhov's Motifs'' (Чеховские мотивы) as woman * 2004 — '' The Tuner'' (Настройщик) as Lyuba * 2004 — ''My Fair Nanny'' (Моя прекрасная няня) as aunt Faya * 2006 — ''My Love'' (voice) * 2007 — '' The Irony of Fate 2'' (Ирония Судьбы. Продолжение) as neighbor * 2010 — '' What Men Talk About'' (О чём говорят мужчины) as hotel administrator * 2011 — '' Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman'' (Жила-была одна баба) as Kryachiha * 2014 — '' Viy (Вий)'' as wife Yavtukh's

References

External links

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Nina Ruslanova bio
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Lifeactor.ru
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