Nina Afanasievna Sazonova (; 1917 — 2004) was a leading actress of the Soviet Army Theatre in

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. The daughter of a peasant, she joined Aleksey Popov's theatre school at the age of 17. Popov went on to direct her in a number of productions at the Soviet Army Theatre. In the 1960s, she appeared in supporting roles in a slew of Soviet films and gained wider renown for her portrayal of a

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survivor in the 1965 melodrama '' Womenfolk''. Sazonova was named a

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in 1977 and was awarded the

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in 1987. Her later years were plagued by a series of horrible incidents, such as being severely beaten by her drunken son who proceeded to jump 11 stories out of an apartment window to his death.Квартирный вопрос Нины Сазоновой
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Selected filmography

* '' A Simple Story'' (1960) * '' Chronicle of Flaming Years'' (1961) * '' There Is Such a Lad'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1968) * '' Day by Day'' (1971–72)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sazonova, Nina 1917 births 2004 deaths People from Sergiyevo-Posadsky District People from Alexandrovsky Uyezd (Vladimir Governorate) Soviet stage actresses Soviet film actresses Soviet television actresses People's Artists of the USSR People's Artists of the RSFSR Honored Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery