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Biography

Nina Usatova was born on October 1, 1951, in the settlement at the station Malinovoye Ozero, Mikhaylovsky District, Altai Krai,

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, now the settlement at the station does not exist. She graduated from high school number 30 in

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. From 1969 to 1973, she tried to enter the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute at the

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. Worked again at cloth factory ''Red October'' in

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Kaluga region, as director for the House of Culture and was preparing for the entrance exams. In 1974 she entered the directing faculty

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(course Boris Zakhava and Marianna Ter-Zakharova), and graduated in 1979. After finishing her studies in 1979, Nina went to practice in the city of

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. She played in the local theater twelve roles. At this time, opened in Leningrad Youth Theatre on the Fontanka, and in 1980, the aspiring actress went there. Played in the performances of Vladimir Malyshitsky and Efim Padve. In 1989, Nina Usatova joined the troupe of the Leningrad Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater named after M. Gorky, now the

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. The actress made her film debut in 1981, her first role was in the TV movie ''Where did Fomenko?''. Fame came after the role of the mute cook Lidiya Matveyevna in the film ''

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'' (1987). In 1995, Nina Usatova participated in a series of television commercials under the general title of the Russian project. The actress played a provincial woman who arrived in Moscow and saw her son in the honor guard on Red Square. The phrase "Dima, wave your hand to mama" became popular.

Personal life

Husband – Yuri Guryev, linguist and actor. Son — Nikolay (born 1988).

Honours and awards

(February 12, 1994) — for his great contribution in the field of theatrical art * Honoured Artist of RSFSR medal

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(September 30, 1988) *

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 ...

(January 24, 2018) *

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a Russian medal. It was established on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree No.442. Its award criteria were modified on 6 January 1999 by Presidential Decree 19 and again on 7 September 201 ...

2nd class (February 5, 2009) - for outstanding contribution to the development of domestic theatrical art and many years of fruitful activity ' *

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(February 13, 2004) * Nagrudnyy znak laureata gosudarstvennoy premii RF Literatury Ickycctva

Laureate of the

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(2001) *

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in the nomination ''Best Actress'' (1995, 1999) * Winner of the Juno (1996) *

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in the category ''Best Actress'' (2013) * The winner of the festival of actors movie ''Constellation'' (1992) * Winner of the ''Golden Aries'' (1994) * The winner of the festival of orthodox films ''Golden Knight'' (1995) * The winner of the festival

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My Friend Ivan Lapshin ''My Friend Ivan Lapshin'' () is a 1985 Soviet crime drama directed by Aleksei German and produced by Lenfilm, based on a novel by Yuri German adapted by Eduard Volodarsky. It was narrated by Valeri Kuzin. Background In March 1985, Mikhail Gorb ...

* 1985 — Feat of Odesa * 1987 — Bayka * 1987 — Proshchay, shpana zamoskvoretskaya... * 1987 —

* 1988 — Fountain * 1991 —

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* 1991 —

The Chekist ''The Chekist'' () is a 1992 Russian-French historical drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, based on a 1923 short story by Vladimir Zazubrin. It tells the story of a bloody work and downfall of a Soviet Cheka security official involved in ...

* 1992 — See Paris and Die * 1993 — Window to Paris * 1995 — Arrival of a Train * 1995 —

A Moslem ''A Moslem'' () is a 1995 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko. The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, ...

* 1995 — The Fatal Eggs * 1996 — Russian project Дима! Помаши рукой маме!
/ref> * 1997 — American Bet * 1999 —

The Admirer ''The Admirer'' () is a 1999 Russian thriller film directed by Nikolai Lebedev. Plot The father of 13-year-old Lena (Marina Cherepukhina) Oleg (Sergei Garmash) divorces her stepmother Alexandra ( Yelena Safonova) and goes to his mistress Marina ...

* 1999 —

Women's Property ''Women's Property'' () is a Russian 1999 romantic drama based on the eponymous story by Valentin Chernykh, directed by Dmitry Meskhiev. Plot A young entrant, Andrei Kalinin, passes exams to a theatrical institute. He lacks artistic acumen yet has ...

* 1999 — Quadrille * 1999 —

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* 1999 —

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* 2001 — Next * 2001 — Savage * 2002 — Law * 2002 — Beyond the wolves * 2002 — Caucasian Roulette * 2003 —

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* 2004 —

Poor Nastya ''Poor Nastya'' (, ''Bednaya Nastya'') is a Russian telenovela originally aired in the Russian Federation from 31 October 2003 to 30 April 2004 on STS, and in Ukraine from 10 November 2003 to 7 May 2004 on 1+1. Set in 19th century imperial Russia ...

* 2005 — The Twelve Chairs * 2005 —

The Fall of the Empire ''The Fall of the Empire'' () is a Russian crime, thriller TV miniseries in ten episodes directed and co-written by Vladimir Khotinenko, broadcast in March 2005. It is set in World War I, following Russian counterintelligence officer Sergei Pavl ...

(TV) * 2005 —

The Case of "Dead Souls" ''The Case of "Dead Souls"'' () is a 2005 Russian television miniseries directed by Pavel Lungin loosely based on various stories by Nikolai Gogol, including ''Dead Souls''. Plot The collegiate registrar Ivan Shiller (Pavel Derevyanko) is sent to ...

(TV) * 2005 —

The Master and Margarita ''The Master and Margarita'' () is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940. A censored version, with several chapters cut by editors, was published posthumously in ''Moscow (magazine), Moscow'' magazine in ...

* 2006 — Soviet Park * 2006 —

Last Slaughter ''Last Mine-Face'' () is a 2006 Russian drama film directed by Sergey Bobrov. Plot In the center of the plot are three miners of different generations who do not have enough money to feed their families, as a result of which they undermine them ...

* 2006 — The Island * 2006 — Wolfhound * 2008 — Kings Can Do Everything * 2009 — God's Smile or The Odesa Story * 2009 — Soundtrack of Passion * 2009 — Pelagia and the White Bulldog * 2009 —

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* 2010 — Widow steamer * 2011 — Furtseva * 2013 —

Legend № 17 ''Legend No. 17'' () is a 2013 Russian biographical sports film directed by Nikolai Lebedev and produced by Trite Studio. The film is based on real events and tells of the rise to fame of the Soviet hockey player Valeri Kharlamov and about the f ...

* 2013 — The village * 2016 —

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* 2021-2023 — Sklifosovsky

References

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