Rimma Vasilievna Markova (russian: Римма Васильевна Маркова; 3 March 1925 – 15 January 2015) was a Russian film actress. She was named a People's Artist of Russia in 1994, whereas her younger brother

Leonid Markov Leonid Vasilyevich Markov (russian: Леонид Васильевич Марков; 13 December 1927 – 1 March 1991) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1985). Biography Markov was born in the villa ...

was named a

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

in 1985. During her childhood from 1931 through 1934, Markova played minor roles in Saratov Dramatic Theatre, where her father was working. In 1945–1947, Rimma Markova studied at the school affiliated with the Vologda Dramatic Theatre with her brother Leonid. She appeared in small but memorable parts in numerous Soviet films. Markova's public profile increased in the early 21st century. She began appearing regularly on Russian TV shows and campaigned enthusiastically for the Fair Russia political party during the 2011 legislative elections.Слово Сергея Миронова перед голосованием по вопросу выдвижения кандидата на пост Президента РФ от СПРАВЕДЛИВОЙ РОССИИ.
/ref> The party's candidate for the 2012 presidential election, Sergei Mironov, asked Markova to run his campaign.Profile
themoscowtimes.com; accessed 11 January 2016. "Her popularity across the country is a part of mythology", he told the '' Moscow Times''.

Selected ilmography

The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik ''The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik'' (russian: Жизнь и приключения Мишки Япончика, Zhizn i priklyucheniya Mishki Yaponchika ) is a crime television series, based on real events. Directed by Sergey Ginzburg. ...

(Жизнь и приключения Мишки Япончика, 2011) as Pani Basia * Burnt by the Sun 2 (Утомлённые солнцем 2, 2011) as nurse * The Best Movie (Самый лучший фильм, 2008) as mistress of prostitutes * Day Watch (Дневной дозор, 2006) as witch Daria Schultz *

Night Watch Night Watch or Nightwatch may refer to: Books * ''The Night Watch'', a 1977 memoir by Central Intelligence Agency officer David Atlee Phillips Novels * ''Night Watch'', a 1972 novel by American screenwriter Lucille Fletcher * ''Night Watch'', a 1 ...

(Ночной дозор, 2004) as witch Daria Schultz * Okraina (Окраина, 1998) as Morozov's mother * Gardemarines ahead! (Гардемарины, вперёд!, 1988) as Holy mother Leonidia *

The Pokrovsky Gate ''The Pokrovsky Gate'' (russian: Покровские ворота, Pokrovskiye Vorota) is a 1982 Soviet comedy film produced for television by Mosfilm. It was directed by Mikhail Kozakov and stars Oleg Menshikov, Leonid Bronevoy, and Inna Ulyanov ...

(Покровские ворота, 1982) as doctor * Family Relations (Родня, 1981) as receptionist at the hotel *

Sweet Woman Sweet Woman () is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin after the novel by Irina Velembovskaya. Plot Anna Dobrokhotova was born and raised in a village. Life in the village is constant, hard and exhausting work, but unlike other ...

(Сладкая женщина, 1977) as Anna's mother *

Eternal Call ''Eternal Call'' (russian: Вечный зов, Vechnyy zov) was a Soviet 1973–1983 epic TV series directed by Vladimir Krasnopolsky and Valery Uskov by the eponymous novel of Anatoli Ivanov shot by Mosfilm. Plot The series traces the fates ...

(Вечный зов, 1973–83) as Vasilisa * Woman's World (Бабье царство, 1967) as Nadezhda Petrovna * Wings (Крылья, 1966) as Shura * The Alive and the Dead (Живые и мёртвые, 1964) as episode (uncredited)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Markova, Rimma 1925 births 2015 deaths Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) People's Artists of Russia Russian film actresses Soviet film actresses A Just Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Actors from Samara, Russia