Varduhi Varderesyan (; 19 March 1928 – 24 November, 2015) was an

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n actress. She repatriated to

in 1946, where she finished the studio of Leninakan Drama Theatere (now

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), then worked in the same theater. Since 1958, she had been one of the leading actresses of the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan. In 1988, she won the

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. In 2002 she was declared an honorary citizen of

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Filmography

*1955 - Looking of the Addressee (Hastseatiroj voronumnere) as Arevik *1956 - A Matter of Honour (Patvi hamar) as Margarit Elizbarova *1958 - '' Mother's Heart'' (Mor sirte) as Mariam *1959 - A Jump Over the Precipice (as Gayane) *1961 - Northern Rainbow (Hyusisayin tziatzan) as Nune *1962 - Steps (Qayler) (1962) (TV) *1963 - Road to the Stage (Tchanaparh depi krkes) as Maro *1965 - A Sham Informer (as Zaruhi), short *1966 - Mr. Jacques and Others (Msyo Zhake yev urishner) as Zaruhi *1969 - Karine as Lawyer's wife *1970 - ''Morgan's Relative'' (Morgani khnamin)(TV) as Magtagh *1972 - Hayrik (as Nvard) *1973 - Adventures of Mher on Vacation (starring) *1973 -

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(Hayrik) as Nvard *1979 - Blue Lion (as a servant) *2002 - The Journey, as Eve's grandmother

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Romanian emigrants to the Soviet Union Soviet actresses Armenian film actresses Actresses from Bucharest People's Artists of Armenia People's Artists of the USSR Romanian people of Armenian descent Romanian emigrants to Armenia 1928 births 2015 deaths {{Armenia-actor-stub