Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya | |
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Любовь Добржанская | |
Born | Lyubov Ivanovna Dobrzhanskaya 24 December 1905 |
Died | 3 November 1980 | (aged 74)
Occupation | actress |
Years active | 1924–1978 |
Lyubov Ivanovna Dobrzhanskaya ( Russian: Любо́вь Ива́новна Добржа́нская; 24 December 1905 — 3 November 1980) was a Soviet singer and actress of theater and cinema. She won the Stalin Prize II degree in 1951 [1] and the People's Artist of the USSR Award in 1965. [2] She is best known for her roles in films Beware of the Car (as Detochkin's mother) and The Irony of Fate (as Zhenya's mother).
Dobrzhanskaya was born to a noble family on December 24, 1905, in Kiev.
In 1923-1924 she studied at the theater studio. In 1934 she began acting in the Russian Army Theatre in Moscow where Aleksey Popov had a great influence on her art.
She participated in various concerts. Her performances of romances enjoyed great success. She was also the author of Leonid Utyosov's song Under the Spring Foliage. [3]
She was married four times but had no children. [4]
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya died on November 3, 1980, in Moscow. She was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery. [5]