Nonna Mordyukova | |
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Нонна Мордюкова | |
 Mordyukova as Ulyana Gromova inThe Young Guard (1948) | |
| Born | Noyabrina Mordyukova (1925-11-25)25 November 1925 |
| Died | 6 July 2008(2008-07-06) (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1948–1999 |
| Spouse | Vyacheslav Tikhonov (divorced) |
Noyabrina Viktorovna Mordyukova (Russian: Ноябри́на (Но́нна) Ви́кторовна Мордюко́ва; 25 November 1925 – 6 July 2008) was aSoviet andRussian actress andPeople's Artist of the USSR (1974).[1] She was the star of films like director Denis Yevstigneyev'sMother andNikita Mikhalkov's 1980s hitFamily Relations.[2] She was one of the most outstanding Russian film actresses of the 20th century.[3][4]
Nonna (Noyabrina) Viktorovna was born into a large family in the Cossack village of Konstantinovka,Donetsk Region,Ukrainian SSR. Nonna spent her childhood in a settlement where her mother worked as chairwoman ofkolkhoz (collective farm).
In 1946, Mordyukova entered the Actors’ Faculty ofVGIK and studied there under Boris Bibikov and Olga Pyzhova. After graduating she played on stage of Theatre Studio of Film Actor and was often featured by film directors.
In 1948, Mordyukova was married to actorVyacheslav Tikhonov and had a son (now deceased) by him.[5] The two were divorced in 1963.[5]
In 1949, she was awarded theStalin Prize for the role of Ulyana Gromova inThe Young Guard movie. It was her debut film role.
Her filmography reveals, however, that while she has had the chance to work with a constellation of the best Soviet directors, it has usually been for one project only. There is no high-profile director with whom she has a continuous working relationship.
After her work forSergei Gerassimov onThe Young Guard, she was cast in the last movie of veteranVsevolod PudovkinThe Return of Vasili Bortnikov (1952).
Other one-time collaborations with well-known directors have been withMikhail Shvejtser forChuzhaya rodnya (1955);Lev Kulidzhanov forOtchij dom (1959);Leonid Gaidai forThe Diamond Arm;Andrei Konchalovsky for the Turgenev adaptationDvoryanskoye gnyezdo (1969);Grigori Chukhrai forTryasina (1978);Eldar Ryazanov forRailway Station for Two, andNikolai Gubenko forZapretnaya zona (1988).
She appeared only once in a film byNikita Mikhalkov, who structured his village comedy-dramaKinfolk (1981) entirely around the personality of the actress, who had by that time established herself as an epitome of the Russian peasant woman.
The role of Klavdia Vavilova, a robust and boisterous Red Army Commissar who has accidentally become pregnant inAleksandr Askoldov'sCommissar (1967) is Mordyukova's most memorable work. The film, shot in 1966, was shelved and was only released in 1988. By that time Mordyukova was over sixty and had starred in over twenty other films.
The wide critical acclaim and appreciation for what is probably her best performance came too late to have any definitive effect on her profile as an actor. She received FIPRESCI Award, Otto Dibelius Film Award, Special Jury Prize at theBerlin International Film Festival, and Silver Spur Award (Flanders International Film Festival) forThe Commissar.
During perestroika, Mordyukova appeared in a number of supporting roles in a range of comedy-dramas. Similarly, she has been a highly visible presence throughout the 1990s, with supporting roles in some of the most-popular Russian features, such asPavel Lungin'sLuna Park (1992) andVladimir Menshov'sShirli-Myrli (1995).
In 1999 she played the leading role inMother (1999), directed byDenis Yevstigneyev; a family saga loosely based on a real story, mixing melodrama and comedy elements, and spanning over several decades.[6]
"Russian cinema goers and critics call Mordyukova one of the best actresses of the 20th century."[6]
In over fifty years of cinematic work she has played in dozens of films, where she acted mainly as ordinary Russian women.[6]
In November 2000,Russian PresidentVladimir Putin has signed apresidential decree awarding theOrder of Merit for the Fatherland, third degree, to Mordyukova.[6]
The asteroid4022 Nonna is named after Nonna Mordyukova.
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1948 | The Young Guard | Молодая гвардия | Uliana Gromova | |
| 1953 | The Return of Vasili Bortnikov | Возвращение Василия Бортникова | Nastya Ogorodnikova | |
| 1954 | Viburnum Grove | Калиновая роща | Nadezhda Romanyuk | |
| 1955 | Stars on the Wings | Звёзды на крыльях | Fisherwoman | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Other People's Relatives | Чужая Родня | Stesha Ryashkina | |
| 1957 | Ekaterina Voronina | Екатерина Воронина | Dusya Oshurkova | |
| 1958 | Volunteers | Добровольцы | Subway Builder | Uncredited |
| 1959 | A Home for Tanya | Отчий Дом | Stepanida | |
| 1959 | The Sisters | Хождение по мукам | Matryona Krasilnikova | (segment “Gloomy Morning") |
| 1960 | Everything Starts From The Road | Всё начинается с дороги | Dasha Bokova, Stepan's wife | |
| 1960 | A Simple Story | Простая история | Sasha Potapova | |
| 1960 | Three Stories by Chekhov (film almanac) | Три рассказа Чехова | Alyakhin's wife | (segment "Vanka") |
| 1962 | Pavlukha | Павлуха | Natalya | |
| 1963 | Secretary of the Regional Committee | Секретарь обкома | Natalya Fadeevna | |
| 1964 | The Chairman | Председатель | Donya Trubnikova | |
| 1965 | Balzaminov's Marriage | Женитьба Бальзаминова | Belotelova | |
| 1965 | Thirty Three | Тридцать три | Galina Pristyazhnyuk | |
| 1966 | War and Peace | Война и мир | Anisya Fyodorovna | part 1, 2 |
| 1966 | Uncle's Dream | Дядюшкин сон | Sofya Petrovna Karpukhina, wife of a colonel | |
| 1969 | Zhuravushka | Журавушка | Glafira | |
| 1969 | The Diamond Arm | Бриллиантовая рука | Varvara Pliushch | |
| 1970 | Shine, Shine, My Star | Гори, гори, моя звезда | Madame | |
| 1970 | The Polynin Case | Случай с Польниным | Dusya Kuzmicheva | |
| 1970 | The Ballad of Bering and His Friends | Баллада о Беринге и его Друзьях | Empress Anna Ioannovna | |
| 1971 | Young | Молодые | Daria Vasilievna | |
| 1972 | Russian Field | Русское поле | Fedosia Ugryumova | |
| 1973 | Tomorrow Will Be Too Late | Завтра будет поздно | Kuzurka | |
| 1974 | Lev Gurych Sinichkin | Лев Гурыч Синичкин | Raisa Minichna Surmilova, theater prima | |
| 1974 | No Return | Возврата нет | Antonina Kashirina | |
| 1974 | Two Days of Anxiety | Два дня тревоги | Mavra Grigorievna | |
| 1975 | They Fought for Their Country | Они сражались за Родину | Natalya Stepanovna | |
| 1975 | Ivanov Family | Семья Ивановых | Maria Petrovna Ivanova | |
| 1978 | Incognito from St. Petersburg | Инкогнито из Петербурга | Anna Andreevna | |
| 1978 | Untypical Story | Нетипичная история | Matryona Bystrova | |
| 1979 | Faith and Truth | Верой и правдой | aunt Panya | |
| 1982 | Family Relations | Родня | Maria Konovalova | |
| 1983 | Station for Two | Вокзал для двоих | Uncle Misha | |
| 1986 | From Paycheck to Paycheck | От зарплаты до зарплаты | Olga Ivanovna Plisova | |
| 1987 | Daughter | Доченька | Zinaida Yakovlevna, janitor | |
| 1987 | The Commissar | Комиссар | Klavdiya Vavilova | |
| 1987 | Loan For Marriage | Сауда на Брак | Tatyana Ivanovna | |
| 1988 | Restricted Area | Запретная зона | Nadezhda Avdotina | |
| 1991 | Running Target | Бегущая мишень | grandma Zina | |
| 1992 | Luna Park | Луна-парк | Aunt | |
| 1995 | What a Mess! | Ширли-мырли | Registry Office Worker | |
| 1999 | Mother | Мама | mother | (final film role) |
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