Irina Vsevolodovna Murzaeva (Russian: Ири́на Все́володовна Мурза́ева; May 15, 1906 — January 3, 1988) was a Soviet actress of theater and cinema.[1]
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| Born | Irina Vsevolodovna Murzaeva May 15, 1906 |
| Died | January 3, 1988 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1927–1988 |
| Awards | Medal For Labour Valour |
Biography edit
She graduated from the Lunacharsky Theater College (1927). In 1927-1928 and 1930-1931 an actress Sverdlovsk Youth Theater, in 1928-1937 Ruben Simonov's theater studio, in 1937-1956 an actress and director of Moscow Lenkom Theatre.[2]
In the movie she made her debut in the film Four Hearts by Konstantin Yudin.[3] Repeatedly shot in the newsreels Yeralash and Fitil.
One of the most popular comic old women of Soviet cinema.[1][3][4]
She died on January 3, 1988, in Moscow at the age of 82.[2] Buried in Moscow in the Don Cemetery.[5]
Personal life edit
Son Boris Nikolayevich Murzaev (1938), who was brought up alone; grandson Igor Murzaev (1975), granddaughter Yekaterina Lazareva (1968), great-grandsons Boris (1999), Tamara (1999), Mikhail (2002).[2]
Selected filmography edit
- Four Hearts (1941) as Tamara Spiridonovna, manicurist
- The Wedding (1944) as guest
- The Call of Love (1944) as Alla Vladimirovna Broshkina
- The Anna Cross (1954) as Mavra Grigorievna
- The Snow Queen (1957) as old fairy (voice)
- Ekaterina Voronina (1957) as Kaleria Ivanovna
- The Girl Without an Address (1957) as conductor
- A Simple Story (1960) as Sasha's mother
- The Night Before Christmas (1961) as deaconess
- Children of Don Quixote (1966) as old woman
- Torrents of Steel (1967) as Gorpina
- Fire, Water, and Brass Pipes (1968) as 2nd guest at the wedding
- Shine, Shine, My Star (1970) as Tapera
- The Twelve Chairs (1971) as guide
- Grandads-Robbers (1972) as the museum keeper
- Northern Rhapsody (1974) as hockey fan
- Practical Joke (1977) as neighbor Fira Solomonovna
- Incognito from St. Petersburg (1978) as elderly lady
- There Was a Piano-Tuner... (1979) as Lena's neighbor
- Investigation Held by ZnaToKi (1987) as Tatyana Grigoryevna