"Quiet Don", "Virgin Soil Upturned", "Evdokia" - it is difficult to list all the films that were decorated with her presence by the talented actress Lyudmila Khityaeva. The biography, personal life of the Soviet cinema star has been of interest to journalists and fans since she starred in her debut film "Ekaterina Voronina." At 85, this amazing woman continues to agree to roles, delighting viewers with new vivid images. What is known about her?
Actress Lyudmila Khityaeva: childhood and youth
The future film star was born in August 1930, in the family of an engineer and military doctor, it happened in Nizhny Novgorod. Khityaeva Lyudmila Ivanovna, even in her teens, was forced to learn all the hardships of the war. The girl tried her best to help her parents.
As a child, Luda did not dream about the career of an actress at all, she was absolutely not interested in theater. Relatives and friends, who were asked to talk about how she was a child, spoke of her as a modest, quiet girl. Student of the Gorky Theater School Khityaeva Lyudmila Ivanovna became almost by accident. A friend who was about to enter this educational institution asked her for support. Unexpectedly, the future star turned to the selection committee with a request to listen to her. The monologue from the play by Ostrovsky in her performance impressed the audience, she was accepted.
First love
Little is known about the first man whom Lyudmila Khityaev fell in love with. The biography, the personal life of the actress at that time did not yet occupy the press. The fateful meeting took place in his student years. Lyudmila's chosen one was an ordinary student who managed to impress her with beautiful courtship. Finally, the girl was conquered by such qualities of a young man as solidity, masculinity, and reliability.
The young people parted a few years later, about which the actress, according to her words, then regretted for a long time. In parting with her first love, she blames only herself, at some point, a quiet family life seemed too boring for a young girl.
The son of Lyudmila Khityaeva Pavel appeared in this "student" marriage. Interestingly, the mother categorically forbade the boy to even think about how to connect his life with cinema. Growing up, he became a successful economist.
Bright debut
Actress Lyudmila Khityaeva quickly became the prima of the Gorky Drama Theater, in the troupe of which she got immediately after graduating from a theater school. The directors saw the rising star mainly in the image of a romantic heroine, trusting her with relevant roles. Of course, the roles soon became major, as more and more people involved in the theater came precisely to “performances with Luda”.
It is not surprising that Khityaeva soon became interested in the world of cinema. The beginning actress got her first role thanks to the writer Rybakov, who noticed her on the stage of the Gorky Drama Theater and told the director Annensky about the young star. The talented girl impressed the master, who immediately entrusted her to play the main character in the drama "Catherine Voronina."
The first heroine of Lyudmila is a purposeful, strong-willed lady, a talented engineer trying to introduce modern production technologies. The events of the picture unfold during and after the Second World War. Critics praised the aspiring actress, Catherine and the audience warmly greeted her.
The Quiet Don
The film "Catherine Voronina" drew the attention of the public to such a promising actress as Khityaeva Lyudmila. The biography, the personal life of the girl became the object of study of the press and the first fans. Director Gerasimov also noticed her, calling the newly-minted star in his drama "Quiet Flows the Don", the plot of which was taken from the famous work of Sholokhov.
Later, Lyudmila shared with reporters memories of how much she was scared by a similar idea. She doubted her ability to play the rebellious violent Daria, whose role was offered to her by Gerasimov. However, Khityaeva still managed to curb her fear, which she did not regret for a minute. Her cheerful Cossack, unhappy in love, literally captivated the public. Critics were delighted with the final scene of the drama, in which the character settles his scores with life.
"Virgin Soil Upturned"
After the release of "Quiet Flows the Don", "Daria" did not have a shortage of interesting proposals from the directors, she could only choose. She already without fear agreed to star in “Virgin Soil Upturned,” which became an adaptation of Sholokhov’s other creation. Lushka, which she was to play, had nothing to do with the cheerful Cossack from the previous picture.
From how Khityaeva presented the image of Lushka, all her colleagues on the set were delighted. They said that her heroine turned out to be incredibly natural, infecting her charm. Lyudmila managed to show the rich spiritual world of her character, once again falling in love with millions of viewers.
Famous roles
Wherever Lyudmila Khityaeva had played during the years of filming in films, films with her participation invariably gathered crowds of spectators. Noteworthy is the drama "Evdokia", in which she got the main role. The actress saw her character as a middle-aged woman, who had suffered and managed to maintain her dignity, and this is how she showed her audience. A similar role went to her in the melodrama "Gypsy", where she performed in the form of a wise village woman who survived the hardships of the war.
Not only Lyudmila Khityaeva starred in melodramas, films belonging to other genres are also present in the filmography of the star. One cannot help but recall the wonderful comedy “Cook”, in which she played the spectacular team leader Galina. The historical picture “Moscow - Genoa” is also interesting, in which she got the role of the rude leader of the red platoon Glasha.
Life behind the scenes
Of course, for fans of interest not only roles, but also personal life, the husbands of Lyudmila Khityaeva. After parting with the first spouse, the actress for a long time did not want to bind herself with a new relationship. She entered her second marriage only in the 60s, this time her urologist became her husband. Unfortunately, the chosen one of the star tragically died a few years later.
A new romance happened in the life of Lyudmila in 1975, but she did not officially marry. These relationships have become the longest lasting, lasted for 20 years. The couple broke up in 1996 at the initiative of Khityaeva, who was tired of her civil husband.
New century
Becoming a famous actress in the days of the USSR, she managed not to lose this status in our days, Lyudmila Khityaeva. The biography, the personal life of the star still causes the interest of the press, directors continue to offer her roles. For example, she played Varvara Alekseevna in the film “Penitent Love”, which became an adaptation of Tolstov’s work “The Devil”. In the painting “Bread of that Winter” she created the image of a woman Lisa.