The famous Soviet, as well as Russian film and radio actress Rumyanova Klara Mikhailovna was born on December 8, 1929 in the city of Leningrad. From childhood, the girl firmly knew that she would become an actress. And she did it. But let's talk about everything in order.
Childhood and student years Klara Rumyanova
After graduation, Clara entered the first year at VGIK without much difficulty. At the entrance exams, not only the young girl was amazed by her talent with the entire commission, but also by the curious incident that happened to her. Due to the fact that Klara had been stolen all the money the day before and there was no way to even buy food, the exhausted and hungry Rumyanova fainted right before everyone’s eyes. Sergei Gerasimov himself soldered it with hot tea with chocolate, and later, it was under his leadership that Clara studied all her student years.
After some time, Rumyanova was seriously ill with pneumonia, none of the doctors could give any predictions about her voice in the future. For a whole month Gerasimov did not even let her talk in a whisper, and then, when the illness was over, the actress spoke with an amazingly high timbre. Clara Rumyanova’s voice will subsequently be so recognizable and loved by millions of viewers.
Personal life of Rumyanova
In his student years, many classmates liked Klara Rumyanova, among them Nikolai Rybnikov, later revered by all. He was madly in love with her and for a very long time sought the location of the girl, however, he received a categorical refusal for all his attempts to look after. They said that even the famous scene from the movie "Girls" was borrowed from the personal lives of young people. Kolya borrowed money from many acquaintances to buy Clara a good gift - a gold watch, but contrary to his hopes for Rumyanova, this did not make any impression, and the guy was left not only without a girl, but also with a lot of debts. It is worth saying that the personal life of the actress was not happy. The first marriage, which lasted only a few months and was concluded at the age of sixteen, broke up due to the firm intention of Klara Mikhailovna to enter the theater institute. The husband did not appreciate her zeal, and the girl without hesitation exchanged him for Moscow.
The second husband was the actor, known for the film "Young Guard" Anatoly Chemodurov. At that time, Sergey Bondarchuk himself was his best friend, the latter was ready to shoot Clara even in her new film “War and Peace” as Princess Mary, but due to the difficult nature of the actress, they did not work together. A few years later, her husband became less in demand and began to get involved in alcohol, the last straw for Rumyanova was the detention of Chemodurov by the police in a state of extreme intoxication. After that, she left, leaving everything that was jointly acquired over the years, and in the 73rd year their marriage officially broke up. The last husband of the actress was not from the theatrical sphere of activity, but went to sea as a captain. This union was destined to hold out for less than five years, this time the reason was the fanatical jealousy of her husband. Unfortunately, there were no children in the life of Klara Mikhailovna.
Klara Rumyanova: films
Klara Mikhailovna Rumyanova began her acting career very early, while still a student, she received many invitations to shoot. Her first film work was the role of Lena in the film "Country Doctor", which appeared on the big screen in the 52nd year. After that, the audience remembered her for such films as “They were the first”, “Groom from the Other World”, “Sunday” and others. Perhaps the best work is in the movie "Twelve Chairs", where she brilliantly performed a gait, as well as the teacher in the film "They Call, Open the Door."
Perhaps in the life of Rumyanova there would have been many other outstanding works, if not for her quarrel with Pyryev himself, who at that time was the general director of Mosfilm. He wanted to shoot Clara in his new film and offered her a role, but received a categorical rejection of the young girl. I must say that he did not expect this and was extremely dumbfounded, after that Rumyanova’s acting career did not work out, there were no roles, they stopped shooting in the movies. Only years after Pyryev was removed from the post of director, invitations began. In what other movie did Clara Rumyanova play? Films were no longer part of the actress's plans. She found her vocation in a slightly different sphere.
Clara Rumyanova: cartoons
Clara Mikhailovna's unique voice sounds in almost every Soviet cartoon. It should be noted that her talent was noticed even at a time when the actress herself did not suspect her vocation. So, in the process of filming the film "Country Doctor" according to the script there should have been a crying child, but the baby fell asleep at the most inopportune moment. Rumyanova volunteered to try to fulfill the cry of the newborn, and what a surprise there was for everyone when it turned out so ingeniously. For a long time, the actress refused offers to voice, and when she finally agreed, then here she found her true talent. More than three hundred animated as well as puppet cartoons sound in her wondrous voice. It is worth noting that not one well-known children's cartoon could do without her participation, kids and their parents know Klara Mikhailovna primarily by the hare from "Well, wait a minute," the Baby from "Carlson", "Cheburashka", a mammoth who lost her mother, and others .
Songs performed by Rumyanova
For many cartoons, the legendary Klara Mikhailovna performed songs that later became real hits. In almost every second picture for children, musical accompaniment sounds in her voice. Klara Rumyanova’s songs truly became popular and loved not only among very young spectators, but also their parents, as well as the whole country as a whole. Until now, no one better than she can not fulfill them, for a reason her voice is unique.
Literary activity of Klara Mikhailovna
In her life, Rumyanova Klara Mikhailovna was very interested in history and literature. So, for many years she worked on her book “My Name is a Woman,” where she deeply studied the fate and influence of great female characters on the development of the whole country. In addition, in the future, she staged a radio play of the same name with the participation of Natalia Gvozdikova. Rumyanova actively collaborated with a children's publishing house, where she read books by authors such as Marshak, Chukovsky and others.
The last years of the actress's life
"Soyuzmultfilm" closed, so after forty years the actress was left without work, she, like many others, had to be cut. It should be noted that this greatly crippled Rumyanova, for the first time she became so not in demand, and in the year 90 a terrible disaster happened - her mother, the closest person to her, passed away. After this depression, Clara became constant companions, she lowered her hands, and even had no desire to communicate with friends. After some time, the actress herself was diagnosed with breast cancer by the doctors, since then the doors of her house were closed even to her only relative, her cousin. Klara Mikhailovna died on September 18, 2004. She spent the last years in complete solitude and poverty.
Merits of Klara Rumyanova
Over the course of her creative career, Klara Mikhailovna was nominated and awarded various titles more than once, for example, she was awarded the honorary title “Honored Artist of the RSFSR” for voicing cartoons, and at the world competition her voice was recognized as the best on the planet. In addition, in Russia, for their work in radio shows entitled “My Name Is a Woman,” Rumyanova was awarded the Pushkin Gold Medal.