Biography of Gundareva Natalya Georgievna is the story of a girl from an ordinary Moscow family who did not have an artistic appearance, miraculously entered the theater school, but later, years later, she became a great and popularly beloved actress. The heroine of today's article devoted her life to theater and cinema. She did not play on the stage and on the screen, but lived. Perhaps that is why for millions of viewers has become close and dear.
Childhood
The biography of N. Gundareva began in 1948. The parents of the future actress were engineers. Divorced when their only daughter was in school. Natalya never saw her father's parents - they died before her birth. She only remembered maternal grandmother. The woman died when Natasha was in elementary school. Mother’s father was imprisoned in 1936.
Gundareva spoke with pleasure about the early stage of her biography . What can not be said about personal life. The future folk artist grew up in an ordinary Moscow family, in a typical communal apartment, where there are only one kitchen for ten apartments. True, unlike most of her peers, Natasha was baptized. I did not remove the pectoral cross until the last days of my life. The rest was an ordinary post-war child .
Interest in the artistic world, Natalia woke up quite early. The fact is that parents were fans of the art theater, this love was also transmitted to their daughter. Natasha did not dream of becoming an actress - she perfectly understood that cinema does not become a movie star with her external data. At the same time I visited all kinds of circles. She was engaged in swimming, and drawing, and dancing. Even then, the main feature of Natalia Gundareva was discovered.
Her biography would have developed completely differently, if throughout her life she had not sought to overcome any imperfection within herself. In school years, she suffered from complexes, she was never athletic, but enrolled in the basketball section. Once took part in a ski trip. Before that, she did not even know how to ski. Overcoming difficulties became the main component of her life.
Theater of Young Muscovites
Natalia’s childhood passed on Taganka. She studied at the school, which was located on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment. I read a lot, but not the novels that interested her peers, but the works of Bazhov , Leskov. She developed a literary taste rather early. In the early sixties, every Moscow teenager aspired to the House of Pioneers - the one that was located on the Sparrow Hills, then Leninsky. Natalia began to attend the theater club , but even then she did not dream of an acting career. Rather, it was a way of self-determination, to feel more adult.
The mother of the future actress - Elena Mikhailovna - not only attended performances, but also participated in amateur performances at the research institute in which she worked. She was very happy to learn that her daughter enrolled in a theater circle. There was a rather warm relationship between them. In 1980, Natalia Gundareva played the main role in the film "Once Twenty Years Later." She played a mother with many children. Later, the actress admitted that in this image she tried to embody certain features of Elena Mikhailovna.
In the theater club, which was visited by future actress Natalya Gundareva, teachers took their students very seriously . However, this studio cannot be called a circle. It was called the Theater of Young Muscovites. The years that Natalia spent in the Youth Theater could be equated to secondary theater education. Teachers were engaged not only in staging performances, but also in the education of students. They taught stage speech, movements, vocals, dances.
Design department
Natalia did not go to the tenth grade. She quarreled with one of the teachers, after which she moved to evening school. In parallel, she worked in a design office and attended preparatory courses. Gundareva was going to enter the construction institute. As for the theater, she believed that , like her mother, she would participate in amateur performances. No more. But one day she was persuaded by a friend who had already studied in the third year of the famous university to submit documents to the Shchukin school. It was Victor Pavlov - the actor , best known for the role of a noble bandit in the series " The meeting place cannot be changed. "
Schukin School
The head of the design bureau persuaded Gundareva to abandon the strange idea. In his opinion, a good engineer could come out of it. But Natalya still decided to try her hand. In the Shchukin school, there were more than 200 applicants for one place. Natalia Gundareva, even after many years, did not stop wondering how she managed to get to the third round. On that significant day, she was preparing very seriously for the creative contest: she did her hair, put on makeup, and put on the most elegant dress. But on the way to the school, it came under the rain, which washed away all the created beauty. Nevertheless, Natalia Gundareva was enrolled in the school. Konstantin Raikin, Natalya Varley , Yuri Bogatyrev studied with her on the course.
Gundareva’s admission to the Shchukin school exists in other versions. Which of them is true is unknown. But it does not matter. It is important that Gundareva entered one of the best Soviet theater universities and brilliantly graduated from it. She left the design office, where she received 120 rubles a month. There was uncertainty ahead. The increased scholarship in the " Pike " was 80 rubles. Regarding whether she will be accepted into the theater after graduation, there were no guarantees.
After the first year, Natalia left for a pioneer camp, where she worked as a counselor. She did so after the fourth session. And after the third year, students were allowed to ride concerts. For one performance, the actors received 5 rubles. There was not enough money even for the most necessary. But then, few people knew that one could live differently. According to the memoirs of Natalia Gundareva , it was a happy period in her life. After graduation, the young actress was accepted into the troupe of the theater. Mayakovsky. Here she worked until the end of her life.
Theatre
Natalia Gundareva’s career began with small roles. In one of the performances, she had a short monologue. The actress appeared on stage for only ten minutes. But in her opinion, it was a very informative, interesting role, and she prepared for it very carefully. Gundareva’s first serious work was the role in the play “ Children of Vanyushin ” . In this production, she played the daughter of the protagonist - a schoolgirl , living in an atmosphere of decay, money-grubbing, bitterness. The novice actress managed to create a rather complex image on the stage. It was a success. Nevertheless, the first years of work at the Mayakovsky Theater, according to the memoirs of Gundareva, were not deprived of a sense of unrealization , uncertainty. But such is the fate of the actor.
Leonid Kheifets
The first husband of Natalia Gundareva was a famous teacher and theater director. The actress met Leonid Kheifets during the first rehearsal of the play "Cliff". This theatrical work meant a lot in her career and personal life of Natalia Gundareva. A few years after the premiere of the play, she married Leonid Kheifets. True, the marriage lasted only six years. According to one version, it did not work out due to the busy work of the actress.
Natalia Gundareva did n’t let anyone into her personal life. Journalists could only guess about her relationship with her former husbands, which, however, they did, composing all kinds of legends about the famous artist.
Film debut
In the late sixties Gundareva starred twice in extras. She did not hope to get a role in the movie, all the more significant, believing that, due to her specific appearance, no one would film it. In the summer of 1972, the actress unexpectedly received a telegram from Lenfilm. She was to appear for audition in the film "Hello and Goodbye." In the filmography of Natalia Gundareva there are several dozen works, and the role in this film is far from the most significant. But after “Hello and Goodbye”, the directors drew attention to the actress. In 1973, she played in the movie "Looking for a Man."
"Sweet woman"
It is not possible to talk about all the films with Natalya Gundareva in one article. But it is worth mentioning the most significant. In the seventies, she played mainly village women. The actress, capable of creating a more complex image on the screen, the directors did not see in her. The situation changed after the release of the picture " Sweet Woman " . Gundareva played a selfish, limited person.
The main character in the film "Sweet Woman" once arrived from the province to Moscow. All my life I only dreamed about an apartment in the capital, beautiful things, expensive clothes. The heroine of Gundareva achieved a lot, but, having a meager inner world, she was left completely alone. This seemingly straightforward story in the seventies caused a resonance in Soviet society. Not everyone spoke of the film well. Nevertheless, Gundareva was named the best actress of the year. The role of the sweet woman has made her famous throughout the country.
"Once Twenty Years Later"
The film was released in 1980. The film is based on the recollections of the main character - a mother with many children. At a meeting of former classmates, people from different professions gather. Each of them has done something in life, achieved something. Nadia Kruglova was once the pride of the class. After graduation, she married and devoted herself to motherhood. And in these moments, when childhood friends talk about their achievements, she begins to torment doubts as to whether she lived correctly for these 20 years. These doubts, however, quickly dissipate.
Natalia Gundareva had no children. It's hard to believe in watching the film Once Upon a Time 20 Years Later. In the melodrama about the mother heroine, she played one of her best roles, while arguing that the most significant scenes are not those in which Nadia is shown pacified , happy. It was harder and more interesting for Gundareva to convey doubts, fatigue from the tension in which her heroine had been for many years.
"Dog Feast"
The premiere of this film took place a year before the collapse of the Soviet Union. In a way, it became an event in the culture of the country. For the first time, a film was released on Soviet screens that tells about representatives of the lower strata of society. " Dog Feast " was an event in the career of Natalia Gundareva. Before, she played women right. Or striving for " correctness. " Now she appeared in front of the audience in the form of a drunken, sinking personality, but who did not lose the ability to love.
Leonid Manaker - the director of the film - did not suit the screen test . He immediately offered the main role to Natalia Gundareva. The shooting took place in Leningrad. The actress several times a week went from Moscow to the Northern capital, and then returned - in the theater she had a busy schedule. The role of the marginalized personality was so captured by her that she spared no strength. Gundareva later said in an interview that art should not only entertain, but also wake up the thought. The film “ Dog Feast ” is suggestive. He was praised by critics. Natalia Gundareva and Sergey Shakurov received prizes at the Constellation Film Festival.
Other films with Natalya Gundareva: " Vacation in September " , " Autumn Marathon " , " Leaving - go away " , " Teenager " , " Feat of Odessa " , " Children of the Sun " , " Passport " , " Nutty " , " Midshipmen " , " Moscow holidays " , " I want to go to prison " , " Salome " .
Personal life
The second husband of Natalia Gundareva was Victor Koreshkov. For several years she played with this actor in the play Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. The marriage broke up. Gundareva never told anything about the reasons for breaking up with Koreshkov. A few years later, Gundareva had a short-term affair with a young actor Sergei Nasibov , known for the melodrama School Waltz.
True love for the actress came at the age of 37 years. By that time, she was already familiar with Mikhail Filippov, they had been playing in the same theater for several years. But at some point, they suddenly looked at each other differently. Gundareva was a famous actress. Filippov - a good artist, but little known. Their marriage surprised many - these people were too different. Nevertheless, they lived happily for 19 years - until the death of Natalia Gundareva.
The actress had many reasons to agree to a role in the series " Petersburg Secrets " . But one of the main ones is the opportunity to work with her husband. Filippov played a negative character in Petersburg Secrets. As for the project itself, Gundareva took it very seriously , despite negative reviews from critics.
Many famous actresses participate in television shows, give numerous interviews in which they talk about their personal lives, about family troubles. Natalia Gundareva did nothing of this. She protected her personal life from the eyes of journalists.
Natalia Gundareva’s disease
In July 2001, the press published information about the disease of the famous actress. Gundareva had a stroke, she was taken to the hospital of Dedovsk. Later she was taken to the Sklifosovsky Institute. The actress was in a coma for several days. Natalia Gundareva led a very active lifestyle all her life. In addition, she performed several plastic surgeries, which became the subject of numerous articles in the " yellow press " . In the last days before the attack, she sunbathed a lot in the sun, worked out in the gym and bathed in Istra.
Dedovsk Hospital could not provide proper treatment to the patient. Gundarev should urgently be transferred to the capital, but they did not do it on time. The fact is that patients cannot be transported with such a diagnosis on a regular machine. In such cases, reanimobiles are used. But they do not travel outside the Moscow Ring Road.
Death
The actress suffered from hypertension for many years. This ailment is familiar to all strong-willed, purposeful and uncompromising personalities. For 4 years, Natalia Gundareva was not able to restore her health. She suffered another stroke, but of course she did not play in the theater. About filming in films and out of the question. The actress died on May 15, 2005. The cause of death of Natalia Gundareva is pulmonary thromboembolism. According to close actresses, on the eve I felt good and even made plans for the future.
Where is Natalya Gundareva buried? Artists of this magnitude find their refuge in the Novodevichy cemetery. But here, as in Vagankovsky, there are no more places. The grave of Natalia Gundareva is located in the branch of the Novodevichy cemetery - on Troekurovsky. The authors of the monument are the father and son of Sogoyan . The years of life of Natalia Gundareva: 1948 - 2005.