Nonna Viktorovna Mordyukova is a legend of Russian cinema. Domna Evstigneevna in the comedy about the hapless bridegroom Balzaminov, "Uncle Misha" in the "Station for Two", Maria Vasilievna in "Rodnaya", the manager in the film "Diamond Hand" - these images are unforgettable. Below are pictures in which the actress played the most striking roles.
Short biography of Nonna Viktorovna Mordyukova
The future actress was born in 1925 in Konstantinovka, Donetsk region. Her childhood was spent in one of the villages of the Krasnodar Territory. Since 1944, the family lived in Yeysk.
In the filmography of Mordyukova, there could be a picture of "Quiet Don". There is a version that Gerasimov did not approve her for the main role in the film according to Sholokhov’s book because of an old resentment. And all her life she was angry with Elina Bystritskaya, who played Aksinya. After all, Mordyukova was a real Cossack and, as she believed, no one would be better able to fulfill her role as a resident of the Kuban ... But first things first.
Nonna's mother was the chairman of the collective farm. Father returned from the front without a leg. Like other "children of the war", the future actress of cheating worked with adults on an equal basis, which, however, did not stop her from dreaming of an acting career.
There is a legend that, as a teenager, Mordyukova wrote a letter to one of the actors that was popular at that time, in which the phrase "how to learn to love Lyubov Orlova?" And he allegedly answered her, promising to help become, if not Orlova, then a student at a theater university.
In the summer of 1945, Nonna went to Moscow. From the window, the girl saw burnt tanks and disabled front-line soldiers on the stop. The country was only recovering from the consequences of a terrible war.
At VGIK she entered the first attempt. And already in 1948, in the filmography of Mordyukova, a role appeared in the film "Young Guard", which brought her fame.
During her career, the actress has played in 50 films. The most successful works in the filmography of Mordyukova are roles in such films as "Chairman", "Simple History", "Relatives", "Diamond Arm", "Commissar". She is the owner of many film awards. Even the small roles of Mordyukova are remembered by the audience forever.
The actress was married to Vyacheslav Tikhonov. In 1950, they had a son. Vladimir Tikhonov was an actor, but inferior in talent to famous parents. He lived a short life - he died tragically in 1990. In the filmography of Mordyukova, there is a role that seemed to predict this terrible event to her.
The great Soviet and Russian actress died on June 6, 2008. In the same year, a bronze monument to Nonna Mordyukova was erected in the center of Yeisk.
"Young guard"
The film tells about the events of 1942. Its heroes are Komsomol members, members of an anti-fascist underground organization called Young Guard. Ulyana Gromova, Lyubov Shevtsova, Oleg Kosheva distribute leaflets, burn a fascist barge, release prisoners. The young actors who played in this film became famous throughout the country.
The director of the film, Sergei Gerasimov, was in love with Mordyukova. And he was even going to get a divorce. However, the young actress refused him, preferring the venerable director of the aspiring artist Tikhonov. When Gerasimov began filming The Quiet Don, he did not even invite Mordyukov to audition, which she recalled with resentment for the rest of her life.
"Another's relatives"
This film was released in 1955. The Soviet paintings of those years usually showed the struggle of the good with the best. The protagonist of “Alien Relatives” is the foremost collective farmer Fedor, whose role was played by Nikolai Rybnikov. Between him and his wife's parents, opponents of the collective economy, a conflict is brewing. But good, of course, wins. The role of the wife of the protagonist was performed by Nonna Mordyukova.
In the fifties, the actress also played in the films Volunteers, Ekaterina Voronina, Stars on Wings, Flurry, and Father's House.
"Simple story"
This picture, like many other post-war ones, is dedicated to collective farm life. The husband of the heroine Nonna Mordyukova did not return from the front, and the woman devoted herself to work. The actress's partners on the set were Vasily Shukshin, Mikhail Ulyanov.
The role of Alexandra Potapova, a complex and uncompromising woman, was written specifically for Nonna Mordyukova.
"Marriage of Balzaminov"
This is the first costume film with the participation of Mordyukova. The picture was shot in the ancient city of Suzdal. The roles were played by the most talented and vivid actors of Soviet cinema - George Vitsin, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Lidia Smirnova, Ekaterina Savinova and others. But many spectators remembered, first of all, the image of the widow-merchant, who was talentedly created on the screen by Nonna Mordyukova.
"Chair"
In 1964, Mordyukova again appeared on the set with actor Mikhail Ulyanov. "Chairman" is a film about the first years after the end of World War II. The main idea of the film is as follows: the terrible trials did not end in 1945, the inhabitants of the Soviet destroyed villages had to fight for the victory over the Nazis in the following years.
"Commissioner"
Alexander Askoldov shot this picture based on the work of Vasily Grossman. The movie "Commissar" takes place during the years of the Civil War. The main character, whose role was played by Nonna Mordyukova, is used to a harsh life. However, pregnancy changed her.
The film was played by Vasily Shukshin, Rolan Bykov, Lyudmila Volynskaya. Censorship did not miss this picture. The director was fired, expelled from the party. The film lay on the shelf for almost twenty years. Its premiere took place only in 1987 at the International Festival in Moscow.
"The Diamond Arm"
The heroine of Mordyukova in this film is known to everyone, even representatives of the young generation who are not particularly versed in Soviet cinema. Replicas of Varvara Sergeevna have long become catchphrases.
In the sixties, Nonna Mordyukova played in the films "War and Peace", "Thirty-three", "Uncle's Dream", "Crane".
"Young"
A girl who is not accustomed to an independent life, settles in a dormitory, gets acquainted with a young man. A family life begins, full of difficulties. In the final, the main character and her lover leave Moscow for Tyumen. This is the plot of the film "Young" in 1971. Mordyukova played the role of commandant of the hostel.
"Russian field"
The premiere of this film also took place in 1971. Nonna Mordyukova played the mother who lost her son. In one of the final scenes, she cries over his coffin. The actress later recalled that the shooting in this picture was very difficult for her. After all, the son of the main character was played by Vladimir Tikhonov, who died 19 years later.
"Station for two"
Nonna Mordyukova was able to play bright and talented a small, seemingly insignificant role. So, in the film "Station for Two," she appears in just ten minutes. The actress plays the role of a woman engaged in speculation and having the strange nickname "Uncle Misha."
"Relatives"
This film was shot according to the script of Victor Merezhko. With the director Nikita Mikhalkov, Nonna Mordyukova initially had a rather complicated relationship. The actress in real life was not at all like a village woman. When Mikhalkov told her that Maria Konovalova should have perming and fixation on her teeth, Mordyukova was indignant and almost refused the role. But later, she still found a common language with the director and agreed to change her appearance.
The role in the film "Relatives" is one of the most prominent in the filmography of Mordyukova.
"Mom"
This is the last film with the participation of Nonna Mordyukova. It is based on the history of the Ovechkin family, which occurred in the late eighties.
The painting "Mom" by Evgeny Evstigneeva was released in 1999. The actress and later offered roles in the movie, but she refused, not wanting to star in second-rate films.