Biography of Lyudmila Zorina begins in the prewar years. She was born two months before the start of World War II, on May 1, 1941 in the city with the beautiful name Saratov. From her youth, the girl did not leave the dream of becoming a famous actress, and she confidently walked towards her. Entering the theater school named after Slonov, she immediately attracted the attention of both teachers and fellow students with her bright, unforgettable appearance and undoubted acting talent.
Future husband - Oleg Yankovsky
It was there that the young Oleg Yankovsky, who was a year younger than Lyudmila, paid attention to her. Oleg often recalled the moment when she and the girl were awarded a trip to the capital for excellent study. Getting off the train at the Paveletsky train station, Oleg and his girlfriend were sitting on a bench, eating little saisages (buns) and thinking about the future. Then the young people were not aware that fame and wonderful movie roles awaited them. From this moment, the biography of Lyudmila Zorina was full of unexpected events.
The actress in Saratov
In 1964, the actress after graduation from the school was immediately invited to play in the drama theater of the city of Saratov to A. Vasilevsky, where her brilliant work was noted by both the audience and the directors. By that time, relations with Oleg Yankovsky were legalized, and about him the Saratovites said: “Yankovsky? This is the husband of actress Zorina. ” Over ten long years of acting in the walls of the cozy theater, Lyudmila played more than fifty roles in various performances: “Wolves and Sheeps”, “Russian People”, “Masquerade”, “Nightingale Night”, etc.
But Oleg by that time had decided to try his luck in Moscow, and Lyudmila Zorina, as a faithful and loving wife, followed her husband to the capital. She helps her husband in his creative endeavors and is engaged in a family. Son Philip took center stage in the life of a married couple. As an adult, he gave his parents two grandchildren: Lisa and Vanechka.
Work in Lenkom gave success
Since 1974, Lyudmila played roles in the Lenkom Theater, where her experience and natural gift immediately set her apart from other actors. The turning point in fate was the game for her in the play "Autograd 21". Since that time, the actress's talent has become popular not only on the stage of the theater stage, but also in many feature films. She is recognized by her roles in theatrical productions: "Romulus the Great", "Two Women", "Revolutionary Etude", "Theater Prayer" and many others. Loyalty to her beloved work and exceptional talent make her popular in our country and abroad, and in 1999 Lyudmila Zorina, whose filmography did not turn out to be so rich, was awarded the title of Honored Artist, which did not prevent her from remaining an excellent mother and grandmother.
In life as in a movie
Together with her husband, Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky, the actress starred in the movie “Flying in a dream and in reality”, beloved by the audience. The shooting took place in 1983 at the studio to them. Dovzhenko. Together with the actors Oleg Tabakov, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Nikita Mikhalkov, Lyudmila Ivanova starred in the film.
The protagonist, engineer Sergei, is experiencing a crisis of forty years of age. Life for him is painted in gray tones, and no events can make bright and contagious emotions stir in the soul. Everything seems dull and bland to him: relations with his spouse, boring work to the edge of his teeth, communication with colleagues. A man commits acts that shock others. In fact, this is an attempt to find yourself and the meaning of your destiny, to start to rejoice at something and to return to its former daring and faith in happiness.
But these difficult moments in life were just overcome by
Roman Balayan, who owned the idea of creating a film. For five years, Balayan, shrouded in beams of glory after showing the famous film "Biryuk", received one refusal after another in response to his suggestions. Then, in desperation, Roman decided to bring to life the story of a creative, sensitive, extraordinary person, engineer Makarov. He suggested writing a script to
Viktor Merezhko. And Oleg Yankovsky offered to play the main role, having watched his exceptional game in the film “We, the undersigned ...” The wife of an eccentric engineer was played by Lyudmila Zorina, Yankovsky’s wife.
In 1987, the actress masterfully played one of the leading roles in the movie “Kreutzer Sonata”.
Beloved spouse passed away
The death of the dearest and closest person caught Lyudmila by surprise. Oleg Yankovsky suffered from a terrible and painful disease - cancer, and his relatives gave all mental and physical strength to the patient in order to somehow support him. But death is merciless, and unexpectedly takes the lives of the best people. The ashes of Oleg Ivanovich rest in the Novodevichy cemetery, where residents from all over Russia constantly come and cover the actor’s grave with flowers. Actress Lyudmila Zorina barely kept her feet, not believing what had happened. It is difficult to stay strong and carry your head high when the soul is black and empty of despair, but the widow did not give up.
The most expensive is memory
What can be left of a man who has left his loving people? Memory. And the actress in her mind carefully tidies the pages of the past, where they still laugh with her husband at the pranks of little Philip, walk along the alleys, meet the sunrises and see off the sunsets together.
The death of Oleg Yankovsky, as well as other famous and bright people, became a target for discussion in the country. Critics, envious and enemies tried to tarnish the bright memory of the actor, trying to bask in someone else’s grief in the rays of glory on various talk shows, in the "yellow" press, on the pages of magazines.
Lyudmila reacted very painfully to the lies of Mark Rudinshtein to her husband, because during Oleg's life they were good friends and often spent free time together. She was shocked when Mark decided to introduce her husband all over the country as an old lascivious and unscrupulous man. Lyudmila Zorina said that if such information is widely publicized, she is not responsible for her actions. And this desperate step somewhat calmed the evil "goodwill."
Now the actress spends most of her time with her grandchildren, who in some way inherited the appearance and character of the deceased spouse, and are crazy about her caring grandmother. Lyudmila understands that everything is temporary in this life, and it is necessary to cherish those moments when the whole family together and her relatives smile. If they are happy, then she is happy too. And anger and envy will remain with those people who are their authors.