The talented Soviet actress Natalya Bogunova was born on April 8, 1948 in Leningrad and died on August 9, 2013 in Crete. Her role in the film "Big Change" brought her popularity, where she played an exemplary teacher of Russian language and literature and the wife of a real robber.
How was the life of this talented actress? What other films has Natalya starred in? You can find answers to all these questions in the article.
Natalia Bogunova: biography
From the age of nine, Natalya was fond of ballet and even attended a ballet school, where she studied with a strict teacher and performed all his tasks. After that, the girl’s dream came true - she entered the choreographic school. But she was not destined to dance her whole life. At the school, Igor Talankin draws her attention, who invites her to act in films. At first, Natalia did not agree for a long time, but the director managed to persuade her. The first role of Natalia Bogunova was in the movie "Introduction". The girl at that time was only 14 years old. Together with her colleagues on the stage, the young actress is immersed in the acting life, and she really likes it. Bogunova Natalia is an actress, as they say, from God. Apparently, this was written to her by fate, since everything happened so unexpectedly.
During the filming, the girl forgot a little about her first talent, but hard training allowed her to return to its previous shape. The girl still hoped that she would become a dancer, not an actress. But life turned differently. Now Natalia Bogunova is an actress, and she is very talented and successful.
Soon, due to hard work in the theater, the girl had to leave school. Later, she graduated from VGIK and became an actress of the Mossovet Theater, where she worked for 17 years. Here she liked everything: colleagues, teachers, and the atmosphere itself, which prompted action.
In 1987, the actress stops working in the theater, and since the 90s she generally casts a stage and stops acting in films.
Natalia Bogunova: personal life
Not much is known about this side of the artist’s life. Was Natalia Bogunova married? The personal life of the actress was not in the best way. In the second year, the girl marries the director Alexander Stefanovich, who was also a student at VGIK. The age difference was only three years. They had a gorgeous wedding: Natalia - in a white dress donated by a friend, Alexander - in a suit. Natasha's mother decorated the dress with pearls, and the bride looked attractive. Everyone dreamed about how many grandiose scenes the newlyweds would film together. But not fate ... Life turned a little differently, and Natalya did not play a single role in Alexander. After seven years of marriage, their union broke up.
Later, Alexander Stefanovich admitted that she and Natalia did not live seven, but only three years. The director explains the short union by the fact that the lovers lived in different cities, but does not deny that they had warm feelings for each other.
Natalia did not have children, since it is almost impossible to combine life on stage and family. When the girl needed to leave for a couple of days, in the theater she was threatened with dismissal, since no one could replace her on the stage.
N. Bogunova and her fame
Natalya always admired the girls-ballerinas. She wanted to connect her life with this. She even had to play the role of a ballerina in the movie - that is, all her efforts were not in vain. But, alas, her dreams never came true. Since childhood, Natalia was familiar with what it means to work on yourself. She was an independent and assiduous child.
Natalia Bogunova was able to become an outstanding actress. In Leningrad, her portrait hangs with the caption "The best people of the city." Photos of the actress can also be seen on Nevsky Prospect. The girl was able to glorify her city and her parents.
The only true friend of Bogunova was her mother, after the death of which Natalya became isolated, because she lost her closest person. She never needed money and regularly went to rest abroad.
N. Bogunova: filmography
Enormous popularity Natalia brought the film "Big Break", where she played the Russian beauty and the darling of the public. Before becoming a teacher, the girl read the script and chose the role of Svetlana herself, as she wanted everyone to love her. It seemed that after this film Natalya had a great future in her career, but, alas ... It turned out to be the only successful role of the actress.
Films of Natalia Bogunova:
- Goodbye Boys.
- Grand Pa.
- "Boy and girl."
- "Running on the waves".
- "Smart things."
- "What a smile you have."
- "Evening Tale."
- "Big change".
- "I do not guarantee personal security."
- “Running on the sunny side” is the last role played in 1992.
Goodbye Boys
One of Bogunova’s favorite films was “Goodbye Boys.” Natalia remembers how hard it was for her to work with people who were four years older than her. But later she got used to the guys. Although Natalya looked and thought older than her years, the colleagues on the stage with her were not interested, since she could already be called an actress, all the others had to be taught some tricks.
The film was shot half a year at sea. During this time, Natalya recovered greatly and was later unable to lose weight. But this did not violate her attractiveness. However, for this reason, Natalia had to tie up with ballet.
Quiet career
The media repeatedly leaked information that Natalia Bogunova became uninteresting to the public, and therefore the directors forgot about it. But actually it is not. There were also rumors that the actress was in poverty, but this was only fiction. The girl of her own free will lived with her mother and led a modest life. She was not friends with her neighbors - they constantly condemned and slandered her.
Also known is such information that the actress was suspended due to a mental illness that brought her to the hospital. However, this fact has not been confirmed. Repeatedly, the actress was invited to TV shows, but she took part in only one of them. Natalya explained her refusal by the fact that she looks bad. Although in reality Bogunova was watching herself - maybe she simply didn’t want to be shown to the public.
last years of life
In the last years of her life, Natalia tried to return to the profession in order to somehow provide for herself. She began to teach acting lessons to children, read poetry.
Recently, the actress has made many plans, she wanted to give concerts, but, unfortunately, her dreams did not come true. Natalia constantly monitored her health, visited the pools, prayed and went to churches.
The death of the actress
The death of Natalia Bogunova came unexpectedly, during her vacation on the island of Crete. Hotel workers noticed that the woman was not feeling well, decided to help and called an ambulance crew. From the hotel, the actress was taken to the hospital, where she died.
What is the cause of the death of Natalia Bogunova? According to official figures, death occurred due to myocardial infarction. According to doctors, a sharp change in climate could provoke such a state. The death of the artist was a real tragedy for her colleagues and fans.
Natalia’s body was delivered to Moscow. Only the sister and colleagues attended the funeral. The funeral of the actress was August 21, 2013. Funded by the Union of Cinema. Natalia Bogunova was buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery.
This is such a difficult life that this extraordinary woman had to live. She forever remained in the memory of her fans.