At the age of 5, actress Natalya Zashipina became famous throughout the USSR. Many representatives of the older generation remember her as little Katya from the movie “Once Upon a Time”. Are you interested in Natasha’s biography? Want to learn about her fate? Then we recommend that you begin to familiarize yourself with the contents of the article.
Natalia Zashipina (actress): biography, childhood
She was born on January 14, 1939 in Moscow. Our heroine is from an ordinary family. Her mother is a professional pianist. But Natasha practically does not remember her father. He died in 1941, defending Moscow. Soon, my mother got married a second time. Natasha’s stepfather appeared.
Acquaintance with the cinema
In 1943, director Victor Eisymont began filming the picture "Once Upon a Time". For a long time he was looking for a contender for the role of little blockade Katya. As a result, Natasha Zashipina was approved. I must say that the girl got into the movie by accident. One day, she and her grandmother walked along Tversky Boulevard. An unknown man came up to them, introducing himself as a director. He could not stop looking at a charming little girl in curls. And indeed, Natasha looked like a doll with a huge bow. Victor Eisymont suggested the grandmother bring her granddaughter to the test. And our heroine brilliantly played the role of Katya, who survived the horror of the siege of Leningrad. In 1944, the film was released. It was watched by hundreds of thousands of people.
After the success of the film “Once Upon a Time, the little actress Natalya Zashipina received many offers from the directors. In 1946, she starred in the film "The Elephant and the Rope", and in 1948 tried on the image of Marusya Orlova in the film "First Grader".
The following are other roles from 1949 to 2010:
- “They Have a Homeland” (1949) - Ira Sokolova;
- “In the Steppe” (1951) - Olga;
- "Evdokia" (1961) - Katya;
- “We Did Not Pass It” (1975) - Mitya's mother;
- “Veronica will not come” (2008) - an elderly secretary;
- "Toys" (2010) - Suvorova Elizaveta Pavlovna.
Studying and working in the theater
The mother of our heroine wanted her daughter, like her, to become a pianist. But Natasha had her own plans for future life. The girl decided to enter VGIK. Zashipina submitted documents to the university in the fall, when students were no longer recruiting. Her chances of admission were negligible. But Natasha was lucky. In the walls of the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography, the girl met the director Sergei Gerasimov (she and her wife starred in one of the paintings). He prompted her to turn to Olga Pyzhova. Our heroine did just that. Pyzhova listened to Natalia and took her immediately to the 3rd year. The fact that a girl at the age of 5 became famous throughout the country, she found out only a year later.
After graduating from VGIK, actress Natalya Zashipina got a job at the Academic Theater of Satire, located in Moscow. Director Valentin Pluchek set a condition for her: either performing on stage, or shooting a movie. The girl chose the first option. In the 1990s, the theater paid little. Natalya Aleksandrovna had to earn extra money by voice acting of art paintings and cartoons at the film studio. I can’t even believe that today a talented and cheerful woman has only one role in the theater - an insurance agent in the play “How to Sew an Old Woman”.
A family
Natalia Zashipina is an actress whose personal life has never been in the public domain. Our heroine repeated the fate of her mother - she also got married three times. But first things first.
The actress first married when she was barely 20 years old. She thought it was love to the grave. However, both spouses' feelings passed as quickly as they appeared. After some time, Natasha got married again. In this marriage a son was born, who was named Michael. With the second husband, the actress was very happy. In their relations reigned love and mutual understanding. But the fate of the villain has made its own adjustments. Zashipina’s husband died suddenly. She was left alone with an 8-month-old son in her arms.
The actor satire Theater Boris Kumaritov sheltered our heroine. At first, they were connected with Natalya on friendly terms. And only a few months later they realized that they love each other. Boris Mikhailovich offered his chosen one to formalize relations in the registry office. But the actress considered this a mere formality. In addition, she had two unsuccessful marriages.
Actress Natalya Zashipina and Boris Kumaritov lived together for 35 years. The man raised Michael as his own son. The spouses did not have common children. On September 10, 2000, Kumaritov, aged 62, died of a heart attack. He was buried at the Transfiguration Cemetery in Moscow. Natalya Alexandrovna takes care of the grave of her husband. Now beloved by many, the actress lives with her son Mikhail and daughter-in-law. A woman dreams of seeing and taking care of her grandchildren as soon as possible. She loves cooking delicious dishes, solving crosswords and reading glossy magazines.
Finally
Now you know where she studied and in what scenes Natalya Zashipina (actress) starred. Photos, biographies and details of personal life - all this is presented in the article. We wish such a wonderful woman many years of life and financial well-being!