Lilia Tolmacheva is a legendary actress, whose contribution to the development of theatrical art was huge. The talented artist has more than once been awarded orders and medals for 50 years of theatrical activity. The biography of actress Lilia Tolmacheva will be told to the reader in the article.
The beginning of the creative path
Tolmacheva Lilia Mikhailovna was born in the USSR on June 6, 1932 in the village. Rudnevo Stalingrad (now - Volgograd) region. The parents of the future theatrical figure were teachers in the school. A contemporary of actress O. Tabakov studied in school with his mother Lydia. Father Tolmacheva came under repression in 1937, so he was forced to part with his family.
Lilia at the age of 5 was in the orphanage of the city of Saratov. In 1941, orphanage No. 1 was visited by scientists from the Saratov Pedagogical Institute, Evseenko P. and Mostovskaya M. After this, an article about the Red Town orphanage appeared in the January issue of the Communist newspaper. It said that in clean and comfortable rooms overlooking the Volga live gifted children who are engaged in music, painting, play theatrical plays. Among them grew and Lilia Tolmacheva. At first, Lydia's theater mentor was a school literature teacher, who persuaded the girl to take part in the play. The future theater and film actress got the role of Larisa from the play by A. N. Ostrovsky "Dowry." Subsequently, the youthful dreams of the creative nature of L. Tolmacheva led to the fact that the girl began to gradually develop an acting career.
Actress Lilia Tolmacheva, whose photo you have the opportunity to see in the article, began to engage in serious theatrical activities under the stage name Lilia. She, being a graduate of the Saratov school, enters a course of the acting faculty at the Moscow Art Theater School, to study in the workshop of teachers Stanitsyn V. Ya. And Blinnikov S. K. After 5 years of training (from 1946 to 1950), the actress begins his career in Saratov with service in the Youth Theater.
Work in the Saratov Theater
Actress Tolmacheva Lilia Mikhailovna plays Juliet in the production of V. Shakespeare's and Romeo and Juliet in the play What to Do? on the stage of the Saratov Youth Theater. The next theatrical role was Dorothka from the play "Piper of the Dragonlings". In 1952, Lily got the role of Lika from the play "Two Friends" by N. N. Nosov.
Career in the Youth Theater ended in 1954: Irina from the novel “Three Sisters” by A.P. Chekhov, as well as the last role, where Lilia played in the play “Without Surnames” (author - V. B. Minko). After 2 years of work in the Youth Theater, the actress had to return to Moscow.
Theater named after Moscow City Council
Famous then Yuri Zavadsky, the former head of the Theater. The Moscow City Council, in 1955, was engaged in the search for the performer of the role of Nina in the drama "Masquerade". Lily managed to successfully pass the contest, claiming to play this role. So Tolmacheva Lilia Mikhailovna became an employee of the Theater. Moscow City Council. Work in it did not last long.
After the first production in 1955, Lilia Mikhailovna Tolmacheva played a maid under the direction of Zavadsky Y. in the play "Theft" (D. London). In the following production, entitled "In a quiet lane" by A. Movzon, the actress played Lena (1955) under the direction of A.P. Shaps. The role of Larusson from "Karin Lefebvre" went to the actress (1956) at the final stage of work at the Theater. Moscow City Council.
Theatrical contemporaries of Lilia Tolmacheva
In 1956, as part of a young creative collective of actors from the Moscow Art Theater School, the actress began her career in Sovremennik. The founders of the theater were talented artists G. Volchek, O. Tabakov, E. Evstigneev, O. Efremov, I. Kvasha and others. The theater team, which was joined by actress Lilia Tolmacheva in the 50s. The twentieth century, opened before her a long journey into theatrical life. The historical activity of Sovremennik began with the staging of the play Eternally Alive based on a play by V. Rozanov.
"Contemporary" has become part of the life of the legendary actress, to whom she has devoted more than 50 years. She repeatedly tried to leave the walls of the theater, but the collective did not let her go, especially the former spouse of the artist Oleg Efremov. She considered the family the basis of human dignity, therefore, each time she remained and served theatrical art with dignity.
"Contemporary" was created precisely as a family, which was a voluntary community of young like-minded actors. They always believed in one idea, loved their job, calling each other to it. In those days, the theater was not an event for thoughtless entertainment, as it sometimes seems in our time.
Lilia Mikhailovna Tolmacheva belonged to the first appeal of the actors, so most of the ideas of O. Efremov related to the opening of a new theater were close to her. She plunged into art, denying premieres and perceiving theatrical life as the main phenomenon of her creative path.
Actress Lilia Mikhailovna Tolmacheva did not break herself, did not prove that her life values are in the first place. For this, Lily was appreciated and respected in the native team. She was able to brilliantly reveal her character, creative abilities, willpower. Lilia Mikhailovna Tolmacheva rarely participated in the filming of films, as she considered herself an employee of the theater scene.
Roles in the Sovremennik Theater
Tolmacheva Lilia Mikhailovna performed in many roles, being an actress of the new theater "Contemporary" in Moscow. In 1956, she was approved for the first role on the stage of the theater, to which she devoted more than half a century until 2013. Lilia played Irina Borozdin in the play "Eternally Alive" with director O. N. Efremov (V. Rozanov).
The young Sovremennik did not have high classics, but remarkable playwrights with a modern direction of creative thoughts worked in it: V. Rozanov, M. Roshchin, A. Volodin and other Soviet scriptwriters. The directors' performances made it possible to conduct a serious discussion about the pressing problems of our time. The brilliantly played role of the prosperous Agnia Shabina, which Lilia performed in the play "Traditional collection" by V. Rozov, did not leave the spectator indifferent. Tolmacheva played Nadia from "Older Sister" A. Volodin, as well as many other roles.
Directorial activity
Since the theater is considered a collective art form, actress L. Tolmacheva had to engage in directorial activities. The legendary Lilia Tolmacheva became the director of 3 productions on the stage of Sovremennik. She was appointed a stage colleague G. Volchek (1977-1978), director of plays by A. Sokolova and L. Pirandello: “Faryatyev’s Fantasies”; "Henry IV."
The talented actress was invited by O. N. Efremov as the director of the play Albee E. "It's Over" at the Moscow Art Theater (1980). Then she had to lead a team of talented actors with great experience. She always believed in the talent of actors and the possibility of psychological, but not conceptual production of plays.
Lilia Mikhailovna awards for acting
The actress herself had no other fate, her roles were distinguished by a great interest in the spiritual secrets and passions of the characters of the plays. She subtly felt their inner essence, revealing it in her game. The brilliantly played roles allowed Lilia Tolmacheva to be awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR in 1968 after she played Nastya from Maxim Gorky’s play “At the Bottom”. Tolmacheva Liliya Mikhailovna, who became the People's Artist of the RSFSR on 03/11/1981, was awarded the Order of Friendship (1996) and Honor (2006) for her contribution to the theater.
In 1997 she was awarded the medal "In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow." The famous actress Lilia Mikhailovna Tolmacheva is the owner of the Order of the 4th degree "For Merit to the Fatherland", which she was awarded in 2012 for her many years of contribution related to the many leading roles played by the actress throughout the theater.
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The best leading film roles were Elizaveta Aleksandrovna and Milda (last role) from the films “Ordinary History” and “Steep Route” based on plays by I. Goncharov and E. Ginzburg. The film roles of the artist are not numerous, since she devoted her life to the theater, to which she was betrayed until her last breath.
The first film role was played by actress Lily Mikhailovna Tolmacheva in 1958 in a film called "Life Passed By." L. Tolmacheva and O. Tabakov together starred in the comedy "Noisy Day". This film has been popular for about half a century. The censorship of the Soviet era missed precisely this role of L. Tolmachev. The young actress Arkadina in “The Seagull” by A.P. Chekhov is a comedic role perfectly played by a talented actress.
Actress Lilia Tolmacheva: personal life, children
From the 3rd year of study, Lilia Mikhailovna Tolmacheva was married to Oleg Nikolaevich Efremov, but the family broke up in 1952, having existed for six months. The artist managed to maintain friendly relations with her ex-spouse until the last days of his life. According to the artist, she and her first husband had a different relationship with family and home, they often quarreled. After another conflict, Tolmacheva had to leave for a sick mother in Saratov. Spouses could get a divorce without any scandals.
Did the actress Lilia Tolmacheva have a husband, children after the first bitter experience? Yes, the woman decided on a second marriage. The second husband of the legendary actress L. Tolmacheva served as editor in the poetry department of the publishing house "Soviet Writer". Victor Fogelson was the man many Soviet poets of the 60s dreamed of reaching. Everyone was afraid of him, but the friendliness of the editor and the ability to joke were valuable qualities for creative people.
Victor Fogelson knew how to feel words, subtly felt rhythm and rhyme, had deep knowledge in music and poetry. Bulat Okudzhava devoted poetry to him, Varlam Shalamov wrote letters to him with grateful lines. With Victor Fogelson, many new friends appeared in the actress's life. A couple of talented people did not have children.
The death of Lilia Mikhailovna
In 2008, the actress Liliya Mikhailovna Tolmacheva began a serious illness, which ended in a stroke. On August 25, 2013, the talented artist died. She died in Moscow, having lived 81 years. The actress was buried on August 29, 2013 at the Moscow Vagankovsky cemetery, near her husband V. Fogelson.