Today we will talk about who Olga Baklanova is. Her biography will be given below. It is a movie and theater actress, Honored Artist. In 1926, she emigrated from Soviet Russia. She continued her career in the USA. Belongs to a native sister Gleb Baklanov - Soviet military commander.
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Olga Baklanova is an actress who was born in 1896 (August 19) in Moscow. She is from a wealthy family. Her parents are Vladimir and Alexander Baklanovs. Mother is a theater actress who left the stage to devote herself to raising six children. Olga managed to get a classical education. She became a participant in a competitive selection at the Moscow Art Theater.
With high competition (400 girls for three vacancies) Olga was accepted into the team led by Stanislavsky. From that moment, she began to comprehend the acting profession.
The girl often spent summer in the Crimea. There, like many other students, without the knowledge of mentors, she tested the strength in the cinema. She starred in a number of silent short films. The exact number of early paintings is unknown.
Based on the names, many of them belonged to the thriller genre: “The Loop of Death”, “The Vampire Woman”, “The Afterlife Wanderer”, “Symphony of Love and Death”. In addition, Olga Baklanova began to successfully perform in the theater. She took part in performances based on the works of Dickens, Shakespeare, Turgenev, Chekhov, Pushkin. Stability in career development was interrupted by the 1917 revolution.
After the coup, during which the father of the actress was killed, the large Baklanov family was moved to one room of the mansion, which was their property. Realizing that existence, as well as creative activity, depends on loyalty to the new regime, the actress took part in the 1918 propaganda film “Bread”.
In 1919, at the initiative of Nemirovich-Danchenko, they created a music studio, designed to give a new sound to classical plays. From this moment, Olga begins to take dance and vocal lessons. In the period from 1920 to 1925, the actress took part in five major productions of the studio. In 1922 she married a lawyer Vladimir Tsoppi. Soon gave birth to a son.
In 1925, the actress went on tour abroad as part of a troupe. The organizer was Impresario Maurice Guest. The journey began in Europe and continued overseas. In 1926, Soviet artists returned to Russia, but Olga took the opportunity to stay in the United States.
In hollywood
In 1927, Olga Baklanova performed a cameo role in the film "Dove." This melodrama tells the story of the love of a young caballero and a Mexican girl. The main roles in the film were played by Gilbert Roland and Norma Tolmadzh. Then Conrad Feidt, a German actor, drew attention to Olga. This man invited her to the film "The Man Who Laughs", created based on the work of Hugo. The tape was published in 1928.
In the theatre
Olga Baklanova in 1931 received American citizenship. She focused on the theater. She began with the production of The Silent Witness. The premiere of the performance took place in 1931 in October. In 1932, the actress played in three productions.
In 1933 she went to New York. The theater career of the actress with varying success continued until the forties. She visited London with tours, traveled to America with the band, performed in various night clubs, and sang in a New York restaurant called Russian Tea Room.
Last years
Olga Baklanova in the mid-sixties was again in the spotlight. During this period, the film "Freaks" took her out of oblivion. The actress was almost seventy years old. She gave a series of interviews.
Among her interlocutors, Kevin Brownlow occupies a special place - the author of several documentaries about celebrities of silent films, a British film historian. She also gave an interview to John Cobal - the author of books about famous actors of past years.