Lyudmila Maksakova - theater and film actress, popular and known both in the Soviet period of creativity, and in Russia. Most recognizable in the role of the main character of the film "Tatyana's Day" Tanya Ogneva. Biography of Lyudmila Maksakova, her work and personal life - later in this article.
early years
On September 26, 1940, the future actress Lyudmila Vasilievna Maksakova was born in Moscow. She was born in the family of Maria Petrovna Maksakova, the famous Soviet opera singer and leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. The girl’s father is also an artist of the Bolshoi, baritone Alexander Volkov. Despite the birth of his daughter, he did not want to start a family with Maria Petrovna, and only two years after the birth of Luda emigrated to the United States. The article presents a baby photo of Lyudmila Maksakova with her mother.
Due to a break with her lover, Maria Petrovna did not begin to record her daughter under his last name and patronymic. The singer's maiden name is Sidorova, and Maksakov was her first husband, who died in 1936. After him, Maria Petrovna was married again - the second husband died in 1938, but she did not change the name from her first husband. Most likely, having recorded her daughter under the surname Maksakova, Maria Petrovna wanted to honor the memory of her beloved husband, although he had nothing to do with Lyudmila Vasilievna. And patronymic "Vasilievna" mother just came up with.
From the first class, in addition to studying at a comprehensive school, Lyudmila Maksakova had to attend music as well - her mother insisted on this. The girl studied vocals and playing the cello, but she was not interested in music at all - Lyudmila's heart gravitated to the stage. After graduating from high school, she decided to enter the theater.
Student
Most of those who want to enter the acting department attend auditions in all theatrical universities, hoping that they have more chances to do so "at least somewhere." But Lyudochka Maksakova didn’t want to go “somewhere”, and was not going to waste her strength on several auditions. She decided that she wants to study at the Shchukin Theater School - which means she will go to audition only there, but will prove herself in all its glory. And so it happened - Maksakova was accepted on the first try.
But from the very first year Luda did not justify the trust of the admissions committee - the student life was so fascinated by the girl that she completely abandoned her studies. She thought only in the third year, when she - one of the entire course - was not accepted for acting practice. Bitter resentment forced student Maksakova to take up her mind and study, and by the beginning of the fourth year she was able to enter the ranks of the first students.
The aspiring actress was released in 1961 - the role of Nicole in the play "The Tradesman in the Nobility" based on the play by Jean-Baptiste Moliere became the diploma for her.
Theatrical roles
After graduating, Lyudmila Maksakova became an actress of the corpses of the Vakhtangov Theater. Her first big role was the heroine of the cult performance "Princess Turandot", the favorite of Princess Adelma. Maksakova premiered in the role of the Tatar princess in 1963, and she coped brilliantly. It was here that the actress first demonstrated the flexibility of her talent, easily moving from comedy to tragedy, and from tragedy to farce.
The next stage success came to Lyudmila Maksakova only in 1976 - in the play "Summer in Noan," she embodied the complex and controversial image of the great writer George Sand.
In 1983, the actress for the first time played a role that is cherished for any actress - Anna Karenina. After the premiere, Lyudmila Vasilievna received many positive reviews and was named one of the best performers of this role. The actress played another classical role, namely Lyubov Ranevskaya in the play “The Cherry Orchard”, in 2003 - not on the stage of the Vakhtangov Theater, but in the Lithuanian Drama Theater Meno Fortas. In the photo in the article, Lyudmila Maksakova as Anna Karenina.
To date, the last in the list of theatrical images of Maksakova is the role of the Lady in the 2015 performance called "Minetti".
Creativity in the cinema
In the film debut for Lyudmila Vasilievna was the role of the girl Nina - the daughter of the main characters in the 1964 film "Once upon a time there lived an old man with an old woman." But this role did not bring much success to her.
Everything changed in 1967 - playing the role of revolutionary Tanya Ogneva in the film Tatyana’s Day, Maksakova woke up as a star. They began to recognize her on the street, asked for autographs, wrote letters. The prototype of the heroine was a real woman, the organizer of the youth revolutionary movement Lisa Pylaeva. In Soviet times, playing the role of revolutionaries was a very responsible matter - it was impossible to show such a person in a bad light. But the actress did great, gaining lifelong popularity for this image.
Another famous film work by Maksakova was Nadezhda Fedorovna from the 1973 film “Bad Good Man”. Significant actors of that time, Anatoly Papanov, Oleg Dal and Vladimir Vysotsky, starred in this film together with the actress.
No less famous are the roles of Lyudmila Vasilievna in the films The Bat (1979) and Ten Little Indians (1987).
For more than a half-century career, Lyudmila Maksakova has played in the movie about forty characters. By the beginning of the 2000s, her popularity had somewhat decreased, however, the actress reminded the audience about herself, playing the mother of one of the main characters in the popular TV series "Kitchen" (2012-2016). To date, the last film in which Maksakov took part is "Attraction" - she got the role of the main character's grandmother. The film was released in 2017.
Scoring
In 2013, Lyudmila Maksakova tried herself in a new role, becoming a voice actress - she played the role of Dean of Ada Terzales in the Russian dubbing of the animated film "University of Monsters". In the original, this heroine was voiced by actress Helen Mirren, winner of the Oscar.
Personal life
Lyudmila Maksakova first married at the age of 30. Her husband was the famous artist Lev Zbarsky. They got married in 1970, and divorced a year later. In the same year, Lyudmila gave birth to a son, Maxim, but he never saw his own father - in 1971 Zbarsky emigrated to the United States, repeating the story of the father of the actress herself. Maxim Maksakov is notorious for his fraudulent operations and theft of the state budget.
In 1974, Lyudmila Vasilievna married the German scientist and businessman Peter Andreas Igenbergs. In 1977, the couple had a daughter, Maria, who became the full namesake of her grandmother Maria Petrovna Maksakova. At first, she even repeated her grandmother’s career, having achieved success on the opera stage. But soon Maria Maksakova-Igenbergs decided to become a deputy of the State Duma from the United Russia party. She currently lives in Ukraine and actively supports the policy of this country. In the photo in the article, Lyudmila and Maria Maksakova.
Lyudmila Vasilievna has only two children, and six grandchildren. Three from the son of Maxim - Peter, Anna and Vasilisa, and three from the daughter of Maria - Lyudmila, Ilya and Ivan. In addition, the actress has already been a great-grandmother twice - not so long ago her son acquired his grandchildren Anatoly and Arkady.
2018 filled the biography of Lyudmila Maksakova with personal tragedy - her beloved husband Peter Igenbergs died. The actress became a widow after 44 years of marriage. Lyudmila and Peter in the photo look like a perfect couple.
Scandalous cases
In the life of Lyudmila Maksakova, events causing public resonance are not uncommon. The first scandal on the account of the actress occurred in the mid-60s. At that time, she was in a romantic relationship with composer Mikael Tariverdiev, and one night young people were driving in a car. Suddenly, a drunken passerby appeared on their way - the car did not have time to brake, and the man was hit. Lyudmila was driving, but Tariverdiev took the blame - he was sentenced to two years in prison. Later, Tariverdiev told his friend, director Eldar Ryazanov, who, in turn, included the incident in the plot of his film "Station for Two."
In 2015, Lyudmila Vasilievna became a guest of the program "Alone with All." She talked with the leading Julia Menshova very impolite and openly in a boorish way answered not her questions. Immediately after the broadcast was broadcast on the network, the actress's behavior was very actively discussed. Even fans, accustomed to Maksakova’s similar behavior, agreed that this time she went too far.
The most recent incident that struck the public was the actress's statement about the murder of her son-in-law Denis Voronenkov in March 2017. Here is what Lyudmila Maksakova personally said about this:
Well, thank God. And what else to do with it? Glory to you, Lord, that, in the end, the man who was so impersonating ... He is a military man, he would have been shot for treason.
Present
In the near future, a film will be released that tells about the life of the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. Lyudmila Maksakova will appear in him in the image of the elderly Lily Brik - the legendary muse of the poet.
At the end of September 2018, rumors appeared about the upcoming wedding of Lyudmila Vasilyevna with her long-time friend - actor Stanislav Sadalsky. This was stated by Stanislav Yurievich himself, but it is possible that he was just joking.
Awards
Lyudmila Maksakova received the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR in 1971. She became a people's artist in 1980. In addition, she is the owner of two orders of Merit for the Fatherland, personal thanks from the President of the Russian Federation, the Stanislavsky Prize and the Crystal Turandot Theater Prize.