Baba Shura from the comedy Love and Doves is one of the roles that made actress Natalya Tenyakova popular. There are not so many film works in her creative biography, she specializes in theatrical productions, and Natalya Maksimovna puts a special, hidden meaning in each of them.
Actress biography: childhood and youth
Natalya Tenyakova was born on July 3, 1944 in the city of Leningrad, from an early age she wanted to be an actress, so after school she immediately went to enter LGITMiK. The Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography received her with open arms, she became a student at the workshop of B.V. Zone, an experienced master who "discovered" many actors known to the Russian audience.
Classmates Tenyakova were Leonid Mozgova, Olga Antonova, Vladimir Tykke, Sergei Nadporozhsky, Victor Kostetskiy, Lev Dodin, all of them managed to become stars of Russian cinema. The actress responds warmly about her fellow students, despite the fact that many failed to realize themselves in the film industry, all of them are somehow related to art.
First work
After graduating from the institute, Natalya Tenyakova, whose photo then appeared in all theaters of Leningrad, became an actress of the Lenin Komsomol theater. It was there that she made her debut in the play The Three-Penny Opera, and it was there that she played the role of Polly Peach. Soon, the actress was introduced to the play "Days of Our Life", where she got the role of Ol-Ol.
A year later, in 1967, the actress was lured into the Bolshoi Drama Theater. Her debut on this site was part of the play "Fox and Grapes", where she played the role of Clay. In just a few years, she succeeded in one of the primitive theater, an example that all the young actresses of the BDT theater were equal to, but no one managed to reach her level.
Other works in the theater
In 1979, Natalya Tenyakova went to the Moscow City Council Theater, where she soon took one of the leading positions. Over the nine-year career on these stages, she played vivid roles in the productions of The Brothers Karamazov, Widowed Steamboat, If I Live, Ornifle, Version. Natalya Maksimovna especially notes the play “The Widowed Steamboat”; according to her, it was there that a truly stellar ensemble gathered with which it was easy to work.
In 1988, Oleg Efremov invited Tenyakova to the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, and the actress accepted his offer. There she had a completely different range of roles, Natalia was involved in the performances "Tragedies and Comedians", "After Rehearsal", "Marriage", "Retro", "New American", "Beautiful Life".
Natalya Tenyakova, whose photos are in different roles in several theaters in Moscow and St. Petersburg, has repeatedly collaborated with various cultural institutions of the two capitals. We are talking about the "School of Contemporary Drinking", the Vakhtangov Theater, the theaters "Modern" and "Ermolova." Very often, Natalya Maksimovna plays in tandem with her husband - actor Sergei Jurassic.
Filmography of Natalia Tenyakova
Natalya Tenyakova, whose filmography for 2015 totals only nine projects, specializes mainly in theatrical roles. The actress came to the cinema in 1966, her first role was Lidochka in the film "Big Sister". In the period from 1969 to 1984, Natalya Tenyakova disappeared from Soviet cinema.
Tenyakova’s return to the cinema happened in 1984, when she played Baba Shura in the famous film “Love and Pigeons”. Natalya’s work together with her husband left an indelible mark on the hearts of the audience; the forty-year-old couple played old people who still have a mischievous light and who are still capable of madness.
After such a vivid role in the film “Love and Pigeons”, Natalya Tenyakova starred in several more films, but her characters did not have such success anymore. The latest film work of the actress - the role of mother Bazarov in the movie "Fathers and Sons", played by her after an eighteen-year break.
Other works on television
Natalya Tenyakova is an diverse and versatile actress, she has repeatedly proved this, playing a variety of roles. However, in her creative luggage there are also television performances, which were repeatedly broadcast on the central channels of the country. From 1965 to the present day, Tenyakova has been involved in recording and dubbing such performances.
In the baggage of the actress, roles in such productions as “The Big Cat Tale” (actress’s debut, 1965), “Where it is thin, it breaks”, “Fiesta”, “Troilus and Cressida”, “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”, “Swan song”, “Chekhov and Co”, etc. The last TV show with the participation of Natalya Tenyakova - “Chairs”, was released in 2010, the director of the actress's husband, Sergey Yursky, became its director.
Personal life
Natalya Tenyakova, whose biography is full of vivid and unforgettable roles, was married twice. Her first husband was the famous director Lev Dodin, but their marriage was short-lived. The second time, Natalya Maksimovna married actor Sergei Yursky, who always differed from his colleagues in their reluctance to play “for fun” to the public.
Tenyakova and Jurassic met in 1965, while preparing the play "The Big Cat's Tale." Despite the fact that Natalya was married at that time, this did not prevent the lovers from converging. Soon Dodin forever passed away from the life of Tenyakova, and his place was forever taken by Jurassic. In 1973, a happy couple gave birth to a daughter, Daria. Now the couple is actively involved in the education of grandchildren - George and Alisher.
Conclusion
In her few interviews, Natalya Tenyakova notes that the scene still gives her special pleasure. But the actress is most interested in playing with her husband, Sergei Jurassic, she admits that their tandem has reached such a level that sometimes just a gesture is enough to understand what the partner wants to say. In the baggage, Natalya Tenyakova and her husband have more than 10 joint performances, and this is far from the limit, the actress notes. The couple also played on the same stage with their daughter Daria, and, as Natalya Maksimovna admits, during the performance, her mother often defeated the actress in it.
Natalya Maksimovna now refuses to play roles in the cinema, since she considers them not too interesting. However, she can still be seen in the theaters of Moscow and St. Petersburg, where she continues to shine on the stage, showing everyone her acting talent, beauty and original style of play.