Actress Vera Orlova is a star of Soviet cinema. Her name is known to few today. Nevertheless, the films in which she played, were included in the golden collection of domestic cinema. âChildren of Don Quixoteâ, âSeven Nanniesâ, âIvan Brovkin on the virgin landsâ - all these are paintings, after the release of which actress Vera Orlova became known throughout the country.
early years
Actress Vera Orlova was from Central Ukraine. She was born in Yekaterinoslav (later Dnepropetrovsk, today the Dnieper) on May 25, 1918.
The future artist graduated from school in Moscow (1936). Already during her studies, she was a member of the school ensemble, played the guitar, performed children's songs. In the difficult 1942, the heroine of this article graduated from the capital's theater school.
Carier start
Actress Vera Orlova starred in thirty films. She has performed many theatrical works. Among them are roles in the performances âNot Listedâ, âYoung Guardâ. She began her professional career at the Drama Theater (named after Mayakovsky), and her film debut took place in 1945. The young actress was immediately given one of the main roles in the film âGeminiâ (charming Lisa Karaseva). The beginning turned out to be brilliant - after the release of this comedy film, the actress immediately became a celebrity, and almost all the country's men fell in love with her at once.
Enthusiastic messages were written to her, fans tried by any means to get her picture. One young man turned out to be so ardent and persistent that he achieved his goal - Vera Markovna became his wife, despite the significant difference in age.
Wife of Don Quixote
The actress doesnât have a lot of films - a little more than a dozen (although the reason is not clear, because Orlovaâs talent became immediately obvious). In addition to Gemini, she played a major role in The Children of Don Quixote (1965), and everyone truly became attached to the kind and selfless Vera Petrovna. The central role in this film was played by Anatoly Papanov. The wife of the main character - Vera Orlova. The actress, whose personal life did not work out, played the role of a woman who raised children who were abandoned by her mother.
The film is about a noble obstetrician doctor. Petr Bondarenko spends most of his time at work. At home, a loving wife and children are waiting for him. And only at the end of the film, the audience learns that the adult sons of Bondarenko are abandoned children. The hero of Papanov is a strong, unusually noble man. But how would his life have happened if there werenât a loving and tender wife, played by actress Vera Orlova. Personal life, family, children are the components of female happiness. But all this, the artist was deprived. Like many representatives of her profession, Orlova at the end of her life was left alone with loneliness.
Other films
The audience loved her less significant characters - Polina from stories about Ivan Brovkin or Elena Bour from "12 Chairs". Her assets include such tapes as âYou canât forget about itâ, âSeven Nanniesâ, âSolar Windâ, several television plays (âDifferent Peopleâ, âThrough the Pages of the Satyriconâ). She was equally charming and unique both in youth and in adulthood, and at any scale of role.
Other films with Orlova:
- "A precious gift."
- "Different fates."
- "I bought dad."
- "Short stories."
- "I loved youâŚ".
- "This we did not pass."
- "Sparrow on the ice."
Theatre
It was literally impossible to get tickets to the Mayakovsky Theater for performances with her participation. âI came to courtâ Vera Markovna at the Lenin Komsomol Theater, where she moved to work in 1974 for âageâ roles. Colleagues noted her ability to use the most insignificant details of the image to give it a characteristic and liveliness. Orlova was able to introduce such details into the game at the most unexpected moments, which is why other actors awarded her with the nickname "Time bomb."
The actress was also a notable figure on the radio - her bewitching voice attracted universal attention to the program "Good morning!".
Vera Markovna did not leave official recognition. In 1954, she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, and in 1960 - People's Artist. Colleagues in the theater were eagerly awaiting various collective celebrations in order to enjoy the goodies from Orlova - she knew how and loved to cook and willingly shared the results of her efforts with friends. Having no children of her own, she had a motherly attitude to budding artists, helping them to get comfortable and advance. Perhaps, after all, it cannot be said that the actress Vera Orlova was absolutely lonely. The family of the heroine of this article is colleagues in the theater, partners on the set. The heroine of this article belonged to people who can not become hardened even after heavy blows of fate.
Last years
In the early eighties, Vera Orlova began to develop severe foot disease. It became difficult to move around, the actress appeared on the stage less and less. Gradual withdrawal from the life of close friends exacerbated her depressed mood. The course of the disease became harder, constant pain actually pulled Orlova out of an active life.
However, her colleagues did not forget her, and on the anniversary of the 75th birthday, almost the entire Lenkom staff came to visit Orlova. Attention gave the woman strength. But on happy memories, she managed to hold out a little more ...
Vera Orlova died on September 16, 1993, three months after the festival hosted ceremonial events related to her anniversary. They buried her at the Don cemetery in Moscow.