Nikishishchina Elizaveta Sergeevna was remembered by the audience for her unusual manner of reading antique verses in the film Pokrovsky Gates, and her phrase “High, high relations!”, Uttered with rapture, became winged. What other roles did the actress remember and what is her fate?
Biography
She was born back in 1941 and lived a not very long, but vibrant life. An actress from God - this was considered by her colleagues, but nevertheless Elizaveta Sergeevna always remained a rather closed man. She was not close friends with colleagues in the workshop and did not like gatherings at a large table.
If you look at it from the other side, the actress lived in a theater and spent little time at home. But be that as it may, she tried to devote all her free time from work to her daughter, brought her up on her own.
The actress was born in Moscow and after graduating from nine classes of the school, she immediately entered the acting studio at Mikhail Yashin at the Moscow Drama Theater. Stanislavsky. This choice, which she made with all her heart, was not appreciated by her father or other relatives. For his father, a strict and Soviet-style serious man, the profession of an actress was akin to something illegal. She even had to leave home and live on her own since the age of 16.
Elizaveta Nikishikhina, whose biography is full of unpleasant twists of fate, despite the persuasion of her father, learned to actress and went to work in the theater. Here she waited quite a while for her serious role.
Actress Elizaveta Nikishikhina was married three times, from her marriage with a doctor E. Leibov gave birth to a daughter Catherine. All three family unions were unsuccessful. The first husband of the actress was music critic Agamirov. Parting with him was pretty easy. Spouses no offense let each other go. The second husband, the doctor Leibov, in 1975 decided to emigrate to the United States. He called his wife with him, but she categorically refused. The third marriage with Yevgeny Kozlovsky brought Elizabeth Sergeevna not only disappointment, but also serious problems with the organs. The husband was published in samizdat, and after the release of one of the stories in 1982, he was arrested. He spent almost a year in prison in Lefortovo. All this time, the actress was called for interrogation at the KGB. Searches were carried out at home; working in the theater was no longer easy.
Elizaveta Nikishikhina died in 1997.
Theater work
Despite the brilliant roles in the cinema, Moscow more remembered her for her roles on the theater stage. It all started with the play "Antigone", where she got the main role. Boris Lvov-Anokhin staged this performance in 1965.
But not all the years in the theater went brilliantly. Sometimes between the roles took several years, and she continued to put up with it. It was not an easy period for the birth of a daughter, after which returning to work was akin to a ordeal.
Nikishikhina Elizaveta Sergeevna lived in the theater. It was her passion and her life on stage. Among the memorable roles - Vassa in the play "The first version of" Vassa Zheleznova "", the role of Lizzy in "The Seller of the Rain", the role of Lisa in the play "Confession of a Young Man". Leaving the theater in the 90s greatly crippled her morally.
Movie work
Like a true theater actress, Nikishikhina Elizabeth did not like the movie too much, but it saved her more than once. Widespread popularity in the country was brought to her precisely by work on the TV screen.
The first two small roles in the movie went to her in 1961. This is where the career began. The very first work - a small role as a hairdresser in the film "Business Trip". Many people remember her image in the film "The Adventures of Electronics." Elizaveta Nikishikhina played the role of Masha, assistant professor.
Among the most memorable works:
- a film for children “Step from the Roof”, where she played Madeleine;
- painting "Voice", the role of assistant Ani;
- the film "Pokrovsky Gate", where the director M. Kozakov was able to brilliantly show each hero in his own persona; Nikishishchina Elizaveta Sergeevna plays the role of Nina Orlovich in it;
- fairy tale "There, on unknown paths", the role of Kikimora.
Mostly these were small roles, and somewhere even episodic, but the actress was remembered by the viewer. Energy, inner radiance - as soon as critics did not try to explain it. This phenomenon is known among units of actors of a small role, one of them is Elizaveta Nikishikhina. Her filmography includes more than 50 works.
Actress Awards
The main award for the actor is the love and recognition of the viewer. With this thought, Elizaveta Nikishikhina lived. Her awards are applause from the audience after the performance and bouquets of flowers. All this was in her life, but it seemed to many from the outside - talent was underestimated.
In 1984, the actress received the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR. This award was presented after the completion of the story with the last husband and his arrest. She instilled in the heart of the actress a certain hope for a happy future.
The fate of the villain
The life of an actor is changeable. It does not consist of victories and the love of the viewer alone. Fruitful work, ups and downs, mental anguish - all this is the fate of anyone who embarked on such a thorny path. Elizaveta Sergeevna became famous thanks to Antigone. Her role was born in torment, before that she wanted to leave the profession, and on the eve of the premiere, after listening to the director, she was forced to have an abortion.
A difficult life test fell on the period of the frenzied popularity of the play, where she played with Evgeny Leonov. All Moscow dreamed of getting into the hall, having bought a treasured ticket.
When years later the country began to collapse, difficult times came in the lives of many artists, including Elizaveta Sergeevna. The proposed roles seemed uninteresting to her. Compared with Antigone, which the actress played for 12 years, they could not. By that time, Elizaveta Sergeevna already allowed herself a drink.
Fateful roles
The actress has two such roles - Antigonus and Vass Zheleznov with Anatoly Vasiliev.
The first work went to her at the very beginning of her career and connected her life with a fine thread. According to the daughter of the actress, Catherine, Antigone had a huge impact on Nikishikhin. She experienced any problem as a huge tragedy that resulted in disruptions.
The second role was offered at the most unexpected moment. It was a time of pain after the arrest of the third spouse. Vassa - the image of a large powerful woman, he was in no way suitable for the fragile and tender Nikishikhina. Nevertheless, the director discerned the very iron core of Vassa precisely in her character. Unfortunately, Vass was not able to play for a long time: the director Vasilyev left the theater.
The death of the actress
This happened at the end of November 1997. In those years, she lived in a communal apartment. After the robbers attack at the previous residence, the artist often had short-term breathing problems. Often she lay in the hospital.
One day in the home walls, actress Elizaveta Nikishikhina passed away. The cause of death is suffocation. Trite - she choked on a piece of apple. They say that Elizaveta Sergeevna foresaw her departure.
Paradoxically, the actress moved to live in a communal apartment so that someone was always there, but that day no one called an ambulance and helped her. Nikishishchina Elizabeth died at the age of 56 years.
The funeral
In 1997, with a huge number of problems in the country, no one could pay the pathetic farewell. Daughter Catherine buried her mother modestly, the theater paid for the wake. Colleagues and all those who cherished Elizaveta Nikishikhina came to say goodbye. Her grave is located at the Vostryakovsky cemetery in Moscow. Later here, the actress's mother will be buried next to her.
The last husband, Yevgeny Kozlovsky, came to say goodbye to her. He was a good friend to her and understood the subtle acting nature.
Memory
The actor leaves a memory in his work. For a long time she will be remembered as the unforgettable Antigone and Vass Zheleznov, those who were lucky enough to get a cherished ticket for the performances.
The work on film still delights its viewers, both lovers of tragedies and lovers of the comedy genre. A versatile person and a beautiful actress was Elizaveta Nikishikhina! Films are known and remembered by children and adults.
She also played two roles in the children's magazine "Jumble". The television channel "Russia 1" made a film about the actress called "Broken Dreams of Actress Nikishikhina", which describes in detail all her theatrical and film works. This is the memory of her life.
Most of the directors saw her as an actress of the comedy genre, but meanwhile she perfectly played precisely the dramatic large-scale roles. She lived by these works and greatly appreciated their presence in her life. Few people know, but at the sunset of a theatrical career, she was again offered the role of Antigone. It all started with her, and it all ended with her. Thus ended the bright, but not too long life of a talented acrice, unsurpassed and delightful!