A unique artist who loved ballet all her life and loved theatrical life by accident. She dreamed of a ballet scene, but instead served her whole life in the theater. She loved and was loved. A short fleeting family happiness with Vladimir Vysotsky left a strong imprint in her life. She dedicated the book to her beloved ex-husband. Such love is worthy of respect!
Life path
Biography of Iza Vysotsky is colorful and non-trivial. In her life there were ups and downs, recognition and love of the audience. By the way, she was fond of writing books, and even in this field she became a fairly sought-after writer.
She was born in January, 22nd, in 1937. The city of Gorky became its birthplace (after the collapse of the USSR it was renamed Nizhny Novgorod). In girlhood, Isa bore the surname Meshkova, her full name is Isold.
Military childhood
Iza’s childhood was not cloudless and cheerful. The little girl grew up during the Second World War and endured all the hardships and hardships, struggled for her life and the life of loved ones. The constant fear of death and the loss of beloved father Konstantin Pavlovich left their mark on the life of the future actress. And a little later, stepfather Nikolai Fedorovich died in the line of duty.
Isolda, despite the time in which she grew up, was always neat and diligent. Iza was an excellent student, and after school she rushed to the ballet school at the choreographic school at the opera house. But soon this school was closed. Isolda managed to love ballet with all her heart and even achieved quite good results.
How did she become an actress?
Fate itself brought her to the Moscow Art Theater. On graduation day, Isolde accidentally came across an announcement that a commission from the Moscow Art Theater School was offering graduates to show their talent and enroll in them to study. Isa, however, did not dream of a theater stage, her main dream was ballet, but she decided to try herself and, to the surprise of the commission members, acted at first sight. Later, she was invited to Moscow for further training, and did not dare to refuse. In 1958, Isolda successfully graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School and became a professional actress.
Personal life
The personal life of Iza Vysotskaya began in the first year of the Moscow Art Theater School - Isolda fell in love, but this feeling did not bring her happiness. The chosen one turned out to be unfaithful and simply broke Ize's heart. The brother of a classmate, who for a long time had tender and tremulous feelings for Ise, helped her to cope with the shock. That is how Isolda met her first husband, Zhukov, Yuri. After the first meeting of young people, only one month passed, and now Mendelssohn’s march sounded, and they shouted “Bitter!” In their honor.
In the third year, Isolda meets and falls in love with Vladimir Vysotsky without a memory. Shortly after the first meeting and meeting, a young couple begins to live together. Yuri did not give Isolde a very long consent to a divorce, but Vladimir's relatives helped in this. And now, on April 25, 1960, the young became legal spouses. The young Isa Vysotskaya in the photo wrote: "To Vladimir from Isa," and left him in memory of Vysotsky.
The life of a couple cannot be called simple. After the wedding, the mother of V. Vysotsky learns that the daughter-in-law is in a position, rolls a scandal, and because of this, the young girl loses her child.
Later, the actress Isa Vysotskaya moves to live in Kiev and sees her beloved spouse only when he can come. Having lived in such a rhythm for quite some time, Isolda returns to Moscow, but living together with her husband’s relatives becomes hard labor for her. Next, Iza moves to Rostov-on-Don. Unable to stand the betrayal of her husband, Isolda filed for divorce in 1965. And on May 1, 1965, Isa becomes a mother. She has a wonderful boy born, she gives him the name Gleb, but this baby is not the son of Vladimir Vysotsky. Gleb did not follow in the footsteps of his mother, but learned to be an engineer and works by profession in Yekaterinburg. The children of Iza Vysotskaya could become successful actors, but the daughter died in infancy, and the son chose a different career.
Isolda Vysotskaya, many years after her divorce from Vladimir, is getting married again, she has a happy marriage. The third husband died shortly before her own death.
The beginning of Isolde Vysotskaya’s career began in Ukraine, in the city of Kiev. By distribution, Iza got into the Theater. Lesia Ukrainka. Here she became the darling of many theater directors, and they generously gave her the main roles. Isolda played the role of Sofia in George Berezko’s play “Here I Go.” Vysotsky's theater career developed by leaps and bounds. The leaders of the theater promised to provide her with an apartment, but Isolda refused and, after serving 2 years, returned to the capital. In Moscow, Isolda suffered from a lack of roles, and soon she left her, accepting the invitation of the Lenin Komsomol Theater from Rostov-on-Don. But even in this theater, having worked for only one year, she began to travel to various cities. Such a life lasted until the 70s of the last century.
Its final stop was the Theater. Mom’s Siberian in Nizhny Tagil. It was this temple of theatrical art that was the home of Isolde Vysotskaya for almost fifty years. Here she played many roles. For example, in such performances as “Tsar Fedor Ioannovich”, “Golden Dust”, “Birds of Our Youth”, “Mother” and many others.
For the role of Elizabeth of England from the play "Your Sister and Captive", Isolde was awarded the prize "Both skill and inspiration." Her main achievement was the title of People's Artist of Russia. Iza Vysotskaya was a unique person. She easily managed to combine the game in the theater and teaching. She taught students of Nizhny Tagil College the art of stage speech.
Movie
Relations with the cinema of the actress did not work out. Throughout her career, she took part in the filming of only one art film. In 2000, the drama "Mountain Nest", consisting of two episodes, filmed by the Sverdlovsk TV and Radio Company, was released. Isa Vysotskaya played the role of Nina Leontyevna.
In 2013, she appeared in the documentary Vladimir Vysotsky. I do not believe in fate. "
Sound films of Izoy Vysotskaya
Izolda Vysotskaya was cautious about cinema, as well as about dubbing films. In her career, there are only two films whose characters speak her voice:
- 1955 - “Lurja Magdana” - Sofo (the role of L. Moisstrapishvili), credited as I. Zhukova.
- 1961 - "The Tale of the Pauper" - Datiko in childhood (the role of D. Danelia), in the credits is listed as I. Zhukova.
The role of the writer in the theater of her life
The fact that Isa Vysotskaya chose the life of an actress in the province, she never regretted. This gave her the opportunity to try her hand as a writer. In 2006, a book entitled “Short happiness for life” was published. It is dedicated to relations with Vladimir Vysotsky.
Prizes and awards
Isolda Vysotskaya became the winner of the Bravo! in 1994 for the role of Elizabeth of England in the theatrical production of the play "Your Sister and Captive."
In 2006 - laureate of the prize “Both skill and inspiration” in the category “For personal contribution to theatrical art, for honor and dignity”.
In 1980, she received the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, and in 2005 became the People's Artist of Russia.
Isolde’s difficult childhood, a promising career in the Ukrainian theater, the dream of ballet, and instead a lot of roles on the theater stage. Marriage to the famous actor Vladimir Vysotsky. How much in life happened to a provincial actress!
Isolda Vysotskaya died on July 20, 2018 at 6:30 in the morning at the age of 81. She bequeathed to her son to cremate herself, while Gleb fulfilled his mother's will and took the urn with her ashes to Yekaterinburg. Farewell to the actress was long. Many newspapers and magazines published about her death. Isa Vysotskaya was loved and will remain in our hearts forever. And it was Izolda who became the only woman in the life of Vladimir Vysotsky, to whom he gave his last name.
She lived a long and memorable life. Isolda gave a lot, but took the most necessary. Her performances were distinguished by liveliness, naturalness and huge creative potential. A beautiful woman, an interesting and dignified life is what she remembered for her admirers. Her name will be on the lips for a long time, and the history of her life will forever remain in the life of the Russian Theater.