Lyubov Polishchuk: biography and filmography. Personal life and best roles of a famous actress

Lyubov Polishchuk, a popular film actress, People's Artist of Russia, was born on May 21, 1949 in the city of Omsk. In early childhood, Lyuba discovered artistic abilities, relatives and friends enthusiastically watched the girl’s impromptu performances, in which she parodyed everyone in a row, sang and danced. However, when little Lyuba went to school, she became an extremely assiduous student, did not allow herself any artistic tricks, only at breaks she could dance a little. But at home, the girl didn’t sit still for a minute, in the kitchen arranged a play to prepare dinner with her mother in the lead role, in the living room all family members had to play each role, and the little artist danced between those present, giving orders on the go. In the fifth grade, Lyuba wanted to enter the city ballet school, but she was not accepted because of her high growth. I had to give up the dream of becoming a ballerina, but the girl was not upset at all, she declared publicly that art consists not only in dancing, but also in singing, she enrolled in a school choir and soon became a soloist. And at the age of fifteen, Lyuba became interested in theater. I watched the repertoire, trying not to miss a single performance. Each premiere in the theater was a holiday for the girl, she went to the theater with her parents, and shared her childhood impressions with them. Parents already understood that their child will certainly become a theater actress when she grows up - and this is what happened.

Moving to Moscow

As soon as the girl was sixteen years old, she left for Moscow in the hope of entering a theater university. However, she was late, entrance exams have already ended. Then the future actress submitted documents to the All-Russian workshop of pop art. The listening took place against the backdrop of the jokes of the applicant Polishchuk, with which she made the admissions committee laugh and placed her in her room. Lyuba joked with excitement: when she entered the auditorium where the admissions committee was sitting, she saw several familiar faces that she had seen more than once on theater posters. And she was simply taken aback ... Nevertheless, the girl was accepted, and for three years she studied pop art in all its subtleties, lived in a rented room and, as there was not enough money for her life, worked as a housekeeper, a nanny for small children, and even a night watchman. The future actress resolutely refused the money that her parents could send her.

The first roles in the theater

MPEI, in which Lyuba Polishchuk studied, just at that time trained artists for the Omsk Regional Philharmonic. Thus, at the end of her studies, the girl went straight to her hometown, where she began to work as a conversational artist in the Omsk Philharmonic. In addition to participating in pop programs, actress Polishchuk acted as a host in concerts, read author's humorous monologues. After some time, the artist was invited to the Russian capital to work in the Moscow Music Hall.

Theater "Hermitage"

Lyubov Polishchuk was accepted into the Moscow Theater of Miniatures, which eight years later was renamed the Hermitage. The actress participated in almost all productions, but her roles in the performances were most noticeable: Cat's Tale, Straw Hat, Celebrity, Chronicle of the Declared Death, Chekhont in the Hermitage, Hello, Mr. de Maupassant . In parallel with her work at the Hermitage, the actress began to study at the correspondence acting faculty of GITIS, which she graduated in 1985.

"School of Modern Drama"

In 1989 Lyubov Polishchuk, biography which replenished with another new page, came to the theater "School of the modern play", just created by eminent theater director Joseph Reichelgauz. In the first performance, entitled “A man came to a woman”, Polishchuk played Dina Fedorovna - “Woman”, to which came “Man” - actor Albert Filozov. The performance did not leave the stage for twenty years, after Luba Polishchuk the role of "Woman" began to play Irina Alferova, and after that this role passed to Yulia Romashina, the widow of the famous actor Anatoly Romashin. Her "Man" was Alexey Gnilitsky, who came to the Reichelgauz Theater in 2003.

All theaters in Moscow

Lyubov Polishchuk also played in other theaters in Moscow, in performances and enterprises. The actress appeared on the stage of the Anton Chekhov Theater from 1994 to 1996, in the performances "Honoring" and "In the same place, then ...". And in 1995, Polishchuk took part in the production of "The Quartet for Laura" directed by Al. Zhitinkina, who was walking on the stage of the Art Club of the Moscow Theater Company. In the same year, Lyuba left the School of Modern Play theater and returned to the Hermitage in order to play in the play based on Bulgakov’s play Zoykin’s Apartment. Then the actress took part in the theater performance-entreprise of the Yulia Malakyants Theater “Male Season”, where she happened to play the role of a successful, albeit slightly withered theater diva who wants to raise her reputation and for this she comes up with a love affair with a young artist, a fictitious relationship, only for the press .

First movie roles

Polishchuk’s film debut took place when she was 25 years old, Lyuba played an episodic role in the film “Starling and Lyra,” nevertheless, the actress’s film career began. Lyubov Polishchuk, whose filmography includes 90 paintings, actively starred in films. The actress was incredible for her ability to work, she could work all day on the set, and then, even without changing clothes, go to the theater to play her part in some kind of performance. Films with Love Polishchuk are paintings of various genres and different time periods. The list includes films:

• 1976 - "Twelve Chairs", "Magic Lantern";
• 1977 - "The Zatsepins' Family", "Golden Mine";
• 1978 - June 31, Duenya, Julia Vrevskaya;
• 1979 - “The same Munchausen,” “I ask you to blame Claud K. for my death,” “Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a titled person,” “Babylon XX”;
• 1980 - "Almanac of Satire and Humor", "Only in the Music Hall", "The Big Small War", "Shot in the Back";
• 1981 - “The White Raven”, “Vacation at one’s own expense”, “On someone else's holiday”, “Incomparable Nakonechnikov”, “Aesop”

Kinoroli 1982-1996

During this period, Lyubov Polishchuk was shot less actively, the state of the actress's health left much to be desired after a spinal injury sustained in 1985. Nevertheless, her filmography is quite extensive:

• Year 1982 - "Theft".
• Year 1983 - "I am ready to accept the challenge," "The Secret of Blackbirds."
• Year 1984 - "If you can, I'm sorry," "Winning a Lone Merchant."
• Year 1985 - "Goldfish", "Snakes".
• Year 1986 - "Attempt on GOELRO", "Wild Wind".
• Year 1987 - "Christians", "Necessary People", "Once Upon a Time Doesn't Have to."
• Year 1988 - "Kites do not share prey", "Occurrence in Utinooozersk", "Presumption of innocence."
• Year 1989 - "Initiate", "Bullshit", "Love with Privileges", "Intergirl", "I am in perfect order."
• Year 1990 - “Daddy and Maine”, “My Sailor”, “Sanitary Zone”, “Womanizer”.
• Year 1991 - "Recruiter", "Puppy from the constellation Hounds of Dogs", "Terrorist", "Honeymoon", "Family Man".
• Year 1992 - "Womanizer-2", "New Odeon", "Head Price".
• Year 1993 - “Scandal in our Kloshgorod”, “Daphnis and Chloe”, “Your fingers smell like incense”, “Are you in a tailcoat?”, “The third is not superfluous”.
• Year 1995 - "Shirley-Myrli", "Crusader", "Game of the imagination."
• Year 1996 - "Kings of the Russian detective", "Impotent", "Pages of theatrical parody."

Films of the last years of life

After 1996, actress Lyubov Polishchuk for a long time did not act in film, health problems began. The actress returned to the set only in 1999 and starred in two films at once: “Quadrille” and “Ultimatum”. Then again the band began to actively participate in film projects.

• year 2000 - “Knightly novel”, “Quiet pools”, “Departure game”, “Valentine's Day”;
• year 2001 - "Hero of her novel", "We made it";
• year 2002 - only one film "Son of a loser";
• 2003 - Peaches and Peppers, Snowy Love, Happy New Year, Hero of Our Tribe, Russian Amazons, Agent in a Miniskirt;
• year 2004 - "My fair nanny", "Kill the carp", "Hope leaves last";
• year 2005 - "Beware, Zadov!", "The most beautiful", "Thai voyage Stepanich", "Star of the era."

And in 2006 - "The Spanish Voyage of Stepanych", the last film with the participation of Lyubov Polishchuk.

Disease and death Lyubov Polishchuk

In 1985, Luba Polishchuk unsuccessfully fell and received a spinal injury, two intervertebral discs fell out at once. This is extremely painful damage, accompanied by severe pain. To top it off, in 2000, the actress had a car accident and her spine was injured again. Long-term treatment followed at the Vishnevsky Intuit and Botkin Hospital. Then a difficult operation was performed at the Burdenko Research Institute. Everywhere, the actress was accompanied by the son of Lyubov Polishchuk from his first marriage, Alexei Makarov. The patient's condition improved slightly, but soon she developed spinal cancer. The theater had to be left, but Luba continued to act in films. A trip to Israel and treatment at the Tel Aviv clinic only slightly pushed the end. November 28, 2006 People's Artist Lyubov Polishchuk died. She was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow.