Lyudmila Ivanova is an actress whose biography is worthy of respect, her career began very hard, but she overcame everything and achieved what she had been striving for since childhood. Born in Moscow on June 22, 1933, in 1989 she deservedly was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia. Audiences Lyudmila Ivanovna was most remembered for the film "Office Romance", where she played the pestering and ubiquitous Shurochka.
The actress has a good sense of humor, poking fun at herself, she says: "I'm not a star, but an aunt and a little clown." The energy of this woman is truly inexhaustible. In addition to theater and cinema, she has other interests in her life. Lyudmila writes bard songs, founded the Impromptu musical children’s theater, and runs a children's acting studio. In addition to all of the above, Ivanov is a professor at the Slavic Academy of Humanities. This talented person has enough time and energy for everything. How she achieved all that is now in her life, you will learn by reading this article.
Student years
Lyudmila Ivanovna Ivanova studied excellently, she graduated from school with a medal. With a diploma in her hands, yesterday’s schoolgirl immediately tried to enter the theater school. In all educational institutions of the capital there was a huge competition, the girl had a hard time, failure everywhere awaited her. Lyudmila was not afraid of failure and decided to use her last chance, presenting herself to the admissions committee of the school - the Moscow Art Theater Studio. This time, the girl sensibly assessed her abilities and changed her repertoire from heroic to comedic. This helped her become a student at the Moscow Art Theater.
It would seem that ahead of the newly minted student are waiting for happy days, because she achieved what she wanted. But fate prepared the girl a terrible blow - when she just started her studies, her father died, who was only 46 years old at that time. In the same year, my mother became seriously ill, she lay in the hospital for about a year. But this was not the end of the black streak; doctors found cancer in grandmother Lyudmila. Only a strong person could survive and withstand this series of troubles. Lyudmila withstood, but it was very difficult for her then.
The first steps of the theater actress
The Moscow Art Theater Luda graduated in 1955, after which she was assigned to work in the theater on the periphery. But again, the young actress Lyudmila Ivanova faced an insurmountable obstacle. The fact is that the disease still did not let her mother go, the woman could not remain unattended by her daughter. The girl was looking for a way out of such a difficult situation. Soon, Luda received an offer to work in the troupe of the Moscow Mobile Drama Theater. Such work was not very liked by the beginning actress, but at that time she had no other choice, and she agreed.
Ivanova worked in this theater for two years, during which time she passed a real school for the survival of actors in difficult conditions. The troupe traveled all over the country, sometimes it was very difficult for the artists, the tour lasted for several months. Lyudmila was involved in many productions that enjoyed the success of the audience, but, despite such stability, she dreamed of changing her job. Soon, fate gave her such a chance.
Work in the "Contemporary"
In 1957, actress Lyudmila Ivanova got on the small stage of the Moscow Art Theater, artists of the theater youth studio staged the play "Eternally Alive." Lyuda really liked the productions and the performers. She suddenly clearly understood that this was her place. It is on this stage and with these guys she should work. Then no one knew yet that soon Ivanova, together with her former classmates (Galina Volchek, Svetlana Misery, Igor Kvasha) and former teacher Oleg Efremov, would become the founder of Sovremennik.
Lyudmila’s first work in a new place was the production of “Eternally Alive,” in which she played the intelligent, responsive woman Anna Mikhailovna. Until the time when Sovremennik became a legendary theater, Lyudmila Ivanova was involved in all popular landmark performances. For all the time the actress played so many roles that it is impossible to list them. Her heroines were different in character, but in each of them was a piece of Ivanova herself.
Lyudmila Ivanovna Ivanova: the path to cinema
With the theater, Ivanova everything turned out, but she dreamed of working in the cinema and beautiful roles. If you managed to make friends with cinema, then with beautiful roles it did not work out. Her heroines are enterprising neighbors, energetic aunts, old women ... Despite this, actress Lyudmila Ivanova warmly recalls all of her Mari, Claudius, Shur ... With some of these characters, she was somewhat related.
The most famous role, of course, is the restless Shurochka from "Office Romance". The actress ideally managed to display on the screen the exact image of a trade unionist who could not live without his union tasks. After the release of this picture, there was no such person who would not know the actress who played Shurochka.
Even from the smallest and most insignificant role, Lyudmila Ivanovna can make a masterpiece. In addition to “Office Romance,” Ivanova played in many other films that the audience loved, “Ladies Invite Cavaliers,” “Singing Teacher,” “Chance,” “Womanizer,” “The Most Charming and Attractive,” “The Groom from Miami,” “American Grandpa".
Actress Lyudmila Ivanova: personal life
With her husband Valery Milyaev Lyudmila Ivanovna met in the sixties. Valery was already a famous bard, and the actress's heart melted in a matter of seconds. This talented man was a doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, a writer and just a good husband and father. Together, the couple lived for more than forty years. Unfortunately, now Valery Milyaev is no longer alive.
Lyudmila and Valery raised two sons: Ivan and Alexander. Boys grew up, they had their own families, their children. Milyaev and his wife waited for their grandchildren, they had a wonderful relationship with their daughter-in-law. In a word, life was a success! Only the actress had the opportunity to experience, in addition to the death of her husband, another terrible blow - the youngest son Alexander died. Survive the unfortunate woman such a terrible grief was possible thanks to her son Ivan.
It doesn’t matter how old Lyudmila Ivanova is. The actress, who lived a decent life, has nothing to reproach. Now she is very ill, but next to her are always her close people who will never leave in difficult times.