Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
Любовь Добржанская
Dobrzhanskaya in 1977
Born
Lyubov Ivanovna Dobrzhanskaya

(1905-12-24)24 December 1905
Kiev, Russian Empire
Died3 November 1980(1980-11-03) (aged 74)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupationactress
Years active1924—1978

Lyubov Ivanovna Dobrzhanskaya (Russian: Любо́вь Ива́новна Добржа́нская; 24 December 1905 — 3 November 1980) was a Soviet singer and actress of theater and cinema. She won the Stalin Prize II degree in 1951[1] and the People's Artist of the USSR Award in 1965.[2] She is best known for her roles in films Beware of the Car (as Detochkin's mother) and The Irony of Fate (as Zhenya's mother).

Biography

Dobrzhanskaya was born to a noble family on December 24, 1905, in Kiev.

In 1923-1924 she studied at the theater studio. In 1934 she began acting in the Russian Army Theatre in Moscow where Aleksey Popov had a great influence on her art.

She participated in various concerts. Her performances of romances enjoyed great success. She was also the author of Leonid Utyosov's song Under the Spring Foliage.[3]

She was married four times but had no children.[4]

Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya died on November 3, 1980, in Moscow. She was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Добржанская Любовь Ивановна - Киносозвездие - авторский проект Сергея Николаева". kinosozvezdie.ru. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  2. ↑ Мировая мама из «Иронии судьбы». Актриса Любовь Добржанская потеряла в Киеве отца и мужа, но обрела призвание
  3. ↑ ГТРК Культура: Острова
  4. ↑ Театральная Энциклопедия
  5. ↑ "Некрополь Ваганьковского кладбища Москва". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
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