Kira Golovko, née Ivanova (11 March 1919 â€" 16 August 2017) was a
Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, winner of the Stalin
Prize (1947) and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1957).Ivanova was born
in Yessentuki, the great-niece of the poet Vyacheslav Ivanov. In 1937,
she entered the Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature and Art to
study Russian literature. In 1938 she was accepted into the auxiliary
of the troupe of the Gorky Moscow Art Theatre. In 1957 she returned to
the Moscow Art Theater, where she served until 1985. From 1958 to
2007, she taught at the Moscow Art Theater School. Her students
included Natalia Yegorova, Boris Nevzorov, and Nikolai Karachentsov.
She died on August 16, 2017, age 98. She was the widow of Soviet
Admiral Arseniy Golovko, who served as Soviet Commander of the Red
Banner Northern Fleet during World War II.
Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, winner of the Stalin
Prize (1947) and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1957).Ivanova was born
in Yessentuki, the great-niece of the poet Vyacheslav Ivanov. In 1937,
she entered the Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature and Art to
study Russian literature. In 1938 she was accepted into the auxiliary
of the troupe of the Gorky Moscow Art Theatre. In 1957 she returned to
the Moscow Art Theater, where she served until 1985. From 1958 to
2007, she taught at the Moscow Art Theater School. Her students
included Natalia Yegorova, Boris Nevzorov, and Nikolai Karachentsov.
She died on August 16, 2017, age 98. She was the widow of Soviet
Admiral Arseniy Golovko, who served as Soviet Commander of the Red
Banner Northern Fleet during World War II.
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