Lyudmila Vasilyevna Maksakova (Russian: Людмила
Ð'Ð°Ñ Ð¸Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð½Ð° ÐœÐ°ÐºÑ Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð°; born 26 September 1940) is a
Soviet Russian stage and film actress who appeared in 24 films between
1965 and 1998. Honoured with the People's Artist of Russia title in
1980, she is also a laureate of the USSR State Prize (1995) and the
Stanislavsky Prize (1996). Her mother was the renowned mezzo-soprano
Maria Maksakova Sr.; her daughter Maria is an opera singer and Russian
TV Kultura presenter.Lyudmila Maksakova was born in Moscow to the
Soviet opera star Maria Petrovna Maksakova and Aleksander Volkov, a
theatre entrepreneur. In 1942 the latter deflected to the West and
later became the United States citizen. For decades Lyudmila remained
unaware of her father's identity. By keeping it secret, Maria Petrovna
was protecting her daughter from trouble at the times when any
relation to a 'traitor' could lead to prosecution. According to
another version, though, Lyudmila's father might have been the NKVD
general Vasily Novikov, who granted Lyudmila Vasilyevna her
patronymic, and there were even rumours pointing at Stalin himself,
who was known to have favoured the famous Bolshoi singer.After the
simultaneous graduation from a secondary school, and the Moscow
Central music school where she studied cello, Lyudmila opted against
pursuing the musical career and enrolled into the Shchukin Theatre
Institute to join the actor Vladimir Etush's class. In 1961 she joined
the Vakhtangov Theater where she debuted as Masha in The Cookie's
Marriage (after Anatoly Sofronov's comedy). Her breakthrough came two
years later when she played the Tatar Princess Adelma in the much
acclaimed Vakhtangov production of Princess Turandot, revived by
director Ruben Simonov. Among her other lauded performances were those
of Lolya (Dion), Knipper-Chekhova (My Whimsical Happines), Nicol (Le
Bourgeois gentilhomme), Maria (The Cavalry Army, after Babel) and
Mamayeva (Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man).
Ð'Ð°Ñ Ð¸Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð½Ð° ÐœÐ°ÐºÑ Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð°; born 26 September 1940) is a
Soviet Russian stage and film actress who appeared in 24 films between
1965 and 1998. Honoured with the People's Artist of Russia title in
1980, she is also a laureate of the USSR State Prize (1995) and the
Stanislavsky Prize (1996). Her mother was the renowned mezzo-soprano
Maria Maksakova Sr.; her daughter Maria is an opera singer and Russian
TV Kultura presenter.Lyudmila Maksakova was born in Moscow to the
Soviet opera star Maria Petrovna Maksakova and Aleksander Volkov, a
theatre entrepreneur. In 1942 the latter deflected to the West and
later became the United States citizen. For decades Lyudmila remained
unaware of her father's identity. By keeping it secret, Maria Petrovna
was protecting her daughter from trouble at the times when any
relation to a 'traitor' could lead to prosecution. According to
another version, though, Lyudmila's father might have been the NKVD
general Vasily Novikov, who granted Lyudmila Vasilyevna her
patronymic, and there were even rumours pointing at Stalin himself,
who was known to have favoured the famous Bolshoi singer.After the
simultaneous graduation from a secondary school, and the Moscow
Central music school where she studied cello, Lyudmila opted against
pursuing the musical career and enrolled into the Shchukin Theatre
Institute to join the actor Vladimir Etush's class. In 1961 she joined
the Vakhtangov Theater where she debuted as Masha in The Cookie's
Marriage (after Anatoly Sofronov's comedy). Her breakthrough came two
years later when she played the Tatar Princess Adelma in the much
acclaimed Vakhtangov production of Princess Turandot, revived by
director Ruben Simonov. Among her other lauded performances were those
of Lolya (Dion), Knipper-Chekhova (My Whimsical Happines), Nicol (Le
Bourgeois gentilhomme), Maria (The Cavalry Army, after Babel) and
Mamayeva (Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man).
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