Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Yablochkina (Александра Александровна Яблочкина; November 3, 1866 - March 20, 1964) was a leading actress of the

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for more than 75 years. She studied acting under her father before joining the Korsh Theatre troupe in 1886. Two years later, she moved to the Maly, where she worked with

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and

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. Yablochkina specialized in comedy roles and was renowned for the purity of her enunciation. In 1915, she was selected to lead the

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. In 1937, she became one of the first individuals to be awarded the title of

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. In 1943, she was awarded the

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. She wrote two volumes of memoirs, ''My Life in Theatre'' (1953) and ''75 Years in Theatre'' (1960).

Honors

* The Central House of Actors in Moscow bears Yablochkina's name. * Yablochkina crater on Venus was named after her in 1985.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yablochkina 1866 births 1964 deaths Soviet stage actresses People's Artists of the USSR Actresses from the Russian Empire