Alisa Brunovna Freindlich (russian: Алиса Бруновна Фрейндлих, born 8 December 1934 in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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) is a

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and

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n actress.

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1981). Since 1983, Freindlich has been a leading actress of the

Bolshoi Drama Theater Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater (russian: Большой драматический театр имени Г. А. Товстоногова; literally ''Tovstonogov Great Drama Theater''), formerly known as Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater (russian: ...

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Biography

Alisa Freindlich was born into the family of

Bruno Freindlich Bruno Arturovich Freindlich (russian: Бруно Артурович Фрейндлих; 10 October 1909 – 9 July 2002) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1974). His daughter Alisa Freindlich is also a notable actr ...

,Алиса Фрейндлих: «Наверное, я неправильная бабушка»
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. She is of German and Russian ancestry. Her father and paternal relatives were

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living in Russia for more than a century. In her childhood years, Alisa Freindlich attended the drama and music classes of the Leningrad Palace of Pioneers. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

she survived the 900-day-long Nazi

siege of Leningrad The siege of Leningrad (russian: links=no, translit=Blokada Leningrada, Блокада Ленинграда; german: links=no, Leningrader Blockade; ) was a prolonged military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the Soviet city of L ...

and continued her school studies after the war. In the 1950s she studied acting at the

Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinema The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (russian: Российский государственный институт сценических искусств), formerly known as St Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, formerly Leningrad State ...

, graduating in 1957 as actress. From 1957 to 1961 Alisa Freindlich was a member of the troupe at

Komissarzhevskaya Theatre The Komissarzhevskaya Theatre (russian: Академический драматический театр имени В. Ф. Комиссаржевской) is a theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is named after Vera Komissarzhevskaya. His ...

in Leningrad. Then she joined the

Lensovet Theatre Lensovet Theatre, officially Saint Petersburg State Academic Lensoviet Theatre (in russian: link=no, Санкт-Петербургский академический театр имении Ленсовета, literally St Petersburg Academic The ...

company, but in 1982, she had to leave it following her divorce from the theatre's director,

Igor Vladimirov Igor Petrovich Vladimirov (russian: И́горь Петро́вич Влади́миров; 1 January 1919, Yekaterinoslav – 20 March 1999, Saint Petersburg) was a Soviet film and theater actor, theater and film director, and teacher. People's ...

. Thereupon director

Georgy Tovstonogov Georgy Aleksandrovich Tovstonogov (russian: Георгий Александрович Товстоногов, – 23 May 1989) was a Russian-Georgian theatre director. He was the leader of the Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater which was renamed after ...

invited her to join the troupe of

. Although Freindlich put a premium on her stage career, she starred in several notable movies, including

Eldar Ryazanov Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (russian: Эльдар Александрович Рязанов; 18 November 1927 – 30 November 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, poet, actor and pedagogue whose popular comedies, satiriz ...

's enormously popular comedy ''

Office Romance ''Office Romance'' (russian: links=no, italic=yes, Служебный роман, Sluzhebny roman) is a 1977 Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film's plot is based on the stageplay ''Co-workers'' (') written by Ryazanov and Emil B ...

'' (1977), the long-banned epic ''

Agony Agony may refer to: Concepts *Pain, anguish, or struggle, especially precededing death *Suffering of intense degree, relating to physical or mental suffering *Passion (Christianity), also called the Agony of Christ *Agony in the Garden, Christ' ...

'' (1975) and

Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...

'sАлиса Фрейндлих. Из породы одержимых
/ref> sci-fi movie ''

Stalker Stalking is unwanted and/or repeated surveillance by an individual or group toward another person. Stalking behaviors are interrelated to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person or monitoring them. The term ...

'' (1979). Another notable role was the Queen

Anne of Austria Anne of Austria (french: Anne d'Autriche, italic=no, es, Ana María Mauricia, italic=no; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was an infanta of Spain who became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 unti ...

in the Soviet TV series ''

D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers ''D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers'' (russian: Д'Артаньян и три мушкетёра, ''D'Artanyan i tri mushketyora'') is a three-part swashbuckler Musical film, musical miniseries produced in the Soviet Union and first aired in 1978. ...

'' (1978) and its later Russian sequels, ''

Musketeers Twenty Years After ''Musketeers Twenty Years After'' (russian: Мушкетёры двадцать лет спустя, translit. ''Mushketeri dvadsat' let spustya'') is a four-episode Russian musical film directed by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich based on Alexa ...

'' (1992) and ''

The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After ''The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After'' (russian: Тайна королевы Анны, или Мушкетёры тридцать лет спустя; translit. ''Taina korolevi Anni, or Mushketeri tritsat' let spustya' ...

'' (1993). On her 70th birthday, she was visited by

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...

in her Saint Petersburg apartment, who awarded her with the

State Prize of the Russian Federation The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates ...

. She also received a

Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...

in 2005.Соратники
/ref> As of 2019, Freindlich was performing in nine productions of the Bolshoi Drama in Saint Petersburg, where she is a leading actress.

Partial filmography

* '' Unfinished Story'' (1955) - Episodic role * '' Talents and Admirers'' (1956) - Episodic role * Immortal Song (1957) - Gymnasium student * '' The City Turns the Lights On'' (1958) - Zina Pichikova * '' The Story Of Newlyweds'' (1960) - Galya * ''

Striped Trip ''Striped Trip'' (russian: Полосатый рейс, Polosatyi reys) is a 1961 Soviet comedy film directed by Vladimir Fetin, with the acclaimed tiger tamer Margarita Nazarova in the main role. The movie was seen by 45.8 mil. viewers on the y ...

'' (1961) - The Barmaid * '' Fro'' (1964) - Natasha Bukova * '' The First Visitor'' (1965) - Tanya * '' Adventures of a Dentist'' (1965) - Masha * The City and the Song (1968) - The singer * ''

To Love To Love (russian: Любить..., Lyubit...) is a 1968 Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Kalik and Inna Tumanyan. Plot The film consists of four short stories, each of which asks the audience a question: "What is love?" Cast * Mihail B ...

'' (1968) - Anya * '' The Waltz'' (1969, TV Movie) - Marusya * Yesterday, Today and Forever (1969) - Defendant's wife * ''

Family Happiness (film) ''Family Happiness'' (russian: Семейное счастье) is a 1969 Soviet comedy film-almanac directed by Andrey Ladynin, Aleksandr Sheyn Sr. and Sergey Solovev. Plot The film consists of four short stories. The first short story tells ...

'' (1970) - Anna Semyonovna Kapitonova * ''

The Secret of the Iron Door ''The Secret of the Iron Door'' (russian: Тайна железной двери, translit. Tayna zheleznoy dveri) is a 1970 Soviet children's film directed by Mikhail Yuzovsky after a screenplay by Aleksandr Rejzhevsky loosely based on a s ...

'' (1970) - Lyusa Ryzhkova - Tolik's mother * ''

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'' (1973) - Kleopatra Polozneva * '' Acting As'' (1973) - Evgenia Sinegrach * ''

Melodies of Vera Quarter Melodies of Vera Quarter (Georgian: ვერის უბნის მელოდიები) is a 1973 Georgian musical film directed by Giorgi Shengelaia. Plot Pavle, who is a poor cart-driver has two girls, Maro and Tamro. The girls have ...

'' (1973) - Alisa Akvamarinskaya * ''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken ...

'' (1973, TV Movie) - Katherina * '' Anna and Commodore'' (1974) - Anna * ''

The Straw Hat ''The Straw Hat'' (russian: Соломенная шляпка, translit. ''Solomennaya shlyapka'') is a 1974 Soviet musical comedy television film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze based on a play by Eugène Marin Labiche and Marc-Michel. Th ...

'' (1974, TV Mini-Series) - Baroness de Champigny * ''

Blue Puppy ''Blue Puppy'' (russian: Голубой щенок, translit. ''Goluboy shchenok'', alternative translations - Pale Blue Puppy/Slate puppy) is a 1976 Soviet animated film. The lyrics and screenplay were written by Yuri Entin, loosely based ...

'' (1976, Cartoon) - Blue Puppy (singing voice) * Always with me... (1976) - Tanya Ilyina * ''

The Princess and the Pea "The Princess and the Pea" ( da, "Prinsessen paa Ærten"; direct translation: "The Princess on the Pea") is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal ancestry is established by a test of her sensitivity. ...

'' (1977) - Queen Mother * ''

'' (1977) - Lyudmila Prokofyevna Kalugina 'Mymra' * Old-Fashioned Comedy (" Staromodnaya komediya") (1978) - Lydia Vasilievna Zherber * ''

'' (1979) - Stalker's wife * ''

'' (1979, TV Mini-Series) - Queen Anne of Austria * Sergey Ivanovich retires (1980) - Natasha * Three Years (1980) - Polina Rassudina * Dangerous Age (1981) - Lilia Ivanovna Rodimtseva * Two voices (1981), (short story "Idealist") - Ekaterina * ''

'' (1981) - Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova * '' A Canary Cage'' (1983) - Olesya's mother * ''

A Cruel Romance ''A Cruel Romance'' (russian: Жестокий романс) is a 1984 Russian romantic drama directed by Eldar Ryazanov. It is based on Alexander Ostrovsky's classic play '' Without a Dowry'' (1878)., which had earlier been adapted into a film in ...

'' (1984) - Harita Ignatievna Ogudalova * Success (1985) - Zinaida Nikolayevna Arsenyeva * ''

A Simple Death ''A Simple Death'' (russian: Простая смерть, Prostaya Smert') is a 1985 Soviet drama film directed by Alexander Kaidanovsky, based on Leo Tolstoy's ''The Death of Ivan Ilyich''. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at th ...

'' (1985) - Praskovya Fedorovna * '' Forgive Me'' (1986) - Elizaveta Andreyevna * The Secret of the Snow Queen (1986) - Snow Queen * Chekharda (1987) - Margarita Vasilievna Kudryavtseva, accompanist and second conductor * Weekdays and holidays of Serafima Glukina (1988) - Serafima Glukina * ''

'' (1992, TV Mini-Series) - Queen Anne of Austria * ''

'' (1994) - Queen Anne of Austria * ''

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'' (1994) - Irina / mother * The Hunting (1994) *

(1994) - Irina Dmitrievna * Women's Logic (2003-2006) - Olga Petrovna Tumanova * '' On Upper Maslovka Street'' (2005) - Anna Borisovna * Vasilyevsky Island - Anna Ignatievna * Marevo (2008) - Pulcheria Ivanovna Tovstogubikha * ''

A Room and a Half ''Room and a Half'' ( Russian: ''Полторы комнаты, или сентиментальное путешествие на родину'') is a 2009 Russian biographical film. It won three Nika Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Kh ...

'' (2009) - Brodsky's mother * ''

The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin ''The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin'' (russian: Возвращение мушкетёров, или Сокровища кардинала Мазарини, translit=Vozvrashchenie mushketyorov, ili Sokrovishcha kard ...

'' (2009) - Queen Anne of Austria * Uncle's Dream (2011) - Marya Alexandrovna Moskaleva * Boulevard Ring (2014) - Esfir Mikhailovna Shapiro * Martha's Line (2014) - Marya Mikhailovna * '' Bolshoi'' (2017) - Galina Beletskaya * '' Thawed Carp'' (2017) - Lyudmila Borisovna * Alisa: Excitement (2020) * '' Parents of the Strict Regime'' (2022) - Mother

Honors and awards

Honorary titles: *

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

(1965) *

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...

(1971) *

(1981) *Honorary Member of the

Russian Academy of Arts Russian Academy of Arts (RAKh / rus. РАХ, Росси́йская акаде́мия худо́жеств) is the State scientific Institution of Russian Federation, eligible heir to the USSR Academy of Arts. RAKh is the public cultural Insti ...

State awards and incentives: * RSFSR State Prize of Stanislavsky (1976) – for the performance of roles Shchegoleva, Kovaleva, Kid plays in "The Man from", "Kovalev of the province," IH Butler, "The Kid and Carlson," by

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Алиса Фрейндлих — «кнопочка» для внука, «королева» для режиссёров
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in Literature and Art in 1995 (27 May 1996) – for the outstanding performance of roles of the classical repertoire * State Prize of the Russian Federation in Literature and Art in 2000 (6 June 2001) – for the performance of the Russian State Academic Bolshoi Drama Theatre Tovstonogov "Arcadia" play by Tom Stoppard * State Prize of the Russian Federation for year 2007 (19 May 2008) – for creating artistic images that have become classics of domestic theatrical art and film * Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation (8 December 2010) — for a great contribution to the development of domestic theater and cinema art. Orders: *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

(1986) *

Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (russian: Орден Дружбы, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds a ...

(17 December 1994) – for services to the people associated with the development of Russian statehood, the achievements in labour, science, culture, arts, strengthening friendship and cooperation between nations

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by P ...

: *4th class (13 February 2004) – for outstanding contribution to the development of domestic theatrical art. *3rd class (5 February 2009) – for outstanding contribution to the development of domestic theatrical art and many years of fruitful activity. *2nd class (28 October 2019) – for outstanding contribution to the development of domestic culture and arts and many years of fruitful activity. * Order of Honour (25 September 2014) Other awards, prizes, promotions and public recognition: *

for Best Supporting Actress (movie "Moscow Nights", dir. Valeri Todorovski; 1994) * Honorary citizen of St. Petersburg (2001) * Nika Award for Best Actress (movie "In the Upper Maslovka", dir. Konstantin Khudyakov; 2005) * " Golden Mask" Award for best dramatic actress ("Oscar and the Pink Lady",

; 2006)

References

External links

*
Unofficial Fan Club of Alisa Freindlich

Alisa Freindlich at Peoples.ru

Eldar Ryazanov about Alisa Freindlich and making of Office Romance
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