Alla Zinovievna Budnitskaya (russian: Алла Зиновьевна Будницкая; born 1937,
Moscow
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) is a
Soviet
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and Russian actress of theater and cinema.
Biography
Born July 5, 1937, in the family of the builder Zinovy Lazarevich Budnitsky. She graduated from
VGIK
The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning
''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...
, studied with
Grigory Kozintsev
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.
From 1964 to 2003 she was an actress of the
National Film Actors' Theatre
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. In the cinema since 1960.
TV presenter, the author of programs on
TNT
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,
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, and
REN TV
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.
Personal life
He husband is Alexander Orlov, the film director. Foster daughter Daria Drozdovskaya, daughter of the tragically dead actress Mikaela Drozdovskaya (1937—1978).
Selected filmography
* 1955: ''
A Guest from Kuban'' (russian: Гость с Кубани) as young collective farmer
* 1963: ''
The Alive and the Dead
''The Alive and the Dead'' (russian: Живые и мёртвые, Zhivye i myortvye) is a 1964 Soviet film directed by Aleksandr Stolper based on the eponymous 1959 novel ''The Living and the Dead'' by Konstantin Simonov.
Plot
The film tak ...
'' (Живые и мертвые) as Masha's friend
* 1964: ''
There Was an Old Couple
''There Was an Old Couple'' (russian: Жили-были старик со старухой, Zhili-byli starik so starukhoy) is a 1965 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Chukhrai. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Iv ...
'' (Жили-были старик со старухой) as fellow traveler
* 1969: ''
King Stag
''King Stag'' (russian: Король-олень, Korol-olen) is a feature film directed by Pavel Arsenov based on the musical play of the same name by Carlo Gozzi, and shot at the Gorky Film Studio in 1969. In the film, songs are played to the ...
'' (Король-олень) as Serendipist girl
* 1970: ''
Sunflower
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'' (Подсолнухи) as bellhopper
* 1970: ''
'' (Корона Российской империи, или Снова неуловимые) as emotional lady
* 1972: ''
Train Stop—Two Minutes'' (Стоянка поезда—две минуты) as Tamara Krasovskaya
* 1978: ''
The Woman who Sings'' (Женщина, которая поёт) as Masha
* 1979: ''
Nameless Star
''The Nameless Star'' (russian: Безымянная звезда, Bezymyannaya zvezda) is a 1979 Soviet romantic comedy television film directed by Mikhail Kozakov and based on the play The Star Without a Name by Mihail Sebastian.
Plot
The settin ...
'' (Безымянная звезда) as Mrs. Ispas
* 1980: ''
The Garage'' (Гараж) as secretary
* 1982: ''
Station for Two
''Station for Two'' (russian: Вокзал для двоих, Vokzal dlya dvoikh) is a 1983 Soviet romantic comedy directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1983 with a total of 35.8 million ticket sales. It was ...
'' (Вокзал для двоих) as Masha
* 1982: ''
Simply Awful!
''Simply Awful!'' (russian: Просто ужас!, Prosto uzhas!) is a 1982 Soviet fantasy comedy film directed by Aleksandr Polynnikov based on the play of the same name by Yuri Sotnik. It is the second adaptation of the play, the first one was ' ...
'' (Просто ужас!) as Varvara Ivanovna
* 1988: ''
Criminal talent
''Criminal Talent'' (russian: Криминальный талант, Kriminalnyy talant) is a 1988 Soviet two-part television crime drama
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction liter ...
'' (Криминальный талант) as Ustyuzhanina
* 1989: ''
A Bright Personality
''A Bright Personality'' or (russian: Светлая личность, Svetlaya lichnost) is a 1988 fantastic satirical comedy based on the works of Ilf and Petrov, directed by Alexander Pavlovsky at the Odessa film studio. The film consists of tw ...
'' (Светлая личность) as guide
* 1993: ''
'' (Тайна королевы Анны, или Мушкетёры тридцать лет спустя) as Duchess of Orleans
References
External links
*
Алла Будницкая—интервью журналу «Театрал»
1937 births
Living people
Actresses from Moscow
People's Artists of the RSFSR
Soviet film actresses
Soviet stage actresses
Soviet television actresses
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni
Russian film actresses
Russian stage actresses
Russian television actresses
Russian memoirists
Soviet Jews
Russian television presenters
Women memoirists
Russian women television presenters
Jewish Russian actors
20th-century Russian women
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