Larisa Ivanovna Kronberg (also known as Larisa Kronberg-Sobolevskaya and Larisa Sobolevskaya, russian: Лариса Ивановна Кронберг; May 23, 1929 – April 23, 2017) was a Soviet

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n actress and a

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agent.

Biography

Kronberg was born in

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, the daughter of an army officer. She first lived with her father in

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and later moved to

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, where she graduated. After graduation, she enrolled for the

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in 1948. She interrupted her education when she married a man from

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and gave birth to her son. However, she divorced before turning 30 and her son died early from drug abuse. In 1954, she got her acting degree and worked for

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until 1983.Как советская актриса и бывший уголовник вербовали французского посла
'' Express Gazeta'' (in Russian). May 2, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2019. She was named Best Actress at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in ''

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'', directed by

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. In 1958, she was involved in the Ambassador Dejean Affair: Kronberg lured Dejean in a honey trap. She was in a long-time relationship with World Chess Champion

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since about 1960, they parted in the late 1960s. In her last years, she lived alone in a flat in Moscow, where she died on April 23, 2017, after a long illness.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1954) * '' A Girl with a Guitar'' (1958) * '' Incognito from St. Petersburg'' (1977) * '' The Luncheon on the Grass'' (1979)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kronberg, Larisa 1929 births 2017 deaths People from Penza Russian film actresses Soviet film actresses People of the KGB Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners