Nina Nikolayevna Usatova (russian: Ни́на Никола́евна Уса́това; born October 1, 1951,
Altai Krai
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People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...
(1994).Указ Президента Российской Федерации № 239 от 12 февраля 1994 года /ref>
Biography
She graduated from high school number 30 in
Kurgan
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From 1969 to 1973, she tried to enter the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute at the Vakhtangov Theater. Worked again at cloth factory ''Red October'' in
Borovsk
Borovsk (russian: Бо́ровск) is a town and the administrative center of Borovsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Protva River just south from the oblast's border with Moscow Oblast. Population: 12,000 (1969).
History
It i ...
Kaluga region, as director for the House of Culture and was preparing for the entrance exams.
In 1974 she entered the directing faculty
Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute
The Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute (russian: Театральный институт имени Бориса Щукина) is a Russian drama college in Moscow, formed in 1914 as part of the Vakhtangov Theatre. In 2002 it was granted the Academy ...
(course
Boris Zakhava
Boris Yevgenyevich Zakhava (russian: link=no, Борис Евгеньевич Захава; May 24, 1896 – November 12, 1976) was a Soviet and Russian actor, theater director, pedagogue and theater theorist. People's Artist of the USSR (1967).
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and Marianna Ter-Zakharova), and graduated in 1979.
After finishing her studies in 1979, Nina went to practice in the city of
Kotlas
Kotlas (russian: Ко́тлас) is a town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda Rivers. Population:
Kotlas is the third largest town of Arkhangelsk Oblast in terms of population (after Ar ...
, Arkhangelsk Oblast. She played in the local theater twelve roles. At this time, opened in Leningrad
Youth Theatre on the Fontanka
The Saint Petersburg State Youth Theatre on the Fontanka (russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный Молодёжный театр на Фонтанке) is a theatre on the banks of the River Fontanka in Sain ...
, and in 1980, the aspiring actress went there. Played in the performances of Vladimir Malyshitsky and Efim Padve.
In 1989, Nina Usatova joined the troupe of the Leningrad Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater named after M. Gorky, now the
Tovstonogov 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: ...
.
The actress made her film debut in 1981, her first role was in the TV movie ''Where did Fomenko?''. Fame came after the role of the mute cook Lidiya Matveyevna in the film ''
The Cold Summer of 1953
''The Cold Summer of 1953'' (russian: Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего…, Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego) is a 1988 Soviet crime film directed by Aleksandr Proshkin. It was the last film of the Soviet actor Anatoly ...
'' (1987).
In 1995, Nina Usatova participated in a series of television commercials under the general title of the Russian project. The actress played a provincial woman who arrived in Moscow and saw her son in the honor guard on Red Square. The phrase "Dima, wave your hand to mama" became popular.
Personal life
Husband – Yuri Guryev, linguist and actor.
Son — Nikolay (born 1988).
Awards
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Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
The Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Медаль ордена «За заслуги перед Отечеством») was established on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree No.442. Its award criteria were modified on 6 J ...
II degree (5 February 2009) - for outstanding contribution to the development of domestic theatrical art and many years of fruitful activity '
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Medal of Pushkin
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(2004)
* People's Artist of Russia (1994) — for his great contribution in the field of theatrical art
* Laureate of the
State Prize of the Russian Federation
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(2001)
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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 the nomination ''Best Actress'' (1995, 1999)
* Winner of the Juno (1996)
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Golden Eagle Award (Russia)
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in the category ''Best Actress'' (2013)
* The winner of the festival of actors movie ''Constellation'' (1992)
* Winner of the ''Golden Aries'' (1994)
* The winner of the festival of orthodox films ''Golden Knight'' (1995)
* The winner of the festival
Kinotavr
Kinotavr (russian: Кинотавр), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasio ...
(1995)
* Winner of the IV All-Russian film festival ''Vivat, Russian Cinema'' (1998)
Selected filmography
* 1981 — Where did Fomenko?
* 1982 —
Golos
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* Golos (election monitor), a coalition of non-governmental groups monitoring for election violations and government responsiveness to citizen requests in Russia
* ''Golos'' (newspaper), a Russian newspaper, published in Saint ...
* 1984 —
My Friend Ivan Lapshin
''My Friend Ivan Lapshin'' (russian: Мой друг Иван Лапшин, translit=''Moy drug Ivan Lapshin'') is a 1985 Soviet crime drama directed by Aleksei German and produced by Lenfilm, based on a novel by Yuri German adapted by Eduard Volo ...
The Cold Summer of 1953
''The Cold Summer of 1953'' (russian: Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего…, Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego) is a 1988 Soviet crime film directed by Aleksandr Proshkin. It was the last film of the Soviet actor Anatoly ...
* 1988 — Fountain
* 1991 —
Chicha
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* 1991 —
The Chekist
''The Chekist'' (russian: Чекист) is a 1992 Russian-French historical drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, based on a 1923 short story by Vladimir Zazubrin. It tells the story of a bloody work and downfall of a Soviet Cheka securit ...
* 1992 — See Paris and Die
* 1993 —
Window to Paris ''Window to Paris'' (russian: Окно в Париж) is a 1993 Russian comedic drama film directed by Yuri Mamin.
Plot
In the film, which is set in the 1990s, a magical portal connecting Saint Petersburg with Paris is discovered. The main charac ...
* 1995 — Arrival of a Train
* 1995 —
A Moslem
''A Moslem'' (russian: Мусульманин, ''Musulmanin'') is a 1995 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko. The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not ac ...
American Bet
''American Bet'' (russian: Американка) is a 1997 Russian romance film directed by Dmitry Meskhiev. based on a novel by Yuri Korotkov.
Plot
The action takes place in 1977 (preparations are underway for the 60th anniversary of Soviet po ...
* 1999 —
The Admirer
''The Admirer'' (russian: Поклонник, Poklonnik) is a 1999 Russian thriller film directed by Nikolai Lebedev.
Plot
The father of 13-year-old Lena (Marina Cherepukhina) Oleg (Sergei Garmash) divorces her stepmother Alexandra (Yelena Safon ...
* 1999 —
Women's Property
''Women's Property'' (russian: Женская собственность, Zhenskaya sobstvennost) is a Russian 1999 romantic drama based on the eponymous story by Valentin Chernykh, directed by Dmitry Meskhiev.
Plot
A young entrant, Andrei Kalinin ...
* 1999 — Quadrille
* 1999 —
The Barracks
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* 1999 —
Strastnoy Boulevard
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* 2001 — Next
* 2001 — Savage
* 2002 — Law
* 2002 — Beyond the wolves
* 2002 — Caucasian Roulette
* 2003 —
Peculiarities of National Politics
''Peculiarities of National Politics'' (russian: Особенности национальной политики, Osobennosti natsionalnoi politiki) is a 2003 comedy film directed by Dmitry Meskhiev and Yuri Konopkin.
Plot
General Ivolgin is re ...
* 2004 —
Poor Nastya
Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little
The Fall of the Empire
''The Fall of the Empire'' (russian: Гибель империи, Gibel' imperii) is a Russian TV miniseries in ten episodes directed by Vladimir Khotinenko, broadcast in March 2005.
It is set in World War I, following Russian counterintelligence ...
(TV)
* 2005 —
The Case of "Dead Souls"
''The Case of "Dead Souls"'' (russian: Дело о «Мёртвых душах», Delo o «Myortvykh dushakh») is a 2005 Russian television miniseries directed by Pavel Lungin loosely based on various stories by Nikolai Gogol, including ''Dead So ...
(TV)
* 2005 —
The Master and Margarita
''The Master and Margarita'' (russian: Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐf ...
* 2006 — Soviet Park
* 2006 —
Last Slaughter
''Last Slaughter'' (russian: Последний забой) is a 2006 Russian drama film directed by Sergey Bobrov.
Plot
In the center of the plot are three miners of different generations who do not have enough money to feed their families, as ...
* 2006 — The Island
* 2006 — Wolfhound
* 2008 — Kings Can Do Everything
* 2009 — God's Smile or The Odessa Story
* 2009 — Soundtrack of Passion
* 2009 — Pelagia and the White Bulldog
* 2009 — The Priest
* 2010 — Widow steamer
* 2011 — Furtseva
* 2013 —
Legend № 17
''Legend No. 17'' (russian: Легенда №17) is a 2013 Russian biographical sports film directed by Nikolai Lebedev and produced by Trite Studio. The film is based on real events and tells of the rise to fame of the Soviet hockey player Val ...
* 2013 — The village
* 2016 —
Flight Crew
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Commercial aviation
Flight deck positions ...