Olga Mikhailovna Ostroumova (russian: О́льга Миха́йловна Остроу́мова; born 21 September 1947) is a

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

and Russian theater and film actress. Best known for her roles in films ''

We'll Live Till Monday ''We'll Live Till Monday'' (russian: Доживём до понедельника, Transliteration, translit. Dozhivyom do ponedelnika) is a 1968 Soviet drama film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. It was entered into the 6th Moscow Internat ...

'' (1968, her debut), ''

The Dawns Here Are Quiet ''The Dawns Here Are Quiet'' (russian: А зори здесь тихие, A zori zdes tikhie) is a 1972 Soviet war drama directed by Stanislav Rostotsky based on Boris Vasilyev's novel of the same name. The film deals with antiwar themes and fo ...

'' (1972, Italian ''Silver Nymph'' Award), '' Vasily and Vasilisa'' (1981). In 1979 Olga Ostroumova was awarded the

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, Gosudarstvennaya premiya SSSR) was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on 9 September 1966. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, t ...

; in 1993 - the title

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 ...

Biography

Olga Ostroumova was born in

Buguruslan Buguruslan (russian: Бугурусла́н) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. Population: History It was founded in 1748. Administrative and municipal status Within the subdivisions of Russia#Admin ...

Orenburg Oblast Orenburg Oblast (russian: Оренбургская область, ''Orenburgskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name ''Chkalov Oblast'' () ...

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

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. In 1970, she graduated from the

Russian Academy of Theatre Arts The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС) is the largest and oldest independent drama school, theatrical arts school in Russia. Locat ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. Her film debut as a high school student in ''Monday Sure Will Come'' (Доживём до понедельника, 1968) brought her immediate fame among Soviet audiences. From 1973 to 1983, she worked at the Moscow Theater on Malaya Bronnaya, then moved to

Mossovet Theatre Mossovet State Academic Theatre (Государственный академический театр имени Театр Моссовета) is one of the oldest theatres of Moscow, opened in 1923 and based at Bolshaya Sadovaya, 16. History Mos ...

, continuing her stage work alongside film and later television roles. She was awarded the title of

in 1993. Ostroumova is married to Russian actor

Valentin Gaft Valentin Iosifovich Gaft (russian: Валенти́н Ио́сифович Гафт; 2 September 1935 – 12 December 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was People's Artist of the RSFSR (1984). Biography Early life and education Gaft was ...

. She lives and works in Moscow.

Select filmography

* 1968 ''

'' as Rita Cherkasova, a pupil * 1971 '' Sea on Fire'' as Yulia Prihodko * 1972 ''

'' as Zhenya Komelkowa * 1974 ''

Earthly Love ''Earthy Love'' (russian: Любовь земная, Lyubov zemnaya) is a 1974 Russian romantic drama film directed by Yevgeny Matveyev and starring Matveyev, Olga Ostroumova, and Yury Yakovlev. The film was a screen adaptation of Pyotr Proskurin ...

'' as Manya * 1977 ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...

'' as Manya Polivanova * 1979 '' The Garage'' as Marina * 1981 ''

Vasili and Vasilisa ''Vasili and Vasilisa'' (russian: Василий и Василиса, Vasiliy i Vasilisa) is a 1981 Soviet drama film directed by Irina Poplavskaya. Plot Vasily and Vasilisa happily live in the village, raising seven children. But suddenly Vasi ...

'' as Vasilisa * 1983 ''

Crazy Day of Engineer Barkasov Crazy Day of Engineer Barkasov (russian: Безумный день инженера Баркасова, Bezumnyy den inzhenera Barkasova) is a 1983 Soviet comedy feature film, directed by Nikolai Lyrchikov, loosely based on the play ''Canvas Bag'' ...

'' as Sofochka * 1987 ''

Tower A tower is a tall Nonbuilding structure, structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from guyed mast, masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting ...

'' as Kara Semenovna * 1987 ''

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'' as Nina * 1997 ''

Don't Play the Fool ''Don't Play the Fool ... '' (russian: Не валяй дурака...) is a Russian comedy film by Valeri Chikov. It shows unlight relations between the USSR and the United States after the Cold War, with a tragicomic side. Plot Americans have ...

'' as Polina * 2003-2004 ''

Poor Nastya Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little

income

'' (TV series) as Maria Alekseyevna Dolgorukaya * 2004 '' Women in a game without rules'' (TV series) as Maria Petrovna Gromova * 2005-2006 '' Don't Be Born Pretty'' (TV series) as Margarita Zhdanova * 2008 ''

Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

'' as Daria Fedorovna Kamenskaya * 2008 ''

One Night of Love ''One Night of Love'' is a 1934 American Columbia Pictures romantic musical film set in the opera world, starring Grace Moore and Tullio Carminati. The film was directed by Victor Schertzinger and adapted from the story ''Don't Fall in Love'', by ...

'' as Daria Matveevna Urusova * 2012 '' Yefrosinya'' (TV series) as Olimpiada Zhuravskaya * 2014 ''Pope to Sofia'' (Mini-series) as Marina

References

External links

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