Stefanija Michajłaŭna Staniuta ( be , Стэфанія Міхайлаўна Станюта; 30 April 1905 – 6 November 2000) was a

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theater and movie actress. She was awarded as the 1988

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 ...

. Stefanija was born on April 30, 1905, in Minsk in the family of the famous Belarusian artist Michaś Staniuta.Стефания Станюта. Чтобы помнили
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with the Belarusian people. She studied at the parish school, then at the Minsk Women's Government Gymnasium. In 1926 she graduated from the Belarusan Drama Studio under the

Moscow Art Theater The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; russian: Московский Художественный академический театр (МХАТ), ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ)) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was f ...

(class of Valentin Smyshliayev and Sofia Giatsyntova). Since 1932 and until the end of her life Stefanija Staniuta worked at the Janka Kupala National Academic Theatre in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

. In total she played about 200 roles, including in movies from 1958 onward.

Selected filmography

* 1958 – ''Red Leaves'' as episode * 1964 – ''Letters to the Living'' as episode * 1966 – ''I'm Going to Look For'' as episode * 1969 – ''I, Francysk Skaryna'' as Abbess * 1974 – ''

Adventures in a City that does not Exist ''Adventures in a City that does not Exist'' (russian: Приключения в городе, которого нет, Priklucheniya v gorode, kotorogo net) is a 1974 Soviet children's musical film, directorial debut of Leonid Nechayev. Plot Pio ...

'' as Aunt Polly * 1976 – ''

The Troubled Month of Veresen ''The Troubled Month of Veresen'' (russian: Тревожный месяц вересень, Trevozhnyy mesyats Veresen) is a 1977 Soviet war drama directed by Leonid Osyka. See also *Zakhar Berkut (1971) - other works of Leonid Osyka Leonid M ...

'' as Serafima * 1977 – ''

About the Little Red Riding Hood ''About the Little Red Riding Hood'' (russian: Про Красную Шапочку, Pro Krasnuyu Shapochku, italic=yes) is a 1977 Soviet two-part musical TV movie based on the ideas of Charles Perrault and directed by Leonid Nechayev. The story i ...

'' as 1st evil old woman * 1983 – '' Farewell'' as Darja * 1983 – '' White Dew'' as Kisialikha * 1985 – ''Mama, I'm Alive'' as Domna Fialipaŭna, a teacher in a partisan detachment * 1985 – ''

Do Not Marry, Girls ''Do Not Marry, Girls'' (russian: Не ходите, девки, замуж, Ne khodite, devki, zamuzh) is a 1985 Soviet musical film directed by Yevgeni Gerasimov. Plot Collective farm chairman Ivan Savelich Malkov (Vyacheslav Nevinny) is ...

'' as Granny * 1991 – ''

Tsar Ivan the Terrible ''Tsar Ivan the Terrible'' (russian: Царь Иван Грозный, Tsar Ivan Groznyy) is a 1991 Soviet drama film directed by Gennady Vasilyev. Plot The film tells about Ivan the Terrible and his brutal rule of Russia. Cast * Kakhi Kavsa ...

'' as Anufrievna * 1995 – ''The Game of Imagination'' as Granny in a hat * 2001 – ''Holiday Romance'' as episode

Awards and decorations

Her major awards and decorations include: *

People's Artist of the Byelorussian SSR People's, branded as ''People's Viennaline'' until May 2018, and legally ''Altenrhein Luftfahrt GmbH'', is an Austrian airline headquartered in Vienna. It operates scheduled and charter passenger flights mainly from its base at St. Gallen-Alten ...

(

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

) *

(

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) * Byelorussin SSR State Prize (

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) for theatrical performance * Two Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1980, 1985) * Order of Friendship of Peoples (1977) * Order of the Badge of Honour (1955) * Medal "For Distinguished Labour" (1955) * Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (1969) * Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" * Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" * Medal "Veteran of Labour" (1975) *

Francysk Skaryna Medal The Francysk Skaryna Medal ( Belarusian: ''Медаль Францыска Скарыны'') – is a state award in the Republic of Belarus. The medal differs from the Order of Francysk Skaryna, another state Belarusian award. History The m ...

(1995) *

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Prize (1992; thee first recipient) of Belarusian Union of Theater Workers

References

External links

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To remember: Stefaniya Staniyuta

Urban dreams Queen Stefaniya
1905 births 2000 deaths Actors from Minsk Belarusian film actresses People's Artists of the USSR Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples 20th-century Belarusian actresses Soviet film actresses {{Belarus-actor-stub