Svetlana Stanislavovna Smirnova (russian: Светлана Станиславовна Смирнова; born 25 April 1956) is a

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and

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n film and stage actress. She was made a

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 ...

in 2005. She is notable for works including '' A Glass of Water'' (1979).

Biography

At the end of 1977, after the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography, Smirnova worked in the

Bryantsev Youth Theatre The A. Bryantsev Youth Theatre (also spelled ''State Theater For Young Audience Named After A. A. Bryantsev'' or ''Bryantsev Young Viewers Theater''; russian: Театр Юного Зрителя имени Брянцева) is one of the first ...

, she played in productions of ''Bambi'', ''

The Comedy of Errors ''The Comedy of Errors'' is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. It ...

'', ''Open Lesson'', and others. In 1981-1982, she also worked at

Lenfilm Lenfilm (russian: link=no, Ленфильм) is a Russian production company with its own film studio located in Saint Petersburg (the city was called Leningrad from 1924 to 1991, thus the name). It is a corporation with its stakes shared betwee ...

Studio Theatre "Time". From 1983 to 1986 she acted at

Lensovet Theater Lensovet Theatre, officially Saint Petersburg State Academic Lensoviet Theatre (in russian: link=no, Санкт-Петербургский академический театр имении Ленсовета, literally St Petersburg Academic The ...

St Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, and until 1992 at the Salon Theater Saint Petersburg, before moving to the troupe of Pushkin.

Selected filmography

* '' A Glass of Water'' (Стакан воды, 1979) as ''Abigail Churchill'' * ''

The Twentieth Century Approaches ''The Twentieth Century Approaches'' (russian: link=no, italics=yes, Двадцатый век начинается) is a 1986 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories about Sherlock Holmes. It is the fifth and final film in '' The ...

'' (Двадцатый век начинается, 1986) as Vi''olet Westberry'' * ''

Dead Man's Letters ''Dead Man's Letters'' (russian: Письма мёртвого человека, Pis'ma myortvogo cheloveka), also known as ''Letters from a Dead Man'', is a 1986 Soviet post-apocalyptic drama film directed and written by Konstantin Lopushansky. ...

'' (Письма мёртвого человека, 1986) as ''Theresa'' * ''

The Prisoner of Château d'If ''The Prisoner of Château d'If'' or (russian: Узник замка Иф, Uznik zamka If) is a 1988 Soviet drama film directed by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich based on the novel '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' by Alexandre Dumas. Plot The film is s ...

'' (Узник замка Иф, 1988) as ''Hermine Danglar'' * '' The Lady with the parrot'' (Дама с попугаем, 1988) as ''Elena Stepantsova'' * ''

The Life of Klim Samgin ''The Life of Klim Samgin'' (russian: Жизнь Клима Самгина, translit=Zhizn' Klima Samgina) is a four-volume novel written by Maxim Gorky from 1925 up to his death in 1936. It is Gorky's most ambitious work, intended to depict "all ...

'' (Жизнь Клима Самгина, 1988) as ''Varvara Varfolomeevna Antipova'' * ''

Streets of Broken Lights ''Streets of Broken Lights'' (russian: Улицы разбитых фонарей, Ulitsy razbitykh fonarey) is a Russian criminal drama-detective TV series anthology about police work in Saint-Petersburg. The pilot episode, known as ''Menty'' ( ...

'' (Улицы разбитых фонарей, 1998–present) as ''Larisa Vasilyevna Serdobolskaya'' * ''

Russian Ark ''Russian Ark'' (russian: link=no, Русский ковчег, ''Russkij Kovcheg'') is a 2002 Experimental film, experimental historical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov. In ''Russian Ark'', an unnamed narrator wanders through the Winter ...

'' (Русский ковчег, 2002)

External links

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Светлана Смирнова на сайте Александринского театра
1956 births Living people Actresses from Saint Petersburg Soviet film actresses Soviet television actresses Soviet stage actresses Russian film actresses Russian television actresses Russian stage actresses People's Artists of Russia Russian State Institute of Performing Arts alumni {{Russia-actor-stub