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Svetlana Andreevna Toma (russian: Светлана Андреевна Тома, born Svetlana Andreevna Fomichyova (russian: Светлана Андреевна Фомичёва); May 24, 1947 in Chişinău,
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) is a Soviet actress. She debuted at the Moldova-Film studio in 1966. She worked in the Soviet Union. She is the mother of actress Irina Lachina. Toma gained global fame after starring in the film Queen of the Gypsies directed by
Emil Loteanu Emil Vladimirovich Loteanu (6 November 1936 – 18 April 2003) was a Romanian-Soviet film director born in what is now Moldova. He moved to Moscow in his early life. His best known films are '' Lăutarii'', '' Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven'', '' A ...
, which brought her huge international success as an actress. The picture was bought by 112 countries. This record still has not been beaten by any Soviet or Russian film. Her artistic alias 'Toma' is usually pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable. However, the actress herself points out that originally (with emphasis on the second syllable) it was the surname of her maternal great-grandmother, who was of French origin.


Biography

Toma was born as Svetlana Andreevna Fomichyova in 1947 in Chisinau. Her father was Andrei V. Fomichev (originally from the village Somovka
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region), chairman of the "Truth" collective farm in the Balti area. Her
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mother, Ides Saulovna Sukhaya (? -1987), was a member of a communist underground movement (messenger) in Bessarabia in 1930; together with her sisters Bertha, Sarah, Rebecca, Ada and Anna she kept a collection of banned literature in her basement. Her parents met while her father studied at the Chisinau Agricultural Institute, where her mother worked as a secretary. Svetlana Toma graduated from the acting department; an objective course of the
Russian State Institute of Performing Arts The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (russian: Российский государственный институт сценических искусств), formerly known as St Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, formerly Leningrad State ...
. Her diploma was from the Chisinau Institute of Arts named after Musicescu. She starred in many Moldovan films, and later in films of the Moldovan director Emil Loteanu. Notable films include "Red Meadows" (1965),
Lăutarii ''Lăutarii'' (russian: Лаутары) is a 1972 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Emil Loteanu. The movie was a success, particularly in Italy. The film received the Special Jury Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival ...
(1972), Queen of the Gypsies (1976) (the role of gypsy Rada),
Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlovna Pavlova ( , rus, Анна Павловна Павлова ), born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova ( rus, Анна Матвеевна Павлова; – 23 January 1931), was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20t ...
(1983). She became a member of the
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in 1978. She also acted in films of other famous directors, including
Vladimir Vengerov Vladimir Yakovlevich Vengerov (russian: Владимир Яковлевич Венгеров; 1920–1997) was a Soviet film director. He directed fourteen films between 1951 and 1985. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1978). His 1962 film '' A Tri ...
- "The Living Corpse" (1969),
Yan Frid Yan Borisovich Frid (russian: Ян Борисович Фрид; 1908–2003) was a Soviet screenwriter and film director. Life and career Yan Borisovich Frid was born on May 31 in 1908 in Krasnoyarsk. In 1932 he graduated from the directing dep ...
- "Pious Martha" (1982),
Pavel Chukhray Pavel Grigoryevich Chukhray (russian: Па́вел Григо́рьевич Чухра́й; Bykovo, Moscow Oblast, October 14, 1946) is a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. He is the son of the prominent Russian film directo ...
- "People in the ocean" (1979),
Vladimir Basov Vladimir Pavlovich Basov (russian: link=no, Владимир Павлович Басов; 28 July 192317 September 1987) was a Soviet Russian actor, film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1983). Biography Vladimir Basov was ...
- "Seven shouts in the ocean" (1981), Valeriy Ahadov - "Family business Gayurovyh"(1974),
Rustam Ibragimbekov Rustam Mammad Ibrahim oghlu Ibrahimbeyov (or Ibrahimbekov; az, Rüstəm Məmməd İbrahim oğlu İbrahimbəyov; russian: Рустам Мамед Ибрагим оглы Ибрагимбеков; 5 February 1939 – 11 March 2022) was a Soviet a ...
- "Solo for baritone and Orchestra" (1977) and others. In the 1990s she performed with a large concert program and toured with a
combination company A combination company was a touring theater company which performed only one play. Unlike repertory companies, which performed multiple plays in rotation, combination companies used more elaborate and specialized scenery in their productions. Over ...
. In 1999, together with other artists, she took part in a project of Victor Merezhko and composer Eugene Bednenko named "The Stars of Theater and Cinema are Singing", where she was a performer of retro songs. The outcome of this project was a concert and a CD, released in the US and on the "Radio MPS." More recently, she performed in the play "Hostages of love" (N. Demchik, dir. G. Shaposhnikov, HRC "Russart") (combination company).


Personal life and family

Svetlana Toma had a long and complex personal relationship with
Emil Loteanu Emil Vladimirovich Loteanu (6 November 1936 – 18 April 2003) was a Romanian-Soviet film director born in what is now Moldova. He moved to Moscow in his early life. His best known films are '' Lăutarii'', '' Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven'', '' A ...
, whom she was going to marry. Her first husband was her former classmate, the actor Oleg Lachin, who died in an accident in April 1973 at the age of 26. They had one daughter, Irina Lachina, born in 1972. Svetlana's daughter and granddaughter are also in the film business. Her daughter Irina Lachin is an actress. Her granddaughter Maria Budrina, born in 1991, is a film director. Her second husband (2000-2005) is the playwright Andrey Vishnevsky.


Honors

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(2008).
Honored Artist of Russia Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...
(2001).


Trivia

* Absolving the Arts Institution from Chişinău (1965–1969) as a movie and theater actress, she debuted at the Moldova-Film studio in 1966. * Svetlana Toma is a
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. * Her last project was the Russian
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''. * She was the presenter at the 7th Annual Russian Academy of Cinema Arts Awards in 1993.


Filmography

* ''
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) * '' Budem zhit'' (1995) * '' Bluzhdayushchiye zvyozdy'' (1991) * '' Igra v smert, ili postoronniy'' (1991) * '' Dina'' (1990) * '' Bez nadezhdy nadeyus'' (1989) * '' Vdvoyom na grani vremeni'' (1989) * '' Istoriya odnoy bilyardnoy komandi'' (1988) * '' Zapadnya'' (1988) * '' Chemi boshebi'' (1987) * '' Dikiy veter'' (1986) * '' Sem krikov v okeane'' (1986) * '' Kak stat znamenitym'' (1984) * ''
Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlovna Pavlova ( , rus, Анна Павловна Павлова ), born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova ( rus, Анна Матвеевна Павлова; – 23 January 1931), was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20t ...
'' (1983) * '' Gmadlobt Ratili'' (1983) * '' Kto stuchitsya v dver' ko mne'' (1982) * '' Padeniye Kondora'' (1982) * '' Tayna zapisnoy knizhki'' (1981) * '' Lyudi v okeane (1980) * '' U chertova logova'' (1980) * '' Elodet mokavshires'' (1979) * '' Ya khochu pet'' (1979) * '' A Hunting Accident'' (1978) * '' Podozritelnyy'' (1978) * '' Bratyuzhka'' (1976) * ''
Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven ''Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven'' (russian: Табор уходит в небо, Tabor ukhodit v nebo, lit. "The Gypsy camp goes to heaven"; also known as ''Queen of the Gypsies'') is a 1975 Soviet Union, Soviet Romantic film, romantic Drama film, ...
'' (1975) * '' Ekho goryachey doliny'' (1974) * '' Dom dlya Serafima'' (1973) * '' Lautarii'' (1971) * '' Eto mgnovenie'' (1968) * '' Zhivoy trup'' (1968) * '' Krasnye polyany'' (1966)


Television

* ''
Poor Nastya Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little '' (2003) as Sychikha * '' Vorovka 2. Schastye na prokat'' (2002) * Annual Russian Academy of Cinema Arts Awards (1993) as herself * '' Luceafărul'' (1987) as Veronica Micle * '' Kapitan Fracasse'' (1984) as Serafina * '' Blagochestivaya Marta'' (1980) * '' Sluchai na festivale'' (1976) as Viorica


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Toma, Svetlana 1947 births Living people Moldovan film actresses Moldovan television actresses Russian film actresses Russian television actresses Soviet film actresses Soviet television actresses Moldovan emigrants to Russia Actors from Chișinău 20th-century Russian actresses 21st-century Russian actresses Honored Artists of the Russian Federation Moldovan people of Jewish descent Russian people of Jewish descent Romanian people of Moldovan descent Moldovan expatriates in Russia Russian people of Moldovan descent Russian people of Romanian descent