Valentina Antipovna Titova (russian: Валентина Антиповна Титова;
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Korolyov, Moscow Oblast Korolyov or Korolev ( rus, Королёв, p=kərɐˈlʲɵf) is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, well known as the cradle of Soviet and Russian space exploration. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 183,402, the largest as a ...

SSSR) is a Russian

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

Biography

Valentina Antipovna Titova was born on 6 February 1942 in the city of

Kaliningrad Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...

Moscow Region Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

. As a schoolgirl, Valentina Titova debuted on the stage of the

Palace of Culture Palace of Culture (russian: Дворец культуры, dvorets kultury, , ''wénhuà gōng'', german: Kulturpalast) or House of Culture (Polish: ''dom kultury'') is a common name ( generic term) for major club-houses (community centres) in t ...

. Then she became an actress in the Sverdlovsk Youth Theatre and then went to work at 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: ...

. In 1964, she graduated from the studio of

Leningrad 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 ...

. In 1970-1992 she was an actress of the

National Film Actors' Theatre The National Film Actors' Theatre or State Theatre of Cinema Actors (Russian - Государственный театр киноактёра) is a theatre company in Moscow, Russia, founded in December 1943 by the Council of People's Commissars t ...

in Moscow. Her film debut was an episodic role in the 1963 drama ''

All Remains to People All Remains to People (russian: Всё остаётся людям, Vsyo ostayotsya lyudyam) is a 1963 Soviet drama film directed by Georgy Natanson. Based on the namesake play by Samuil Alyoshin. Plot Renowned scientist Dronov works in Novos ...

'' by Georgy Natanson. In her graduation year, Valentina Titova played her first major film role in the drama ''

The Blizzard "The Blizzard" (or The Snow Storm) (russian: Мете́ль, ''Metél' '') is the second of five short stories that constitute ''The Belkin Tales'' by Alexander Pushkin. The manuscript for the story was originally completed October 20, 1830. It wa ...

'' (1964) directed by

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 ...

, based on the story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. In 1968 she got a role in the popular movie '' The Shield and the Sword'', which brought her more recognition. Titova's other famous roles were in the films ''The Dangerous Turn'' (1972), '' The Days of the Turbins'' (1976), ''

Father Sergius "Father Sergius" (russian: Отец Сергий, Otets Sergiy) is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy between 1890 and 1898 and first published (posthumously) in 1911.Julian Connolly in Charles A. Moser (ed.), ''The Cambridge History of Russian ...

'' (1978), ''Petrovka, 38'' (1979), '' Carnival'' (1981), '' Professor Dowell's Testament'' (1984), ''It is not Recommended to Offend Women'' (2000). Among the latest films featuring Valentina Titova was the melodrama of Evgeny Matveyev ''To Love in Russian'' (1995), the crime film of Alexander Hwang ''To Die Easy'' (1999), the series ''The Other Life'' (2003) directed by Elena Raiskaya and the comedy of Martiros Fanosian ''Unexpected Joy'' (2005).

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1963) * ''

'' (1964) * '' Magician'' (1967) * '' The Shield and the Sword'' (1968) * ''

Big School-Break ''Big School-Break'' (or ''Big Break'' translit. ''Bolshaya Peremena'', russian: Большая перемена) is a Soviet 1972 TV miniseries in 4 episodes. It was known in the US as ''The Long Recess'', and it is loosely based on Georgy Sadov ...

'' (1972) * '' The Days of the Turbins'' (1976) * ''

Sentimental Romance ''Romance sentimentale'' is a 1930 French film directed by Grigori Aleksandrov and Sergei M. Eisenstein. The film is also known as ''Sentimental Romance'' (International English title). Synopsis The film opens with a montage of scenes of ...

'' (1976) * ''

Mimino ''Mimino'' (russian: Мимино, ka, მიმინო, hy, Միմինո) is a 1977 comedy film by Soviet director Georgiy Daneliya produced by Mosfilm and Gruziya-film, starring Vakhtang Kikabidze and Frunzik Mkrtchyan. Anatoliy Petritsk ...

'' (1977) * ''

'' (1978) * '' Star Inspector'' (1980) * '' Carnival'' (1981) * ''

Tender Age Tender Age (russian: Нежный возраст, Nezhniy vozrast) is a 2000 Russian drama film directed by Sergei Solovyov (film director), Sergei Solovyov. Plot The story of one man growing up in a new market-mafia social life, the story of his ...

'' (1983) * '' TASS Is Authorized to Declare...'' (1984) * '' Dead Souls'' (1984) * '' Professor Dowell's Testament'' (1984) * ''Unexpected Joy'' (2005)

Family

* Her first husband - actor, director

**Son Alexander (1965) **Daughter Elizaveta (1971) * Second husband - cinematographer

Georgy Rerberg Georgy Ivanovich Rerberg (russian: Георгий Иванович Рерберг, September 28, 1937, Moscow, Soviet Union, – July 28, 1999, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet cinematographer. He is known for his work on Andrey Tarkovsky's ''M ...

References

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