Galya Novents ( hy, Գալյա Նովենց; 1 July 1937 – 22 July 2012) was a

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and

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stage and film actress, one of the most prominent Armenian actresses of the 20th century.

Biography

Galya Novents was born on 1 July 1937 in

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. In 1958, she graduated from Yerevan Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre. The 42nd Venice International Film Festival gave her a special mention for Best Actress, which was not awarded. In 2007, Novents was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia. She died on 22 July 2012 in

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at the age of seventy-five.

Filmography

* 2001 Khent hreshtak * 1992 Klamek ji bo Beko (as Galina Novenz) * 1992 Where Have You Been, Man of God? (TV Mini-Series) * 1991 Blood * 1990 Yearning * 1989 Breath * 1988 Tchanaparh depi Sasuntsi Davit * 1985 Apple Garden * 1985 White Dreams * 1985 ''

The Tango of Our Childhood ''The Tango of Our Childhood'' ( hy, Մեր մանկության տանգոն, russian: Танго нашего детства) is a 1984 Soviet- Armenian tragicomedy film written and directed by Albert Mkrtchyan and starring Frunzik Mkrtchyan (h ...

'' * 1983 Cry of a Peacock * 1982 Gikor * 1982 The Song of the Old Days * 1980 A Piece of Sky * 1977

Nahapet ''Nahapet'' ( hy, Նահապետ) is a 1977 Soviet Armenian-language drama film about a man who tries to rebuild his life after losing his wife and child in the Armenian genocide. It is based on a novel written by Hrachya Qochar. The film has bee ...

* 1975 Here, on This Crossroads * 1974 Sour Grape * 1971 Heghnar aghbyur * 1969

We and Our Mountains We and Our Mountains ( hy, Մենք ենք, մեր սարերը; russian: Мы и наши горы) is a 1969 Armenian comedy film directed by Henrik Malyan and starring Azat Sherents, Frunzik Mkrtchyan and Sos Sargsyan. It is widely considered ...

* 1966 Barev, yes em

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Novents, Galya 1937 births 2012 deaths Actresses from Yerevan Armenian stage actresses Armenian film actresses Soviet stage actresses Soviet film actresses 20th-century Armenian actresses 21st-century Armenian actresses