Alla Pokrovskaya
Alla Pokrovskaya | |
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Born | (1937-09-18)18 September 1937 Moscow |
Died | 25 June 2019(2019-06-25) (aged 81) Moscow |
Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | actress |
Children | Mikhail Yefremov[1] |
Alla Borisovna Pokrovskaya (Russian: А́лла Бори́совна Покро́вская; 18 September 1937 – 25 June 2019) was a Soviet-Russian actress and educator.
Life
Pokrovskaya was born in Moscow her father was the opera director Boris Pokrovsky and her mother, Anna Nekrasova [Wikidata] was the director of the Central Children's Theatre. Her parents' did not encourage or rate her acting talents. She initially decided to be a teacher but then went into acting. She studied at the Moscow Art Theater School and in her spare time she volunteered as a stage hand for Oleg Efremov's theatre. Whilst there where she saw Igor Kvasha, Galina Volchek and Yevgeny Yevstigneyev perform at the Sovremennik Theatre. She graduated in 1959.[2]
Pokrovskaya was a professor at the Moscow Art Theatre School. She was married to actor Oleg Yefremov. Pokrovskaya was known for her roles in Take Aim, Fox Hunting and July Rain,[3]
One of her last films was Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive where she appeared as Vladimir Vysotsky's mother.
Pokrovskaya died on 25 June 2019 at a Moscow hospital due to sepsis caused by liver disease, aged 81.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | July Rain | Lelya Kurikhina | |
1969 | Mine | Tatyana | |
1975 | Diary of a School Director | Lida | |
1975 | Take Aim | Tanya | |
1976 | Family Melodrama | teacher | |
1978 | Namesake | Alja | |
1980 | Fox Hunting | Olga Sergeyevna | |
1984 | Third in the Fifth Row | Vera Matveevna | |
1984 | The Tale of Tsar Saltan | weaver | voice |
1988 | Self-Portrait of an Unknown | Ryabov's mother | |
2011 | Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive | mother of Vladimir Vysotsky | final film role |
References
External links
- Alla Pokrovskaya at IMDb
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