Natalya Klimova was known to every Soviet child as the Snow Queen from the fairy tale of the same name. The bright and talented actress was very popular. Suddenly, she disappeared from the screens at the peak of fame, leaving many questions.
Very little is known about the childhood and youth of Natalya Ivanovna Klimova. The talented actress was born in 1938, on February 27.
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The girl dreamed of acting in films from an early age. To parents far from art, such aspirations of their daughter were incomprehensible. They saw a talented student as a philologist or an engineer. The gifted girl was distinguished by her spiritual subtlety and vulnerability.
After graduating from school, the graduate became a student at the Civil Engineering Institute. A year later, Natalya realized that she had made a mistake when choosing an education. The stage was her vocation. The girl entered the Moscow Art Theater School, which she graduated in 1963.
The aspiring actress's memorable appearance quickly attracted the attention of directors. Zacharias immediately offered the graduate a leading role in his film "The End and the Beginning". The film was shot in the strict style of documentary cinema. The tape became a successful film debut for Klimova.
In 1964, she starred in the role of Olga in the film Comrade Arseny about Frunze's activities in Ivanovo-Voznesensk during the first Russian revolution.
The next year, Natalya became Jane in the “26 Baku Commissars”. The film tells about Baku cut off by the blockade of the German-Turkish republics from the Soviet republics. The invaders take power. All the leaders of the commune die tragically.
Two years passed, and Klimova performed the brightest of her roles. For "Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin" she reincarnated on the screen as Zoe Monrose. The noir style, unfamiliar to the country, received mixed reviews from critics, but the audience really liked it.
According to the plot, Garin, a Russian engineer, succeeds in an unprecedented invention. They create a powerful hyperboloid that generates a destructive heat ray. The inventor decides to use the creation for his own purposes. He dreams of world domination. A real hunt begins for him and his weapons.
Iconic films
At the same time, the actress took part in the work on the movie "I'm Going Into a Thunderstorm".
The action takes place around talented young physicist friends. Both are busy studying thunderstorms. They dream of controlling the weather. Their scientific paths are gradually diverging. Dangerous experiments at first turn out to be forbidden, then they are nevertheless allowed.
During the measurements, the plane dies with all the most valuable results.
The fabulous "The Snow Queen" has become a new landmark work. To this day, both adults and children enjoy watching this picture.
The ice ruler kidnapped the boy Kai. His friend Gerda will have to go through many tests before she can bring her friend home.
The following year, the actress starred in The Pervorossians in the role of Efimia. The agricultural commune in Altai is perceived as hostile by the local Cossacks. Gradually, newcomers settle down. Despite all the hardships, they intend to further develop the undertaking.
Then Klimova starred in two more children's films. She played in "Snow Maiden" Spring and in "Tales of the Ural Mountains" became the Mistress of the Copper Mountain.
Simultaneously with her films, Klimova played in Sovremennik. The atmosphere in the theater drove her to despair. After 1970, the performer unexpectedly cinematography, completely ending her artistic career. The cause was a serious illness. Because of her, the actress spent a lot of time in the hospital.
Personal life
In 1962 Natalya Ivanovna married the popular artist Vladimir Zamansky. The marriage was strong. The gradually developing relationship grew into true love.
In the seventies, the actress became interested in religion. The decisive reason for this interest was the difficulties with the birth of a child. Due to her spiritual life, the actress left the stage of the theater. Natalia admitted later that the chosen profession had not brought joy for a long time. Therefore, even illness has become a weighty argument for gaining spiritual freedom.
The husband supported the choice of his wife, although he did not stop acting. Natalia and Vladimir got married in 1981. In one of his interviews, Vladimir Petrovich admitted that his wife plays the main role in his spiritual life. Without her, he would hardly have come to baptism.
Tired of the bustle of the capital and the noise of the couple in 1998 moved to the quiet city of Murom. They purchased part of an old house. The spiritual father blessed the spouses to move. An important factor in the choice of housing was the nearby church of St. Nicholas Naberezhny.
The almost completely crumbling house was completely reconstructed, it was overhauled. The spouses gave away practically everything they had.
They live very quietly, there are no pictures about the real existence of the couple. The artists do not attract attention to themselves, they try not to dwell on their personal life. Both attend the temple regularly.
Almost everyone began to forget about the once famous performers. Journalists come to them, but much less often. Natalya Ivanovna is very reluctant to give interviews. It is unpleasant for her to remember the stage period. She believes that then she broke many of the commandments out of ignorance.
Due to military wounds, the state of health of Vladimir Petrovich also worsened. He needs constant supervision.
Klimova does not regret a bit about parting with cinema and theater. She says that faith brought love and peace into her life that she lacked so much. Local residents always come to the spouses for help, help out as much as they can.
