Daya Evgenievna Smirnova is a Soviet and Russian actress. She starred in the films "Soldier Ivan Brovkin", "Ivan Brovkin on the virgin soil", "Welcome, or No Unauthorized Entry" and "Green Light". In addition, Daya was a journalist and film critic.
Biography
Daya Evgenievna was born on November 28, 1934. She was educated at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography. Smirnova studied on the course of Sergei Apollinarievich Gerasimov and his wife Tamara Fedorovna Makarova. From the acting department, Daya switched to screenwriting, where Yevgeny Iosifovich Gabrilovich became her mentor. The debut of the actress in the movie took place in her student years. Smirnova left the institute because of a political scandal. The actress died on March 29, 2012 in Moscow.
Carier start
In 1955, Daya played Lyubasha in the film "Soldier Ivan Brovkin". Smirnova has one of the main roles in this musical comedy. Her partners on the set were Leonid Kharitonov, Tatyana Peltzer, Sergei Blinnikov and Anna Kolomiytseva. Daya played the role of the daughter of the collective farm chairman. Her chosen one is an unlucky village guy who is changed for the better by serving in the army. The comedy was shown not only in the USSR, but also in Finland, Hungary, Argentina, the USA and Hungary. Then Daya got the role of Katya in the film "Girl with a Guitar". The main character of the musical dreams of becoming an artist. But while the girl works in the store. The comedy was shown in the USSR, Germany, Hungary and the USA.
The next work of the actress took place in the 1958 film "Kievlyanka". Dai's heroine is Xana. The main roles in the film were given to Boris Chirkov, Nina Ivanova, Vladimir Gusev and Konstantin Skorobogatov. The drama tells about an orphan who was taken in by parents with many children. In the same year, Smirnova again reincarnated as Love in the comedy "Ivan Brovkin on the virgin soil." The film was directed by Ivan Lukinsky. According to the plot, the hero goes to the virgin lands, and the beloved remains in his native village and waits for him. The following year, Smirnova starred in the film "If you love …". She got the role of Marina. The main characters of this melodrama meet in a sanatorium and fall in love with each other. Directed by Valentin Parkhomenko.
Daya Evgenievna played Odarka in the film "Chernomorochka". The main roles were played by Svetlana Zhivankova, Vladimir Zemlyanikin, Konstantin Kulchitsky, Oleg Borisov. This is a story about a girl who dreams of becoming a singer and her boyfriend, a cadet at the nautical school. The painting was shown in the USSR and Hungary. Daya played her next role in the film "Katya-Katyusha". Her heroine is Zina. The director of the melodrama is Grigory Lipshits.
Creation
In 1962, Smirnova got the role of secretary in the film We Love You. The screenwriter of the film is Sergei Mikhalkov. The film consists of several stories, the main characters of which are children. In 1962, the actress starred in the film The End of the World. Comedy director - Boris Buneev. According to the plot, a visiting stranger founds a sect in the village and promises the inhabitants the end of the world. In 1964, Daya played a nanny in the comedy "Welcome, or No Unauthorized Entry". A funny story tells about life in a pioneer camp. Directed by Elem Klimov. The leading roles were given to Viktor Kosykh, Evgeny Evstigneev, Arina Aleinikova and Ilya Rutberg. Then the actress got a role in the comedy "Green Light". Her character is a flower shop salesman. The film tells about an optimistic taxi driver. He drives a decommissioned old car and always helps people. The picture was presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It was also shown in Hungary and Germany.
Smirnova's next work took place in the comedy melodrama "Zarechenskie Grooms". The hero of the film, who considers himself an enviable groom, marries a girl, but she refuses him. Daya played Polina. In 1970, the actress played Aunt Klava in the family film "Whistle All Up!"This is a story about boys who are going to take a boat trip. The main roles were played by Alyosha Saparev, Sasha Pavelko, Vitaly Chizhikov and Sasha Yasenev. Then she played in the 1972 film "Lights". She talks about former children from an orphanage who went to the village to fight illiteracy. After 4 years, the actress could be seen in the film "Obelisk". The plot is based on the work of Vasil Bykov. The main roles in the drama were given to Mikhail Gluzsky, Evgeny Karelskikh, Valery Nosik and Alexander Karnaushkin.
Then there was a big break in the actress's film career. She appeared in the TV series Circus Princess, which ran from 2007 to 2008. Her heroine is a watchman. The plot develops after the arrival of the circus troupe on tour. In 2008, Daya played Liliana Sergeeva in the film Season of Mists. This is the story of a woman who is looking for herself. She lives in England with her family, but does not feel happy. The main character meets a musician and falls in love with him. Then Smirnova could be seen as Nina Markovna Tarasevich in the series "Web 3". The plot tells about the investigations of the criminal department.
The actress appeared in one of the episodes of the famous comedy series Interns. The action takes place in a Moscow hospital. The main characters are the chief physician of the therapeutic department and young specialists who undergo an internship with him. Then she got a role in the short film "Meeting" in 2011. Drama directors - Georgy Soldatov, Nikolay Kuzmin. The following year, the series "Toptuny" began with the participation of Smirnova. This is a crime detective story about operatives. In 2013, she played Natalia in the TV series "Cop in Law 6". The detective was shown in Russia and Ukraine.
