Lyudmila Zorina is known as the wife of the popular theater and film actor Oleg Yankovsky. However, in earlier times, the name of the Soviet actress Zorina was better known. Lyudmila Alexandrovna achieved the greatest success on the stage of the theater, where she played several dozen central roles. However, Zorina also succeeded in cinematic images.
From the biography of Lyudmila Alexandrovna Zorina
The future actress was born in Saratov on May 1, 1941. Lyudmila's childhood fell on the war years, so it is difficult to call him happy. The girl's acting talent was clearly manifested in the post-war years. After graduating from school, Lyudmila entered the theater school. In 1964 she received a diploma, after which she began working at the Saratov Drama Theater.
Theatrical career of Lyudmila Zorina
The creative biography of the young actress began in Saratov. Gradually, the red-haired girl became the leading actress of the drama theater. When Zorina took part in the production, the performance was a success. Theater lovers will remember the actress in the performances "Talents and Admirers", "104 Pages About Love", "Masquerade". Very often Lyudmila got the main roles in productions.
The then still modest actor Oleg Yankovsky became Lyudmila's husband. At the time, he was not yet a star. He was most often spoken of as the wife of actress Lyudmila Zorina.
In 1968, Vladimir Basov, during a tour of the Saratov theater in Lvov, offered Yankovsky one of the main roles in the film "Shield and Sword". After successfully participating in this project, Yankovsky decided to try his luck in Moscow. Lyudmila Zorina followed her husband to the capital. To do this, she had to sacrifice her theatrical career, but Lyudmila never regretted it.
In 1973, the spouses were enrolled in the Lenkom troupe. Lyudmila Zorina's talent also manifested itself on the new stage. She successfully played in the productions of "Revolutionary Study", "Till", "A guy from our city". The actress was equally pleased with the successes of Oleg Yankovsky, whose career in Moscow began to develop very rapidly. Lyudmila Alexandrovna worked in Lenkom until 1998.
Work in cinematography
Zorina's successes in cinematography turned out to be much more modest. The actress starred in only a few films. However, these films also contributed to the growth of Lyudmila Alexandrovna's popularity.
Zorina's debut in the cinema was the role of Zhenya in the film "A guy from our city". In fact, this film was a television performance, where Lyudmila transferred her theatrical role.
In 1983, Lyudmila Aleksandrovna took part in the film "Flights in Dreams and in Reality", where Yankovsky also starred. A few years later, viewers saw the actress in the drama The Kreutzer Sonata.
In 1999, Lyudmila Zorina became an Honored Artist of Russia.
After the death of Oleg Yankovsky, Zorina stopped appearing on the theater stage. Sometimes she can be seen in television series and television plays. The son of Lyudmila and Oleg, Philip Yankovsky, continued the work of famous parents and also became a popular actor.
