Natalia Krachkovskaya is a famous film and theater actress, she has more than 100 works to her credit. She was able to make her disadvantages an advantage, which helped her to become popular.
Childhood, adolescence
Natalia's maiden name is Belogortseva. She was born on November 24, 1938, her family lived in Moscow. Mother was a theater actress, father was repressed. Then he fought at the front, and after the Victory remained in Germany, where he served as commandant.
Natalia's mother was often busy, the children were raised by their grandparents. Natasha was friends with boys, with whom she was often mischievous. As a child, she was thin, but her grandmother got down to business. Soon Natasha turned into a crumpet, but did not experience complexes about being overweight.
The girl was fond of history, attended a history circle. She dreamed of an acting career, although her mother insisted that her daughter be an archivist.
After school, Natalya entered VGIK, having entered the course of Belokurov. But after a while, the girl had an accident and lost her sight. Her health gradually recovered, Natalya began to see again, but she had to forget about studying at VGIK. The girl began to work as a laboratory assistant.
Creative career
Since 1959, Natalya worked as an extra at Mosfilm, starred in episodes. In 1961 she appeared in the movie "Battle on the Road", then she again began to work as a laboratory assistant.
In 1971, Natalia's husband Vladimir Krachkovsky, a sound engineer, introduced his wife to Gaidai. The director was looking for a candidate for the role of Madame Gritsatsuyeva for the filming of the movie "Twelve Chairs". He liked Natalia, she was approved. She did a great job. The actress performed the stunts without the help of stunt doubles.
The film was successful, Krachkovskaya became famous and in demand. The next work was the painting "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession." The actress also took part in the filming of other Gaidai comedies.
Natalya Leonidovna became very popular, she received many proposals. She worked in the pictures "The Pokrovskie Vorota", "The Man from the Boulevard of the Capuchins", appeared in the issues of the magazine "Yeralash".
Krachkovskaya remained a comedic actress. Once they wanted to give her a tragic role, but the artistic council did not approve the actress. Natalia Leonidovna also starred in Kokshenov's films about the new Russians.
In 2001, the actress created the Children's School of Acting. In recent years, Krachkovskaya worked at the Film Actor Theater. Natalya Leonidovna died on March 3, 2016, the cause was a heart attack.
Personal life
Natalia's husband was Vladimir Krachkovsky, a sound engineer. They met in 1962 during the filming of the movie "Flood", and then got married. The family was friendly, Vladimir and Natalya did not quarrel. They lived together for 26 years.
A son Vasily appeared in the family, he became a sound engineer. Krachkovskaya did not have more children. Her husband died in 1988. Vasily is married and has a son, Vladimir.
