Nonna Mordyukova is one of the brightest stars in the galaxy of talented Soviet actors, People's Artist of the USSR.
Her real name is Noyabrina, because she was born in November 1925 in Ukraine. Those who have seen films with her participation remember the strong-willed expression on her face, the brevity of speech and the clarity of definitions. Probably, she took over these character traits from her mother - the chairman of the collective farm. In those days, it was difficult for men to manage collective farms, let alone women. But, apparently, the nature of God did not offend the Mordyukovs.
In addition, the family had six children, and this also imposes certain obligations on the woman. Noyabrina was the eldest, and when the war began and her father went to the front, she helped her mother in everything. At the age of 16, she saved the youngest children from captivity and being sent to Germany, as the Nazis did then - she took them to a distant farm.
Film career
The dream of becoming an actress was born in Noyabrina's childhood. She even wrote a letter to the famous artist Mordvinov and asked literally the following: "How can you learn from Lyubov Orlova?" She really hoped for an answer, and he came - Mordvinov replied that let the girl come to Moscow after school and find him.
Nonna did just that - she went to Moscow, although she entered VGIK herself, the first time. And it so happened that her very first film role became a star - this is Ulyana Gromova in the film "Young Guard". Her award was the Stalin Prize - at that time a very high award, especially for a student.
Then nothing prevented her from becoming a celebrity - there were many roles, and in good films: "Volunteers", "Someone else's relatives", "It all starts with the road."
In the sixties, the peak of the artist's fame came, she starred in almost a dozen films - she played the role of strong women in a difficult fate. She got a particularly striking role in the film "Commissar", after which Mordyukova received the State Prize.
She also succeeded in comedic roles - remember at least the housekeeper in The Diamond Hand.
In the 90s, Nonna Viktorovna almost did not act in films, the last film with her participation was the picture "Mom" (1999). However, in the same years, a social video was released on the screens, where Nonna and her friend, actress Rimma Makarova, played the sleeper. It was a masterpiece of social video.
Personal life
Men often fell in love with Nonna both in their youth and in adulthood. One of the failed husbands was director Sergei Gerasimov: he asked for the hand of a young actress, but was refused.
The first husband of Mordyukova was the handsome Vyacheslav Tikhonov, who glorified himself with the role of Stirlitz. They lived together for 13 years, in this marriage was born a son, Vladimir, very similar to his father. Until the end of her days, Nonna regretted the divorce from Tikhonov.
Her second suitor was the artist Yuri Kamorny, who was 20 years younger than her. She refused to associate life with him for this reason, although he was very persistent.
In a civil marriage with Boris Andronikashvili, Nonna did not live long - he abused alcohol. The second official marriage with Vladimir Soshalsky did not last even a year.
And when Nonna Viktorovna's beloved son Vladimir died, her life became very difficult. The grandchildren, the children of Vladimir from marriages with Natalya Varley and Natalya Egorova, were joyful.
Nonna Viktorovna Mordyukova died at the age of 82 from heart failure in a Moscow hospital, she was buried at the Kuntsevo cemetery, next to her son.
