For the popular actress Valentina Belyaeva, words about barefoot childhood are not just a figure of speech. She grew up in the countryside and learned from her own experience all the charm and difficulties of peasant life.
Starting conditions
The future film actress was born on February 27, 1925 in a classic patriarchal family. Parents at that time lived in the village of Nizhnee Selishche, which was located on the territory of the Novgorod province. Valentina turned out to be the seventh child of nine children growing up in the house. The girl was prepared from an early age for an independent life. They taught me to do housework. She could feed geese and ducks. I helped the elders to pickle mushrooms and fiddle with flax, which was grown in local fields.
There was an elementary school in the village. After Valya completed a training course here, her older sister took her to her place in the famous city of Leningrad. Almost all village acquaintances who tried to live in a new way moved here. In the city on the Neva, Belyaeva managed to study at school and attend classes at the drama studio, which operated in the district palace of culture. When the war began, the girl, along with other townspeople, was evacuated to the Ust-Ishim station, located not far from the Siberian city of Omsk.
In the cinema and behind the scenes
The harsh war years dictated their own rules. Belyaeva studied in high school in the evenings, and during the day she worked as a draftswoman at a local railway school. And I also managed to attend classes at the theater studio, which operated in the club. The amateur theater group won first place at the regional amateur art Olympiad in Omsk. Valentina Efimovna played the main role in the play based on the play by Alexander Ostrovsky "In a Busy Place". After this event, the actress was invited to the studio at the regional drama theater.
Belyaeva's stage career was developing quite successfully. She, as a promising actress, was sent to Moscow, where she received a specialized education at VGIK. In 1951, after completing her studies, she entered the service of the Film Actor's Studio Theater. From that time on, she began acting in films. Valentina Efimovna played her first role in the film "The Village Doctor". The excellent performance of the actress was noted by both viewers and critics. In addition to this, Belyaeva had a pleasant and characteristic voice. Thanks to this ability, she was invited to participate in the duplication of foreign paintings.
Recognition and privacy
During the period of her active work, Valentina Belyaeva has played more than fifty movie roles. The actress has about so many theatrical characters in her assets.
The personal life of Valentina Efimovna Belyaeva developed well. She got married only once. The wife of the actress was the film director Ilya Yakovlevich Gurin. The husband and wife raised and raised three daughters. The actress passed away in March 2015.
