The images that this actress embodied on the screen have always evoked sincere feelings in the audience. Nonna Viktorovna Mordyukova did not play, but lived on the screen. For her sincerity and gullibility, she often got it from critics. But she paid little attention to such trifles.
Starting conditions
The famous Soviet actress was born on November 25, 1925, far from Moscow. Parents lived in the village of Otradnaya in the Krasnodar Territory. My father was listed as a career soldier and held a position in the local military registration and enlistment office. Mother worked as the chairman of a collective farm. The family was large - four sisters and two brothers grew up in the house. Nonna, as the eldest from an early age, helped the mother in household chores and in the upbringing of children. The girl already demonstrated her musical and artistic abilities in childhood.
When the war began, my father was sent to the active army. In battles with the enemy, he lost a leg and returned home after the victory as an invalid. Mother and children did not manage to evacuate to the rear and hid from the invaders in a remote farm. Nonna was a tall girl, and such Germans hijacked them to work in Germany. In 1945, Mordyukova graduated from high school and firmly decided to enter VGIK. She dreamed about the profession of an actress back in her school years. Parents did not approve of their daughter's aspirations, but did not deter her from traveling to Moscow. Nonna passed the entrance exams and creative competition from the first run.
Creative activity
Mordyukova studied diligently, and this was noted by the teachers. In 1948, the film "Young Guard" was released on the screens of the country. As a student, Nonna played one of the main roles in the film. Reincarnated as a member of the resistance to Ulyan Gromov, she received the highest praise from viewers and critics. A year later, the talent of the young actress was officially recognized - Mordyukova became a laureate of the Stalin Prize. In 1950, having received a diploma, a professional actress on assignment entered the service of the Film Actor Theater.
According to the actress herself, the theatrical stage did not appeal to her. Mordyukova gave her heart and talent to cinema. And it was mutual love. We can say that throughout her life, Nonna Viktorovna did not have big downtime or long pauses between filming. Soviet viewers of the older generation remembered and loved her for her roles in the films Volunteers, Everything Starts with the Road, Father's House, Someone else's Relatives and others. At one time it was noted that the actress, by her participation in the filming, brings success to the film.
Recognition and privacy
For her great contribution to the development of Soviet cinema, Nonna Viktorovna Mordyukova was awarded the honorary title "People's Artist of the USSR". Already in post-reform Russia she was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.
The personal life of the actress cannot be called successful. For the first time, she married the famous Soviet actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov. Without the slightest exaggeration, this was the star couple of Soviet cinema. They had a son, but thirteen years later the family broke up. Mordyukova has tried more than once to create a social unit, but to no avail. The actress passed away in July 2008.
