Actress Varvara Myasnikova rarely played the main characters. And there are not many films in her film career. But it was the minor characters who glorified the performer. In 1934 she starred in the heroic film "Chapaev" in the role of Anka the machine gunner, and in 1947 she played the Fairy in the fairy tale "Cinderella".
It is difficult to overestimate the contribution of Varvara Sergeevna Myasnikova to the domestic cinema art. She so talentedly reincarnated on the screen in diverse heroines that the audience always remembered. The actress considered her main activity to be playing on the stage of the theater and working as a teacher of art reading.
Cinema and theater
The biography of the future performer began in 1900. The girl was born on September 22 (October 5) in St. Petersburg in the family of an insurance employee. Both children chose creative professions, both Varvara and her older brother Alexei, who became an artist.
In 1918, after grammar school, the graduate continued her education at the Institute of the Living Word in her hometown. Myasnikova worked in the People's Commissariat for Education as an instructor-operator. The student left teaching acting at the theater institute after the 4th year. From 1922 to 1925, Varvara played on the stage of the Experimental Theater, then on the Bolshoi Drama Theater.
Varvara decided to fully pursue her film career in 1928. The actress made her debut in the film "Engineer Yelagin". Her heroine was Irina Elagina. Appearance after a successful premiere on the screen has become regular. Myasnikova played Natasha in The Sultry Prince, in The Personal File she was Anna Shtukova, in Kaan-Kerede she reincarnated as Zoya.
Bright films
The star was the role of Anka in the film "Chapaev". One of the central heroines of the picture was played so brightly and realistically that the film turned into a hallmark of the performer. The actress was invited to play the role of Masha, the main character, in "Volochaev's Days", a 1937 film.
In 1940 she returned to the stage again. The actor took part in many productions of the Theater-Studio of the film actor. She was in Alice in Deep Roots and an announcer in The Island of Peace. The actress was engaged in concert activities, toured with acting teams.
In 1947, Nadezhda Kosheverova invited Myasnikova to reincarnate as a Fairy in the movie Cinderella. In the filmography of the performer, the new image took its rightful place.
Family and career
The personal life of a celebrity is also directly related to cinema. With her chosen one, director Sergei Vasiliev, the artist met on the set of "Chapaev". The romantic relationship immediately after the premiere ended with a wedding. The family had a child, daughter Varya. Subsequently, she chose the profession of a chemist. The baby's parents' union did not last long. The couple separated in 1947.
In 1951, the artist was engaged in dubbing. She participated in the work on the cartoon "The Heart of the Brave".
In the 1957 adaptation of The Captain's Daughter, a story by Pushkin, Grinev's mother was the heroine of the performer. She ended her career with the role of the clerk's senior companion, Lyubov Lyubimovna, in the film "Mu-mu" in 1959.
Varvara Sergeevna passed away from life in 1978. She passed away on April 25.
