Valentina Sperantova
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| Born | Valentina Aleksandrovna Sperantova 24 February 1904 |
| Died | 7 January 1978 (aged 73) |
| Alma mater | Russian Academy of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1925 — 1977 |
Valentina Aleksandrovna Sperantova (Russian: Валенти́на Алекса́ндровна Спера́нтова; 1904 — 1978) was a Soviet actress of theater and cinema. People's Artist of the USSR (1970).[1] Member of the CPSU since 1953.
Biography
[edit]Valentina Sperantova was born on February 24, 1904, in Zaraysk (now Moscow Oblast). She had a large family headed by her father Aleksandr Dmitryevich Sperantov, secretary of the district congress.[2] She first went on stage in her hometown of Zaraysk in an amateur theatre under the guidance of the famous sculptor Anna Golubkina.[3]
Received in Vkhutemas, but did not study there for long. In 1925 she graduated from GITIS. Since 1925, the actress of the First State Pedagogical Theater (now Moscow Youth Theater).
She took part in the scoring of cartoons at the Soyuzmultfilm Studio.[4] In the cinema, since 1953, she has played 25 roles.[5]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Alyosha Ptitsyn Grows Up (1953) as Grandmother Sima
- The Enchanted Boy (1955) as Nils (voice)
- The Humpbacked Horse (1958) as Ivan (voice)
- It Was I Who Drew the Little Man (1960) as Fedya Zaytsev (voice)
- A Noisy Day (1960) as Klavdiya Vasilevna Savina
- Most, Most, Most, Most (1966) as Adolescent Lion (voice)
- Two Comrades Were Serving (1968) as episode (uncredited)
- Funny Magic (1969) as Akulina Ivanovna / Baba Yaga
- Big School-Break (1972) as Glasha
Awards
[edit]- Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1946)
- People's Artist of the RSFSR (1950)
- People's Artist of the USSR (1970)[1]
References
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