Yeva Olenskaya
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| Born | Yevgenia Nikitichna Olenskaya 1900 Quba, Baku Province, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1959 (aged 58–59) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | actress |
| Notable work | The Cloth Peddler (1917 film) |
Yeva (Yevgenia) Nikitichna Olenskaya (1900, Quba, Baku Province, Russian Empire – 20 May 1959, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union) was an Azerbaijani Soviet actress, Hero of Labor (1927), People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1949).[1] She is best known for her role in the silent film “Arshin mal alan” (The Cloth Peddler) (1917).
Life
Yeva Olenskaya was born in Quba, Baku Province in 1900.[1] She was of Russian nationality but learned Azerbaijani language as a child. Her elder sister Alexandra Olenskaya was an actress in various Azerbaijani theater troupes and encouraged her sister to try herself on stage too.[2] Later the sister's husband, Heydar Vezirov, People's Commissar of Agriculture of the Azerbaijan SSR, was repressed as a people's enemy along with his wife and two sons.[3]
Career
Olenskaya appeared on the stage for the first time in 1913 at the age of 13 at the premiere of the operetta “Arshin mal alan” in the role of Asya.[4] The same year, in 1913, Olenskaya joined the Azerbaijani dramatic troupe “Nikat”, and then the troupe “Safa”.[1]
In 1917 together with her sister Olenskaya played in the silent film “Arshin mal alan” directed by Boris Svetlov. In 1918-1920 Olenskaya performed in the drama troupe of Hajibekov brothers.[5]
Olenskaya studied at the Baku Theatrical Technical School (now the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts) in 1923–1926.[6]
From late 1920 to early 1925, she worked at the Baku Turkish Free Criticism and Propaganda Theater.[2] Then, in 1926 Olenskaya returned to the National Drama Theater where she performed for thirty four years.[7] Olenskaya created dramatic, tragic and comic roles both in the national drama and in the translated performances.[2]
In 1927, Olenskaya was awarded a title of “Hero of Labor”.[7] In 1949, she was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Republic.[2]
Yeva Olenskaya died on 20 May 1959 in Baku.[1]
Theater works
- Maria Antonovna (The Government Inspector by N. Gogol);
- Arkhipovna (Guilty Without Fault by A. Ostrovsky);
- Dunka (Lyubov Yarovaya by K. Trenyov);
- Oksana (The Death of the Squadron by O. Korneichuk);
- Manya (Strangers Child by V. Shkvarkin);
- Grandmother Vera (The Young Guard by A. Fadeyev);
- Erna Curcius (Manor in the alley by P.Tour);
- Leokadia Lvovna (Daughter of the Prosecutor by Y. Yanovsky);
- Dergacheva (Personal case by A. Stein).
References
- ^ a b c d "Ева Оленская". Kinorium. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ a b c d "Azərbaycanın peşəkar aktyorlarından olan – YEVA OLENSKAYA". enter.news. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ Штемлер, Илья (2008). Избранное (in Russian). Лимбус Пресс. p. 366. ISBN 978-5-8370-0458-2.
- ^ "Milli Azərbaycan Tarix Muzeyi". www.azhistorymuseum.az. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "ОЛЕ'НСКАЯ Евгения Никитична". istoriya-teatra.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Евгения (Ева) Оленская". Кино-Театр.РУ. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ a b "Calil Mammedquluzade Ensiklopediyasi". calilbook.musigi-dunya.az. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- 1900 births
- 1959 deaths
- Azerbaijani stage actresses
- Soviet stage actresses
- Azerbaijani people of Russian descent
- Azerbaijani silent film actresses
- Soviet silent film actresses
- People's Artists of Azerbaijan
- 20th-century Azerbaijani actresses
- Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts alumni
- People from Quba
- Heroes of Socialist Labour