Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya was born in Kiev on December 24, 1905 (according to other sources, 1908) in a noble family. Her father Ivan Andronikovich Dobrzhansky was a lieutenant, and later colonel of Rivne 166 infantry regiment of the imperial army. After the revolution, he was arrested and sent to Solovki. He died in Kazakhstan in 1941. Also arrested was the first husband of Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya, actor Ivan Chervinsky, who committed suicide in prison. In 1924, Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya graduated from the
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Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya was born in Kiev on December 24, 1905 (according to other sources, 1908) in a noble family. Her father Ivan Andronikovich Dobrzhansky was a lieutenant, and later colonel of Rivne 166 infantry regiment of the imperial army. After the revolution, he was arrested and sent to Solovki. He died in Kazakhstan in 1941. Also arrested was the first husband of Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya, actor Ivan Chervinsky, who committed suicide in prison.
In 1924, Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya graduated from the theater studio of the Kiev Russian Drama Theater and entered his troupe. She worked in the theater for ten years, and in 1934 she moved to the Moscow Central Theater of the Soviet Army, in which her acting skills were strongly influenced by A. D. Popov.
Love Dobrzhanskaya had a strong temperament, an expressive voice, a wonderful gift of reincarnation. She performed well in both dramatic and comedic roles. On the stage of the theater of the Soviet Army, Dobrzhanskaya played Katarina in The Taming of the Shrew (1937), Shuru Azarova in the play Long Ago (1942), Elena Stigliano in My Family (1957), Emilia Marti in the production of The Makropoulos Means (1958) and many other roles.
The debut of Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya in cinema took place in 1952 in the film “Dance Teacher”, where she played Feliciana. Then in 1966, she played the role of Detochkin’s mother in the film “Beware of the Car”. This film did not leave the screens of the country for many years. In 1968, the actress starred in the film “Lesson of Literature”, where she played a writer, in 1969 she played Aibala in “Adam and Kheva”, and a year later – grandmother in the film “Two Smiles”.
Since 1972, Dobrzhanskaya began to work in the Moscow Theater “Contemporary”, where her first role was Aisha-Apa in the play “Ascent to Fujiyama”. In the same year, the actress played grandmother in
Player movie . In the seventies, Dobrzhanskaya played both on the stage of “Contemporary” and in cinema. In the play "From the notes of Lopatin" she played an actress, and in "Echelon" - the role of an old woman.
In 1975, Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya starred in the film Eldar Ryazanov
"Irony of fate, or With light steam!" , where she played Marina Dmitrievna, the mother of Zhenya Lukashin, two years later her role was Ekaterina Andreevna, the mother of Sergei in the film On Thursday and Never Again. The last time Dobrzhanskaya appeared in front of the camera in 1978 in the film “From the notes of Lopatin”.
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya in 1951 for her role as Lady Hamilton in the production of "Admiral's Flag" was awarded the Stalin Prize of the second degree, 1954 she was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR, in 1965 - People's Artist of the USSR. The actress was awarded the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.
Lyubov Ivanovna Dobrzhanskaya died on November 3, 1980. Her grave is located at the Vagankovo cemetery in Moscow. /