Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko (1935-2011) - Soviet and Russian actress, singer, film director, memoirist, screenwriter and writer.
People's Artist of the USSR. Laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR them. brothers Vasiliev and the State Prize of Russia. Chevalier of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd, 3rd and 4th degrees.
The audience remembered Gurchenko primarily for such iconic films as Carnival Night, Girl with a Guitar, Station for Two, Love and Doves, Old Nags and many others.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Gurchenko, which we will talk about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Lyudmila Gurchenko.
Biography of Gurchenko
Lyudmila Gurchenko was born on November 12, 1935 in Kharkov. She grew up in a simple family with a modest income, which has nothing to do with the film industry.
The actress's father, Mark Gavrilovich (real name is Gurchenkov), played the button accordion masterfully and sang well. He, like his wife, Elena Aleksandrovna, worked at the Philharmonic.
Childhood and youth
Lyudmila's childhood passed in a one-room semi-basement apartment. Since she was brought up in a family of artists, the girl often visited the Philharmonic, attending rehearsals.
Everything was fine until the moment when the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) began. Father Gurchenko immediately volunteered for the front, although he was disabled and was already aged.
When little Luda was barely 6 years old, Kharkov was captured by the Nazis, as a result of which one of the most difficult periods came in her biography. In an interview, the actress admitted that at that time she had to sing and dance in front of the invaders in order to have at least some food.
Since Gurchenko lived with her mother and was often malnourished, she joined the local punks, who often went to the markets in the hope of getting a piece of bread. The girl miraculously survived after one of the raids organized by the Nazis.
When the Red Army soldiers staged any provocations in the city, the Germans in response often began to kill ordinary citizens, often children and women, who caught their eye.
After in the summer of 1943 Kharkov was again under the control of the Russian troops, Lyudmila Gurchenko went to school. An interesting fact is that her favorite subject was the Ukrainian language.
Having received a certificate, the girl successfully passed the exams at the music school. Beethoven. Then 18-year-old Lyudmila went to Moscow, where she managed to enter VGIK. Here she was able to fully reveal her creative potential.
Gurchenko was one of the most talented students who could dance, sing and play the piano well. After graduating from university, she performed for some time on the stage of various theaters, including Sovremennik and the Theater. Chekhov.
Films
While still a student, Lyudmila Gurchenko began to actively appear in feature films. In 1956, viewers saw her in such films as "The Road of Truth," The Heart Beats Again ... "," A Man Was Born "and" Carnival Night ".
It was after participating in the last tape, where she got the key role, that all-Union popularity came to Gurchenko. In addition, the audience quickly fell in love with the famous song "Five Minutes" performed by a young actress.
A couple of years later, Lyudmila got the main role in the musical comedy Girl with a Guitar. This work did not have much success, as a result of which the Soviet audience began to see in it only a cheerful and naive girl with a beautiful appearance and a radiant smile.
Oblivion
In 1957, during the filming of "Girls with a Guitar", Lyudmila was summoned by the Minister of the USSR Ministry of Culture Nikolai Mikhailov. According to one version, the man wanted to involve her in cooperation with the KGB, since the International Festival of Youth and Students was soon to take place.
After listening to the minister, Gurchenko rejected his proposal, which actually became the reason for her persecution and some oblivion. Over the next 10 years, she mainly played secondary characters.
And although sometimes Lyudmila was entrusted with key roles, such films remained unnoticed. Later, she admits that that time of her biography was the most difficult for her in creative terms.
According to Gurchenko, at that time she was in her best shape. However, due to problems with the authorities, her film career began to decline.
Return
In the early 70s, the black streak in Lyudmila Markovna's career ended. She has played iconic roles in films such as The Road to Rübezal, The Old Walls and The Straw Hat.
After that, Gurchenko appeared in famous films: "Twenty Days Without War", "Mom", "Heavenly Swallows", "Sibiriada" and "Leaving - Leave." In all these works, she played the main characters.
In 1982, Lyudmila Gurchenko starred in the sensational melodrama "Station for Two", where Oleg Basilashvili acted as her partner. Today this film is considered a classic of Soviet cinema.
After 2 years, Gurchenko transformed into Raisa Zakharovna in the comedy "Love and Doves". A number of film critics believe that this film is in the TOP-3 of the most popular domestic films. Many quotes from this comedy quickly became popular.
In the 90s, Lyudmila was remembered by the audience for such works as "My sailor" and "Listen, Fellini!" In 2000, she got one of the leading roles in Ryazanov's comedy Old Nags, where her partners were Svetlana Kryuchkova, Liya Akhedzhakova and Irina Kupchenko.
In the new century, Gurchenko continued to act in films, but the films with her participation were no longer as successful as the previous ones. She was called a legendary artist for the roles she played during the Soviet era.
Music
Over the years of her creative biography, Lyudmila Gurchenko recorded 17 music albums, and also published 3 autobiographical books.
It is worth noting that the artist sang many times in duets with famous pop singers, actors and even rock performers. She collaborated with Alla Pugacheva, Andrei Mironov, Mikhail Boyarsky, Ilya Lagutenko, Boris Moiseev and many other stars.
In addition, Gurchenko shot 17 clips for her compositions. The last work of Lyudmila Markovna was a video in which she covered Zemfira's song "Do you want?"
Gurchenko spoke with delight about Zemfira and her work, calling her a "genius girl." The woman also added that when she was asked to sing the song "Do you want me to kill the neighbors?", She experienced an amazing pleasure from touching a real talent.
Personal life
In the personal biography of Lyudmila Gurchenko, there were many novels, which often ended in marriages - 5 official and 1 civil.
Her first husband turned out to be the director Vasily Ordynsky, with whom she lived for less than 2 years. After that, the girl married the historian Boris Andronikashvili. Later they had a girl named Maria. However, this union also fell apart after a couple of years.
The third chosen one of Gurchenko was the actor Alexander Fadeev. Interestingly, this time too, her marriage lasted only 2 years. The next husband was the famous artist Iosif Kobzon, with whom she lived for 3 years.
In 1973 Lyudmila Markovna became the common-law wife of pianist Konstantin Kuperveis. Curiously, their relationship lasted for 18 years.
The sixth and last spouse of Gurchenko was film producer Sergei Senin, with whom she lived until her death.
Relationship with daughter
With her only daughter, Maria Koroleva, the actress had a very difficult relationship. The girl was raised by her grandparents, as her star mother spent all the time on the set.
This led to the fact that it was difficult for Maria to perceive Gurchenko as her own mother, because she saw her extremely rarely. Having matured, the girl married a simple man, from whom she gave birth to a son, Mark, and a daughter, Elena.
However, Lyudmila Markovna was still in conflict with both her daughter and her son-in-law. However, she was very fond of her grandchildren, who were named after her father and mother.
Maria Koroleva never aspired to become an actress or a popular person. Unlike her mother, she preferred a secluded lifestyle, and also neglected cosmetics and expensive clothes.
In 1998, Gurchenko's grandson died of a drug overdose. The actress took Mark's death very hard. Later, she had another conflict with Maria against the background of the apartment.
Lyudmila Markovna's mother bequeathed her apartment to her only granddaughter, not her daughter. The actress did not accept this, as a result of which the case went to court.
Death
About six months before her death, Gurchenko broke her hip after slipping in the yard of her house. She underwent a successful operation, but soon the woman's health began to deteriorate against the background of heart failure.
Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko died on September 30, 2011 at the age of 75. She was dressed in a dress that she herself had sewn shortly before her death.
It is curious that Maria Koroleva learned about her mother's death from the press. For this reason, she came to say goodbye to her only at 11 o'clock in the morning. At the same time, the woman did not want to be surrounded by VIP-guests.
She stood in the general queue and, after putting a bouquet of chrysanthemums on Gurchenko's grave, she quietly left. In 2017, Maria Koroleva passed away due to heart failure.
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