Irina Kupchenko
| Irina P. Kupchenko | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1948 Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Actress |
Irina Petrovna Kupchenko (Russian: Ирина Петровна Купченко; born 1 March 1948 in Vienna) is a Soviet and Russian actress. She rose to prominence after acting in Andrei Konchalovsky's 1969 movie adaptation of A Nest of Gentlefolk.[1] She has performed in more than forty films since 1969.
Her performance in Lonely Woman Seeks Life Companion won her a Best Actress award at the Montreal World Film Festival.[2][3]
She also played Alexandre in The Last Night of the Last Tsar, a play that was based on the book The Last Tsar: The Life and Death of Nicholas II by Edvard Radzinsky.[4]
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Biography
She was born in Vienna in a military family that, after the withdrawal of the Soviet Army in Austria (1955), moved to Kiev. In childhood, Irina showed an interest in ballet. After high school, she initially studied foreign languages at the University of Kiev, but after his debut in the role of Liza in A Nest of Gentlefolk, she decided to pursue a career in acting. She graduated from the Theatre Institute. Shchukin in Moscow (1970) and began working in the Moscow Teatr im. Vakhtangov (1971).
Personal life
She is married to actor Vasily Lanovoy.[5]
Honors and awards
- Lenin Komsomol Award (1981)
- People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989)
- Order of Honor (1999)
- State Prize of the Russian Federation (2001)
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Night is Bright[6] | ||
| 2001 | Come Look at Me | ||
| 2000 | Old Hags[7] | Anna[8] | |
| 1991 | The Inner Circle[9] | ||
| 1990 | Nikolai Vavilov[10] | Lena | |
| 1988 | A Forgotten Tune for the Flute[11] | ||
| 1987 | A Lonely Woman Looking for a Companion[1] | Klavdia | |
| 1983 | Without Witness[12] | ||
| 1981 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | ||
| 1979 | September Vacation | ||
| 1978 | An Ordinary Miracle | ||
| 1977 | A Strange Woman[13] | ||
| 1975 | The Captivating Star of Happiness | ||
| 1971 | Uncle Vanya[14] | Sonya[15] | |
| 1969 | A Nest of Gentlefolk | Liza[16] |
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External links
- Articles with hCards
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- Soviet actresses
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Soviet film actresses
- Russian film actresses
- People's Artists of the RSFSR
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
- State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates
- Recipients of the Lenin Komsomol Prize
- Recipients of the Nika Award
- Academicians of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia
