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Lyudmila Tselikovskaya

Lyudmila Tselikovskaya

Lyudmila Tselikovskaya was a Russian film and stage actress, and unofficial sex symbol in the 1940s Soviet Union. She was loved by general public, but was censored under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin. She was born Lyudmila Vasilyevna Tselikovskaya on September 8, 1919, in Astrakhan, Russia. Her father, Vasili Tselikovsky, was an orchestra conductor, her mother was an opera singer. Young Tselikovskaya studied piano at the Gnesin School of Music in Moscow, then, from 1937 to 1941 she studied acting at the Shchukin Theatrical School of the Vakhtangov Theatre, graduating in 1941 as an actress. From 1941 to 1992 Lyudmila Tselikovskaya was a member of the troupe at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. There her stage partners were such actors as Mikhail Ulyanov, Ruben Simonov, Boris Zakhava, Mikhail Astangov, Varvara Popova, Vasiliy Lanovoy, Irina Kupchenko, Yuliya Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Marianna Vertinskaya, Nina Ruslanova, Nikolai Plotnikov, Yuriy Yakovlev, Vladimir Etush, Vyacheslav Shalevich, Andrei Abrikosov, Grigori Abrikosov, Boris Babochkin, Nikolai Gritsenko, Nikolai Timofeyev, Evgeni Fedorov, Aleksandr Grave, Vladimir Koval, Viktor Zozulin, Evgeniy Karelskikh, Sergey Makovetskiy, and Ruben Simonov, among others. Tselikovskaya gave memorable performances in the classic Shakespeare's plays, such as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet', and Beatrice in 'Mnogo shuma is nichego' (aka.. Much Ado about Nothing). At the beginning of her film career, Tselikovskaya gave a stellar performance in Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1945) by director Sergei M. Eisenstein. However, Joseph Stalin canceled her nomination for Stalin's Prize, and as a consequence, Tselikovskaya did not have any official support for the rest of her career. During the Second World War Lyudmila Tselikovskaya entertained the Red Army troops at the front-lines together with her husband, actor Mikhail Zharov. However, after the war, she and Zharov were censored by the Soviet officials, and both became virtually unemployed. In 1948 Tselikovskaya married Karo Alabyan, a prominent architect, but soon he was falsely accused of anti-Soviet activity, was fired from all government projects, became depressed, and later died of cancer. For the next 15 years, Tselikovskaya lived in a civil union with director Yuri Lyubimov, and their home in Moscow was a meeting place for such cultural figures as Boris Pasternak, Petr Kapitsa, Vladimir Vysotskiy, Fedor Abramov, Evgeniy Evtushenko, and other Russian intellectuals. At the same time, Tselikovskaya did not have new roles to play, she was ignored by official Soviet critics, and was rarely mentioned in the Soviet press. However, she was still loved by general public, and was eventually designated People's Actress of Russia. She died of cancer on July 2, 1992, in Moscow, Russia. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov

Personal information

Birthday

1919-09-08

Birth Place

Astrakhan, RSFSR, USSR

Movies and TV shows :

A Noisy Household

A Noisy Household

1946

5.4

Movie
Air Taxi

Air Taxi

1943

5.2

Movie
Anton Ivanovich Gets Angry

Anton Ivanovich Gets Angry

1941

0.0

Movie
Did We Meet Somewhere Before

Did We Meet Somewhere Before

1954

6.6

Movie
Family is Like Family

Family is Like Family

1970

0.0

Movie
Four Hearts

Four Hearts

1941

5.3

Movie
Incredible Bet, or True Event That Ended Happily Hundred Years Ago

Incredible Bet, or True Event That Ended Happily Hundred Years Ago

1984

5.2

Movie
Ivan the Terrible

Ivan the Terrible

1958

0.0

Movie
Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

1944

7.3

Movie
Ladies and Hussars

Ladies and Hussars

1976

0.0

Movie
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1956

0.0

Movie
Pencil on Ice

Pencil on Ice

1948

0.0

Movie
Story of a Real Man

Story of a Real Man

1948

5.2

Movie
The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper

1955

4.8

Movie
The Man with the Gun

The Man with the Gun

1977

0.0

Movie
poster

To Remember

1993

7.0

TV
Tutor

Tutor

1987

7.0

Movie
Twins

Twins

1945

4.6

Movie
Лес

Лес

1980

7.8

Movie
Однокашники

Однокашники

1978

0.0

Movie
Он пришёл

Он пришёл

1973

0.0

Movie